The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-10
See on In Tennessee.
Special 10 The World.

ppectal 10 The world,
WASHINGTON. Nov. &--Follow-
Ing the success Of oil operators In
Allen county. Kentucky. there has
been considerable exploration for
Oil In the adjoining counties OF
logical survey said today. Reports
interiar OF the drilling OF moro
than 80 wells In the northeast quar-
ter OF sumner county, Tennesses. but
according TO the information on
hand In Washing ton. no producing
well has yet been completed.
Territory north Of Highland Rim,
Or The Ridge" as II u locally called
In this Tennessee county 10 recos-
nized by government oil experts
here as prospective oil land, as 1t Is
underlain by the geologic formations
from which oil in Allen county. Ken
lucky. Is obtained. Under the di-
rection OF the federal geological
survey. co-opuTating with the Ten
nessee state survey, kirtIy +. Math-
er. n federal government Eeologist
recently was sent to investigate this
area. Mr.. Mather has just complet-
ed several weeks field work In the
northern part OF Sumner county,
and tho federal geological survey
today made public the following re-
port on his investigstion:
Geological Reports Good.
MIR. Mathei reports that tho ge-
ologic conditions In the Highland
Him part of sumner county are
practically tho same as those In the
oi-produclng territory Immediately
across tho state line, In Kentucky,
In this area there are at least four
anticline folds that are well suited
for tho concentration and storage
OF oil Wen records and curtlnge
from wells now balnE drilled indi-
cate that In a. least q part OF this
area the formations beneath the
black shale' arc well adapted To
serve as oil reservoirs Five drill
inG machines are now at work In
this area, and further explorations
will soon be made. or the four
aniiclinal folds that Mr.. Mathsr has
mapped only one has been tested
by the drlll--ons that may q, be
called the Westmoreland dome, an
Il extends from the western out
skirts OF the town of Westmoreland
In a general northwesterly direction
for about q mile. Two dry holes
were drilled few years ago on the
property OF tho New Hope church
near the crest OF this anticlne.
dry hole that was drilled on the
Escue farm. two miles northwest OF
Is on tho northwest
ern flank OF tho Westmoreland
dome. None OF the other dry holes
In Sumner county north OF the
Highland Rim escarpment and east
NJ k.- % \ a
Nashville railroad were drilled nj
places where the structure 10 IN the
degpeo favorable to the ac-
emulation OF oil. nor are any OF
the machines now drilling in places
where the structure is favorable
The failure OF those wells to find oil
in paying quantities should there
fore not be q sufficient reason for
regarding Sumner county as unfa-
vorable oil territory.
Make Future Explorations.
To prevent further waste In futile
drilling In unfavorable territory and
to hasten the development OF the
10 suggested that future exploration
should be made on or near the
OF three INFESTED anticllnal
which may be called tho Dutch
creek anticline. the Big Trammel
creek dome, ana the Garretts creek
anticline.
The Dutch cresk anticline trends
In general from northeast to south
west and 10 crossed by Dutch creek
one and ons-fourth miles down
stream from the Westmoreland-
Portland pike. This fold has a large
feeding ground. and the results OBJ
tanned by drilling In that general
indicate that tho rocks be-
meath the black shals" arc proba-
bly, suitable to serve as an oil ressr-
voir, This fold should be tested by
at least two holes. A good lota-
tion for ono OF these 10 a point one
and one-fourth miles south and
one and ons-fourth miles west from
Turner's station. A second test
should be made at a point $500 feet
Of tho first.