The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-21

] water. u iR fortunate Tor the oil
/ cosuming world that at the psy
| Geological time when rhc oil fields
/ ~ tho United states were showing
signs of exhaustion. that these
( wonderful oil fields were discovered
| without considering the geologic
! structure which ~ well defined. or
the many rich oil sccpagos dis
! tributed over wide area of the
I-cOuutrY sufficient development had
demonstrated that the most prolific
stratum yielding high gravity
/ crude oil. ever tapped by the drill
has been discovered, "a ntting rc-
ward to encourage and ontcrpriso.
While tho republic ~ Colombia is
| divided into II Apartments two In
| tondencias ana seven Comisarils cs-
| pcciales these lattcns two CLASSES Of
| divisions being practically colonial
| districts. nine departments Rt the
present iimu comprise the proven
ana prospective oil area, although II
| is highly probable future develop
| mcnt will uncover other rich oil do
poslts. same as has occurred in the
| various oil producipR states OF the
| United States The trend or the
| oil belt Is slightly cast of north, be
ginning 7j or morcNmiles south Of
| Honda, In the department of To
lima, oNtending north past the rich
| deposits OF Honda. the tropical oil
| companies gushcr well properties
and the Carib-Dohcrty concession
| ana hundred or moro miles along
| the Colon bia- Venezuela boundary.
a distance OF over 500 miles. and II
would he extremely hazardous to
estimate the width which will un-
doubtedly vary, the impression iB
not here conveyed that all this area
viii prove on development oil bear
ing, as practically the same goolo-
gical conditions prevail there as
have featured oil development In tho
older oil fields Of the United States.
The only stumbling block en-
countered In "A largo portion OF this
area, IL found In the excessive
erosion that has partially filled tho
synclines. requiring more careful
and painstaklng work. as nothing
| should be taken for granted, not
| even the presence of live oil seeps.
Elsewhere the petroleum geologisls
haYe boon guided and arrive at final
| conclusions by rock structure and
In Colombia he cannot altogether
put off the old love for the new
| Toll aedps.) by moving with "a
reasonable caution mistakes can and
VIII be avoided. on the other hand
nasty examination ana guess work
WIN uiimhtely bring any oil de-
Nelopment company To grief. IL Is
wen 10 rcalize ana appreciate this
fact now.
| Ihc nine departments ciasscd as
proven or highly prospective oil
| bearing lands, have a total area of
| ll6,36l square miles hivided a. fol-
| lows. North Santander, 67uS
square miles: Santandct, l9I6l
square miles. Atlantlco iOS9
square miles, Roliyar. 9Seas sn,,nre
miles; Boyaca, lT.6ki sounre miles.
Caldcs, 1915 square miles. Magda .
lena,. 2O,46a suuare miles. Coundi-
Inamaraca, s,Jeg square miIes
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leo na ,ho .n! u,ner coui-
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