Graham guardian., 1919-07-04
TO SINK TEST WELL
Consolidated Oil Development
Co. Has Started Opera
tions Near Tucson

The Consolidated IOil Develop
ment Company, owning 1890
acres of land south of Tucson,
all of which is covered by a six
per cent royalty, reserved by
The State of Arizona about TWEEN.
ty years ago, has undertaken to
sink a test well to a depth of
from a, 900 to 5000 feet in Sec
tion q, Township 16 South.
Range IA East. G. & S. R. B. &
M, this site being located Is
miles south of Tucson, on the
Nogales road, at a point about
u miles east of the road. The
chief driller for the company.
Il. g: Scott, arrived at Tucson,
Monday, June 9th, to take
charge of the field work. Mr..
Scott is an oil man of wide ex.
perience, having worked i'm
many Texas and California fields.
The tool house has been con.
structed on the site of Well
No. l, and work on the standard
derrick was started last Monday
morning.
The company has reserved five
4-acre plots in each section for
drill sites, and the remainder of |
its acreage, viz: 19, 2S0 acres. is
for sale at the rate of $40. 90 per
acre, for tracts, ranging in size
from one-quarter of an acre up
70 40 acres; $35 90 per acre, from
10 to 80 acres; $1,000 per acre.
rom 80 to 160 acres; S25 per
acre, from 100 to 320 acres, and I
'2O. 100 per acre, from 32O to GAO
!cres, The company gives a
Iced and abstract of title to
very purchaser, and in addition
Q the land so purchased out
light, each deed conveys an un-
llvlded interest in, all the COM
'any's drill sites, wells, machin-
ry, equipment, etc., and a like
ndlvided interest in all oil, gas
r arteslan water which the com
any may produce; also an un-
lvlded interest in all acreage
'hlch may be hereafter acquired
y the company. This undivid-
d interest will be determined I
n December 81, 1919, according
} the. amount of land sold, and Q
Iay be converted at that time I
ito shares of stock. o
All the cash is being handled ii
Y the Arizona Pacific Trust is
ompany, of Phoenix, as trustee, N
Ee used for drilling purposes
lly, and all the company's busi- A
'ss is likeoise being handled
, the Trust Company, Ii,
Quoting from an editorial ap- al
airing Nin The Arizona Daily ce
ar a few days ago: P,
"A great many people who have RE- sa
ed here for many years and who are
niliar with local geological condi- 10
ms have believed for a long time
It oil underlies this section. As long
twenty years ago well was started
The Pantano country and about ten
hrs ago well was put down $50 feet
the Rlncon quadrangle,
Neither of these rigs were sufficient
sink deep well, and this will be the
7 deep test in this vicinity.
1T Is interesting to note also that Ce
well is being sunk only after six
geologists. have given it as their
Mon that the chances of encounter
oil are excellent.
One thing is certain. too, If oil is
struck here, artesian water is GER =
to be encountered and artesian no,
,er will make this great agricult- Mt
section. oIo a"
OF course one well will not do the ShTS
k, but once it is proven that artss inri
7 water 'e&ists" Here, hundreds Of on on
Is Will be sunk and oil is apt to be her
ountered in number of places. 7
iere is a good chance for Gila val
ley farmers to step in and I
their feet wet. I