The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-09-30
Hundreds of Samples are Distributed to All
Who Apply, and Doubt Has Given Way
to Affirmative Conviction

| Der of oil development schemes In
hand.
Although the significance of the
discovery has not been lost on a
single local understanding mind
yet there Is no excitement here
One would think that every local
resident believed implicitly from
the first in the existence of oil in
the Fallon district and merely ac-
eepted the evidence put forward as
eorroboration of a contention that
had been consistently maintained.
II probably is a fact that in some
Instances outside people doubt the
bona fideness of the discovery
Word to this effect has filtered
back into Fallon from Reno and
other points in this state. Ii will
be remembered that this paper has
been ultra-conseryatiye in the
handling of oil district news. This
in contradistinction to other news
sources. The Standards publishers
know the officials connected with the
Fallon Oil and Gas Company and
entertain the utmost confidence in
their probity. The standing of
each and every one of these men in
this community Is too we'll under
stood by local people to admit of
putting forward impeachment of in
tent nor Is there any one familiar
with conditions here who has in
dulged this form of insidious gos-
sip.
Discussing the discovery well yes
terday President Wayne Young, of
the Fallon Oil and Gas Company.
said;
There has never been a doubt
in my mind relative to the presence
of oil under our ground since last
April the 2Sth, when at a depth of
659 feet oil samples we're obtained
that electrified the district and gave
us incentive for continuing opera
tions as well as stimulating every
operator In the district. We are
down now to a depth of more than
1900 feet and for weeks splendid
high gravity oil has been coming IN
TO the we'll in considerable quantity
Samples have been taken from time
TO time and these have naturally
varied in quality with the attain.
ment of depth. until on last Thurs
day the trips of the bailer brought
oil that is estimated to have gray.
ity of around As, an unusual fig.
ure.
when our well was started with
the okell rotary machine the sur.
| face diameter was only six inches
As depth was reached this was
necessarily lessened until now ! dc
not need to say that the well bot
tom diameter is so small that II
precludes the use of the hole as 4
c m m ereial proposition. Tht
amount OF oil that could be reclaim
ed with the shutting off of water
would not allow OF the well having
a distinct value other than as con.
stituting evidence of the existence
of a great oil pool and having salts
fed ourselves fully In this regard
work will proceed at once on a new
we'll project, which 1t is planned
shall have a surface diameter OF
121a inches.
Thorough going oil people vii
understand also that the presencs
of water within an oil pool area
may mean the complete disappear
ance of the oil body. OIL producing
states have legislation on this sub
iect and inspectors compel the earl,
cementing of a we'll to prevent con
tact between the two insoluble liq
uids. In the instance OF our well
many people saw the bailer with IT.
mixed oil and water content ant
took note of the things that com
PEELED us to set about at once ant
try to cement the water away from