The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-27
TRY TO. find OIL.
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kansas City widens out and the ele-
vations Of the strata above their nat
ural positions are very decided. Tho
dome of this displacement is, at this
point. about six or eight miles wide
amount Of elevation of tho central
part Of this fold is $50 to 500 feet.
TOpekans Are Interested.
Late last fall the attention of q few
Topeka men was directed toward this
Anti-cline lying west of the city and q
company was formed called THE Cold
en- Belt Oil & Gas Co., Of Topeka, Kan
sas." The company was chartered by
the state in December and Prof. ]. w.
Beede, now a member Of the state
geological survey staff Of Indiana, was
employed to visit the district and SUBJ
his report to the company Prof. Beede
says, I'm examining the region west
Of Wamego an anticlinal fold or arch
of considerable dimensions was found.
The total extent IL very great, reach
ing from the vicinity of Manhattan on
east and q proportionate distance to-
ward Westmoreland on the north.
However, the apex or dome. the part
of most importance In fairly limited
in extent. This central part would
serve as reservoir for all the great
collecting grounds. The rocks Of this
dome have an elevation Of nearly 800
feet above their altitude, at the ex-
treme limit of the fold, thus furnish
ing a considerable relief and a capa-
city for the collection Of oil and gas,
etc.
Prof. Erasmus Haworth. state geo.
logist of Kansas, was also invited by
the officers of the Golden Belt Oil and
Gas Co., to visit the field. In his re-
port to the company he reached the
nc11fGiOna a Prof RaAdA-
In brief in his report to the COM
pany he says: 1T seems to me that
DR.. Beede has covered the whole
ground. 1 would, however, advise that
the Mississippian limestone. I have
recalculated this matter az best can
and submit the following figures as
my best estimate. Wamego is 166
feet higher than Lawrence-St. Marys
is 1876 feet higher-which would give
Mississippian as 2,037 feet at Wamego
by tire U. p. depot; and 1908 feet at
st. Marys by the u. p. depot.
Leases On Land.
Acting upon the favorable reports
made by Professors Beede and Ha-
hand which will not be touched upon
at this time. leases were taken by the
company during the winter and
spring upon the dome or apex of this
anticline. Professor Beede's map of
the dome gives three producing zones.
The central dor.e-or zone of hori-
zontal rocks on the very top of the
anticline, some four miles in width
and five miles in length, is for gas.
The zone of moderate cap, where the
rocks dip some ten feet to the mile,
varying from two to four miles in
width, and the zone of sleeper dip,
where the rocks dip from 100 to 200
feet to the mfle-arA for oil The
first two zones include some 21,0OO
acres and this was the acreage the
company leased. After securing the
leases the company then entered into
negotiations with several big gas ana
oil companies Of the country for the
purpose OF development.
More Fields in kansas.
There are biologists. who, from
long and exhaustive study believe that
the real oil fields OF Kansak have not
yet been tapped and that the oil and
gas Of southeastern Kansas are but
trends of the great pools lying fur
ther to the west,'' sale c. K. Holiday.
vice president of the company. today
+ Be that as it may, it will not be
! long before Topeka win know wheth-
er 1t IL to become factor In the
great oil and gas game Of the coun-
s, try"
The Golden Belt OF. and Gas conn
pany of Topeka has a capital OF $780,
900. Officers CT the company are:
Robert Stone Of Topeka, president:
e. c. Warfel Of Topeka, secretary:
William Quail Of Topeka, treasurer:
Charles Holiday Of Topeka. vice presi-
dent.
should the Golden Belt pool pro-
duce only One-third a. much gas ~
the Cushing pool Of Oklahoma II will
mean an output OF $4,000 barrels
daily. "a