American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-01-31
PLEASED WITH FINDINGS
IN CASPER OIL FIELDS
FALLS BUSINESS NAN
BECOMES OIL ENTHUSIAST.

lnnpNcta sUll Fields IN which He 10
Interested, Visits Wella on AA1Oln.
Ing Property, Talks With DWsiness
Men and Bankers and Returns
Highly Pleased with ORtloek.
Mr.. Chester Green. manager OF the
Oneida Elevator, having returned
oil fields known as Salt Creek and
the Big Muddy. In the vicinity of Gas
per, Wyoming, has given his inproas
sions Of these oil fields. which un--
doubtedly will be of interest to sew
aral Of our citizens who have become
interested in the Chappell Oh Coni-
pany through the representations OF
it's vice president, Mr., w. G. Gregory
formerly cashier Of the First NatlonAr
Bank Mr.. Green said:
1t would be impossible for me In
detail to give my Impressions OF the
great oil fields known as Salt Creek
and the Big Muddy. for from what
was told and personally observed
could not be expressed briefly. and
therefore will attempt to conflRe
myself to the more important fea-
lures relating to these oil fields, as
well as to matters pertaining to the
Chappell Or Company,
/ became interested In those oil
fields through statements made by
Mr.. Gregory, formerly of American
Falls, and at his suggestion as we'll
as Mt the reQuegt Of several Of our
citizens who had become interested
in the Chappell OIL Company, I con-
cluded to make the trip to Casper and
inspect the holdings Of the Company
Mr.. j. w. Briggs, representing n num-
Der of his friends at Pocatelio, ac-
companied Mr.. Gregory and myrelx
to Casper and upon arriving there
early In the morning we were soon
on our way to the Salt Creek OIL
Field which ia located about fifty
miles north OF Casper.
had been told previously to leav-
Ing for Wyoming that II would be
possible for person TO drive all day
long through the Salt Creesl oil field
: and never leave the field. After
driving for several hours In the field
| realized the truthfulnesss OF this
9 statement and In fact II would require
q several days to fully inspect Salt
Creek, for It IL not only the eldest,
; largest and produces more oil than
any other oil field In Wyoming, but
! 1t Is one OF the largest high grade oil.
9 fields in the world.
9 Az far back as 1s47, during the
u gold rush to California, this field was
}, known TO contain oil, for there were
q several oil springs In sections OF the
% field among these springs my atten-
J. tion was called to one that since 1888
has been able to produce practically
d twenty barrels of oil day. This
d field has been developed, however
d through the drilling OF wells and this
70 development practically commences
u with the year 1900. The first wells
ID were only drilled to what is known
a, as the shannon sands" and While
r, the wells were shallow In depth the
10 oil produced was of hign grade, sell.
le ing around $500 barrel
ii with the advent Of the gasoline en-
le CINE the great demand, however, was
A. for oil containing high percentage
is OF gasoline, wells were then drilled
r. to a greater depth and today the big
le producers are Grilled 20 what II
I'd known as the second wall creek sand
ranging from 1000 to $500 feet IN
by depth according 10 location In the
ed field In this connection II ~ eS-
OF tremely remarkable TO note that with
is in what is known as the sandstone
n escarpment Uhe sandstone rock rim
n indicating the geological boundaries
n. OF an oil field there has never beer
I'd a well drilled to the second wall creel
D. sand in Salt Creek field that did no
TO produce upwards OF 1000 barrels day
ed In this connection, too. l viii state
lis had an opportunity OF seeing wei
that was drilled IN last SepteInbc
he that IL recognized as the largest hisl
ry grade oil well In the world and Il
ge passing let me also add that this grea
,r.1I 4s faA n inn nj
Mt OF the ChapDell Oil Company's lease
ter Litigation, government withdraw
he ais and the k~Of sufficient pip
at lines only account for Salt Greek no
10 being developed to its capacity, 10
oi while It now produces upwards {
10000 barrels OF oil . day, and III
Big Gusher just referred 10 cOul
ID double the capacity Of the field IL III
at we'll was permitted to flow to its ca
eu- pacity, with this litigation adJuDte'
i've a leasing bill psSsed by congress an
at additional pipe lines constructs
re- Salt Creek could be made To pFOduc
ent anywhere from 100000 To $4,000
,ol. barrels OF oil GSy. Even now theI
uch are hundreds Of wells drilled In II
n z field, and considering the immensil
me Of the field, several miles long ar
in ~ many wide, II II apparent 70 an
Ills, one visiting the field that II hcS on
ade been merely prospectod and not d
loOl yei0ped A. Il ceniE be 6sv13oD6a
500 Salt Creek IL the fIsld In which q
snt. Midwest Company first entered uD'
no the producing and refining Of o
and The company WAS formed by your
Iren stenographer by the name OF Ho
With kins, and today this company mas
. in capital and surplus OF upwards
med $4,000, 10000. Early apprecisun9 !
the possibilities OF this Hello the MidWt
'pli- Company acquired as much iand
Salt Creek a. II was possible to
quire and bold, and as l have In
ami Gated before with no failures will
sday the sandstone escarpment o.
II IL field, the land il Of great value q
u0Re the Midwest Company has never