Marathon Betting $1.5 Million on Area Oil Well * Drilling Crews Working for There Won’T Any Way of Oil.Although Speculative in Be Each Day
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DNR okays first area turkey.hunt Pasge (1A CC, CITY ul. u\ ONICLE CASS CITY, MICHIGAN-WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24,1990 VOLUME 83, NUMBER 42 THLRTY CENTS 12 PAGES PLUS 1 SUPPLEMENT I Marathon betting $1.5 million on area oil well * Drilling crews working for there won’t any way of Oil.Although speculative in be each day. and salt to reach the target Marathon Oil Co. were estimating the quality or “The time involved in about 2,700 feet away Fri- quantity of petroleum avail- nature, Shreves pointed out formation, which is known drilling the well will be 45 as a day from tapping into what able until the well is tested. that a site chosen for PDC or Prarie Du Chien petro- days, approximately,” he fielki, an extremely abrasive is hoped will be a treasure of The drilling site, located leum exploration isn’t the continued, noting the target petroleum thousands of feet about 3 miles southwest of result of mere guesswork. formation. depth of 9,900 feet - con- Provided petroleum is below a field bordering Cass City, is exploratory, “There’s a lot of ground- sidered unusually deep by Warner Road in Novesta according to Shreves, who work set before” drilling, he found at the target depth, Michigan standards - has Shreves said the next step Township. said it’s also referred to as a remarked, adding thorough necessitated the use of a wildcat well beaux there geologic and seismic studies would be installation of a It’s hoped the treasure will larger drilling rig, which smaller “workover” or consist of natural gas haven’t been any finds in the are part of the process that measures about 143 feet in both area before, despite past determines where petro- “completion” rig to test the and condensate, an oil that is height. well and prepare for produc- of higher quality than typi- drilling attempts by other leum is likely to be found. A depth of some 7,200 feet companies. tion. cal black crude. Exploration isn’t cheap, had been reached as of Fri- That phase could be de- Among those attempts was according to the consultant, day, but Shreves indicated layed until spring, depend- Whether the petroleum a 3,623-foot exploration who estimated the cost of a the progress varies depend- evcn exists, however, will ing on road weight restric- well drilled in December drilling operation like that ing on a number of factors. tions in the county, he said. probably remain unan- 1981 by Freedom Drilling taken on by Marathon Oil in “This is the slowest part of Shreves pointed out that swered until early next Co., Traverse City, for Reef Novesta Township at some the hole,” he commented. month, when the crews ex- the quality of the product, in Petroleum of Traverse City. $1.5 million. “It’s just the nature of the terms of what it will cost to pect to reach their target hst.” depth of 9,900 feet, Bud refine the raw materials, is William Krawczyk Sr. ot Shreves, whose crews be- He explained that the maimportant concern. “The S hteves, drilling consultant Imlay City owns the prop- gan drilling Dec. 21, have crews are drilling through for Marathon Oil, said last ideal scenario,” he re- erty that was leased to Reef continued 24 hours a day, 7 rock formations primarily marked, “is if this well week. Petroleum as well as the site days a week, with 3,s-man composed of shale (with Even then, Shreves added, would make oil and gas and being leased to Marathon crews yorking %how shifts some sandstone), limestone no water.” Wounded in con-flict BUD SHREVES, A consultant for Marathon Oil Co., stands Mike Hoppe grew up fast in front of the drilling rig being used in the search for gas and condensate (a high quality oil) in the eastern half of section 17 in Novesta Township. (Related pictures page 5.) in front line Panama action ith his role as a team leader,” he said. In that other jungle inhabitants. damage a bullet can do to the head, it puts your buddy in U.S . soldier in role, Hoppe was in charge of “The average sleep we had human body remain vivid in jeopardy, and it puts you in Panama com- a group of 4 men, each in was 4 hours per day, (but) it Hoppe’s memory. jeopardy. You’ve got to pleted, Mike charge of a specific area of didn’t affect you because “It’s so much different block it out,” he said. W When American forces $30,000 grant Hoppe recently returned to combat. you adjusted to it really shooting at silhouettes at Cass City, reuniting