The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-26

OhA~ntiOMh Nll1, Mafcn H.-
rhst Oklahoma may shortly lose her
Nice Of honor and her prestige . the
leading oil state Of the nation seems to
b plainly indicated by the reports Of
grsat seoloeists, noted oil experts and
government engineers who have exam
: ined and suhmitisd reports On the
amasint richness Of the oil shale field,
n northwesAsrs Colorado.
This shse u soft, porous rock, which
hss absorbed great quantities Of oil
The plain statement Of facts concern
inG the value Of oil in a single acre Of
this shale seems absolutely fabulous.
But there Is no chance OF mistake or
error. Exhaustive tests in this marvel.
oss district show that the amount Of
oil averages nearly 50 gallons to q ton
q shsIe and in some sections even
higher.
R. D. George Of the Colorado
Geological Survey says in his OfficiaI
REPORT: "ln northwestern Colorado
dire are commercially workable oil
shsle beds averaging over 20 feet In
thickness. and capable OF yielding at
least IS gallons Of oil per ton Of shais
These figures are very conservative
md ] believe far below the mark, and
yet their meaning Is astounding, In
oae acre Of this area ther, would be
WN barrels Of oil.
IS Billion Barrels.
This Is over ten times % much a.
was originally contained in each square
mile Of the proven oil trrriiofy OF tn,
United States, and seventeen times a
mseh per square mile as now remsln'
in the proven fields. II we consider thu
whole area Of l,SW square miles Of oi
shsIe In Colorado, we have an oil con
teM Of 8OO0OOO,OO0- -THnRTY-slS
LION-barrels, OF just under tel
times Is much as has been produced
ID this country SINCE THE DIS
COvERY OF OIL in 1889"
President Anderson Of the Colorado
School OF Mines, after a most careful
and exhaustive investigation, declares
The smount OF oil in the shals 10 q
great as to stagger the Imagination.
have sampled and tested one massiv
ledge Of shale that averaged over tv
barrels "a gallons---to the ton, and III
shaie bed Is over 30 feet thick unde
sovefal hundred acres, and can b
niessufed and proved.
Each acre OF this shaie contains i
thls ledge alone 10000 barrels of OF
o. OAO000 barrels in 100 acres
0OOm barrels in a square mil,
whilS above and below this ledge 0
shole ere 800 feet more Of solid shals
tb6t carry from 30 to 10 gallons to III
kca, making four times the abov
amount in each acre"
But the most convincing evidence Q
In richness and Importance Of thes
lcii shale beds is the fact that III
United States Government, followin
kbe recou lamentations Of its engineer
has reserved $4,000 acres of oil shal
h this region as the source of futur
usl supply for the U. S. navy, and
D estimated that this acreage will SUP
~ I full hundred years supply, max
III DE allowance for expansion Of ou
payAl program.
a he basis OF these expert report
I NJ government activities, some OF II
beptW6est Investors and refirers in II
Gptfy have turned from the uncel
na5nfg cf the oil we'll fields to Il
hgQn1Bess and certainty Of the oil sha
AaSae thk companies that got in q
IG8 0eqep4 ilOor and In the choicest Il
f y theos wonderful shale be,
\ y y f)enS4g Shsle Oil Company. tt
x ~ d thss company 10 Mr.. A.
M ~ enginesr who designed d
It'll Home Refining Plant
- city. which is one Of d
II t ~ bsst equipped rsflneries
onssmsss ouiput
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