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tions at 5684 to 5700 ft. Well never produced due to
lack of facilities. Vess Oil has since drilled a second
well to the west of the new find. The Denton `B' #1,
approximately C N/2 NE SE SE in section 3-T32s-
R24W, proved to be dry and was plugged and aban-
doned last month. Proposed total depth was 6850 ft.
in Arbuckle. Their new Arbuckle oil field, the first in
Clark County, has not been named.
(3) Downing-Nelson Has Two New Discoveries
(OIGsi Weekly News 11/10/03) - Independent oil
producer Downing-Nelson Oil Company, of Hays
(KS), has completed two new wildcat wells in Trego
County to establish new unnamed oil fields south-
west of Ellis, Kansas. The Honas #1-29, located in
approximately NW NE NW of section 29-T13s-
R21W, is on pump making 70 barrels of oil per day
from the Lansing-Kansas City zones. No completion
details have been released to date. The estimated
4100 ft. deep well found isolated feature about 5/8-
mile west of Locker #1-D well in section 29, com-
pleted by Pickrell Drilling Company in 1974 to open
the Riga South pool. The well was completed for 95
barrels of oil daily from LKC perforations at a depth
between 3722 to 3763 ft. Top of the Lansing was
reported at 3688 (-1347 KB). Downing-Nelson's
second oil strike is in section 28-T13s-R21W. The
Sherfick #1-28, spotted 1230 ft. from south line and
820 ft. from east line (E/2 SE), is pumping 123 bar-
rels of oil per day from the Cherokee Sand forma-
tion. The well is giving up crude naturally without
acid stimulation. No details are available. The esti-
mated 3950 ft. deep well is situated about 5/8-mile
southeast of producing wells in the east side of the
Riga South pool in the north half of section 28.
Downing-Nelson has staked another location to the
east in approximately NE SE SW of section 27. The
Bertha Riedel #1-27 is a proposed 4200 ft. LKC and
Arbuckle test that is scheduled to begin drilling op-
erations in December this year. Discovery Drilling
tools will be used.
(4) Roberts Resources Flows Oil at New Discov-
ery (OIGsi Weekly News 11/24/03) - Kent Roberts,
dba/ Roberts Resources, Inc. of Wichita (KS), has
completed the Schmidt #1 well in Kiowa County as
flowing 30 barrels of oil and 233 Mcf gas per day, no
water. Well is located 500 ft. from the north line and
420 ft. from the east line (E/2 NE NE) in section 8-
T29s-R18W. Operator found the Altamont limestone
member of the Marmaton formation to be productive
from 4818 to 4822 ft. Well kicked off flowing after
pay zone was treated with 2500 gallons of 28 percent
gelled acid. Electric log top of the Altamont was
called at 4818 (-2526 KB). Logged total depth is
5427 ft. in the Arbuckle. Commercial production
started on September 15, 2003. The Schmidt wildcat
well opens a new unnamed field 3-1/2 miles south of
Greensburg town site. Well site is located about 3/4
mile west of Ursula Field discovery well, Graves #1,
NE SW NE in section 9, which was completed for
3,000 Mcf gas daily from the Mississippian in 1961.
Robert's Schmidt well also tested good shows of gas
in the Mississippian and was perforated from 4955 to
4958 ft. However, no completion details have been
reported and the zone was squeezed-off to complete
the Altamont pay source. Roberts is currently
drilling their first offset, Schmidt #2, at location only
45 ft. to the north of the #1 well. Duke Drilling's
Rig #1 spudded the hole on October 27th and is pres-
ently drilling ahead toward a proposed total depth of
4960 ft. Closest Marmaton production in the vicinity
of the new Schmidt discovery lies nearly one mile to
the east in the Ursula Field. In 2001, Robert
Resources' McKinley #1, spotted in C N/2 SE NE in
section 9, was new Marmaton oil discovery in the
field. The well was completed for 50 barrels of oil
and 300 Mcf gas daily, no water, from Altamont per-
forations at 4807 to 4812 ft., as well as the Pawnee
limestone from 4852 to 4858 ft. The Schmidt well
ran about six feet lower structurally on the Altamont
compared to the McKinley well.
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5) Slawson Exploration Opens New Oil Field
(OIGsi Weekly News 12/08/03) - Slightly over one
mile northeast of known Lansing-Kansas City, Plea-
santon and Marmaton oil production in the Beckley
East Field in eastern Scott County, Wichita-based
Slawson Exploration Company, Inc. has discovered
new oil deposits in the Mississippian formation at the
Weisenberger `K' #1 well. Located in approximately
NW SW SE in section 10-T18s-R31W, the new pool
opener began producing oil commercially on No-
vember 12, 2003. The wildcat well was drilled to a
total depth of 4601 ft. by Murfin Drilling tools. Pro-
duction volume and depth is not available. The new
unnamed oil field lies nearly four miles southeast of
other known Mississippian production found in the
Beckley North Field in section 6. Slawson's new
find is located 1-1/4 miles north and 9 miles east of
Scott City, Kansas.
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6) Great Eastern Energy & Development Corp.
Has Discovery (OIGsi Weekly News 12/08/03) -
Great Eastern Energy & Development Corp., of Mid-
land (TX), has completed a northwestern Kansas
wildcat well 7-1/2 miles north of the city of Nicode-
mus, in Graham County, and has discovered new
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