The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-31

OF high gravity, testing "a degrees
Baume At 60 degree r II is said
TO resemble oil ln the north wcst ern
Ohio fleldG II was found IN what
was termed the Goodrich formation
the Icunsylvanian series.
Lakor operations we're practically
suspended on account Of government
Withdrawals but with the recent
passing Of The leasing bin operations
VIII be resumed Many are Of the
opinion that other paving wells Will
be found and with the striking of
/ the now we'll by the Midwest Il will
add zest FOR the search FOR oil In that
! locality The wells that are produc-
ing are found from f24 10 600 feet
/ and Will not average over ten bar
/ rels each. For the most part 81 IL
wild ana uheXplured country and
many hard hips are met In the drill
/ ing Of wild tests The nearest rail-
road point Ia Dolores Colo, 106
miles distant.
The counties that are receiving
some attention at this time are Car
' hon Emery, Grand, Wayne, san
/ Juan. Kane, Duchesne, Unita and
/ Garfield II IA safe 10 aay that
whore the most prospecting Is being
done conhiderable money Ia bound
/ to 20 on the wrong side Of the
/ ledger, but should one good pool be
/ found ths wildcatter will be re-
warded.
/ 10 is going to take some time 10
develop the resources OF this unset
/ tied country on fields are not
/ opened over night. and those who
|are Interested will have 20 use the
watching and waiting policy until
something of importance is found or
/ tho tests abandoned Considerable
attention Is being attracted by the
/ experimental work OF the present
/ and tho opinion seems 20 prevail that
/ II any Of these ventures develop oil
I'm commercial quantities tho entire
state has a possible chance OF being
! productive
large Interests Invest Heavily.
SO far the Carter OIL company, the
| Ohio oil company, the Midwest Re-
| filming company Inland, Sun Ka-
RomiuK and other concerns have
spent considerable sums In drilling
and 40 far the results have been nil,
but the work continues and unless
something is struck these Compa nies
will have a large deficit TO show for
the energies in this state.
II structures mean anything Utah
win be great producing state as
within ite area are reported some OF
tnn largest thht nave ever been To-
Gated The largest known structure
Is In what has been called the desert
region, In q portion of the cast part
Of the state This area is located on
a broad dissected plateau extending
from the Book cliffs on the north
into northern Arizona on the south
and WasntCh mountains on the west
into western Colorado. This is a
very sparsely settled country and
served only by q railroad In the
northern part. This Is a vast area
and covers territory 500 miles north
and south and 200 miles east and
west.
This mammoth Anticllno consists
Of an uplift extending from the
Book Cliffs TO Pink Cltns. the gen
eral direction being a northeasterly
and southwesterly trend 1t en-
braces ths San Rafael Swell. Gains
Vile, Circle Cliffs and other struc-
lures OF lesser character, and within
one OF these domes It Is expected
will be found some good producing
oil wells.
Outside of this thcrs is the Uuita
Basin country, In the northeastern
portion OF the state, bounded on the
north by the Unitn mountAinA. on
the west by ths Wasatoh and on the
south by Books Gift. To the east II
extends into Colorado and It's limitt
reach practically to the Contlnen1a
! Divide Here there are a number oi
structures that have been reported
favor0bly upon. II Is believed tha'