The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-07
HAS ADVANTAGES
OVER RFALL0N FIELD

from Ely tells OF the local people o<
| that town awakening to the import
ance of the strike and crowding the
offices OF the IIlipah Basin Oil and Gas
company seeking the latest news from
the pioneer company in the greasy
water field. TO call II by the Indian
name.
The Tiipah company started its nrst
well on the highest dome on its hold
ings of sso acres In the Iliipah basin-
The well is now being sunk with all
possible speed and the drill IL In the
hard strata" which seems to be the
cork to the bottle" and news from the
big machine will be valuable to those
ifortunate ones who secure II earliest.
The oil found at Fallen was struck by
la two-inch hole. The Illipah company
is using a ifteen-iuch bit. which makes
an eighteen-inch hole In starting. and
the company Is now at depth using .
ten-lnch bit. which has been wideped
until 1t cuts twelve-inch hole. OIL
struck in the Iiiipah Basin Oil and Gas
company's ground will find . way to
get out without sauirming up . little
pipe.
The Ilipah basin IL located about
I thirty nine miles from Ely and about
six miles east of Hamilton and contains
many thousands of acres of land upon
: which there are strong surface show
! in&p of oil. The field IL about two
miles in width by from four to nve
miles in length, being an anttcltne.
which has undoubtedly held the oil de-
Iposits within this enclosure. There are
( Hundreds. perhaps thousands. of acres
. OF oil shales exposed on the surface.
! from which oil has leached out. perme-
4 ating the soil for several acres In ex-
n a,,rrouudtuR each dOmo.
This shale will burn readily In .
Iwood fire and has been usad to some
Z extent in firing the boilers from which
!. steam is derived to operate the drill
This shale could be successfully ussd
!. for that purpose, but it has been found
more economical to use wood. Of which
There is a great abundance near the
al drill
= In an old shaft on the property of
se the company, which Is now partially
re flled with water from the melting
ae snow. coating of oil can be observed
Of IT the present time which has leached
Tout from the surrounding shale. Inn
= tthis shaft also strong odor OF gas Is
!. observed when the shaft Is not filled
~ with water.
- Aside from the geological conditions
8, Ithese are positive evidences that Gil
!, : doere exist IN the sIllipah~ sistrict. hance
n itnere can be reasonable doubt tbat
a gusher may be struck when the OIL
sands are reached by the drill, which Is
arl now slowly but steadily grinding It's
eir way Through the heavy layer OF tough
nd limestone which caps the oil sands.
art From the oil seepage from the shale It
,h- is now known that the oil will have
nd paraffine base, which is double the
al value of that of the asphalt base.
The geology OF the Illipah oil field Is
30 almost identical with that of the Wy
,ss oming oil field and the structure IL ex-
NJ posed, so it may read like an open
rd book and the various stratas easily
identified From this the company was
49, able to spot it's first well on the apex
~, of the anticline without any guess
work, which gives them great ad-
=. vantage over locations Of most new
wells
This is their advantage over the Fal
Of lon field, where oil has just been found
sit and the finding Of this oil has largel,
Las dsposed Of their chance of failure. Z
and does not seem reasonable now tina
he they could fail to get not only nil bu
ties a gusher at Illipah. according to tn
are sta; ements of those from that field, a
ing the formation now being drilled is i'm
ast. pe,v'ous to either water, gas or oil. J
Pi- is the ccrs to the bottle ana 1t Is y
With tight When the drill penetretes TO tn
sands it should uncork the Susf.r.
- The Illipah Oil and Gas Company
~ strictly Nevada corporation. It
NJ economically managed and is spendin
it's money in actual development and
coIr deserving of the support and enc6ul
car- agement Of all Nevada people.
atha The fact that Deputy State Ensine'
,aar, MacFarland is devoting his entire tin
L. L.
,om- 70 .ne nhanasenen. - .no eo..p"'.s ]
IS of nelo Operations - - isse. ions .
mt dorsement. and the further fact tn
.ions George A. Foster, treasurer of Il
Mn. company, and r. A. Richardson, seer
ist;o tary, are the men who located the FIR
well in the Fallon district. which h
brought in oil, and who are still inse
BOD ested in managing the property, sho,
max that these men knew what they we
Mr. doing and that their Judgment has nc
man been confirmed. They came to the IL
and pah district because they considered
ed in a far more favorable field in which
'uth- prospect. as the surface conditions ga
that them sure guide in spotting tn
opin- wells
Las The men who have been operati
on at the drill have long been residents
On OF the district and have been select
say from the best known operators
tine Cooper Flat and also have had mt
sting experience in oil drilling. They are ,
only skilled men in their line. but II
w to are backing their confidence in gett
of a oil by investing heavily In the sto
dana. The people Of Nevada who have bacl
eturn this company financially from the ct
,nths. can therefore rest assured that Il
er in are getting a run for their none
nos and IL we'll is brought in thcy,
ently reap rich reward and will also !.
since the satisfaction Of knowing that I
incerc materially aided in bringing about
Of her SUITS wh1ch VIII nave made that
untry. trict one OF the wealtniest ana u
# her prosperous IN the United states.
sation Inc last word from the we'll was
h may tney nad as yet struck no waters
a nice Win the continued encountering ~
ople-- pockets the operators and vtattoso
indeed LED 70 believe that they are goinl
d and have gusher.