Montana Oil And Mining Journal

Sensational Gusher Makes Barrel Per Minute Until It Suddenly Turns To Water

A gusher which flowed at the rate of a barrel a minute 60 barrels an hour-thrilled Kevin field for a few minutes this week but ended its sensational career by turning to water.

The well is Twin Fields-Thompson No. 5, in the high gravity oil pool west of Kevin. It had a small showing of oil at the top of the Madison lime but it was drilled on down to the next "break" in which the principal producers of the pool get their oil. Twenty-six feet below the top of the lime the bit apparently dropped into a crevice.

A burst of gas blew the tools up in the hole, quickly followed by a rush of oil which flowed high above the mast of the spudder and drenched the rig and vicinity.

When the control head was closed and flow lines completed it was opened up but it failed to respond. The swab was run and it began making a barrel an hour. In less than half an hour it was making water and finally began making all water, without a trace of oil.

It was swabbed for a day and a half in the hope that the water might be swabbed off but the column stood at 1300 feet. It was decided best to plug off bottom water and return to the contact.

When the well was plugged to 1745 from its total depth of 1760, it had a fluid level of 200 feet. This showing was treated with 500 gallons of acid and it is today testing.