38 University Geological Survey of Kansas. 
“The next well drilled in was on the southwest quarter of 
the southwest quarter of section 17, about 500 feet east of 
the Bolt well, on land owned by J. D. Atkinson. This was a 
better well than the Bolt well. It was reported as making 
ninety barrels per day. | 
“The next was a dry hole drilled in June, 1903, by Reese & 
Hazlett on the northeast quarter of section 17, on land owned 
by E. Earhart. The next well was drilled on the northeast 
quarter of the southwest quarter of section 8, township 33, 
range 15, owned by G. L. Banks. It was brought in on July 
3, 1903, and reported as a seventy-five-barrel well. The next 
producing well was drilled in October, 1903, on the northeast 
quarter of the southeast quarter of section 17, by the New 
York Oil and Gas Company, on land owned by a Jew by the 
name of Schoenburg, and was a fairly good oiler, and also 
was quite a strong gasser. There were several wells started 
about this time around this forty-acre tract. The depth of 
all the wells drilled so far varied from 1150 to 1200 feet. Oil- 
sand in Atkinson well was about 15 feet, in Banks well about 
10 feet, and in Schoenburg well about 28 feet. 
“The next well brought in was drilled by Kennedy & Son 
for Rider & Miller on the northwest quarter of the southeast 
quarter of section 17, on land owned by G. L. Banks, and was 
reported as making 1000 barrels per day. It was shot on the 
22d day of October, 1903, and filled a 250-barrel tank in five 
hours. In this well a stratum of oil-sand was found at a 
depth of 1016 feet, 15 feet thick and very rich in oil. Ata 
depth of 1156 feet another stratum of oil-Sand was found, 
about 30 feet thick. It was while the oil was flowing from 
both these strata of oil-sand that it was reported as making 
1000 barrels a day, which it possibly made for the first day or 
two. They were not able to case the well for three days, and 
then were obliged to case off the upper stratum of oil-sand. 
Its daily output for about six months after it was cased was 
235 barrels per day. It is now making about 40 barrels per 
day. 
“T have no means of knowing exactly how many producing 
wells there are in the Bolton field at this date, but there are 
about 200. 
“The Standard finished its pipe-line from Neodesha to the 
Bolton field the first week in September, 1903. They com- 
menced buying oil as soon as the line was completed. Their 
records show that the first oil was received from the Atkinson 
well September 13, 1903; the Banks and Schoenburg wells, 
October 23, 1903. The above dates were obtained from the 
Prairie Oil Company’s office, so doubtless they are correct. 
“While this may not cover all the points that you want, it is 
the correct history of the development in this field as far as 
T am able to get it from the records and men who did the work. 
G. L. BANKS.” 
