Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-09-02
WILDCAT OIL WELL
AND HOW DEFINED
A Wildeatter Is n Man That Has the
Faith and Pays the Price 10 Diseoy.
er Something New Under the Sun
TAKES CONFIDENCE AND FAITH
Usually Such n Person IL Called Nut
and Is Laughed nj aud Deridcd By
the Conservative Citizens

II flowing oil well were to he dis.
covered near Deming Deming citizens
would he very proud OF II. and they
would have just reason 10 he because
values would double and treble over.
night and everyone would boast of II.
But an oil well will never he drilled
here except that some one shows an
unsuitable faith that oil Is here and
backs II up by the expenditure of n for
tune TO find out. How many are will
ing TO take the role OF the "wildcatter''
Tor such Is the promoter OF the first
well In a new district? Not many. II
would seem. In fact. not very many
are willing TO even lend their moral
support to such project. But isn't
such an undertaking worthy OF your
supporty
The Deming Blsbee oil and Produc.
ton Co Is here to put down a well and
VIII put 1t down. no matter what the
difficulties. The company would like
to repeat what the OH and Gas News
OF III Paso thinks about their wildcat
district.
The Wildcatter
The wildcatter list he pioneer OF
any adventure that Is undertaken 70
prove and develop an industry bene-
fetal 10 the civilized world. The
term is most frequently applied TO the
oil operator that works In unproven
territory All the oil that has been
produced Ia date s the result OF n
sure confidence and faith of the
"wlldcatter" who when het ried Ia
Interest the public. was derided and
laughed az. but who has gone ahead
ana worked out his scheme, and II
successful Is at once acclaimed gem
ius. and Is followed by the crowd.
Some oil fields are discovered by
accident, when some farmer decides
that he wants n well that will furnish
n good quality Of water and proceeds
to drill and TO his surprise strikes 2
good Flow of oil. as the Fowler well
In the Burk field, but on the whole
the greatest fields are proven nv the
wildcntter
oil has been known to exist In the
Ranger district for n number Of wears.
yet the public lacked the confidence
necessary 10 invest the funds To de-
velop and prove the wealth that was
under the surface.
The geolocal formation OF the
surface. which when further tested by
drilling the hole. may he taken as n |
conclusive proof that the oil does or
does not exist, by either being
gusher or a buster, as dry hole Is
known TO the oil worker The dif. |
ference between success or failure Is |
dependent to great extent ON the
fault formation beneath the surface
as Is indicated when a hole Is drilled
and comes IN gusher. and another
Just short distance away I'm any d. |
rection Is n duster. again Is NAV he |
that the buster lies Just out OF the
pool. which can only he proven by
the wildcatter with his dry holes.
Theoretically we have one Of the
greatest oil fields I'm the world at our
very door: namely. the Hueco Basin /
and the Tularosa fields. and with the
aid of the so-called wildcatters who
have the confidence. and the credit.
we viii soon know what we have. ana l
within 30 days or less III Paso will
he the center Of the oil industry OF
the southwest. with refineries. pipe
lines. and work for all that chase
the rainbow: rainbow chasers are
that class that are never satisfied. and
are always dreaming Of greater
things. and one OF the greatest phil
osophers of the present day says that
the world belongs to "He who
dreams"
Let us have the faith and courage
n our convictions and boost together
and develop the greatest enterprise
hat the world has known--THE OIL,
INDUSTRY which Is yet in it's in
fancy. the products Of which are used
IN every line Of manufacturing: the
combustion engine which Is
coming into its own as n prime mover,
ises crude oil. other types use gasO-
Inc or Kerosene. lubricants are nee
,ssary also to eliminate friction OF
he moving parts Of all kinds OF ma
'hinery. and the crude oil Is the
ouFce Of these. There IL more that
'culd be said about the oil industry
IS an investment leases. production
nd refining. of which In the future
nay make n millionaire Of those who
ave the caDital and nprve IN faLa a