The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-09
Greek Field.

"A 0lCCh lSlu.
te field that is attracting the major
ION of attention throughout the
II today is the Salt Creek or Cas-
Held of Wyoming. Salt Creek IS
and south of Spring Valley, and
formation is identical with that of
|ng Valley and also with that Of the
12l-Rangelev field of Utah. 1t is
|Eht possible, but not yet positively
mined, that the formation is the
at Green River, Utah The oil is
q in the Benton shalcs in the Colo
N having about the same thickness
kch Of the fields mentioned.
ere has been no end of discussion
n whether these shales would afford
p wells, but this question has been
ntely settled by the experience of
Halt Creek operators. Some of their
will run as high as 1900 barrels
~ the range Of production being
that point down to 400 barrels
Elll be the history Of Spring Val
nkewlse, say many experts, when
castern incline is developed as soon
be the case, the eastern dip beinc
regular than the western where
nAin attention has been centered
1e present time.
y splendid condition in Wyoming
1ses great things for Utah. and
ptah sections to be benefited will
ne Vernal fields proper, which are
and west Of Eernal, Utah, the
keley, Green River, San Raphael,
pc county, San Juan and Virgin.
nese Utah fields have the paraffiue
on except the Virgin region.
inning Natural Gas.
eIe are no less than twenty new
nng fields being brought out, and
should be heard from during the
tew months, one Of the especially
etlng ones being the Big Horn
eountry where considerable Salt
capital Is being invested. This
interesting also because Of the
gas zone within its boundaries.
J -Suil gas system has been IN.
ana the town Of Basin is sup
with natural gas from the wolls
are producing on the anticline.
~ the only town in the north.
wnlch has natural gas mains in its
Ls and which uses natural gas for
uc purposes, For more than three
the gas has been used and the re.
pntdlned from its use are not only
eclory 10 the consume ers but in ad
are profitable TO tho owners OF
4 property. -
pigeest discoveries Of the state
tne west in natural gas have beer
|, ene Garland anticline and gro
9ii wells have also been found
Rjtdn. wyoming Consolidated Oh
y OIL TINS city is the owner of 6
gus well in this district which
j ecapacity Of more than 10000
9Ss az IN one day, and a rock pres
o. ooo pounds per squire inch
A. ,igures are given by DR., FREQ
eeoioglst of the company. wht
ets OIL the flow of gas while OIL
10 the field last week, Thi
: controls the center Of the anti
}nd mas another well in the pro
drilling which should be fin
HvN Witnin a month, and Il is nre
'"' IL VIII be big producer Il
aA @ @moril at the property was recent
QJp<ontihned Tor short while dur
alt lor cable, and when drill
started it WAS found that he
S,ght and ten barrels Of oil ha
IN the well and this was bailo
ts OIL Is Of Al gravity and
aeest yet produced in the field
~ Ior being light amber and tb
n ing transparent,
JHt for Product.
VIZ are other companies operatin
teiu as well, but the Utah. Wyc
hSonsolidated Oil company is
poratlon and has manv locs
IA uets and has to date been tb
peIy to reach the lower SAND
- Billings people control Vi
t,w"yoming Oil company on th
ieline and have r. refinery a
- oeyen miles distant. This r,
- neen in operation for abor
and is producing some exec
y <d,,sa OIL. The greater part q
= 1WStl9n Of tho property is r,
C9wley, but from time 10 Tim
OH 10 sent to the Utah Oil r,
oanpany in this city. The CON
ams Tour producing wells mn
Hells have been prodnc;n9 ~ ~
- When first brought in the
Problem which today g ue