El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23


UTITHIN the next few months the
w dice viii turn and FL Paso will
Konw Il It Is TO become the center Of
a great oil field or not
Never were the prospects brighter
for a new field than are those sur
rounding FL Paso. On all sides the
geological formations are there; IN
many instances very pronounced &C.
ologists Of experience have grown en-
thusiastic over some OF the fields.
even to declarin them the best from
a surface Indication Of any improved
territory in the country.
Geological surveys by the federal
government and by the states have
shown strong indications OF oil In sew
eral locations in the vicinity OF FL
Paso.
Drills Going Down.
Wells are either in process Of sink
ing or derricks are being erected for
drilling in all the fields where oil
indications exist. By Christmas many
Of these wells should have reached
the proper depth TO determine whether
the oil is there OF not
Wells are either drilling or rigs are
being erected at Pecos. Marathon,
near Van Horn, in Hueco Basin. 20
miles east OF FL Paso; in the IL Paso
valley. near the city limits in Hueco'
B0lson and Tularosa Basin. north Of
FL PasO; in the Columbus field west
OF Fl Pasoi In the cap rock country
near Iucumcaris on the plains near
Clovis. y. NJ in the Pecos valley near
Roswell and Carlsbad. and in the VI
entity OF Toyah, all within the imme-
date trade radius OF FL Paso. Indi-
cations have been pronounced good in
all these localities and capitalists
willing to back their Judgment with
their money are drilling e PasO
either is going to become an oil me-
trOpOls OF Il viii have settled for all
time the fact that there Is no oil
hereabouts- within the next Few
months. Millions OF dollars are being
bet that FL Paso viii become an oil
metropolis. for millions are being
and those putting II in believe the
on Is there or they would not be in
vesting-
II win probably be Christmas time
before the first wells reach a suffi-
Gent depth to establish anything to
a certainty, and from that time for
ward the next few weeks VIII be i'm
portant ones for FL Paso.
Catches the Fever.
The "0il fever" which had been rag
ing in north central Texas. in the
great oil fields OF Ranger, Eastland
and Stephens counties and Burkbur-
nett, struck Fl PasO about 10 months
ago and many companies exploiting
holdings in those fields were LARGELY
financed here Naturally the fever
spread. but with Il there arose the
question. Why may not there be oil
IN the vicinity OF Fl FasO and in its
avn tributary territory" Long ago
-ne United states geological survey
had located the well known oil pro-
ducing formation. the Pennsylvania"
close to Fl Paso. and when professor
CUMMINGS one OF the two leading
petroleum biologists OF the Southern
long since. he said: The Pennsylvania
formation is closer TO FL Paso than
the government geological survey has
located it. Since then and even be-
fore number OF geOlogists have
found Il, they say. even within six
miles OF the business center OF FL
Paso. up the valley IN the neighbor-
hood OF where the FL Pas0 oil and
Development company, Ltd. composed
mostly OF Orange Tex, people Is now
nation at 1875 feee This is the pio-
neer concern in the vicinity OF this
city and the drill IS progressing. II
was in hlue lime at last accounts. I
about 80 feet in depth 1t is known as
the White we'll" as Il is on z. T
White s property
Test Many Fields.
During the past 70 months various
sections OF New Mexico and south
western New Mexico and southeastern
Arizona and Texas west OF the Pecos
river have been examined by various
biologists and the substance Of their
reports By very considerable ma
Jority are favorable to the chances OF [
striking oil In a number Of these dis
tricts- Among these biologists are
Donald Mckenzie Of FL Paso. profess
scr Fayette A Jones OF Albuquerque, Z
n n, DIT. Hugh r. Tucker Of Dallas.
Dorsey Hager Of Fort Worth and /
Roswell. n. NJ: Dr. H V. Patten Of
Golden. Colo: s r. WorrelL dean Of
the Texas School OF Mines. Fl Paso- [
professor r. d. Jackson. san Fran I
cisco. Calf: and manv others. A /
number Of years ago professor Robert
r. Hin. well known geologist. then |
or texas, called attention to the Dos
sibilities for oil IN the lower Peros I
river valley IN New Mexico. and which I
very section IS now being tested by /
about eight RIGS drilling or soon TO /
"a Good GaubIe.y
In the Immediate vicinity OF Fl ]
Paso. the Hueco Basin. beginning a !
few miles east OF this city. and its /
southeastern extension into Hudsnefh /
county. nernsnS 70 its connection with 4
the supposed Pecos river valley belt ]
coming down from New Mexico. and /
fhe northern extension Of fha some /
-@s'r into ava inrlu7fne- the T--ta r@--
Basin in Otero county. n. NJ. has j
haan reported rerv f7vorahr- on nv I
different Feoio9ists 70 the effect thar /
'narts Of all that immense territory
re ~nnd gau,hias f0- oil d" IT,. rTnae-
Basin proner has come in fer much 4
favora he @eolo0i~a1- oninion.
In the Huaco Pasin. about 90 miles /
EAST NJ Fl Paso. the Huecn Raein OIL /
-ornnanv. connosad OF local hu~snass
ven. IS about ready TO s0ud IN with fts
California standard rig for a deem \
test This concern has $4,000 acres
.nased from the state for of and gas
THE officers OF fha conre-n ere
George Theisen. president. p. 2 ORR.
7orf. Winian1 Orr aud Charles Davis.
vice presidents. 7. F. Anderson. secre-
-a~v. a~d Nav Move frea sure-
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