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

CONTINUED FROM PROCEEDING PAdE
Western railroad. the trip Is a hard
~ now In course OF construction.
Eighty miles north lies DURANGO,
connected with the field by we'll
surfaced highway. in addition to
the railroad, Gallup. more than q
hundred miles to the south is far
removed, but would be logical
place for the terminus OF a pipeline
if one we're to be built.
IL is under advlEement by "A num-
Der Of California capitalists 20 build
q railroad from Gallup TO Farming
ton. whore a direct connection could
he made with the -. h r. c., which
ts a standard gauge a. far north ns
uWanEo. Railroad facilities are
lacking at this time as 81 IL neccs-
sary tu make several changes from
broad gauge 10 narrow gauge and
back again to broad gauge Prac-
tlCally everything ia the san Juan
basin moves Ivy parcel post and q
train or several trucks loaded with
packages can be seen AZ most any
time
within tho basin the principal
river is the San Juan. which ls fcd
by many tributaries which arise In
the high mountains 20 the east aud
north. which are pcrpctually cove
cred with snow. Water for drilling
purposes ia plentiful from various
streams and for fuel purposes conl
is available. thure being many
coal mines in the basin Along the
la Plata and Aulmas river tho
country is very fertile and here viii
be found cultivation Of many fruits
with peaches and apples In aouud-
ance.
ast Developments in Baain.
Drilling for oil In the San Juan
basin in New Mexico has been car
ried on continually for the past
three or four years. but an efforts
have been fruitles5 until the striking
OF the well on the Navajo reserva-
tl0n. However. operations iu the
San Juan valley will date back as
far as 80 years, the good geological
ftructures and the country as
whole looking llkeahie Tor the pre-
ductiun OF petroleum. The wells
drilled in some instances showed
both oil and gas which was incentive
enough to encourage further pros
pecting. In and around Pennington
tho wlldcatter has been fairly ac-
tive and showings In the states near
by also kept Up interest.
II was early in the year 1921 that
Tho Midwest Refining company
drilled In a gas well, approximately
is miles north OF Farmington, which
resulted in u 100000 cubic foot
volume at approximately 2,200 feet.
a fire later destroyed the rig and
equipment. To the northeast Of
OF Pennington six miles a test is
now being drilled on the Glade,
whore both oil and gas showiugs
have been encountered.
Other gas wells were found. one
near Aztec, whore the gas is s/belng
used for commercial purposes, while
the two gas wells OF theMidwest Re-
filming company on the Ute reserva-
tlon in northwestern New Mexico.
Is not being utilized at this time.
Approximately fifty million cubic feet
of\gas was uncovered in one test at
a depth OF 2,420 feet. The company
has several thousand acre lease
here and the gas has shown good
gasoline content.
Other tests have not been OF any
special Importance. In 1921 the
Meadows well. drilled Is miles
northwest of Pennington, showed
some oil and about this time some
oil was developed In the Seven Lakes
are. 60 miles southeast OF Farming
ton. In 1913 nine miles southeast
OF the same place some oil and gas
was found. but not in commercial