, 1922-02-02

While the thermometer has not
registered low during the past week.
or any particular amour of snow
fallen during that period. there has
been just enough wind to constantly
drift the fine, light snow and as a
result communication with the oil
camps has been quite limited. So
far as known all work under way last
week Is being continued and prepara-
tions are under way for others to
commence at an early date.
Mr.. Gilbert Wood, field superin-
tendent Of the Southwestern Petrol
cum Co.. operating on the SWA OF
SEA OF 25-18-S5, near Saratoga, this
county. confirms the report of its
J having set 12h inch casing at 1850
feet ten inch at 1900 feet. The
company Is making a deep test OF
what is known az the Pick Springs
structure which has had perhaps as
much attention geologically as any
generally looked upon with favor ac-
cording to Mr.. A. T. Whitehead.
Additional improvements at the
new Midwest camp on 35-26-S8 con-
sisting Of a garage 4Ox6O feet and an
ice house in addition to hotel and
bunk houses reported last week, are
evidence OF an intensive drilling
campaign by the large companies as
has been forecasted by The Repub-
lican.
The Ohio Oil Co. recently returned
p car Of large tools from here to
Rock creek this county for use in new
development in that camp. AS 20
] and Is inch tools are only used to get
, through the surface sand and first
water as a rule, it is cheaper to move
them from place to place as needed
rather than carry large stocks. This
little note is offered in explanation
of the wonder why?" these tools
we're shipped away.
Regardless of road conditions
there appears to b. quite a heavy
truck traffic to the oil fields as
evidenced byf the material that is
leaving II. Earsen's lumber and sup
ply depot. Eight loads of 12h inch
casing has been weighed out for tho
Kasoming No. 3 we'll on ~26-2G-Ss.
All of The string contemplated for use
at that location is being delivered
az last as DoSSlDlt Dtlhl' III Ipdun
break up. Sand. crushed rock. ce-
ment and the big pump for the Hi
nois Pipe Line station on 26-25-S9
required 81 truck loads.
The Ohio Oil Co.. are drilling
again on the O'Brien structure after
having cemented the cellar and other
wise prepared for the bringing in of
what is hoped will be a gusher oil
we'll. The last gas developed is con-
servatively estimated at a million
cubic feet by many who have visited
the property the past week and is
said to be SO wet with gasoline that
oil in great volume must be close
at hand. Other knowing operators
estimate that tbs Muddy producing
sand is 500 feet below present depth
Of $3.50.
Mr.. w. II. Hornsr of Seattle. who
is president of the Red DESERT Oil
T Exploration Co., drilling or the
Lost Creek structure and also pres
ident of the RenrOh Syndicate. drill
ing on 19-26-SS Mahoney Dome ar
rived in Rawlins last Monday and is
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. L. S.
Waugh at the Hotel Ferris. While
the weather COnultlOnS are NOT OH
ductive to field exploration or field
development at the present time, Mr..
Horner is putting in the time to
good advantage in investigating
material and supply markets and
making acquaintance with the bus
mess interests of Rawlins. Mr..
Horner Is n of the large exporters
and salmon cannery supply and pro-
duct dealers. handling millions of
cans OF that staple annually. He
states hal he and associates have
entered the oil game in a full real
ization OF it's hazards and selected
Wyoming as the proper place to
speculate because OF the high per-
centage OF producing wells drilled.
high grade OF product and apparent
long life Of producing wells in this
state. Mr.. Horner will probably ex-
tend his visit for a week or ten days.
He will visit all Of the camps and in
spect a number Of the producing oil
and gas wells before returning to the
Sound.
According to valuations of all of
the personal and real property in the
state Of Wyoming. taking figures of
assessed valuation at only sixty per
cent of real value and adding thereto
another forty per cent. the grand
total Is seven hundred million dollars.
Quite a sum for a sparcely settled
country. BUT-figuring coal at soc
per ton the known potential coal
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