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

Gradually the work n exploiting
new prospective OIL pools ls extend .
ing westward and II ia this direction
that IL Is hoped that The new pools
win 10 developed that Wlll Keep
America supreme AZ tho largest pro-
ducer OF high grade petroleum ir
the world
Whus the Mld Continent field rs
far from being on ita lost lap 81 a
leader there Be- no uss in denying
that II has possibly seen IT'S bcst
days. The producer knowing this ana
realizing that some time ln tho near
future he win have 10 lo0h outside OF
this wonderful oil Held, IL wasting
no time. lie is doing all In his
power, with time ana money o. open
new ficlds
Several years ago Wyoming came
into prominence Bs q producer OF pc
troleum Wntiug the second western
state that could be counted on. Cali
iornia has been produclus oil tur a
good many years Then came Mon
tana. where considerable work IS
now iu progress and Of which great
things IS expected. Following this the
new strike lu the mort hwestcTn pura
ton Of New Mexico stirred up the
operators and This vast country also
looks very probable, with one oil
wcIi or high gravity ia a shallow
sand. and several gas wells.
During the past year Utah has
been the center OF a great leasing
activity and while work 30 far has
proven frultless. the operators are
Rll hoping that sumcthing worth
while win bc discovered In at least
one OF the 20 wolls that ara now
drilling IN tho state, and 10 81 is 10 De
added TO the productive class of the
Rocky mountain division. 1t will have
TO be heard from during tho next
few months or another list OF dry
holes win be added
It Waa some time ago that geolo-
Rists and engineers were seut by
various companies 10 mako an eX-
haustiye report on the oil and gas
possibilities and now the wildcat
ter, backed by plenty OF capital Is
doing mia bit, taking a long chance
and carrying on AN extensive drilling
campaign
In the localities where tho geolO-
eists have located structures, the
country is sparsely settled and In
drilling the operator finds all the
handlcaps OF wildcat country. re-
mote from railroad transportation
and full OF hardships, one who In
tends 20 make an extensive Journey
Ia advlaed to take his own food and
bed, a. well AA wood and water. II
he does not he viii be "up against
Il" on many occasions
But this is no obstacle TO the proc
psctor who to In search OF something
new and he Is going about His work
ln "a systematic e manner &c coufi-
tions viii permit. one thing is no.
tioeable when review ls made OF the
work that IL now under way and
that Ia the large concerns OF the
country are the ones that are doing
the exploiting OF this prospective
area.
In nearly every instance where
the large concerns are not doing the
preliminary work the companies
have already been financed and ao-
tual drilling has started With work
of this nature under way tho inter
ested ones hops that Utah win
shortly be established as an oil
producing area second 20 none In the
northwest.
Lease values are not az high as
previously. but let a producing we'll
be developed and they will go out Of
eight Al this time the entire east
ein portion of the state Is under
lease and has attracted some atten-