Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-02-26

duced favorable results. oil having
been found at u horizon. the position
OF which Is not well determined. IL
is probable that most Of these pay
streaks' are from a sandstone within
the Mississippi sandstone. and prob
ably corresponding to the 'Keener'
sand in tho Big Line OF the Appa-
lachiau field
Thus It win he seen that this State
carries It's strong individuality even
into It's very physical foundations
At this point the writer is reliably
informed that the only well which
has been drilled through the Missis-
sippi limestone in oklahoma showed
q thickness OF this formation OF 100
feet, This well was on the Peggy
DDublehead, y. T. "a OF the n, f. q
Section 81. Township 22 Range 15,
and was evidently not reported to our
state geologist. who would no doubt
have made mention Of this interest
ing and instructive fact
Asphalt.
Asphalt is 80 closely related, both
physically and commercially, Co the
oil industry that It may not prove out
OF place to say a few words here In
that connection. The state geological
survey furnishes the best authority
aud it briefly describes this valuable
natural resource, IN part, as follows;
The asphalt deposits Of Oklahoma
are among the most extensive in the
United States. The greater part Of
the deposits occur in the southern
part Of the state, In the region south
OF the Arbuckle Mountains, although
exposures are found all the way from
the Arkansas line TO the Wichita
Mountains.
Practically all the asphalt I'm Ok
lahoma occurs as rock asphalt; In
other words, as rock impregnated
with asphalt. In several cases, how
ever the material is found In an al
most pure seml-viscous state. In 9TH
er cases It Is a hard. brittle substance
known as grahamlte or impsonlte,
having the general appearance Of
anthracite coal.
"The asphalt IN Oklahoma occurs
usually along faults which extend
from the surface to a depth OF some
times many thousands OF feet, Along
these faults. or flssures, the rock has
slipped up one side and down the
other Al some unknown depth these
fissures have cut beds which carried
petroleum. This oil being volatile and
tending TO escape to the surface, came
up along the fault line. Tho lighter
oils and gases have long since es-
caped. while the heavy asphalt has
remained behind and impregnaied the
rock on either side OF the tlssure II
tile rock alongside the nssure hap
pens TO be limestone the substance
Is called llmc-asphalt; II It is sand
stone, the material Is a sand-asphalt.
SO it will often happen that a bed OF
llme-asphalt occurs beside bed OF
stand-asphalt, or vice versa, the two
beds being on opposite sides OF the
fault line Analyses OF the asphalt
made by Professor De Barr. OF the
state University OF oklahoma, show
that the composition OF tue mnteFhl
varies conslderably The so-called
llme-asphall contains all tho way
from to 10 per cent, bltumen, the
remainder being calcium carbonate,
or limestone. The sand.nsphalt runs
usually from 10 to 20 per cent biz
tumen. The shale-asphalt usually
contains less than per cent bltumen
and is rarely utilized, II Is usually
considered that a mixture OF the lime
and sand-asphalt makes the best paw.
lug
Asphalt ouarres have been opened
AT many points aud mills have been
erected, located az follows One at
Gilsonite. three miles south OF Sui
phur: one at the Brunswick NINE
near Dougherty; one at Ardmcre, and