The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-19
CENTRALIZED GEOLOGICAL RE.
PORT OF FLORIDA.

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In considering the geology of the
State Of Florida from an oil produc-
ing standpoint, have encountered
various conditions. which, at times,
seem to contradict themselves, and 1t
has been necessary to gather together
data from the various State geological
reports; United States geological re-
ports and recorded well logs and also
nom photographic reports wherever
they could be secured.
The geology OF the State of Florida
has at all times been more or less Of a
puzzle, and it has only been during
the last decade that any Roadway has
Been made in solving the origin of the
State and the age Of it's underlying
stratas.
The surface conditions of Florida
show to be "Eogenic Marine" and
"Quartenary,' which also is the for
nation which prevails on the surface
and upper stratas of South Texas and
Louisiana, commonly termed the Gulf
Coast field.
The Gulf Coast field is a term used
in referring to those pools of oil and
gas which occur along the Gulf of
Mexico, extending from the Missis-
slppi River to Sofa La Marian" in
Mexico.
Nearly all Of the pools which have
been developed In this belt have been
Of the sat dome type, in which the oil
has been found concentrated around
cores OF salt, gypsum, and sometimes
sulphur.
Recently, gas wells have been drilled
IN the vicinity Of Corpus Christi and
Laredo. wherein the producing for
nations are relatively undisturbed
Tertiary sands of approximately the
same age as those which surround the
salt domes at the horizon wherein oil
Is found
OIL was first found In the South
TEXAS of Gulf Coast Regions, at Beau
mont Texas, January 1901. This well
had an initial production of thosuands
Of barrels per day-by some it was es-
tmated as high as $4,000 barrels. This,
Of course, led to a search for similar
lOcatiOns, and among the most i'm
portant pools which have since been
5eveloped from similar structures are
hose Of Ance La Butten, Jennings,
WEIGH, Homer mad Vinton in Louisiana.
Sour Lake, Big Hill, Humble, Sara
iOga High Island, Damon Mound, w.
Columbia in Texas.
With one or two exceptions. all the
POOLS which have been developed in
he Coastal Regions of Texas and
South Louisiana are located along a |
series Of hypothetical intersecting
tault lines. These intersections are
supposed, or thought to have been
caused by the circulation of under |
ground water, which is presumed to |
AVE deposited cores of rocks, salt,
gypsum sulphur and secondary lime
stone
All Of these domes are not oi1-bear-
Ig and in some of them sulphur de-
p0Sit has been found, which proved of
sFeat commercial Importance. The
eumentary beds are bent upward
Eom all sides around these domes
nd faulting has been shown to exist
Inc vicinity of some of them.
biologists have differed, as they
A*ays do, as to whether or not the
@'sin Of the oil in these domes was
nun the deep "Mesozoic" or .Paleoz-
w beds or whether it came from
.' formation which surrounded theI
.y'zon in which it is now found These
spg formations range from the
yaa'enary' sands down to the Jack
sy).
~ost assuredly, from what is known
- ne older formations which underly ,
region. conditions at the time of ,
a. deposit were more favorable for
~ seposlt Of petroleum forming ma
IA tnan was the case when the lat
:, 1sEtiary beds were deposited.
,sr Cretaceous of Northern Texas !,
~. LOuisiana and the Carboniferous of
lAOlna and Texas have yielded
~ Oil pools, and the outcropping of !
h. formations have been confirma !
-, evidence as to their petroleum !
"S'eF' however, little evidence ]
ts,..s, positive oil pregnancy of the
s,." ga Region was evident from OUT !
,-s,"ss'' However. in the Eocenel
E5~-eon' the marine beds above the {
3 ssIs,s' and Wilcox formations have !
n Va, little oil at various places.
Z 49, ''aS theories exist as to the !
4 a.. u the Capitalization of these r
a lagy,s,. out Norton offers very
hss ~ explanation when he sug- ii
3' these domes represent dead Q