Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-07

Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas, Int
IN New Mexico Htlic evidence 81 the
presence Of oil aud gas in them has
yci been found. 4 small amount
Of oil at Dayton and q few seeps
ana some traces OF oil reported in
water wells ~ several other places
are the only favorable indications
20 far reported. only a few deep
wells have been bored in New Mex
leo however ana these are In
places where the structure Is not
favorable for the occurrence Of oil
or gas. or the wells were not
drilled deep enough 10 make them
satisfactory tests. Much of the
geologic guidance used In locating
the wells drilled has come from
iucOmpetcnt experts the pres
euco Of one dome" for example.
having been deduced from haphaz-
ard readings of dip taken on layers
of cross bedded sandstone. one
probably hopeless project Is a deep
hole in the middle Of Tularosa
desert. where there are no rock
outcrops 10 indicate the structure,
In GONE Of the hectic literature
written to promote the sale Of oil
stocks the chief geoloRist Of the
United States geological survey Is
falsely quoted as authority for the
statement that New Mexico would
develop one Of the biggest oil fi@ds
on this continent.
Localities OF Domes and Arches.
The general structure OF east
central New Mexico is that Of an
eastward dipping monocline, but
there are local reveraals Of dip due
70 domos and arches, or anticllnes,
some Of which are rather promi-
nent. only a few Of the areas
where these structural features
appear to merit the attention OF
the Reolngist and driller can be
mentioned here. In Guadalupe
county. for example, the apex OF
one OF the most clearly marked
domes Is in the west-central part
Of r. u ~, r. 10 r. The uplifted
beds. which are $500 feet thick,
are Of Permian and Pennsylvania
age, and the Pennsylvania beds
lie on granite at a vertical depth
Of 2 900 feet or more. on Pintada
creek. in the center of T. ~, X.
10 f.. there Is a smaller dome IN
volviug the same strata, and
slightly less pronounced dome ~
indicated in the same canyon few
miles above Pintada postoffice
There arc several board, low aches
I'm the strata in the northeast cor
ner OF this county and in adjoin-
h
county To the north. In quay
county a broad, low anticline In the
cred beds" passes short dl5-
lance east OF Tucumcari and ex-
tends for some distance north and
south Of the Rock Island railroad.
In DcBaca county the strata dip
nearly due east in general, but IA
few local reversals of dip suggest
That minor domes or arches may
be found when q detailed survey IS
made Lincoln county Is traversed
Nv broad nnticliue that lies east
of the sierra Blanca structural
basin and passes near Lincoln. In
the western part of Lincoln coun-
~ there are several dOmes that
nppear to he favorable for the
storage of oil, although there Is no
visible evidence that they contain
oil they are in r, s., r. E., In
the northeastern part of T, -,
r. < e., and In the center of T. >
S.. II. ~ Il, In the eastern part
Of socorro county, three miles
northeast of the Carthage coal
mines, there is a notable elongated
dome which brings up the Mesa
verde coal measures; at Pralrle
| Springs there Is dome In the
| limestones Of Permian age; and In
tho center Of r. 2 S., r. 4 E., there
IL n dome in the Abo red beds.
The plunging anticline at the north
end Of the Oscura mountain uplift
is also in the eastern part of this
county.
Wells Should BE Sunk Deep.
All test wells sunk in this region
| vbnu11 hp carried entirely through