Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-29
WYOMING OIL FIELDS.
Omaha Capital Interested Near Evanston
Keeping News Suppressed.

Local interest In the Ulnta county,
Wyoming, oil districts, says an Omaha
exchange, has been grcatey increased
on account OF the fact that a large
part OF the best lands are controlled
by the Omaha-Wyoming OIL company,
composed almost exclusively Of omaha
men. Considering the slow develop
ment OF other 0il fields which have be-
come immensely profitable, II Is a mat
ter Of much qualification to the Omaha
people who are Interested In southwest
Wyoming, that although the first dis
coyery was made NOT more than three
years ago there are already large
number OF producing wells
Representatives OF the various inter-
ests which are operating IN that field
agree that there has never been found
a more promising oil prospect anywhere
In this country and that II Is merely
matter of a short time when large pro
FITS viii be realized by those who got
hold OF the best land when oil was first
discovered II has been the policy OF
the large drilling companies to withhold
much Information regarding the true
progress OF development, but the Oma-
ha Commercial has been making some
Investigations which prove, beyond
doubt. that not only VIII those wells
which are now producing become heavy
producers when shot. but there have
been smaller percentage of dry holes
drilled than In any other oil field.
II is the evident intention OF the drill
ing companies TO strike oil In as many
,.nu8tiIa kafnra thaya 10 "A
general influx OF capitalists who are
ready TO sink wells anywhere within
the bounds OF what IL considered the
sure oil bearing district,
Ii will not be possible to keep the
facts from the public much longer,
however, for already there Is talk In
almost every locality which fayors put
ting down wells In the Uinta district,
n favorable leases can be secured.
Mr. l.. Il. Nebergall has been In
Omaha several weeks on account of
the Illness Of his Wife and when inter-
viewed stated that there was but little
tu make public, but that In general the
situation Is most promising Although
MIR. Nebergall Is heavily Interested IN
the Omaha Wyoming oil company, he
has been unwilling TO make definite
statements regarding the present stage
OF development, nor will he express the
opinion as to what the present wells
are likely to produce after they have
been shot This fact but corroborates
the statement that thise who are most
heavily Interested In Ulnta county oil
prefer to withhold from publication,
80 far as possible, any specially fav-
orable news,
The representative Of the omaha
Commercial, however, learns that there
is great excitement on account of two
heavy producers which came In Just
before cold weather prevented further
operations and that II II likely that
the entire remaining Unbiased lands OF
the Omaha Wyoming oil company VIII
be leased to wealthy drilling COM
pany before spring weather allows the
work OF drilling TO proceed. Putting
all facts together, II looks very much
ms though number Of Omaha people
would share the experience OF some
of the most prosperous oil men who
went into other fields IN time to get the
fun benefit OF rapid development. II
Is stated on good authority that
large refinery will he built In the yicin-
ity Of the present wells and this is re-
Rarded as one Of the best evidences or
the value OF the field.