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Bronte Oil History Reflects Early Local Drilling Efforts
Bronte area oil progress notes recall the E C Rawlings and Bert Fletcher leases. Geologists from Oklahoma and Kansas map a 3500 foot test near Bronte while earlier wells showed oil but failed commercially. Local hope centers on Maverick area drilling resuming after holiday pause.
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Bronte
Minnie West
G. A. Simons
Muskogee
Okla
H. E. Ogden
Wichita
Kansas
E. C. Rawlings
Rawlings
J. W. Crotty
Mid-Kansas Oil Company
Bert Fletcher