with his fast,” he noted. Fort Bragg,” he remarked. finally entered Colon, dur- family, meeting with friends FIRST MISSION Hoppe said he was hit in the “They don’t shoot back, but ing the evening hours, there and spending a few mom- arm and leg with a grenade down there they shot back at was no one in sight, Hoppe Cass City receives money from ings drinking coffee at He said his first mission fragment in one battle, but you, and they were there to continued. Later, an older - Sommers’Bakery. involved securing a large the wound was minor com- kill you.” woman who knew some For many who knew him in military post-about 5 pard to that sustained by Hoppe admitted he experi- English came out and spoke state for walking trail high school, running into times the size of Cass City- other soldiers-just inches enced some fear, but said his with the soldiers. Hoppe proved to be a big nestled in a mountainous away from him. He recalled training and closeness to his “Within a half hour, there nounced last week. - approval are: surprise, area near the outskirts of seeing one man shot in the fellow soldiers offset emo- were 2,000 people all over Cass City area residents Colon. tions. who voted in favor of the “The Recreation Bond *$85,500 to Tuscola The quiet, shy teenager of 2 head and killed, while an- us, turning in weapons. It Michigan Quality of Life provides $70 million for County for improvements to years ago has since been Two PDF (Panamanian other lost his arm and an- was unbelievable,” he said. Defense Force) personnel JEOPARDY Recreation Bond proposal in local recreation projects and Vanderbilt Park, a 5-acre transformed into aconfident other, a leg. “One lady came up to us and the recommendations by the recreation area located in young man whose hand and 3,000 weapons were Graphic pictures of the “If (fear) stays in your Please turn to page 7. thc fall of 1988 will see a seized at the post, he re- $30,000 local return on their Natural Resources Commis- the northwest comer of the quickly reaches out to shake investment. sion for the second cyclc of county on M-25near Quani- that of another he meets. marked. That’s the amount of a state grants have just been made cassee. He speaks with a sturdy, The next mission was to available,” Allen said. Planned upgrading of the respectful tone of voice and secure the city of Colon, recreation grant that has which was defended by bccn all but approved for Cass City will add a park’s camping facilities unceasing eye contact. $10,000 local match to the will cost an estimated Sitting at Sommers’ last snipers who held U.S.forces improvements to a walking at bay for a few trail along the old &and $30,000 state grant for a $1 14,000, with the county week, Hoppe indicated he days. combincd project budget of chipping in $28,500 in feels the same, but acknowl- “The reason Colon was so Trunk Railroad right-of- ’ $40,000. matching grant funds. edged he’s not the same important was location,” way in Cass City, state Rep. Hoppe explained. He added Dick Allen (R-Caro) an- Proposed improvements to *$2 15,300 to the village of person who left Cass City a the walking trail, which Sebewaing for the acquisi- year and half ago to join the the city is surrounded by stretches about 1 1/2 milcs tion of 4 parcels of property Army. dense jungle, and with only from the Cass River to the for the development of a “Panama really changed one main road leading into northwest comer of the vil- future harbor. me, I grew up, like, in 2 town, it was an ideal defen- Super lage limits, include con- *$318,400 to Huron seconds,” he remarked, re- sive position for Noriega struction of a scenic over- County for development of a femng to his 2 weeks of loyalists. look over the Cas River at 58-site campground, includ- combat duty following the Hoppe pointed out that Bowl the south end of the trail. ing boating facilities, within Dec. 20 invasion of that PDF forces were very adept Removal of brush and the the village of Sebewaing on country by U.S. forces. at guerrilla warfare, but addition of signs, barricrs, Sag inaw B ay . “Everybody’s attitude lacked leadership, which rcst areas and a pair of small “I am most gratified that when we entered Panama spelled their downfall in Sunday bridgcs also have becn dis- these applications were se- was,killthcmall, whocares. only a few days. Also, he cussed by village officials. lected during the second But once a little girl comes remarked, many of the PDF The trail will be designated round of recreation bond up to you and says, ‘Gringo, soldiers didn’t want to in as a foot path only.