Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13

In the year 1852 some small gas
wells were drilled In what is now tha
state of oklahoma, Presumably
there was d Showing Of oil" In some
Of these holes for Intermittent cf.
forts were made 10 find OIL until Tho
year 1893, when, what may bo term
ed. moro active exploration began
Former state gcologst Gouln
writes that there Is no authentic roe
ord of the earliest discovery Il pc
trolcum ana natural gas In ukhho-
ma, us IL appears that OIL was known
t0 the earliest settlers near MoWda
and Adair In the form Of "oil springs
aud that the burning springs north
east Of McAlcster was typical nat.
ural gas oscapement. likewise known
to the people OF the same period.
Information through tho same re
liable source il that there is no ge0-
logical connection, whatever be-
tween the oil found In the Mid Com
tinent field. and that found in other
parts OF the United States Tho
statement Ia frequently made that II
tho oil fields were traced far enough
south they would finally connect
with tho Corsicana or the Beaumon,
and Electra fields OF Texas. This
is geological impossibllty on and
gas occur in rocks OF all ages. from
those which are very old TO tho most
OH "A nl Vol In,
the Kansas and oklahoma fields are
found in rocks Of carbonifcrous age.
The greater part OF the oil OF Penn
1ylvanla and West Virginia comes
from rocks u little older than those
which contain Oh In oklahoma Tho
oil from Western Ohio and Indiana !
is derived from the Trenton line !
stone, a very much Older rock Tho |
oil from Corsicana, on the other |
hand Is obtained In upper cretaceou4 |
rocks, which were deposited at a |
much later date. realistically. than I
the carboniforous formations Tho
oil at Beaumont Texas, and Loa An .
gelcs, California comes from a series /
OF still younger rocks. known ~ thl .
"Tertary"
The United states geological aur
vey in describing this field nform, /
us that, "thc petroleum of the Mid /
Continent field is produced from tho |
Pennsylvania series Of the carbon .
ferrous system. The rocks Of this .
series Outcrup in the northeastern
part of oklahoma and pass trough
the southeastern corner of Kansas
and extend to the northeast through
Missouri,
"From their outcrop they dip t. .
the west with an average Of from 20 I
TO 30 feet 10 the mile in northern ,
Kansas and increase to double this ?
I'm oklahoma At the base Of these
rocks is the Mississippi limestone.
with q thickness OF from 500 to 400
feet Directly above this are tho
Cherokee shales with an average
thickness Of from 400 to 500 feet.
capped by the Fort Scott llmestonc
Above the Fort Scott llmcstones ara /
alternating shales and lImestunes ex-
tending to the surface All ~ the J
shales. especially the Cherokee. con
tain sandstone beds. some Of the .
form Of lenses, and others have e..
constant thickness extending over o F.
considerable area. These sandstone
beds form the reservoir from which
the oil and gas are obtained
"The most important sand so far
discovered is near the base Of the
Cherokee shalcs Two other hort
IONS Of "poy exist one near the TOP
Of the Cherokee shales and the other
above the Fort scott limestone
"In the development Of the Mid
Continent field number ot test
wells have been carried below tho
Cherokee shales ana well into tpo
Mississippi limestone. Some Of thes,
have produced favorable results. OF
having been found at horizon. tho
position Of which is not well detor-
mined 1t is probable that most ~