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Montana's Lake Basin oil field draws national attention
The Midwest Refining Company reports a 3000 barrel per day Hepp well at Lake Basin 35 miles northwest of Billings. The discovery boosts Billings activity, royalty trading, and prospecting across Montana while crews manage a cave-in during drilling. Leaders include Ernest Drew and Joseph Austin of Chisholm Minnesota with Record Petroleum's team in town.
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Montana
Lake Basin Country
Billings
MID West
Lake Basin
Midwest Oil Company
Ely
Midwest
Jim Cat Creek
Kevin Sunbearst
Mid- West Refining Company
Big Lake
J. H. Leverane
Stillwater County
Leuthold
Moddrell
California
Record Petroleum Company
Devereaux
Charles Orchard
Denver
Ernest Drew
Joseph Austin
Chisholm
Minn
Cat Creek
Kevin-Sunburst
Big Lake Anticline
Widwest Gusher
Heppwell
Twin Buttes
Hailstone Basin
Big Coulee
C. Hackett
Oscar le France
George Ryburn
Harry Austin
Mr. Wallace
Mesaba Iron Range
United States
Hibbing
Ohio
Standard Oil
John McFayden
Ohio O] Company
Rocky Mountain
Mid-Continent
Hepp Discovery Oil and Gas
Oklahoma
R. J. Wallace
Barnsdall