, 1922-05-04

I Mr.. Define will Immediately take
charge and push the work of landing
casing preparatory to- drilling into
the new sands which, according to
all data he is able to obtain, will
be reached in a very few feet. Gas
pressure with the new oil showing
has also developed, the oder from
which is quite noticeable at the
we'll.
General Petroleum
Work on the well on 3-25-S7, Ma
honey Dome, was ordered started
recently. and Vice-President Chas.
Bowen went u the first of the
week to see hat the order was car
ried out. Work was suspended last
tons. From the best information
honey productive sand, and every
effort will be made to carry the we'll
safely to that point as the General
Petroleum have been operating from
six to a dozen rigs, and the fuel ques-
tion is an important one from devei
opment standpoint alone. At the home
camp, on 1885,, a general clean
up has been made and in all prob
ability added activities will soon be
renewed.
! Smile Lake Structure
i Preparations are being made by a
syndicate. in which Attorney, N. R.
Greenfield, &C. r. Watson and F.. II.
Hatfield are interested. to begin the
development of holdings on Sections
2. 3. 4 n 10. Township 10, and
Sections &c, "a and So. Range So
West.
1t is proposed to locate a we'll on
Section 3-19-8S. which is covered by
the government permit held by the
syndicate. which location is pro-
nounced by oil biologists to be an
extremely favorable one. The Utah
Oil & Refining company drilled in
this locality as early as 1913, but
were off structure and got a dry
hole" although there was a good oil
showing encountered.
The Smile lake valley has been
previously prospected. and on three
other occasions. drilled. The results
OF this pioneer work, while such as
to discourage the men concerned at
that time. furnish ample encourage
ment for those who contemplate a
resumption in that field.
In 1914 a we'll was drilled under
the supervision of Billy Armstrong,
who later developed the Bair field
and also made a million in the dis
covery Of Rock Creek oil. Oil was
struck at a depth of something like
$500 feet. Then ensued a series of
mishaps which eventually caused the
abandonment of the we'll.
Again. in 1915. there was another
well sunk by the American Oil COM
nany, which, while it did not bring in
Oil. a gas pressure of 1900 pounds to
the square inch was developed, which
was decidedly encouraging to'say the
least.
The last effort to penetrate the oil
sends which are almost certain to
exist, was made in the same year
1915, by the American Oil company
also. This time the drill penetrated
to a depth of 444O feet. but without
result. as all of the efforts. with the
exception of the Armstrong well.
were 'off structure and this well
was at the extreme outer edge.
Another Rawlins Oil Co.
A few miles northeast OF this city
there exists an oil structure on
which biologists have cast longing
eyes for many years. In fact drill
ing operations were attempted sew
eral years ago but failed for some
reason although no depth was at
tanned which would give the slight
est test. 1t always seemed to be a
Observation-Disclosures" sort Of struc-
ture. but more recently an ex-
austive examination OF 1t has been
made by II. l.. Kuykendall and as
sociates who have decided that it is
a perfect enclosure and that great
quantities of oil have been trapped
therein. A thorough test has been
decided upon and a we'll is project
ed for the near future.
Armstrong Syndicate
NJ. NJ. Armstrong has been in New
York for several weeks comforting
with associates relative to future de-
velopment Of his O'Brien Springs
holdings upon which he has an ideal
camp, standard equipment and a we'll
spudded in ready for a deep test.
Announcement was received here re-
Gently hat he would return early
this month and work follow soon aft
err his arrival.
Wyoming Illinois Oil Co.
Every preparation is being com
pleted for active work to proceed at
the Wyoming-Illinois camp In the
Lost Soldier field. the moment the
new 6-inch oil line now under con-
struction is completed. This com
pany has approximately 800 barrels
daily production which it Is thought
will be greatly increased when the
wells are cleared out and opened to
full capacity. Additional wells will
also be drilled.
Kasoming Oil Company
Several trucks loaded with control