The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1911-10-20
DRIllEn At LAME WELL GIVES INTERVIEW
ANO SAYS OIL IS IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI
o'eom ". '''s~s rhsohss Hssi,s 10 on Deposit, Al
safssss That y 70 Not osshsbs That ds timofsn We'll No
shoHt he ohIIsd 70 4 efssi1 Depth Prefers To Thor.
ovrhb fsst oai shsiss Thas on And Gas Are
Reported A. Hsyas Bssn found In Present usn

slbcs Mar tl lsst. InMsn have
been ~ s1fs 1u the a. lam0ffda veil
W. ! ~ Lslns Alss afs miles ssst
of thls sliy. tod m Moadsg depth
~ s.sp0 isst hsd been feaehcl The
oflslnsl dentn derldcd upnn ~ fhe
men AZ the hesd N fhs operations lt
1000 feei ruich leaves tnt iftle
additlontl dfilll1R ~ he d1ne before
the end N tbe tctbsf IA fsaehsd
In drilling the present we'll. if0m
time H. timo ~ has bceu stated that
oll was fOund NJ q depth n 5Gl feet,
~ thefcabont-, and asnln ~ M 80
pfosimate depth N 900 feet. a. the
time that the hot aud cold salt water
newed ~ freely Neither " these
stfatas, ~ far NJ know, was given m
adequate tcst ~ to quality nor capac.
ity Some weeks ago lt WIS suggested
that the earlier stfatas IN this we'll no
thoroughly tested aud a new well
drilled some hundred yards west "
the present location i'his suggestion
was not acted upon with favor how.
ever, and additional money was au.
thofized TO be expended In drilling
No. | 20 the required depth of 5000
feet
ACCEPTED THEORY
That oil exists In south Mississippi
appears 20 Nc accepted b9 oil pro
ducers throughout the country as a.
practical certainty. Practical oil men
have been, and still are, making ex.
tensive Investigations OF the prom.
ising Indications, and considerable
further research Is reported as having
been made. The results OF these In
vestigations and researches have been
the organization OF several companies
and the prospective organization OF
additional ones. That practical oil
men should continue 10 hold the
theory that oil Is to be found In this
general section suggested detailed
statement by the expert now in
charge OF the drilling operations at
Lalne. This gentleman, e. Daboval,
Jr,, resident OF Rayne, La, has
been in charge Of the operations for
couple OF months. He Is looked upon
as an expert in his line, and his con.
servative statements 10 connection
with the work have given him
strong hold upon the public mind,
locally.
Notwithstanding the fact that Mr..
Daboval is sinking the present well,
II is well known by those who seri-
ously discuss the oil situation with
him that he Is strongly OF the opinion
that the two stratas where oil Is re.
ported as having been found 10 the
present well should be thoroughly
tested out 1t Is also stated that he
Il strongly OF the opinion that oil
exists right in Jackson county, and
thai he is looking forward TO other
Investigations OF serious and I'm.
portant character In connection with
a comprehensive search for IT,
In discussing oil, and the theory OF
oil, Mr.. Daboval deals in no ambigu.
GUS language. He talks direct and to
the point. He expresses various opin-
ions as to certain methods employed,
aud their why's and wherefores, but
he suggests his own belief 10 the ulti-
mate bringing In OF the elusive fluid
Ia paying quantities. In talking If
the local situation, Mr.. Daboval said:
AN EXPERT TALKS.
"The oil producer has very com
mon expression known to all men con.
nected in the oil drilling business,
viz: Nothing but the drill will tell.
1t is out OF reason for any man to say
that oil will be found at a given
depth, before sending the drill after
it. The oil secrets OF the earth are
carefully hidden, and 10 looking for
oil In this great world, IL is almost
like hunting for needle In hay
stack. Not only does 10 require large
expenditures CT money, but great