Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-03-22

daily from the Brown Well. this com
pany H. now endeavoriug 10 case ou
the artesian water from the Everest
well. with the view Of making Il
petroleum pumper one of the okla
homa Oh companies rs paying FOR the
dfiiline being done on the Rohrhof
ough. where standard rig is opefai-
up night aud day The Seven River.
or A. Gas 60. rs down about 500 feet
hut al the moment u Is setting casino
go eliminate the water. and in haiine
the other day 10 hnd nh excellent
showing nf oil with The slush Will
am Belt owner Of the Williams wen
b. sinriinR the work of casing out ths
wator Tile producing wells in this
ncld are in un oil stratum about 9nn
fert below the surface. and they arr
producing with au urtcsiln watcl
How of from 500 10 2.ooo gallons "f
uater per minutc--not mit water.
This gives uil men added conldenc,
posli of petroleum.
The writer has just returned from
I two weeks visit 90 this Geld. maxi
ing headquarters at Dayton, being
about tho center ~ o. am Interesting
country. slightly rolling. with th,
aniicliuai trend northeast and south
west The pccos river traVcrses the
valley as does tho Pennsco river. tho
latter GO right angles 40 The orm"i
aud rmptying in the former. The oii
field Is presumably on the west side
% the pec0s. thouRh an tho river
valley acreage east 81 the stream has
! "a az a. If
Gators. The outrropp.ngs are very
meager. there being very few none.
boz fact. FOR several miles some sis
miles from Dayton there De- am OUT
cropping OF pl sand about twenty
I feet ln thickness and CLOSE brsid' thlH
is "a perpetual spring or lake through
/ the waters uf which gas constantly
! bubbles Farther 90 the sputhw est
/ som, ton miles there are considerable
I groupings nf these Dil sands. uni Dol
/ ono Instance inc deposit Del over 4rV.
enty feet in thirknrss. sun farther
southwest b. another outprupping nI
over 700 feet oycraid Pos ia consider
liable bed OF fossils These facts lcao
/ the prospeptprs Go believe that th,
! greater sand b. deeper than the i,s-ei
land that the latter BE- jhv source OF
muuN for the shallow wells already
/ developed. % is the consensus ~ "N'
port opinion that the deeper sand.
I Viii bo encountered auNN here from
] 1900 90 1000 feet The uN su ial
/ found is uf high aradc and about 10
gravity ono 81 tho wells th' VIII
h,m1 actually produces au ou so
/ clean and clear that 30 is used aH ID
lubricant BOO tho automobiles. Will"
4 tine product of the Brown wcli Boz used
in DIESEL engines vi tho Aresia Eler-
tuc Co.. The mhricutinE "il b. SOLD
at cents gallon. and the fuel oiI
a. $3.50 per barrel
/ quantities Of gas arc in evidence
and generally every artesian well has
I more or less oi b. There are -four
/ gas wells In the district Tho Plat
BELT. Hammond and Frisch and
each n capable Of producing approx
imatelV 10000 cubic feet duily Non,
has been developed The Piau wei
be- down 100 feet and penetrated NJ
/ teen feet of gas sand before drilllni
/ stopped ExpcrtH examined This wei
nd round it had pressure above fo'
I pounds ana also that the volume wai
sufficient 90 supply ali ihuminapni
and uol needs OF The town ~ my
ion Pipe wnH purchased 90 take ihf
! Fps from the veil ANA distribute u
I ihrpueh me town, hui "a was iouh'
/ ihnt this would initiate against ih'
owner srruFng goNernmont patent %
I hp land. which had hoen taken nf
OIL aafirulmfh. and righl there al
u doveiOpmeni ~ gas in ihe district
ceased. II Is believed Dy many thaI