Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-01
FRI0NA, TEXAS,
OIL WELL DOWN
0VER |, 100 FEET
Standard, Rig Being Used;
Plenty of Material Is on
Hand to Go 1000 Feet
or Deeper If Necessary.

The we'll is being put down by
the Prairie Oil and Gas company,
well known as one of the important
components of the Standard Oil |
company. the welf is down over
100 feet and work is going for
ward day and night.
The equipment for the Friona
well is the best that money can
buy, A standard rig 106 feet high
has been erected; there is a COM
plete set of tools. with arrange
ments made for burning either coal
or oil, and everything is ,ins shape
to drill a well 1000 feet, or deeper,
If occasion demands. II is the sort
Of outfit that delights the heart OIL
one desirouus of seeing a thor
ough test of a new country.
The casing on the ground proves
the intention of the Prairie people
to drill the deepest hole ever nut
down in this part of the country.
They have 2,000 feet of u IL men
casing; 5000 feet of lO-inch. 0,ooo
feet of S-inch and 5000 feet OF D.
inch pipe. all at the well, SO there
will be no delays for want OF ma
terial. They started with 20-lnch
hole, set the 20-inch casing at SOO
feet, set their / 5 1-2-inch caslnG
at 700 feet, and are still CARVING
their II 1-2-inch below 1,l00 feet.
They expect to put 1000 feet OF
IL . inch pipe in the hole before
setting same.
THe we'll is being drilled on a
broad district ridge that runs
southwest into Roosevelt county,
N. NJ. Here it is paralleled by an,
other ridge upon which the NJ
Mex well is being drilled. The log
of the Friona we'll is so nearlY
identical with. that, of the Nu- Mex
log, as to be practically counter
mart. and oil men say that what
ever is struck at Friona, Will be
found in Roosevelt county. Hence
the deep interest of everybody VINO
has picked eastern New Mexico as
the next oil sensation,
There is no doubt that the Pra'-
rie Oil and Gas company mas the
services of the best geologlsts IN
the country. 1t is also true tnat
they picked the Friona loeatloi,
after most careful investigator OF
the field. They are prepared 10
spend a hundred thousand dollars
on this well, which they would
hardly do unless the structure was
regarded as favorable 1t is con-
coded that the tremendous gas
wells at Amarillo are coming from
big oil deposits not yet located,
and the standard Oil experts EVIL
IDENTITY have decided that they are
to the southwest, under the Dig
ridge that runs into eastern New
-.exico, and Roosevelt county IN
particular.
Roosevelt County Activity.
Another new we'll started drllllnS
n few DAYS since. 1t IS located IN
the northeast quarter Oh the hoitl'
west quarter of section s, township
2 north. range 20 east. 1t Is TO De
known as the Dahl well, and Is be-
ing mt down by John DAM and
associates of Wichita Falls. ,TeXas:
These people are active OIL hiei'
and have drilled a number OF pro-
ducers in the Electra field OF TEX
az They expect to strike the iISt
sand around 1,S00 feet ana plan
10 drill several wells ana may go
to a great depth in their next dril.-
ing to determine what other sahds
there may be below.
Portales people are pleased with
The announcement that the, NJ
Mex company will resume drilling
within the next two weeks. Harry
6 Lewis, who represents the Chi-
ago and Kansas City syndicate,
and who are financing the Nu-MeN
operations, made a flying VISIT, 10
this city on last Sunday, ana stated
that work would begin at once, ana
that he would make Portaies ms
headquarters until the well was
finished, On account of its loca-
tion and depth already attained,
Nu-Mex is regarded as the real
test of this field and now that the
log of the Friona well cotncldes SO
closely with the Nu-MeX lorna
tion the local we'll Is regarded
more favorably than ever,
The Great. Western Oil ana Gas
company well, which was recently
taken over by the Texas ana Ar
IONA company. will start work III
n few DAYS. The well is $50 teet
deem and it is the intention to driil
Ia 1900 feet, If necessary Inc
location is one that has always
been highly regarded. 80
The Roosevelt well, located ~
miles southwest of Portales is be-
ing put down by California parties
who own extensive interests M
Roosevelt county. T. h. Wetner-
holt, the president of the company
was in this citv this week and re-
ports everything, in a Satisfactorily
condition.
The formation of Roosevei,,
county, with its antlchnes anu
domes, resembles closely the pis
producing fields of Texas and OK
Iaboma. Few districts have re-
ceived such unanimously IaVoraoie
reports from biologists and oil men
ms has this region. Every week
brinrs new operators and con-
se,ystive estimate gives RooseVelt
comfy ten deep drilling weiis
within four months, all of when
is causing leases to sell at increas-
ing figures. ,,aoro.
liza Petroleum, Sinclair, Nauonal
E,xnloratio, and other big OIL Or
ga,5izations have large lease hoio-
ings in this county. ,;.,,
The wells now under way win
their locations, are as follows;
Nh Mex well. on the Jack WlicoN
ranch. section 4, township south
range 80 east. .;o
Roosevelt Oil company; sectio''
7 township 6 south. range 81 east
Mesa Oil and Gas COMPANY: SEE,
t,on 27, township north, range ~
east o oor,
Great Western Oil and Gas com
many: Section II, township
south. range 81 east.
Dahl we'll: Section 5, township
Q north. range 90 east.
In addition well has been 10
Gated for early drilling by George
y. Montgomery of. Amarillo, In
section 8. township s south, range
anSt