Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-03
PROSPECTS IN
SAN JUAN ARE
GOOD FOR OIL
Experts Are Putting Down a
Well and Are Satisfied With
Results Say Indications
Are Good for a Strike,

| MeSSfS II. Is. GOOch OF Oklahoma,
! Hon w. Golf Black and Edward Ev-
erett Young Of Aztec, san Juan coun-
~, New Mexico, arrived in Albuquer-
que last evening and were found at
the combs hotel by journal repre-
sentative.
They recognize Albuquerque as the
fast friend of san Juan county and
are here TO foster closer industrial
and commercial relations between the
two communities Mr.. Gooch is a
wei known oil man who has aided in
the practical development Of at least
haIf dozen oil fields in oklahoma
and Kansas during the past twelve
years. A few months ago his atten-
ton was called to the san Juan re-
gion and he decided to systematically
investigate.
He brought with him to San Juan
Professor Finley, Of oklahoma, one Of
the most successful petroleum experts
and biologists in that state. They
spent several weeks investigating the
San Juan field from every angle both
scientific and practical. The result
was that Professor Finley gave il his |
O. Is. as petroleum expert and Mr.. !
Gooch agreed with him as a success
tul oil developer
Hon. w. Golf Black and Edward I
Everett Young have for years been /
working together for THE develop I
mcnt of the measureless natural re-
sources Of the san Juan oil fields and I
Inc great san Juan basin They have
twice practically succeeded in get
ting the necessary capital for a south
railroad nntIgf he In 40, {
Albuquerque, but both times their eff
forts were frustrated by war or other |,
acts Of Cod over which no human +
being could have any control.
Mr.. Black is one Of the livest wires
IN northern New Mexico and has for
ten years led the progressive van
along development lines in san Juan.
Edward Everett Young is an editor
md publicity expert, and served in
an editorial capacity at the western
headquarters IN Chicago, of the re-
publican national committee during T
he campaigns Of 1904, 1908 and 1912. F
He was solicited TO serve again dur,
ng 1916, but declined
Speaking for the trio as they sat
ogether in the rotunda of the Combs |
lotel Mr.. II. b. Gooch Said t
For more than generation San t
.uan county has been mentioned by lo
chemists and biologists as being most
favorable for oil in commercial guam T.
tiles Both oil and gas have been
discovered at various places through
nut the county, but capital for de-
.clopmcnt has heretofore been lack il
nE. {
NMany years ago Prof Arthur Lake @
ormcrly professor of geology at the a
colorado school of Mines, state geolo- w
list of colorado, and a recognized a
authority on western geology in gem I,
raj, stated that the san Juan basin =
'as likely field for prospecting and y
hat there are possibilities of oil u
IeIds being developed there that may
urpass other fields in the United
tates
Since that time, more than half a
)zen biologists Of national promi-
ence have agreed with Professor
axe as to his predictions for a great
il future for san Juan. The signifi- y,
ant fact is, that there are to be found ="
/ the san Juan field all of the favor o.
bic conditions that led to the dis e'
)vcry Of oil and gas in the producing az
elds of Colorado, Wyoming ana A
tab. 10
"Thero are TO be found the geologic
'rmatiou and structure conditions, Ia
lat the mentioned fields present NJ
here are rocks of the Mesozoic and -
enozoiC cras, within which the oil ~
orion of the Rocky mountain re y"
ons is located. There are the Ter su
airy, the Cretaceous and the Jura- re
rias group of formations exposed at
thin a radius of 100 miles of Aztec, br
NJ. This latter is the formation 10
which the Bluff City, Utah, oil
olds were located, on the lower San "a
IAN river"
Coming to the practical utlitarian W.
owpoint, MIR. Gooch continued: 81 IN'
,reo with all scientists have said &c
,out San Juan county being per- -
Ups the most promising undeveloped I u
region In the west. have never
It entered and developed n field
lich promised quite so much on its
rface as san Juan promises, That
why ! am there If it were not
e most promising | would not be J..
ere developing it at this time. 49,
I'VE have taken leases on several
ousand acres Of decided land belong ~
2 to farmers, and also a few thous- N,
d acres of school lands belonging ~
the state. We refuse to touch or 81
We anything to do with government J..
Ids in san Juan for the reason that ~
ay have all been withdrawn from Nv
try for Reconsideration If oil ~
re found on government lands then ''
e government would take them and -,
turally classify them as oil lands, y,
d the oil developers would get prac- t ~,
ally nothing. This is why we con- 'i''
ed ourselves to decided lands and
lool lands, in getting our leases for ,
cage.
We have one we'll down about aus
htoen hundred and fifty feet and tive
Try few days, go through thin lay Col
of sand which are impregnated sta
IN oil. We boil this out and pour Jer
into small troughs which conduct ind
away from the well. This accounts M
the frequent reports that we have ,i,,.
uck oil in paying quantities. -,
We have given bond in the sum the
$4,000 for each we'll to the state Woi
New Mexico, and are under con- dist
It to put down two more test wells trio
5 year on school lands, in san Inca
IN. We will go at least 5000 feet for
these wells or until we strike oil
commercial or paying quantities. -
May Lift Quarantine. u
'ashington, oct 2.-Dr. w. c. bySl