The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-07-13
TO BORE FOR OIL
Field Between Parma and On
tario will be Thoroughly In
vestigated by Strong Com
pany.

c. w. Taylor, the energetic secretary
and manager of the Oregon Oil & Gas
company, is visitor in the city today.
This is the company that has taken so
many leases about Ontario and ON the
Idaho side of the river for oil gas, and
which will begin the work of sinking
wells in a few DAYS.
When seen by Capital News repre-
sentative today Mr.. Taylor said his COM
pany had derricks up at Ontario and Ar
cadia. They will have derrick COM
pleted at Payette soon and will put one
in at Vale in order to operate four drills
at the same Tins. Three complete sets
Of machinery are enroute, Mr.. Taylor
said, capable Of sinking 300 feet. and he
had abundant reason to believe they
would have one or more drills in opera
ton by July 20.
Speaking of the prospects for striking
gas and oil Mr.. Tay.or said with enthus-
iasi.s that no uaexplored field in the en-
tire country is so inviting. He said his
three expert drilers now on the ground
sho had worked in a number OF other
oil fields. said the Indications about On
| tario, Vale ard Payette were the best
| they had ever seen for both oil and gas.
On the Idaho side MIR. Taylor said he
| lad personally investigated springs, the
surface of which are covered with oil.
| A gas pool is found near Ontario where
gas constantly bubbles up and is highly
| infianlable. A Payette cellar carries
such an odor of oil that vegetab bles placed
in it are quickly ruined.
Speaking of the formation, Mr. Taylor
said the soil ami gravels are underiaid
by 4 blue shale. This has been pens-
trated TO depth of 500 feet. but no ons
has ever gone through it. He said the
gas pressure frum below must be very
great when it CAN percolate tarongh suc,l
a body of shale.
The wells will start with l4-ineh cas-
ing and this will gradually decrease
with depth. Theye will he no sp'lrina
of expense in making the Investigation
Mr.. Taylor said, AS the company is con
fident oi being successful In It's eff"rts T.
iocate flowing wells of gas or oil or both
| Tie finding oi ch ap fuel so near b
Boise, Mr.. Taylor said, would certainly
make this great city. lie said expe. l.
from points as far away as Portland
were so euntident of finding gas and oi
tha. already there is talk Of tapping tn
nel,l by pipe line. Speaking oi this fe:,
ture lac said:
"The people of the Bose City are anx
iousIy looking forward to the time whcI
gas will lie pipe1 fros- Ontario to tina
city. Not only Portland, but Spokan
and other northwestern cities are watch
ing the development OF the field. Tlor
| is every indication that trelsendou
- flow OF natural gas will be encouniere
here, sufficient to warrant plying grea
. distances, similar to that Of the kansa
fields. Natural gas is NOW piped fror
the latter fields to Kansas City, over 40
miles distant, for illuminating that cit,
and pipes are now being land to st. Loui'
-75O miles distant, under contract to i'
liver the gas there at 80 cents per tho'
|, sand. II gas is developed here in bi
quantities, sud there is every reason
expect that it viii, it is probable th'
Portland, Spokane and even Puget SCUM