El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-16
THINKS OIL FIELDS
Of ARIZONA ARE
PROMISING
Expert Oil Man Investi-
gates Field For Yuma
Commercial Club.

Yuma. Ariz., Aug. 16.-In response
to a request of the Yuma Sommerciai
club, P L. Griffin, an oil expert OF
MANY years successful experience in
locating profitable oil fields has pre-
pared a report on the oil fields OK
northern Arizona.
Because the matter of developing
oil in Arizona Is of paramount i'm
portSnce to all sections Of the terri
= tory, no matter where the oil may be
found in paying quantities, the infor-
nation contained in Mr.. Griffin's re-
port will be read with interest all over
Arizona Such a development Of oil
would mean the investment Of many
millions In the territory
The report in part is as follows:
my examination extended over
period of some five days on the
ground, and was confined to that sec
ton east of the Verde river and OPP
posite to the town Of Jerome, and
south below Camp Verde. and east
ward in many places from seven to
is miles.
s'Using the Verde river as divis-
ional line, the formation changes from
an igneous one on the west to
sedimentary formation on the east,
and a sedimentary formation is the
ffrst requisite for an oil field or belt
This formation consists of large
measures OF sand stone, lime, and shale
being also the usual formations en-
countered in any oil field. The ter
tiary formation in which the oil meas
ures OF California are found, are here
entirely eroded away and an older
formation, the cretaceous is exposed
TO view; in this, you may expect to
develop a grade of refining oil much
superior to the California product -
THE age then geologically Of the
formation to the east of the Verde
river is favorable for oil, and the
quality should be good.
Coming to the point Of an abso-
lutte test there is not a geoiogist in
the world that can tell for certain
that any given spot in an improved
field will result in oil being devel-
oped-
1.-THE drill is the only absolute test;
the value of an expert socalled, is
that If he understands his business,
he can be Of great assistance in both
determining the probability of oil. and
also can select the more likely place
TO make the test
"It is my firm conviction that the
Verde region will develop into fine
commercial oil field bearing oil of a
high grade.
"It is not possible to determine the
depth the drill will have to penetrate
to demonstrate this. but my judg-
ment is that 1900 to 1000 feet ought
to be sufficient
.s0ne well may not test the matter
but l think it will If care is taken
in selecting the place in which to
drill
"A secondary advantage to the
Ill xr-ff1
be the result of getting artesian
water This is certain the amount
of the flow will depend on the grain
of the formation, if fine the flow will
be small, if coarse it may be enorm-
GUS.
There are many acres Of fine
bench lands along the Verde that are
the finest lands of the valley, if ar
tesian water should be developed 1t
will be under considerable pressure,
and much of this land will then be
subject to irrigation from this source;
and it is worth more than the cost
for both, to test the water alone.
mo country has even been devel-
oped or it's resources determined with
out an effort and an expenditure OF
money Narrow men get narrow re-
suits resources remain dormant and
undeveloped until live men take the
helm.
IF Arizona has large oil resources
and I believe that it has, 1 know Of
nothing that will add wealth to your
territory faster or that would stimu-
late other development as rapidly as
would the demonstration Of one or
more oil yielding districts
There are millions Of dollars OF
California money that will quickly
respond for the development Of your
oil territory, where It has been demon
strated that oil exists in commercial
quantity.
at neglected to state that there are
three points in the valley where there
are oil sepages, and from a fair sam
pie shown me I should judge that It
was paraffine base and a fine refin-
ing OIL"