El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-30
This Is Declaration of Chas.
M. Tinnin, Who Reports
Work Going on in That
Section.

The Toyah oil fields have oil and
plenty of 1t, and thisIfs no news to US
old residents of that Section Ny father.
one of the PIONEERS. drilled a well for
water there twenty-five years ago and
struck oil in Cottonwood Draw" said
Charles NJ. Tinnin, who is one of the
largest land owners and cattlemen in
trans-Pecos, Texas, his ranges extend
ing north and northwest from Toyah
a distance OF forty miles, covering por-
tions. of western Reeves county and
the eastern part of FL Paso county.
Both of the wells where the Texas
Oil company is now drilling are in this
same draw, about 10 miles east of faith
er's discovery. Every ranchman and
homesteader in that section Of country
believes that that company has oil, as
every well we have drilled for water in
that entire country has showed oil and
gas. Besides, the Texas Oil company
has investigate the entire field and
has acquired land near the well where
my father first found oil and around
every other old well that they could get
next to. This is strong proof that they
know what they are doing. The cOUn-
try is full OF biologists. coming in bug
gies, wagons and automobiles, and oil
experts.
Among the men of this class who
about formations folds, ETC.. are VIII
liam Kennedy, geO!ogist of the South
ern Pacific Railroad company and con-
sulting geolOgist Of the Pearson inter-
ests OF Mexico; William Wrather, rep
resentative of unknown capital, but be-
Eeved 20 be a representative of the
Standard Oil; G. NJ COckeren. represen-
tative of the Sun Oil company OF Penn
sylvania and Oklahoma, and G.. o. Gar
rett, representative of the Gulf Oil
company Besides these were a number
OF other visitors. They all came to my
Horse Well" ranch to examine the we'll
which is twenty miles north of Kent
Now, the people whom Kennedy rep
resented at the time of his visit. are
CaddO and Houston people, who have
bought about so sections of land in
blocks 81, go, 9S, &c and 81. about TWEEN
~ miles north of Kent station. pay
ing from four 10 ten dollars an acre
20 the people who originally located the
lands. The Sun Oil company and others
have leased between 500 and 400 sec
tions of land that have oil and gas in
dications everywhere.
Il am informed that Mr.. Kennedy and
other biologists say that oil will be
found on my land a from 1000 to 1000
feet depth, whereas on lands further
east>and southeast, where the Texas Oil
company is now drilling. the big bodies
of oil will not be encountered at less |
than 5000 feet. The reason for this,
they say. is that the formation carrying J
the oil strata are nearer the surface at /
the west and northwestern part of the |
field where I am, and slopes or pitches !
downward as IT goes to the east and /
southeast. Mr.. Kennedy, the expert, |
made the statement that the Texas Oil |
would. for this reason. have |
to go down to a depth of from 5000 to
This probably accounts for their drill
ing now in their capped well. Kennedy
further stated that that company VIII /
not encounter the strong gas sooner for /
the reason stated The representative
Of the Texas company agreed with Ken
nedy and admitted that they could not
go deeper without revealing the results
Of their work.
Personally 1 don't know anything
about oil. mineral or rocks, as all my
interests are centered in ranching and !
cattle raising. but l am very anxious to
see the oil fields Of that company de- /
velOped. and to this end I have refused |
to tie up my lands to anyone whom
of representing the big oil
nOnOpolists. preferring to favor small
n and independent operators There is
I constant string of parties coming
around with printed forms of leases and
options. who will not disclose their
principals Their options are apparent
y so framed as TO tie up the lands for
IN indefinite period, without binding
hem TO drill to any specific depth or
'pecifying when they will begin work.
am sorry 10 say that they have sue
,eeded in tieing up a great deal of ter
-itory in this manner IT is my belief
hat il is being done in the interest of
he Texas company and other big con-
,erns TO gObbIe up the entire field.
;hall favor any small. independent Oper-
tor Who binds himself TO do some work
within a specific time and specified
lepth. For this reason I have leased TO
:. r. Troxell and his associates a large
ract of land, amounting TO twenty
sections. in the heart of the oil country.
which looks as we'll as any Of the neigh
)Oring oil lands In almost any place
he surface rock YOU break shows oil
lie binds himself TO do work within