The Winslow mail., 1920-03-19
OIL FIELD NEWS.
Big Interest Shown in County;
10 COmDlete Adamana.

brook-Winslow Oil Field right here at
our door. The recent clear weather
and high winds has materially i'm
proved the roads on the oil field:
much activity is shown in Holbrook
and it will not be long until there will
be much activity on the field.
There are four wells on the main
anticlinal structure where the best
biologists have made high recommen-
dations. From the test of the bailings
from the various wells, the experts.
seem to be assured that Oil in com
mercial quantities will be encountered
anywhere from 1000 to 5000 feet ac-
icording to location.
: There is the Adamana, on Section 4
Twp. Il ~, Range 20 E., being the
fartherest east and south on the mair
structure, location that has beer.
most highly recommended. Approx
Fmately seven miles west by north is,
the Hopi on Section q, Twp. Is n,
Range 19 e. Nearly four miles west
thereof is the Holbrook Oil Co., of
Section %, Twp. Is NJ, Range IS E
About ten miles west by north is the
Black Canyon Oil Co., drilling with an
Okell core drill. on Section 90, Twp
! Is ~, Range II E.. These four wells
are all in line near the apex of the
main anticlinal structure
| The Black Canyon under th
management of Ben McCloskey has
made good, steady progress, depth
now probably not to exceed 700 feet
However, no we'll has had better indi
cations and tests, both gas and oil
This is practically closed company
and there seems to be no doubt but
what the Black Canyon we'll will
prove up the western sector south o.
Winslow
The Holbrook Oil Company is max
ling progress and still retains a IL Is
finch hole at approximately 1850 feet
They have not made the progress the
past three months as was made dur
ling the fall and as is expected within
the next few weeks Weather condi
ltions have been a great hinderance
The log of the Hopi shows consi
derable oil at 1900 odd feet which was
cased off a greater or heavier sano
400 feet deeper. 1t is also known
| that when the Wind River Compan!
lpulled their casing same was in oil
The question is How much?' But
the experts say that there is no doub
| but what it will be in good quantit!
when the well is properly cleaned
cased and shot. The Hopi is withou
casing and is properly cementod ant
! icapped.
The Adamana is properly cased anC
| has an inch hole at approximately
1900 feet the largest hole on the tielC
| for depth. The star rig that was useC
up till time of closing down has prov
! ed insufficient to drill at a deeper
depth. No well on the field has hat
better indications and tests than thf
| lAdamana; considerable gas, some OF
and the last strata very hard bluisl
| lime that contained EXCEPTIONAL!
good oil tests. 1t has been decided b,
all experts, the neutral and those OF
nj a nj +
be had in the next sand, below the
blush lime, estimated at from 100 tt
800 feet deeper. and that the Adamana
is the early prospect and can be com
pleted and proven at less cost than
any other well on the east or central
portion of the great anticlinal struc-
ture.
Certain interest of Wyoming, head
ed by the Cow Gulch and associated
with the Midwest, the Ohio Oil and
the Hurst Keoughan companies
j thought we'll of the Adamana proposi-
| ton to contract to finish and drill
other wells in that vicinity of the
field. Certain acreage had to be qua
ranteed, and this was slow process
and in the meantime the new leasing
bill was passed and went into effect.
These drilling companies have had 5
rigs set aside to deliver to this field,
drill the Adamana and other wells
but after the new leasing bill was in
Iterpreted these companies immediate
lily shipped all their rigs to Wyoming
and Montana to protect their holdings
of government located land. and re
uuested a thirty days extension on the
IAdamana contract. which was grant
ed.
Managing director Cook of the Ada
mana was not agreeable to allowing
another thirty days to pass by with