Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-11-27
EXPERT PREDICTS
/. LARGE PRODUCTION
VETERAN OF OTHER OH. FIELD
EkrHtSTASTIC GtitR LOCAL
4 PROSPECTS,.

"'fhere's oil herc-no doubt of it,"
was the unqualified statement made
by w. NJ. II. Ferris. an oil expert
sent to the Tenino field TO expert
holdings in that section, who stopped
over in Olympia the other day, glow
ing with Sood reports, having
brought back with him samples of
the all taken from the seeDs and
samples of the oil rock and the over
lying shale or camping to the sand.
Ferris said he brought in the big
gusher that proved the Beaumont.
Texas, field and wears a medal given
him by President Roosevelt for SER
vices at the Panama canal.
Is 81 spent three days in the field"
says. Ferris. land was aided by every
one with whom | came in contact all
the way from drillers on both the
Globe and the Crescent wells to the
leading citizens and everyone. l
found was bubbling over with
enthusiasm as to the prospects
and outlook. Had ! not encountered
such support, it would have taken me
mot less than a week or 10 days to
FeNpert the holdings of the Tenino-
Little Rock Oil company. AS it was,
II was shown everything, and am in
possession of fund of information
all the way from the logs of the
Globe and Crescent wells up to the
question of an anticline, which latter
point, I understand, has been doubt
ed.
Anticline Along Black River.
II never in my life saw prettiei
anticline, 1t runs along the west
bank of the Black River. located
che break in the anticline and from
it took samples of the oil, oil sand
and shale. Preliminary tests on these
weathered samples leads me to con-
Glide that the crude oil should pro
duce about Is per cent gasoline. 40
per cent kerosene, some lubricants
ana a valuable lot Of by-products.
1.-THE cap everything the sand is an
Exceptional piece Of formation in
this. 1t is not friable, has not beer
fractured. and is absolutely imper-
nteable to oil, so that when the hori-
son is encountered. the oil will be
found in place in the anticline. Were
this not true, the larger body at
depth would migrate and diffuse II.
self through the everything burden.
ii II also located the dyke or fault
line. back Of which will be found oil
bottled up, as it were. The anticline
the fault and the cap. along with the
character Of the oil. which in this
field 10 high grade paraffine base
are the main points to determine
My measurements of the formation
Nl0ng the break, where the dip #
quite rapid, lead me to conclude
that the producing horizon will be
found at q depth Of $3.50 to $500
feet. Minor sands will. Of course
have been passed through, but the
main body lies in the place at depth.
Away from the break the formation
lies fairly horizontal. and predict
that the limb of the anticline on
both sides Of the apex will also be
found to be highly productive.
Il Predicts Big Producer.
II have exported every we'll known
field in the United States. These in
|clude Pennsylvania. Ohio. Oklahoma
and Mexico. / was employed by the
Russian government two years and
located three new fields near Baku
that are today producers. Fam frank
to say that nowhere have I seen d
fleld with all the earmarks of q heavy
producer that I found down at Tent
|uo-Little Rock. ~ your field is called.
While the oil sand from your field
10 friable under the thumb, I am in
|clined to think you will be compelled
to shoot your wells. following which
they will both dow and gush. proven,
LOT course, by the gas pressure that is
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