The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-11
Geological Survey Issues Shert
Preliminary Report on
Utah's Resources.
OIL FOUND NOW IN
GREAT MANY WELLS
But Government Expert Does
Not Look for Phenomenal
Producers.

!! In Bulletin f21-A. the UnIted s,,,.
geological survey has issued a seres .,
short papers and preliminary repor,s ~
the petroleum and natural gas aelas ..
the western country, in which Is ,n
cludcd a paper on The san Juan field =,
Utah. by II. L. Gregory. After giving
some attention to the disadyan,aens =,
this new field. among which arc distance
from the railroads. scarcity OF watsr
and vegetation and labor Mr. Gregory
gives the following comment about ny
laws controlling claims: '"e
1t should be borne IN mind that tbs
area Included in the oil field is sub,eri
OF San Juan river is under the confgo
OF the general land office and on o.
lober !. 1909, was Withdrawn from al
forms OF location. settlement, selection.
Ming, entry on disposal under the min,
eral or non mineral public land lews.
Claims existing and valid on this date
may proceed TO entry I'm the usual man
ner Oil claims south OF the river ara
partly on the western Navajo reservation
and their location Is subject 10 the reg
nlatlons formulated by the office OF la.
dian affairs"
Mr.. Gregory gives credit to MIR. Good.
ridge for the following information re-
1909: " '''''
First-Crosslng No. well of Oil com.
pany of San Juan: 220 feet deep: zusher
now stands 81 feet from surface Eight.
inch hole cuts Goodridge sand.
Second-Chlcago well OF OIL company Of
encountered at 100 feet. Touches Ion
OF GoodridSc sand. Well abandoned De-.
cause water could not be controlled.
Thlrd-GoIden Gate No; well OF OIL
g.
runs cut Halle. Cuts Baby sand
Fourth-Monticello well; 265 feet deep.
OIL stands 10 feet from surface. OH from
Goodridge sand.
san Juan; loo loo feet deep: S-ineh SGd"S Gole: e,
work on u in progress August /. 1909.
=, siNth-oii City No we'll 81 San
deep; S-inch holc. Cuts Goodridge sand
and goes into No. sand. Gas was en-
countered. Well now full of oil and
plugged
seyenth-On City No well OF San
Francisco San Juan company: los feet
deep; 8-luch hole. Cuts into top Of Baby
sand where oil was struck. Enough oil
10 hold claim
Eishth-On City No well Of San
Francisco San Juan company; 14o feet
deep: S-inch hole. Cuts Baby sand. in
VIII, which oil oil was found. Enough oil to
Ninyh-on City No s well OF San Fran
cisco-San Juan company; 12e feet Deep
S-nch hole. Cuts Baby sand. where small
llow Of oil was found
San Juan company; 450 feet deep: S-inch
hole, Cuts Goodridse sand and Baby
sand, both of which yield oil. Oily water
running from well July 23. 1909.
l1leVenth-BryCe No. well OF Western
Investment company; l65 feet deep;
S-inch hole. Cuts Baby sand. which
Yields oil Drilling stopped for repairs.
Wen snnk in April, 1910, to 500 feet.
TwelfthIRryce No. con Johnny No.
- well Of Western Investment company;
500 feet deep; S-inch hole Well sunk
Goodrich sand. At 200 feet oil was en-.
countered in No. sand. This oil and
the rock water was cased OF.
Ne Hendenhai Msd ss15n ssnd S5Hu'N oil stands 5 i5s
plugged and shows strong flow of gas
when cap is removed. Drilling con-
tinmed in March. 1910, a. L. Reopee2
deep; s-inch hole. Cuts Goodridge sand.
where oil and some gas was encoun-
tered.
POO feet deep; S-inch hole. Struck oil in
Goodridge sand. Well Is plugged.
Fitteenth-Bitter Springs No. vel;
100 feet deep. Drilling stopped on ac-
count OF repairs TO rig
observation-disclosures well OF Norwood
1900 feet deep; S-inch hole
Strong flow OF gas encountered in Good
ridge sand. Some oil in this and otner
sa nds. No water below loo feet At
tempt made 10 reach the Honaker sand
was abandoned because OF lost TOOLS.
Drilling resumed March, 1910. GA H.
Raplee) .,o
feet deep: S-iTch hole. Well begins DC,
low Mendenhan sand. Oil encountered
in Amber sand. Estimated yield on
nifty barrels a day r.
LOT Iif,c- hp
drilled in December. 1909. were kinuH
supplied by A. l.. Raplee
Eishteen,h-Fed Bed well Of a l.. Rap
Zee: so feet deep S-inch hole: assess
ment hole. Did not reach oil sands
Struck water.
Ninetccnth-Rcd Butte we'll OF Cali
'ornia company: 80 feet deep; S-lnch as
sessment hole Struck oil In Baby sand
Tweniieth-Red Butte well of Mona-
mental Oil company: 90 feet deep; s-inen
assessment hole on found in BABY
;and M
Twenty y-Hrst-Hyde well of Monumental
iii company: 30 feet deep: S-inch assess
nent hole oil found In Baby sand,
Twenty y-second-Elithia wen OF hce ca
wood OIL company OF San Francisco; ou
eet deep; S-inch assessment hole. En-
oil in Baby sand.
Twenty -third-McGcc & Jackson NO.
vell so feet deep. S-inch assessment
iole. Yields flowing water.
Twenty fourth-McGee &c Jackson No.
veil: COO fect deep; S-inch, hole, StrucSn
III and flowing water VIII be suns
- the Eonaker sand.
Twenty -fifth-ConneCuet we'll OF Con-
ecuet oil company OF San Francisco, sso
eet deep; s-inch assessment hole. NJ
gater nor oil. -,
Mr.. Gregory concludes that there is III
lie probability OF finding eushers or wens
( phenomenal yield but that II seems
easonable TO predict that several wens s
ill he found i'm this district from whicn
II may be pumped with profit.
"1ntenselv interesting. "historica'.
= correct is the verdict of Utahns
Tho have read Josiah F. Gibbs latess