El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-10

IL PAsO is awakening to its natural
Il resources. Ten years ago another
man and I examined the country close
TO the neighborhood Of FL Paso for
supposed oil Indications as indicated
from the reports Of the scientific geo
logical surveys made by the govern
ment experts on the stratigraphy OF
the different formations in the local
ity. We found these are so situated
as 70 be very favOra bic for oil. as is
known from other fields that were
producing, and the different stratifi-
cations have been mapped out cor
rectly from the same
The stratigraphy Of the country
near FL Paso is known by some but
for the benefit Of others 7 viii state
few known things. Most OF the
strata is OF the lower creaaceous age,
which represents the Fredricksburs
and Washita groups Of the COmanche
series comprising the Trinity, Fred
ricksburg and Washita groups Of the
Texas. Oklahoma and Mexico strata).
FL Paso Formations.
Near the initial monument of the
4leZican boundary on the west side
Of the river from FL Paso the govern
lleur field notes show. as follows;
Hard limestone. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Is
clay shales ..------.--.-- 80
FOL- o. a
Sandstone white and BROWN so
Clay sfales and sandstone so
Flaggv limestone --..---...----.1
Gay snaleS- - -
Hard limestone. 15
Clay and Soft limestone. .--------. -
Agrilaceous Imestone-----.------ 20
6ss
There are q few small areas Of shale
il the city Of FL PasO Of the upper
retaceous group. On the eastern
slope OF the Franklin mountains there
are strata OF what is known as Bliss
sandstone. 1t is from a few feet 10
over 800 feet in thickness. thin on
The higher ground, in places lays on
different formations such as granite,
ouartzire. rhyolite- porphyry and
conference.-the formation. There is
q grea. deal Of other structural fea-
lures that is known in regard 10 the
different strata around the city
says Drill Below CiCy.
According 10 these. the most favor
able place TO start drilling would be
four or five miles below FL PasO near
the river. For a new locality. where
the conditions are as favorable for
OIL as they are near FL Paso. a COM
uanv organized on the following plan
would have a success in easily raising
funds for development A stock COM
nanv to be formed by local people as
follows Incorporate for about 100000
shares OF 81 par value, all treasury
stock. 10 buy outright or get rea-
s0nable option on not less than 100
acres Of land owned prior TO 1897, the
company to own al mineral rights
Eliminate all overhead expenses such
as president and consulting engineer
and the like salaries. about 10 percent
Of the funds raised to be allowed for
secretary. advertising and like pur-
poses
When they have about $4,000 in the
treasury the promoters should start
drilling. When oil is found, leases
ara all right, but in a new field those
who start drilling out to have all
the fundamental rights By not own
ing the mineral rights. one would
and the state a royalty amounting In
both cases 20 about 20 percent IL
things turned out successfully Ike
getting oil in commercial quantities
quite & big item itself in any busi-
ness enterprise Leases are all right
There are lots OF Us who want TO take
a flyer, but want q run for our
money" and company organized on
the above plans could easily raise
funds for Development and at the
present day this IS the big item
Danger From Qunlzes-
There might be oil in commercial
quantities and about the only chance
there is no OIL is If the earth's crust
and strata underneath have been 50
shattered by uuheavals and earth
uuakes in the uast ages as TO scatter
the original oil deposits. In some
places II has. and in other places It
has gathered the oil in great pools.