Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-05-08
Correspondent to Tacoma Ledger Says Peninsula
will furniSh Fuel for Northwestern
Motor Cars
TESTS SHOW II TO IA PER CENT GASOLINE
Lack of transportation Facilities Only Handicap
to Development of Immensely
Rich Oil Field

the time during which they can be
shipped in at all is short, only four
months at best, and sometimes not
that depending on the condition of the
weather, as there is no harbor be-
tween Grays Harbor and Neah Bay.
Everything of any consequence has
to be loaded on a barge in Aberdeen,
towed over the bar and dumped on
the beach somewhere up the coast.
In spite of these obstacles, there are
now two standard oil we'll drilling
rigs operating on the west side, one
at Hob river and the other at Forks,
in Clallam county! There is also a
rotary rig boring at Taholah, in Che
halls county.
Near the mouth of the Hob river
large seepages of the finest paraffin
base oil occurs. About 500 feet north
of the Jefferson Oil companys we'll a
shaft 1S feet has been sunk, and when
this we'll was first completed and was
clean, it prodcued abut five gallons
a day. 1t carries from 1@ to 2 per
cent of paraffin. c. T. Lupton of the
United States geological survey, who
made a preliminary survey of the
field last summer, says that the finest
showings on the peninsula are to be
found in the Hob River district. The
Jefferson Oil company has it's first
we'll drilled to depth of 1865 feet. at
which point the three oil sands were
passed through and 10 feet into the
fourth Each of these sands made
large quantities of gas and some of
them showed considerable oil The
gas pressure in the fourth sand, where
the tools were lost, was estimated to
be between 500 and 600 pounds to the
square inch. The gas pressure has
rapidly increased with each succeed
ing sand, and from the present indi-
cations it is believed that a produc-
ing we'll will soon be brought in.
The Washington Oil company, at
Forks, has a we'll over 1900 feet deep
and is preparing to continue drilling
with smaller casing. They have
found considerable quantities of gas
at various points in the we'll, and claim
that at times the showing of oil was
sufficient to produce several barrels,
a day. Their location is considered to,
be very promising by representatives
Of some of the large oil companies
The Indian Oil company has it's we'll,
down 400 feet on the mud volcano,
near the mouth of the Quiniault river.
This mud volcano has been built up.
to considerable height by the action.
of oil and gas forcing its way to the
surface. Some of the best authorities
claim that wells drilled near mud VOL
canoes of this character have invari.
ably been great producers. The
Indian Oil company has already en-
countered heavy gas pressure at sew
eral points, and some oil. Mr.. Paul.
hamus, the manager, feels quite con-
fident that with greater depth he will
encounter one of the greatest gushers
ever brought in. He has had a wide
experience and claims that the show
ing at the Indian we'll so far has sur
passed some OF the greatest gushers
In the Beaumont (Texas field.
Drilling In Mud Volcano
All of the above mentioned wells
have encountered great deal of trou-
BILE with soft caving ground, and un.
til several wells have been drilled and
the drillers become familiar with the
the work will be tedious;
but the showings so far encountered
have convinced those who are doing
The work that it is only question of
drilling we'll to the proper depth and
N the proper place to get an abund-
ance of paraffin oil.
Some idea of what big oil we'll
will mean to the state of Washington
may be gathered from the statistics
the production of oil in
The state of California for the year
1913, which gives the total output at
about 95,o0o,000 barrels, worth some
hing over $40,000,00O.
Among the other associations that
Will drill for oil in this district the
coming summer are the Milwaukee
Oil company. which is said to be back
ed by wealthy Wall Street operators.
and the Old Glory Oil company, fin
anced by syndicate o Wisconsin
capitalists. These two organizations
own and control about 5000 acres
Of valuable oil lands in the penin-
sula and both are under obligations
70 begin active development work
within a ,ev weeks.