American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-01-31

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pany's lease for which the Ohio Com
pany paid $500. 900 for q half interest
and this was before practically any
wells had been drilled on the land.
II is therefore not strange after in
| speeding the various wells in the
| field that that both Mr.. Briggs and
myself realized 1t is only a question
OF having land within the escarpment
and equipment TO drill 1t for a COM
pany TO become one of the big pro-
ducers In the Big Muddy oil field.
| regret my inability to describe
In detail our inspection of the oil re-
fineries at Casper, which are not
only modern in every respect but
among the largest in the world today.
II was very interesting TO note the
various stages through which the
crude oil passes before II is refined.
Millions are invested in these refin-
cries showing the faith the Standard
Oil Company has in Salt Creek and
the Big Muddy, the oil fields furnish
ing the bulk Of the crude oil supply
ing the refineries, but some idea can
be gained from the immensely OF the
enterprise when 1t is noted hat at
least 200 large tank cars loaded
with various grades of refined oil
leave Casper daily.
Pictures Of Casper with a popula-
tion of possibly 1000 before the pipe
lines from Salt Creek and the bring
ing in of the Big Muddy contrasted
with Casper with its population of
ten to fourteen thousand today, IN
competition with its up to date hotels,
modern office and store buildings,
paved streets, etc, also must impress
one that the oil industry Is one of the
great Industries of the world today.
/ also had an opportunity to come
in touch with the officers of the
Chappell Oil Company, residing at
Casper. Mr.. Mark u. Weber, the
general manager of the company,
since old enough to follow a liveli-
hood has never lone anything but
drill and operate oil wells. He i'm
pressed me that he understands every
detail OF the oil business and the
company. in my opinion, could not
have a more competent field manager.
Mr.. II. b. Durham, the secretary of
the company, was for a number of
years in the government service and
had much to do with the withdrawal
by the government OF lands in Salt
Greek, and few If any men In Wyo-
ming are more familiar with Salt
} Creek than Mr.. Durham. Both OF
these gentlemen impressed me as
} being business men, absolutely hon
t est and stand high among the citi-
zens of Casper. | did not meet the
president of the company, Mr.. How
{ ard Weber, as he resides at Bartles-
/ Vile, Oklahoma, but l did see a pic
I ture of him at the time his nine story
Y fire proof office building in Bartels-
willie vas being dedicated. 1t is APP
= parent that Mr.. Weber has made
o millions In oil and has made a sue
: cess of the oil business
With such men in charge of the
Q Chappell Oil Company's affairs ant
so closely identified in a successful
way with the oil business; a com
pany having a policy OF only drilling
0 on proven oil lands; owning leases
d that are exceptionally we'll located
In the first and second producing
fields OF the state; with its holding,
% In close proximity to pipe lines en-
g abling the company to get Its oil
q promptly to the refineries when
y bringing In It's wells, I have no hest
tation in saying that l consider thu
d Chappell Oil Company's prospects
e exceptional, and believe this compan.
Will be one of the big producing com
I, panies within the mex few years.
iel The weather was enjoyable and thu
10 trip throughout was n of the mos
o interesting and instructive of m,
ID life and | hope others of this section
Is may have an opportunity Of visiting
these oil fields, for 1t is a trip tina
4 is worth while.
g An incident that iranspired sine
re Mr.. Greene's return from Casper ha
Ly greatly increased his confidence IL
,e the oil fields and in the Chappell OF
tCompany's holdings. The first vel
In encountered by Mr., Greene and tn
ell party he was with, was the Moshe
ly Well, a mile and q half outside I'll
40 e%scarpment and three miles from tn
I'd Chappell company's Salt Creek prop
erty. The we'll had been drilled 1
a feet into the oil bearing sands an.
In capped just a few days before hi
10 visit, awaiting the building OF tank
TO take care of the expected flow
m Mr., Greene took a picture of the vel
ne Three days after his departure tn
o, we'll "blew up" and poured forth
As stream of oil estimated at from so
to 5000 barrels a day. Stock of thi
III company, which had been SIS a uni
ie of 275 shares, jumped In two days {
d, $1,000 a unit and is expected to reac
he $4,000 or more before 1t reaches it
ut level.
is The coming in of this we'll. outsid
it the proven oil field, places the Chap
IL pell OIL Company's holdings in tn
~ center OF a field directly betwee
As two large producers, and adjoinin
n the best wells in the district. MI
30 Greene's confidence in the field
I'd naturally strengthened.