The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-07
SAN GUAM THE
COMING FIELD

F. A Clark of Everett, Wash, ono
of the best known oil experts OF the
country, and up to April Is last for
five years state oil Inspector for the
state of Washington is now vice pres
ident and assistant general manager
Of the Associated OIL and Land com
pany. which company Is the owner OF
25,6O0 acres of oil lands In San Juan
county, Utah.
Mr. Clark has just completed a
three weeks visit to the San Juan
oil fields. and when asked for an in
teryiew yesterday he said
1.-TWO years ago ] was given some
samples of oil to report on, and |
found 1t the highest grade oil ! had
ever given my attention TO. On In
yestigation | found that this oil came
from the San Juan fields oil Utah, and
party OF us grubstaked a man and
sent him into your ilelds. The re-
suit is that we own 25,600 acres OF
oil land, and VIC have a deal now pend
Ing for 10000 acres with California
and New York people.
After a three weeks visit 10 the
San Juan section, during which [ trav-
eled for 500 miles by horseback and
wagon. | feel free to say that there
is no question of this being the great
est high-grade oil field In the world.
and time viii demonstrate this to be
the case, ! never tested oil of such a
high grade for the making of gasoline.
naphtha and distillate The oil has 4
poranue base. Just remember that
gasoline today sells for 22 10 cents
wholesale. and the supply is 100000
gallons below the demand. II the
production of gasoline is not increas-
ed to meet the demand you will see
II retailing for 80 cents gallon soon.
The San Juan oil has a gravity of Al.
and II will make an sc gasoline. while
the best gasoline we have on the Pa
ci0c coast today is only CA The by
products from the San Juan oil Will
be worth $3.50 per barrel or one bar
rel viii be worth as much as five
barrels OF the coast oil.
THE citizens OF the state OF Utah
do not appreciate the wonderful op-
the most undeveloped. vet the most
promising part of the United States,
and the opportunities for making mon
ey in southeastern Utah are not sur
passed Dy any part OF the country.
The soil Is rich, and countless acres
of land are simply awaiting the plow
to produce abundantlv In the devel-
opmcnt of the San Juan field. how
ever, want TO commend your fellow
townsman. Col. Ellis, who has opened
this oil section and deserves all the
credit for so doing under conditions
that would discourage less resolutc
and confident man II the field turns
out as / firmly believe it Will. Col
Ellis has land there which is worth
one million dollars easily.
"At-prcsent the main drawback to
the San Juan field is its inaccessible.
ity. but there are three railroads look
ing up the fields which should be pro-
ductiye Of line into the heart Of the
section shortly. 1t is field that be-
longs to the Rio Grande company.
There are three solutions TO this diff
i1culty, one is a pipe line, the second
is refinery and the third is n rail.
road. The latter Is the better solu-
ton and ! am sure It will soon come
There now are thirteen drills
working at san Juan. and I met three
being taken into the field. There are
ten more en- route. and by the first OF
the year ! predict there Will he fifty
rigs drilling thre Our company Is
going to begin developing its territory
without delay.
Il want TO say this much for the
people OF Bluff Monticello and
Thompson. that l never met a more
hospitable people in my life, and my
meals were extremely fine all the
time The weather was mighty hot
the average temperature being 81
during the time | spent in the hills.
must say. too. that the best way TO
reach the field is VIA Thompson