The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-05-10
THINKS NOW HAVE
PUMPING WELL



held up agRin for the purpose of
understanding and setting the cas-
iuR a. shut of The water. There is
ihoui I. .G0O feet of water IN the hole.
Following Is story by local man
who has made n a point 10 keep IN
lose touch with The oil proposition
ince the first discovery.
The revelation made by the huge
lrlll bit o. 10 the composition ~ the
alley mn and floor are of intensive
interest tu those who are able tn
Interpret fhc relation these known
ondiiinus bear io the production
II uil and hc muiinrious activities
hat arise a. " by magic through
h" opening of q new producing
Hrld
About three years ago. when a
."ulugisi uf -iaudiul was here and
hr question nf oil possibilities was
iul Ia him. be- replied that the
iroak, iu the valley nopr due to
,olrauir disturbances had. in his
'pininn opened ll,surrs that per-
uillrd the barking away of oil de-
,"sils. surface Indications did in
l"rd suggest the prrNious action uf
tl-making forces. An examination
II the volcanic action so notireahl.
u No" central part of the Tres Her
uanas mountains with ~ disgorprd
lava reveals The iari that The ,ul-
anir action was almost n not rom-
plcicly dur ln gas and uil out
bursts
n was assumed that this ynlr1uir
heat had resulted m ,ufuri-nt Nip-
leurc Ia spread over tho valley nr,r
and rupture the continuity rf the
underlying strata IN" mrrr. .uru
of nal pats hill, ruuning south
casterly across The ,aIlr, FROM fhe
Tres Hermsnss would 10, the u.,-t
Disturbed m an lp.sliii H.H H TO-
breaks occur they were sur tn he
encountered b, irst we'll m fre
region of these huitr-
n is doubtful n more favorable
spoi for such test could he rhoHsn
Than the one which almost hN arci-
dent was chosen for the ,iubiug nf
a we'll for oil licrr il anywhere
wa q test a. io the rompaclnc.s or
racturod condition of the valio,
loor That the E,olop, ot a."
ucaliiy Indicated pil deposit, Wa.
,dmitted Al~o that nn one could
with amy certainty venture the
mount uf oil M these -uhtorrancau
l"pths wa. conceded
When the well on the land of I.
Anderson was found 10 weld oh
m small quantities instead of water
10 quantity certain uf the hraNcr
ori decided io test for oil io the
INIT ui their resources. A. the
we'll drill pounded ~ way iuin
/ greater depths than was cucoun-
tered In the nrsl we'll. the Hrsl solid
encouragement came in the form of
M shalr. vhirh yirldcd plnhulrs af
Tried oil The volcanic heat that
was active lu evidently the same
period ot disturbance seen m the
Tres llermanas mountains had
netamorphosod the oll shalr ulo q
semi plastic a,phaii,m aud -epa
rated The oil content INTO gases.
paranur and hra,y glohulcs uf oll
rc- -idium
IN The mind, of those who took
into account tins mciamorphlr ar
liun u was seriously doubted
whether the ruinou- action Of the
Volcanic disturbances had not penr-
lrBtcd to the mll depth ol oil shalr.
Rul there was a rrNclalion IN
store FOR all After lnn feet of oil
-halr had been encountered with
the same general condition. Then I'm
feet with the saWr ruinais effect ni
heat. there was noticeable lessen
ms Of the melanorphlc action. The
nil encountered IN tho hole hegan
10 show life" Then Il was that
ihc anxious mnd Thai hnd hrld
visions NJ a loralily that had been
dried nf ~ oil conlrni could rejoice
During nll This G00 feet the shal,
,irah and the occasional rocl
stratum encountered had lain dat
, compact and IN place. The hop'
was cherished that flaurc depil
4 would show nn further upheavals
a There was without doub, the long
= slow application Of heat IN tn
9 localily of the we'll and seeniusl,
u a total lack of shocks that effect
70 ually dislodFed the horizontal strata
Is Then with the appearance o
q live oil between the 800 and 90
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