The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-21
BIC HORN BASINS
OIL IS VERY RICH
Well-KnOwn Salt Lake Oil Man
Tells of Big Wyoming
Field.

! A. ]. Scott, the we'll known oil man,
| who has charge OF the drilling operations
| Of the Utah-Wyomine Consolidated on
| company In the Big Horn basin, is in the
| city for few days at home. When asked
Saturday for q statement OF the Utah
| Wyoming company, in whicn many Salt
| Lakers are interested, Mr.. Scott said
"Well No. Of the Utah Wyoming OH
company Is now at depth OF 1850 feet,
| and is flowing a light volatile crude
petroleum. amber in color. Of 40 gravity
at intervals OF from one To two hours.
In my opinion this well, from its pres
ent source of supply, Will produce from
40 to 90 barrels per day. This well is
drilling in the Colorado shale of the
Creataceous and it has not yet reached
what IS known locally as the Gray Bull
sand. where we expect to find the great
est production. These sands produce oil
and gas wherever touched anywhere in
the Big Horn basin, as Is evidenced by
development In and around Gray Bull
where oil is found and where gas is piped
10 the various little towns surrounding
and is used for fuel
'"rhe formation through which this we'll
has passed has been almost entirely shale.
SnalcS being the genesis of petroleum,
these immense beds are proof positive
OF the extensive production and longevity
or the wells of this locality. AS drilling
mas progressed In this we'll the shales
nave shown an increased production of
oil with the increased depth. The rock
pressure at the present time. as Is evil
denced by The present action of the well,
must be about 500 per square inch.
one OF the peculiarities OF this well
is the fact that at its present depth the
temperature at the bottom Is 5S degrees
Fahrenheit, This goes to snow that the
lighter products have not been volatilized.
hence the high gravity In all of the
wells that j have ever drilled In this in
lernountain country, the temperature has
increased with the depth, and only resi-
dunn or heavy gravity oils have been the
nice results from this well Tho absence
of sulphur In this oil Is another SPLEEN
did feature. 1t is so light and volatile
that the crude can be burned In an ordi-
nary lamp and Will compare fayorably
with any of the ordinary refined products
This crude contains n very high per-
centase of naphtha. The first product
OF the still is a benzlne of 30 Baume grav-
ll$s The percentage OF high grade
naphthas is equal to any oil that I have
any knowledge OF ever having been pro-
duced. These lighter products are eX-
tremely valuable. Rigoline. which is close
surgeons, is one OF the products OF this
crude. The percentage OF burning oils
Is also large and the still residuums are
especially valuable for the manufacture
OF high grade lubricants.
The proximity of this find 10 the rail-
road makes 1t look like an old time bo-
nanZa. This crude in color and odor
resembles the famous crude produced In
Tiona, Warren county Pa, which is con-
ceded TO have been the most valuable
crude found any place in the United
States. Within very short time this
field will be the mecca of oil producers
from all over the country. It's area Is
unlimited and its possibilities have not
been touched"