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A nice field has been developed along Hogshooter creek, 
from six to fifteen miles southeast of Bartlesville. Late in 
1906 a well was drilled and plugged; then a report was given 
out that the well was abandoned. But the company that drilled 
the well soon began to acquire other leases; the suspicion of 
others was aroused, and a miniature boom resulted. In a short 
time a number of different companies were drilling on different 
leases and a nice group of oil-wells and gas-wells were devel- 
oped; the larger of the oil-wells have a capacity of about 500 
barrels of oil per day and the gas-wells from five to fifteen 
million cubic feet of gas. 
During the first half of December what appears to be a pos- 
sible repetition of the Glenn pool was developed in the north- 
east part of the Osage reservation, only a few miles west of 
Dewey, the largest well being on lot 32. Previously the Dewey- 
Copan field was limited on the west by a number of dry wells. 
These checked developments in a westward direction, but some 
one finally grew bold enough to go a few miles farther west, 
with the results described. It is reported that one well has 
been obtained equal to if not greater than the biggest well of 
the Glenn pool. . 
The districts productive at the close of 1906 remained 
equally productive during 1907. The shallow field in the 
Alluwe-Chelsea district has sustained its production, although 
but few wells have been brought in, especially since the middle 
of the year. This is also true with reference to the Dewey field, 
the Bartlesville field, and practically all the others. A good, 
healthy activity prevails, but developments have been confined 
principally to pools already opened up. 
A number of different rulings were given out by the Secre- ~ 
tary of the Interior, some of which stimulated development, 
but the greater number had the opposite effect. During Octo- 
ber a series of rulings were made regarding oil royalties, gas 
royalties, and the transfer of leases. These rulings were so 
objectionable to operators that development work was prac- 
tically stopped. The royalties in many instances were in- 
creased and in some other ways restrictions were enforced 
which were very objectionable to the operators. 
Natural Gas in Kansas.—Every year it becomes more diffi- 
cult to estimate the value of gas produced in Kansas. At the 
present time pipe-line companies are paying as high as three 
cents per 1000 cubie feet for gas delivered to them directly 
