The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-10-10
DETRoIT TIELD AcIIgr

Ant NINN wei was ufliINU HfI
Hunter Camp. 0arretson, pennlne
ton and olhcrk James Brent an
experienced OH web dflller from TIE
Oh Fields OF Louisiana and California
contracted Ia drill the wells. The
FIRST well was drilled 100 feet
and the second hoo feet deep.
These wells penetrated a great
thickness OF blue shale and The
deeper well showed strong mdica-
tons OF gas and oil. Great ex-
|ciiement followed. Tho drlllcr, who
is believed 10 be an employe Of one
OF the bis companies. shot the well
at $50 feet and moved away with
his rig. Capt J. n. Hunter. an III
Paso druggist was al the time one
of the owners OF the well, and
states that while the well was
being drilled the gas pressure was
80 strong one DAY that u blew
water over the top OF The derrick.
81 feet high. and hurled a small
timber against him with such force
as 10 knock him down.
A little over a year ago a well
was drilled for a local company Of
Alamogordo. about ihree-fourihs Of
Ia mile east OF a limestone dome
nine miles west OF valmonL by c.
N. Jones for oil at a site said 10
have been selected by Prof. Fayelle
Jones, OF Albuquerque. formerly
state geologist for New Mexico.
II was drilled through 100 feet Of
valley fill and struck black lime
|ston. II was continued 10 a
depth OF nearly 1000 feet Sand
was struck al $40 feet carrying gas
and at S33 carrying oil. Al 800
feet a flow Of 1000 gallons OF
water per minute, with a pressure
Of 30 pounds per square inch was
struck. The well was discontinued
al o65 feet in black bituminus shale.
A second we'll was drilled zoo feet
west OF the first which struck some
oil at 800 feet and a considerable
showing Of oil al $50 feet. This
we'll Is now owned by a ranchman
named Stanley. This Is the first
jil In %apprcciable quantities found
IN the basin. Those wells were
drilled in a synclinal basin below
The eastern limb Of the snticline.
Several wells have been drilled
for water In the 1ularosa Basin.
about 30 miles east OF AlamOrgordo
and thirty miles east Of Turquois
10 a depth OF 1000 feet by Oliver
N. Lee and associates. Il is report
ed that In many OF the wells, n
near Lulu post Office, 50 much oil
and brine was found as TO render
the water unfit for use.
Eight or nine companies r
now located In this promising new
neld and most OF them expect 10
commence development work be-
fore the first OF the year.
The Detroit OIL Corporation, in
corporated by local men, has been
selling stock from their Las Cruces
Office for several weeks. This was
one Of the first companies 10 secure
holding In this field and II looks
like they would be the first to
spud In for a deep test.
A. n. LOOMS, pdesident Of this
company. and active manager. says;
"Although we have only been push
ing our stock a short time, and
have done very little newspaper
advertising. we have got splendid
returns. The field scent 10 be
known In every corner OF the
United States, as indicated by stock
subscriptions, and requests for lit
e%rature which we are receiving
from far and wide. The fact that
oil has been found In deep waller
wells. and that so many well
known biologists have made I'M
usually favorable reports on this
held has given Il a standing not
enjoyed by many new fields. We
are more than satisfied with the re-
suits. and can promise our stock
holders action before long"
The III paso-D Detroit oil Company
formed by local and III Paso men,
have started a stosk selling sam
paign from their NJ paso Office, al
2i4 Mills Building, and II is ex-
pected that this company will be
among the FIRST 10 begin drilling