The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-17
UTAH'S NEWEST OIL
FIELD IS SUCCESS
San Juan District Now Shows
Sixteen Wells, and Not
One Failure.
SPLENDID OIL FOUND
IN GOOD QUANTITY
DR.. Ellis of San Francisco Re.
turns Delighted With This
Booming Region.

what gives every promise of becom-
ing one Of the most extensive and the
richest oil fields in the country, if not
the whole world, has just been visited
by DR.. Landon r. Ellis of San Francisco.
DR.. Ellis is president of the San Fran.
cisco San Juan Oil company, owning
and operating valuable territory in the
| new oil field on the Rio San Juan in
southeastern Utah, IN San Juan county.
Dr. Ellis was accompanied by IT. +.
Symons OF San Francisco, returning to
Salt Lake City Saturday
| These gentlemen spent four days max.
ing thorough examination of the dis
| trict, being piloted round this splendid
section by +. l.. Goodridge, the pioneer
developer of the field. DIR. Ellis stated
Sunday that close to quarter of mil
| hon dollars has been spent in develop
ing portion of this territory, and he
! knows of no more generously responsive
and richly blessed oil field in the world
than this. An area ten miles square alb
solutely has been demonstrated by
wells, and there is far greater extent
of the district which Will bring forth
equally gratifying returns on the ap.
plication Of activity.
Location of New Field
The new field is located twenty-four
miles from Bluff, while at the new
| town Of Goodridge steel bridge will
| be placed across the river within the
| next few weeks, the recent session Of
the Legislature having made an appropri.
| alton therefor From the branch line
Of the Santa Fe railroad, which runs
| from Williams to the Grand canyon of
Colorado, the new field is just 125 miles
distant. Surveys have been made be-
tween these points, and it has been
shown that the grade is persistent with
out interruption, the same as that Of
the Colorado and San Juan rivers, and
the oil found being liquid it can be
piped the entire distance by gravity
without the installation of Il pumping
station at any point. Dolores, on the
Denver and Rio Grande road, is l0J
to 10 miles from the field, and to
/, Grand Junction the distance is not over
| 100 miles in au air line. To Salt Lake
City the distance is go miles. 1t is
evident, therefore, that the question OF
transporting the oil from the San Juan
field to market will involve no diff
cultles of stubborn character.
Under the supervision of Mr., Good
ridge, the original well of the region
| known as the Ellis and Goodridge well
was driven 10 depth of 266 feet. Al
| ter repeated experiments II was estl-
mated that the production of this vel
| ranged from 600 to 500 barrels day.
This well was gusher and established
confidence i'll the field. which has been
| emphasized as each new well was driven
| to results. There are sixteen wells now
| down among the first sands. and not
dry one is in that number Undcr the
supervision of Mr., Brice of Victor, Colo.
the second well was sunk, and results
from this are about equal those from
the original well. When the second we'll
struck oil. it also was Il gusher, and
has been cased up. This well is about
ono mile northwest of the Ellis.Good-
ridge well.
Validated Holdings.
Dr. Ellis s company, seven miles NORTH
OF the Ellis Goodridge well. drove Its
first well TO test the formation and tc
validate it's extensive holdings. This
first well was driven TO a depth of
595 feet. Three additional wells were
driven to depths varying from l26 TO
1914 feet. each ono showing oil of mag
nificent quality and extent. Another
holding of this company, consisting of
two quarter sections. was probed TO
depth of $50 feet, in which work good
quantity Of OIL was discovered. Tins
last well developed n sand stratum tlttN-
four feet in thickness, and things were
getting decidedly interesting when
work bad TO cease temporarily. owing
TO lack of proper fishing tools. These
have been ordered, and operations will
be under way again inside of a few
DAYS. 1t is the intention to send Tins
we'll Immediately to the 600 or I00-foot
point, where what is known as the Meu-
dcuhall sand is expected to be tapped.
Dr. Ellis states that his company is
now considering the acquisition of ad-
litional territory adjacent to the scene
of the original strlke of The district.
and the negotiations are expected TO
come to n successful conclusion within
short time Hi company has 4 first
class line Of equipment on its posses
sions, and DR., Ellis naturally feels
very much encouraged o"cr results and
optimistic regarding The future lie
SAYS that Mr.. Galloway, prominent
merchant and banker Of Colorado, has
reached depth of 1900 feet on prop
crty down stream from the scenes
mentioned, where he has fine showing
of gas. He is going to the Hotpoint
where he estimates the sand he wants
will be found.
Messrs. A. c. Ellis and Goodridge
have another well driven to depth
Of 264 feet ut a point within one-hat
mile of their original well. A magni,-
cent showing of oil has been MADE
there and while DR.. Ellis was on the
the oil was tested. lie states
1t burned beautifully, emitting Man
gas. and there are ia feet of oil stand
INC in this well at the present time
Not Fully Appreciated,
This field is not gencraliy apprec'-
ated even in Salt Lake City, and qu'te
the attractlvenesS OF tn9
pa9 p9G"st strictly ' p paraffinc base the proper
ion of paraffinc being l2.5 per cent OF
he weight of the crude oil, The. OIL
IS il comes from the wells is utilized
or lubrcating purposes on the maehin,
n;;rned in lamps. It is estimated that
With pipe line the owners will get
.. 90 per barrel for their product se