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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1915
Page
11
Montana investors are urged to unite under Western Oil News to support a Montana centric oil development. The message stresses shared benefits from Western fields and Alberta operations, calls for no favoritism, and invites investors to report irregularities to protect their rights and ensure prompt correction.
Directors of the Montana Canadian Oil company will tour the Sweetgrass Field next week visiting Grand Trunk Pacific and Unitec wells at Foremont then return to their site for the “pudding in” ceremony of their new well. Driller C H Jennings will commence work within the week. The company is praised for advancing Montana oil field development.
Heavy black oil seepages observed at Western Pacific Alberta field with six to eight barrels daily. President Strachan and Managing Director McKinney report Western reach 2800 to 2880 feet and hard formation likely capping oil sands. Northwestern at 2890 feet shows good indicators but smaller seepage. pay zone expected near 3000 feet.
The Alberta Crude Oil Company has nearly completed a derrick on its quarter section within Southern Alberta. Following a recent oil strike in the area, the company plans to begin drilling operations soon, aiming to spud next week near Dingman.
Driller Borsac experienced a remarkable incident at Foremost as he attempted to control an enormous gas flow from a well. A rock shard punched through his glove palm and out the back, while onlookers described pebbles and rock fragments being ejected from the well due to the powerful surge.
Mr Griffin president of the Alberta King Oil company traveled to Salt Lake City to visit relatives. He had just returned from the Alberta field where he inspected lands for his company. He plans further travels to secure a full up-to-date outlook for the firm.
The Alberta King Oi company, recently incorporated here, has bonded its treasurer to show investors that all money paid for stock will be used to sink the well and cover legitimate operating expenses. This move aims to reassure the investing public about fund allocation.
Mr. McKenzie, deeply interested in rights on both sides of the Canadian Montana boundary, announced plans to erect a derrick in northern Montana. He is joined by Western capitalists and intends to advance drilling promptly to test his holdings in the state.
Unofficial word says Beaver Oil company drilling in Sweetgrass district has struck oil in commercial quantities. Details unavailable as officers rushed to the head office after word arrived. The well, drilled by rotary, may be first to use such equipment, signaling potential regional oil expansion across Montana and the International border.
Geologist George B. Hayes reports mud volcanoes near Paintearth coulee north of Halkirk and Castor as clear signs of natural gas and oil. He notes fields with pale upper Belly River lands, active for Erksine, Alix, Okwamin O, Castor Oil groups and minor leases. The Buffalo Lake syndicate first reported such activity in Alberta.
Investors cheered reports of a strike in Southern Alberta where a well in the Dingman field reportedly flowed 800 feet of oil at a depth of about eighteen miles west of the fifth meridian. President William Livingston said the oil matched the high grade first discovered in Dingman and that the stock surged from 60 cents to 240 dollars per share as markets reacted.
After news was brought into Calgary William Livingston returned to the well to arrange running casing and prevent oil landing from softening the wall and causing a cave in. He noted oil had risen steadily during his absence and there was an additional eight feet of casing to go. work may be delayed.
The United Oil Limited well in Etzikom coulee Sweetgrass district produced 18 million cubic feet of gas, second largest in the province, as drillers face difficulties lowering a heavy drill string and seek a $70,000 insurance addition while awaiting equipment to resume drilling.
A fragmented OCR list shows multiple company names and place markers across Alberta and Canadian regions, with references to Consolidated firms, Black Diamond, Willow Creek, High River, Calgary, and Ottawa Petroleum. No coherent narrative, but indicates a compilation of oil and gas entities and associated locales, possibly a timetable or directory entry.
Alberta King Oil Company markets five cent shares to Montana investors, claiming immediate profit from drilling near Dingman field Calgary area. It lists Butte offices, eleven drilling sites in Alberta, near Northwestern Pacific and Western Pacific wells, urging readers to invest now before price rise and to request prospectus and maps.
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