The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-30
Interesting Review
of Salt Creek Field

Two noticeable features are very APP
parent in the Salt Creek field of Wyo-
ming, states llarve Loomis. consulting
geolog st {. Oklahoma City, who Is
well known here and is now In this
city on business visit. one of the
features Is the enormous size of the
structures and which covers an area
oil at least 60 square miles. The other
Is the completeness Of the monopoly
which the Standard Oil company and
its subsidiaries have in the territory.
The producing area OF the field at
the present time Is IS miles long and
from three to five miles wide. The
first Wall creek sand covers only ten
miles. The second Wall creek sand Is
known to cover sixty miles. he states.
Another mnd known as the BIZ Muddy
has been found 10 exist below the
second Wall creek sand, but has not
been defined as yet 1rhe sands range
In thickness from 80 TO 200 iect and
yield oil of 375 Eaume gravity. The
structure Il very easily seen. oil has
been known to exist there for more
thun 30 years. Thirty years ago. an
operator named Shannon had shallow
production at the extreme north end OF
the Salt creek structures which was
hauled out In tank wagons. These
shallow producing horizons outcrop
| further south In the field. TIL" big pro-
duction which the field is now yielding
ha. been taken out OF the ground for
ainut ten to twelve years. Production
from the second Wall creek sand
mounts as high as lO,O00.l2 900 barrels
daily. During the month Of April more
| than 100000 barrels was run through
the pipe lines out OF the field this
| figure presenting only 30 Ter cent
|,f the ,ntlre Yield. II all the wells
we're opened up Mr. I.oomls places q
Ironsci va,iye estimate OF the produc
lion ct the field at 100000 barrels daily
With NY ten per cent Of the poo
dri,icl NJ.
TIC Teapot Dome. which was recent
" acquired 10y the Sinclair interests
lies ir The Salt creek structures ant
covers approximately 1915 sQuar'
miles.
Three factors are rctarding opera
tluns In the salt creek district They
are transportation, marketing and thI
water. In fact. similar conditions uf
rect all portions OF the wildcat territor
ic. 1t Wvoming. There are scvcra
wildcat Districts In the state wher
there are hut one or two wells shut ID
which W, In pay sands. bui lack q
marRct has stopped further explora
tlon.. one hundred days out OF tn
year all development In Wyoming stop
due to the extreme cold Pipe lines q
always buried eight feet deep for tn
same reason. Even with this earthc
q protection, tho oil would freeze u u
attempt was mnde to run It during IN
cold spell. There II no railroad runnin
q g. the Salt creek field. and the neares
city is Casper, which II 20 miles DIS
lnnt. and which IL reached by a goo
wagon road over which trucks hat
material at the rate Of one dollar Pc
hundred The Midwest company col
trolls thr water market at the po'
I and has line from Casper to the flel'
l. The company sells water to indepen'
I tnts as well as Standard subsidiaries
J, The Sslt creek oil, even though u
. gravity H. s7.5 II quoted at 20 cents
i barrel due to the monopoly establish
g pd by the purchasers OF the crud
\ There is cnly one gasoline plant In u
field and only one pipe line. oil
,old to refincries at Casper owned
The Standard oil company OF Indiar
v nnd tie Midwest people. Inclden,h u
refinery At Casper II the thirl large
In the wcrld with capacity ot 500
In barrels daily. seventy five per cei
It ~ the acreage In the Salt creek s,ru
= ture il owned by the STANDARD COZ
pany and lts subsidiaries. FOR N
b. -, son. development has not been ran
= Greatest activity appears TO he on q
: eises where the independents ate ops
81. aiins.
- The operators of the Salt Greek ar
OF are hopefully awaiting the completi
cf line which the Texas company,
30 raw u,y,ns from Casper To- he ~
= WIicn wilt connect With a refine