Volume 15 , Issue 36

One Hundred Years Ago - 23 September 1913, Tuesday

One hundred years ago, 23 September 1913, Tuesday, The Daily Ardmoreite, reported front page headlines: "Another Gusher Healdton Field." there was well no. 2, in section 5, which was greater than well in section 8, and oil shot 60 feet in the air.

Red River Oil Company's well No. 2, located not eh McClure place in section 5, one-half mile northwest of well No. 1, was brought in that afternoon in 1913. It was a bigger well than No. 1, and Healdton was excited over the gusher. The well shot oil sixty feet in the air immediately after the drill struck the sand. Like No. 1, No. 2 was not a continuous gusher, but it gushed more frequently than No. 1. Eight barrels were bailed out within ten minutes' time and between the bakings several barrels of oil spouted fem the top. The company was preparing to sink the drill deeper into the same sand and it was believed the well would result in a steady gusher.   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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