The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-18

no better orator In tho southwest.
Frank referred 10 the rapid ad-
vance OF geology as applied to the
oil bushes and welcomed this
group OF geOlogists to the OIL CAPT
/ tai OF the midcoutinent field. There
! are already present over 800 geolO-
gists for the three days session.
! These men represent the loading OIL
companies In America from coast
/ to coast and from Kansas to Mexico.
! The United states government and
state geological surveys have repre-
| scntatives here also.
After the address OF Colonel
Greer, an additional welcome was
rendered by George &. Matsou. chief
( geolUgist OF the Gypsy OH company
and formerly a member OF the
/ Unitcd States geological survey.
! Matson is president OF the Tulsa
Geological society, and exceedingly
/ popular among the Tulsa geologists.
/ II II rumored that Matson may be
| chosen as the next president OF the
association, and II nominated will
/ have "A big following from all Sec
| lions of the country.
Wallace e. Pratt OF Texas, nov
/ president OF the association. re-
sponded to the welcome. and stated
/ that in Tulsa the gcolOgis,s were
/ recognized more by the oil opera
| tors in the city than In any other
/ section of the country and that
/ they are directing the expenditure
rof large sums OF money within the
surrounding country about Tulsa.
. lie stated that tho Ford car and the
sofflCe swivel chairs In Tulsa be
longing to the geologists contained
] 4hnaK n phHAYh,Na t.sht -
Among those present OF national
reputation are Dr. David White.
chief geologist of the United States
geological survey from Washington,
and Dr. l. G.. White, state sgcologist
OF West Virginia, from Morgan
town, W. Va. DR.. /. G. White Is
known "as the father OF petroleum
geology"
The most Important paper deliN-
cred at the morning session from the
viewpoint Of the practical oil opera
tor, was the one by j.. A. Edison en-
titled Diamond Drilling OF Oh
Wells 1t appears probable that
In the fture the diamond core drill
I will be used for the purpose OF 10
eating oil pools in areas of the staco
where the geologists cannot work
from the surface on account OF tho
fact that the rocks do not otucrop
and also for the purpose of de-
termining the true nature of the
pay oil sands, since the core drill
brings out a solid connected core OF
the oil sand showing exactly ita
porosity and oil yielding character,
The core drill has been used eNten-
sively in prospecting in areas under
lain by coal and iron ore and is just
now being considered seriously for
prospecting in the hard rock coun'
try Of the oil fields. IL Is essentially
a small rotary outfit that cuts with
diamond points around a core of the
formation, similar TO what is known
as rat choling" In rotary drilling
and the core barrel brings to tho
surface a perfect sample OF the
formation penetrated from the grass
roots down to and including the OF
sands. The total cost OF drilling q
test hole 1900 feet deep with 40 cor,
outfit was apprOXimated as costing
sl3 per foot, which is on the par
with the cost of drilling with stand.
ard tools. The completed hole IN
such case would end up with O
radius OF about two inches, and fur.
nish complete and accurate log OF
all the strata pentrated. The other
papers which were largely of a
scientific and technical interest de-
livered at the morning session were
as follows:
GD |. l. Gradesou and II. II
Johnson, The Influence OF Strait
graphic Variation on Folding" Il,
minutes)
(2) r. II. johnson, "Th,
Time Factor in the Origin and iAc
emulation OF OIL and Gas" q;
minutes.)
3.) d, NJ, Collingwood. "Gra
phic Method Of Determining Loca
ton of Axis of Asymmetrical Fold'
at Various Depths" C5 hinutesJ
ca J. A. Udden, Genera
Review Of Characteristics OF Forma
tions as shown by Drilling
sample GO minutes)
(5D +. A. Edison, diamond
Drilling Of oil Wells" t5 minutes.
(6.) S. Weidman, "Pennsylman
ian Glaciation Of the Arbuckl,
Mountain Region as minutes)
C7,) W. II. Twenhofel and T.
c. Edwards, THE Granite Bpulders
Near Rose, Kansas" distracted by
c. T. Kirk, 6 minutcs)
(SD W. II. Twenhofel ''Se
curlties Law Of Wisconsin, Read
by Title
(9.) c. W. Honess "Structur,
, of the Buried PaleOzoics of Southerr
McCurtain and Choctaw County
Okla. (l5 minutes)
Afternoon Session.
Al the afternoon session Of tho
association, the most important mat
the rapid, rapid ,deGpHIetionSof GH ti the i'' oil re. e.
sources OF the United States. The
, biologists do not take strongly tc
the view that the 81 resources OF
the country are in sucn depleted
condition that in rev years the
demand for petroleum in thu
country will far exceed the supply
: Doctor White Of the United
states geological survey askcc
the association to corporate VIII
the government in working ~
an estimate on the future available
supply OF petroleum. The geolosisti
! feel that at the present time th'
surplus OF oil Is due TO the cOmbina
! tion OF conditions that viii be o
| short duration, and that at no fal
; distant date the decreased prOduC
tion OF petroleum IN the United
= States will be a serious matter, An
+, other important matter taken up wa
the question Of the correlation o
the well known Wilcox oil sands, al