, 1921-11-17
THE Big MA.
Honey DOME
ANOTHER SALT CREEK NOT ENTIRELY
UNEXPECTED IN this WONDER.
Full TERRITORY ,

Like the enmeshing tenacles of the
mighty octupus that are constantly
tightening. Mahoney Dome is being
enmeshed with Standard derricks and
strung with heavy tools that are
gradually extending the outer rim Of
this wonderful structure. The Kaso-
ming on Sec. 34-26-SS drilled in q SO
million cubic foot daily gasser; the
Ohio has drilled in two wells almost
as large on Sec. SO; the Kasoming
later drilled in another wonder we'll
on Sec. % and have moved the rig
over onto Sec. 20; The Wyanna Oil
Co. is on top Of the gas sand on Sec.
rs. Since the completion through
thai territory of the 9O-miIe ten
twelve-fourteen inch gas line to Cas-
per. several new wells are being
started. The Ohio is moving a rig
onto the sen of NWA Sec. 1926
81; the Producers & Refners erect
ing a rig on the NWA of Sec. "a
near the original well at the center
of that section; the Kasoming with
a new rig on the, SEA of Sec. %,
both the latter in 1858: all these
reinforced to the east with the G. P.
on 3 and Mahoney Dome Synd. on s;
on the south by the Utah Oil & Re-
finfng on Sec. 6. the Good well on
Sec. l and the Midwest fiddling in
oil and for the past year on Sec. A.
1888.
All of the land to the north, east,
south and west is held tightly and
guarded jealousy by its wners. The
reason is very simple indeed. Every.
one Of these gas wells are termed
wet g%assers." Wet gas is univer-
sally believed to come from a con-
tiguous body Of oil. The gas pres
sure in these wells registers about
S75 pounds to the square inch-a
pressure that II turned into the
average steam boiler would blow it
into small fragments. Each thousand
cubic feet Of wet gas from all
OF the wells is said to carry about
three pints Of 80 degree BONNIE
gasoline which with the addition Of
IN equal amount of Kerosene. would
produce six pints of the commercial
grade of gasoline purchased at filling
stations.
The history of many wet gas fields
show gradual reduction in the gas
pressure according to quantities
used. until there comes a time when
the pressure becomes so weak that
~ oSuy oI"o1 10 ny
the water pressure behind It to flow
out OF the original gas well.
To prove this theory for Mahoney
Dome, one has only to go to the
Producers & Refners camp on Sec.
rs and 26-26-S7-just five miles
east from the Ohio big gasser. Two
or three of these wells are losing rock
pressure very fast and making con
siderable oil at this time. In fact
the matter is so noticeable that one
OF the pipe line construction officials
was heard to remark that gas wells
would have to be drilled in very fast
II the new 90-mile line was to be kept
in constant supply for the next five
years.
With this evidence of oil being
present in great quantities nearby
and the known fact that there are
several possible producing sands un-
derlying the gas, 1t does not take a
long stretch OF Imagination to fore
cast an early and intensive develop
ment campaign by outlying property
holders. The coming spring should
see a strong movement In this direc-
ton. II present indications mean
anything, Mahoney Dome has a
chance to rival Salt Greek in quality
and quantity and a greater area Of
producing territory. No m need
worry over bringing in a gas we'll.
The pipe line In time will be bidding
high for this high-grade gas-and a
gas well under these conditions will
rival . strong gusher as a revenue
producer. The big fellows know and
are playing the game quietly but
strong. The little fellow Is learning
and we are sure will come in for his
Just returns.