Drills Wrong Land Leads to Lease Dispute in Nowata
The Carter Oil Company drilled a well on the Roberts lease in section 1-27-14 by mistake before January 5, 1918 and now faces a lawsuit. A superintendent followed boundary indications from the tenant, spurring drilling at a cost of about 2700 dollars before the error was realized.
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Carter Ol Company
Nowata
W. EB. Roberts
Cartr Oll Company
Carter Ol! Company
Roberts Land
Wyoming’s unprecedented boom across land and resources
The article proclaims a statewide boom in Wyoming with surging building, land values, and immigration. It highlights record demand and prices for sheep, wool, cattle, horses, coal, iron, wheat, and beef, plus expanding output across grazing and homesteads.
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New York
Wyoming
Pew
Disputed Lease Over Carter Oil Rig Drilling Rights
The Carter Oil company sought to move a drilling rig onto Roberts land claiming the lease covered the tract. Roberts contends the lease expired for failing to start a well by January 15 and disputes knowledge of the well’s location. The outcome could spark notable litigation over lease validity and ownership.
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Carter Oil Company
Roberts
Carter
Garter
Wyoming Setter’s Luck With Irrigated Land Prospects
A Wyoming setter could secure a small fortune from irrigated land, with yearly income potential and a life of security. Even dry land or town lots may yield a fortune due to government estimates that ten million acres in Wyoming rest on offshore sands.
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Wyoming
Otr
Oil Boom Near Moorcroft Promises Lubricant Petroleum
In the Black Hills Wyoming district near Moorcroft and close to the Nebraska line, Thornton-pton yields high grade crude oil valued as the country’s best lubricating oil. Southwest Oil Company reports wells of 15 to 25 barrels daily, prompting refinery plans and interest from Standard Oil and Ohio Oil Company. Twenty smaller concerns also operate, with some seeking contracts or development on a share basis.
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Black Hillis
Wyoming
Thornton-t'pton
Pennsylvanus
Moorcroft
Southwest of! Company
Kanes Oy
Wella
Southwest Company
Standard Oil Group
Southweat Company
Fleld
Ohio Oil Company
Ohio Company
War Prisoners To Work For Bread At Forts In U S
The War Department orders German prisoners of war to labor for food. Officers at Forts McPherson and Oglethorpe Georgia are instructed to organize 1270 inmates to build roads within the posts under a new system of work.
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Washington
War Department
Forts McPherson
Oglethorpe
Grass Creek field yields 8000 barrels daily
The Grass Creek field, in operation just over two years, produces about 8000 barrels a day. Over the past year 84 wells were added, with current producers showing little decline and rapid summer development planned. Major owners include Midwest Refining and Ohio Oil, with Elk Basin Petroleum and Glenrock Oil also holding stakes. The Grass Creek Petroleum company owns most royalties in both districts.
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Grass Creek
Bothy
Midwest Refining Company
Ohio Oil Company
Elk Basin Petroleum Company
Maine
Glenrock O Company
Elk Basin
Kinney, Oil & Refining Company
Grass Creek Petroleum Company
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Denver, Colo
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Pennsylvania
U. 8
Denver Consolidated Stock Exchange
Colorado Springs
Mis Stock Exchange
Exchange
Economy Oil and Refining Co
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Lander, Wyoming
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Frank E. Kistler
Wm. L. Kistler
Oklahoma and Divisi
P. J. Quealy
William A. Otis
G. V. Steele
F. D. McCaulley
F. W. Gatpehaes
H. P. Bowser
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