The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-03
OGDEN
THE GAS WELL.
What the Company Proposes to DO-A Small
Blaze.

Blaze.
a HERALD reporter paid visit to the
gas well at the foot Of Thirtieth street yes
terdsy. Only few weeks ago the matter
Of prospecting for natural gas was only a
subject for discussion. and now an i'm
rnense derrick is erected, the machinery is
in place and viii be SGT in operation to-day.
The scribe presented his credentials to
MIR. NJ A. Luckenbach, the gentleman who
has been selected by the Denver capitalists
VINO are back of the concern to superintend
the work. Mr.. Lucken bach is an old and
experienced mining and consulting engi-
neer, and has made a geological study of
the cBrth's formation for years.
The derrick which was completed yester-
day stands seventy-six feet in the air and
is bulk OF the best material. The engines
are located q sufficient distance away so
that IN case the straUA OF gas is found, and
the invisible fluid begins pouring out Of
the earth IN immense volumes, there is no
danger OF al accident from ire.
what Is your opinion Of this valley as a
natural gas 1eIdl'
at Is one OF the finest l ever saw. The
indications for oil ana natural gas are far
ahead Of anything they have got in the
east l have made the matter study, and
have been at this work for over twenty
years, and viii say this will make one of
The greatest regions ever known"
Do you mean 20 say that it Is your be-
lief that OIL can be found herep'.
That is exactly what / mean. Where
ever there is natural gas there is oil.
can take you 10 place three-QuRrters of a
mile from here and show you where a
thick oily substance is oozing from the
ground. ! can show you the same thing in
Ogden canon and west of the city on
Twenty-fourth street."
''Nou feel confident then, Mr.. Lucken-
bach, that you will strike natural gas!n
Il do, as certain as you and are stand
ing on this spot and l hope to verify my
statement IN a few weeks by illuminating
these grounds by piping gas short dis
lance from the well and setting il ablaze"
AT what depth DO you apprehend you
viii strike gas ,''
well, l think likely the drills will enter
the shRle al ninety feet; it may be more,
but that gas will not satisfy me- no matter
how dense the volume may be- | will keep
on going until i strike rock. When that is
done l predict you will see derricks erected
all around here. The great oil and gas con-
Germs in the east know just as well as we
do what is going on here. They have men
around who keep them constantly informed
ana Just as soon as these wells are found
TO be stayers you will see these big cor
pOrations come in here and and in short
time this entire region will blossom with
thousands OF Illuminating wells.
Do you believe the strikes al Lake Shore
will hold OutEn
well, ! must say this: The trouble is
down there they have not gone far enough.
They have not yet got down to rock, and
for that reason the wells are liable to con-
tinue their flow of gas for months or years.
Again, they are liable to become exhausted
ina halF hn 10
sund deeper and the csseings, etc., put
down properly they would be lasting. l do
not mean TO criticise the work done by the
parties interested in them, but that is
simply my opinion. Perhaps they appre-
bend their mistake and that has led them
70 drill in other places.h
do you think the volume Of gas flowing
at the present time at Lake Shore comes
from the ground with sufficient force to
carry 1t TO salt Lake city by means of
p}pesH'
THE force is plenty enough, it could be
piped into Salt Lake with a pressure of
dtty pounds which would be sufficient to
supply the city. The way we are located
here il would take at least forty pounds to
supply Ogden with gas"
why was this place selected in prefer
ence TO others for prospecting!"
The Indications are splendid. When
the brush and rubbish are set on fire it will
burn Tor days al d time alter the particles
are entirely in ashes. Now, what on cart
is il but natural gasf"
The company with whom you are con-
nected is doing this merely as an expert
ment, IS ii not!n
Eyes, it has given me Instructions to
spare DO pains or expense IN getting every
thing in perfect order before a start is
made. The instructions have been care
fully carried out, and it is the intention to
60 down 10 such depth that it can be as
certained what the country can produce.
If the work results as l believe it Will, you
will see something more than an expert
ment, 1 can assure you
Mr.. Lucken bach stated this will make
the eighueth well he has put down and in
timated that as soon as il is put into opera
ton that another would be sunk at Salt
Lake where large tract of land has been
secured for natural gas purposes.
Mr.. Luckeu bach has s corps of efficient
and experienced men to assist him, and
work will be executed with as much rapid
fly as possible. A depth of three thousand
feet can be reached by the machinery now
on the ground.