Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-18
NOTED BIOLOGISTS
IMPRESSED WITH
POSSIBIuTIESOF
OIL FIELD
Experts Spend Week in
Thorough Investigation Of
District About Dayton and
Artesia.
EVERY INDICATION OF
GREASY IN QUANTITY
'by Charles a. Dinsmorc IN the Ar.
ts.aim Advocate

Ne N""7 ~ Duhaniorc IA the Ar
trsia Advocate
That the Artcsla- dayton country IL
an oil field IN declared by two of
the most prominent oil men OF the
United Statcs--one from the East am,
oklahoma fields, the other from CALI
forniu. Both these men have been
here for more than o week. working
indefatigabiy. and besides visiting the
Immediate field they investigated In
the hills, where the rocks crop out
and where to the practlced eve the
iuture may In measure. be sighted
The gentlemen agree that the field
- an extensive one. that the prln-
cipai production Will bee from 2. 500
to $500 feet OF depth. and that tho
shallow stratum now being developed
VIII be productive OF considerable
quantities of Oh, sufficient for local
needs and these Judgments are has
ed on their determination In the
mountains 10 either side OF the city.
where the oil formations crop Ia beds
OF great thickness
Both gentlemen agree that the de-
yeiopmeft now forwarding here Is ex-
ccllent and that every indication IL
az good results. q. T.. Heydric Of
Butler, Penn. IL noted as u geologlst
with especial reference to oil. and
J. 4. Nancey OF Los Angeles, has an
equally big reputation la tho west
Both these gentlemen have opened
new fields; and that they endorse the
Artesia Dayton section h. but one
more incentive TO the work forward
ing. Mr.. fIoydrlc. who with his
father. brought in the first well in
the Creek Nation at Red Forks. Just
below Tulsa. Okla. In 1901 and thus
established u reputation In the south
west. says regarding this Artesia
field:
This country looks good to me.
aH though Il would be an oil field. II
viii be a deep field. probably. The
gcologist usually has little TO say out
side his business. hut I'm this conncc-
ton / must say something OF what the
bringing IN OF an oil field does Ia "A
country bringing In railroads, fac
tories. etc. Nqlhpg Az tpe. world dc
Nclops country ~ rapidly ~ an oil
field In 1891 Tulsa was "A town
Of about 1000 population--lust IA
Indian village struggling, ramshackle
husband when I WBs there a few
days ago. twelve years later. il was
regular city. as handsome and we'll
built us any city In the country.
~ do not think your shallow field
will amount to much. as an oil field.
There viii. of cours-. - some pro-
auction sufficient for an local needs
probably
The best that you can figure from
survey OF the country Is suggcs-
ton Of what you VIII get All this
country ~ favorable hut Il will re-
uuirr the drills 60 prove a. I think
the quantities of oil viii bc found at
500 to 1000 feet these viii prob
ably be the hest horizons for produc-
ton
what win Il cost to arm well
10 the deep pool? When You ask
man that question Il Is much like ASH
ing how much a steer n worth-so
much depends on the steer. Up az
JOY. ohio, I know an oil well that was
drilled for $3.50 The men owning
tn place had drilled well and
brought IN oil, then they removed the
rig To another spot. They owned tho
cnhrc outfit ana did all their own
work. so that the actual outlay ON the
second well was. as ! have said, $3.50.
Now, the cost of drilling ~ between