The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-10-27

istinG that oil will he found in the
state. arr indicated In an exhaustive
article about the New Mexico oper-
ations by n. V. Ellxey In the current
issue OF "Oti Weekly" Of Dallas, n
Journal OF national distribution among
oil men. The article II IN part "a
follows;
Efforts TO find oil in New Mexico
80 back TO 1850, when the first tcs'
IN the state was made near the town
OF Huntington, In the sar Juan
Basin. northwest part OF the state,
and a small amount Of gns VITA found
In 1907 another well was drilled In
200 feet In the same vicinity. ana
developed. n little oil, hut not sufTi-
cient 10 he Of commercial importance.
The we'll developed n flow OF salt
water.
During tho past few years enewed
efforts have been made in practically
every section OF the state. end ties.
wells are being made now from Azter
TO Union county. and south to Eddy
county, there being 20 wells reported
under way NJ the present time.
This renewed activity II due to \
combination ~ circumstanccs. Tho
development Of the fields OF West
Texns aroused Interest In the neigh
boring state, and validating extends
IN Texas ~ far az the New Mexico
line on the west. The high price OF
crude during the past three wears il
also n factor In stimulating efforts for
production. moi only IN New Mexico.
but throughout the
Icaslrug State Lands.
On March II the New Mexico legis-
lnture passed House Bill No. isG. in
troduccd nv A. II. Carter OF MRgda
lena, providinR for the leasing OF
state lands for oil. gas and mineral
exploration md development, and
Immediately the state land Office he
came swamped with nppiicqiions for
lenses under the new law. These are
h main contrihutory causes for n
campaign ~ validating In New Mex
leo now h is serond 10 no efforts
In undeveloped sections OF the coun-
try.
Several OF the major companies
have recently taken large blocks Of
acreage In the state. especially along
the Texas side. and tests nre heing
made IN tho way from CLAYTON 20
Carlsbad. Many OF these tests are by
rtock companies or individuals. hut
some OF them are financed by major
operating companies In other states.
Tho Joint test Of tho Gypsy, Twin
states and Ohio cities Gas com pany.
northwest OF Santa Rosa in Guada-
iupe county. II 20 inr one OF the most
lnterc-thE tcs'H OF the STATE. The~'
compnhiea nave leases covering n big
ateA IN TINS part OF New mexico. IN
thloh county norm OF n
gas sand was recently found az about
!upV ieet' nhu atllhhs y h'inS COZ.
uhueu' me bmplfe Has q fuel
Cosden on a Gas com
nhny SincIalr interests Twin
states GypsV' the ONO CttieF Gas
ana other nationally Known
pT"uu.lhk cohVhhles nave protections
w various countries hlohf the easter
cuFe o. the state, ana scores OF small
et NV arc M INK acrcfsc' or
shhi]ihs urilhhS companies or rpecu-
h'ihE ~ ieeHes;
In"r"uHniN '"N,inRih'n'
New MeNico mas been geologizod'
i"sSipN no snte IN thr union mas
h"u = mote u,talled STUDY hN IN.
rock man New Mexico. \
t%eo'"FlHl returning trun ther' iurinl
uhe PHht summer Ahlu tnnt ne nno'
ul"re '''i g~o"loElA's ~ Now NeNlro
.hhh "" nhh ever s"'n N me err
tory ~ the same tinIe' Thc surface
oonai.,"ns hre neihs stnhled IN ev"rN
part OF the STATE. am ny m'n who's
clents are among the best known
Ii"tu''hk "'b"hi@"''ohA III IN" hou'h'
""H''
And from the standpoint Of geology
New Mexico has good prospects To-
oil production. The Perman an
PENNSYLVANIA sands both underly tn
eastern part of the state. AVID NJ
depths which Will make their eN.
ploratton profitable, u II belicve'
that the Permian Will be found w
Gundaluse county 90 about $500 feet
ana the Pennsylvania ~ slight,
moro than 1000 feet. Going south
drilling will not have TO he 30 deep
and oil shuwinEs have been found nj
less than 1000 feet In the Carlsbad
section. a well known goologist
who's rnme II used by more opera.
tors In ihc southwest. likely, han tina.
OF any other man In the profession
made the settlement recently that I
oil n not found In paving quantiticl
In Now Mexico. g~colngisis may ms wei
pack their bags and hunt n new pro.
fession.
leases are selling nt - an acre II
quay, Guadalupe n Union counties
nnd In the Pccos valley territory "
the southern part NJ the STATE trans
ferH have been made at n higher price
especially In snail tracts. Uoughi,
speaking tho whole state In undcl
lease although of course there ar
HgIffgTpd tTnrtg tn every county thNI