The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-06

H0lD NeiC Pools Are
Discovered


new pools IN the Mid Continent field
have usually been forocnatod long
before thoy were uncovered by local
people, and It there has ever been
any pool found I'm tho Mid Continent
that had not been talked about be-
foro II was finally located by the
drill, ~ would be hard 10 recall
where said pool is
Up Mt EldoradO, Kan. the good
people had formed syndicate TO
drill for oil, and only missed II by a
location. IL had been confidently
predicted by tho people OF that town
long before oil was finally found.
East Of Newkrk, okla, one of
tho natives drilled q woll that had
oil In paying quantities, and then
went exactly the wrong way with hls
second venture, and tho big Merviue
pool was not discovered until years
afterwards.
lei Dorado, Arkansas looked good
as an oil producing country / 8 years
ago. when the writer was there. and
II was frequently stated that "it
ought Go make good if drilled 3"
when the first rig was put up by
Constantin a Co, the statement was
made In this column that years ago,
looking out over tho country, II re.
minded tho writer of Stoy. H." and
IL turned out to be n wonderfully
prolific pool, although marrow and
somewhat difficult to outline,
when tho Doctor Buscy wen was
brought In, II is Interesting To note
that old-tlme oil men tisited the
field and condemned tho whole
works because there was 80 much
emotion spread over the country.
and decorating the treop. and, IN
fact. ~ was the last act OF one old
timors long and useful life that he
Andy 0artland--insiHted on noti-
flying this paper that the well was
absolutely no good. and II was not
because he was knocking on Eldo-
RADIO. but because he had a fine
sense of right and wrong, and was
much worried for fear his friend
would be misled by tho showing In
this we'll. His last words were. ~
must ,see tho Tulsa World TO see
what Peck has about the Busey we'll
at El Dorado"
The. Haynesvliie pool was opened
by local people, which proves that
the natives had absolute confidence
In finding oil. The chances these
people took IN Investing their money
TO the last dime will always stand
out AS nm example OF pure gamenosa,
and certainly oil men were proud OF
of the favorito pools TO operate in.
AZ Mexia II is said that local peo-
pie started n deep test and, running
out OF money at about 1900 feet,
were obliged TO discontinue this test
which was later taken over by the
Humphreys interests after standing
idle for some time. IL proved the
opening OF tho big field.
1t was n local man who opened
A a. "A. a. -.
saved the day for the Independent
refineraN and furnished the oil TO
keep them going during the war.
Old time oil men turned Il down
when asked TO "kick In" and tho re-
suit was all tho drilling, even to the
river bed stuff which In now tied
up In tha hands of receiver, and
Is likely TO be tied up for some cod
siderable length OF time because our
attorney general In oklahoma pro-
poses to show that the river has
moved some 10 or Is miles since tho
country was coded by Spain 10 the
United States.
Years ago on the way TO Casper,
Wyo., the conductor OF tho train,
which was mixed one. came In and
invited the bunch to get out and
shovel sand OFF the track II they
ever expected to arrive, In Casper.
Ono oldtimer Immediately remarked,
when he arrived at the head OF the
train with his shovel, there would
be a mighty good place to dria for
OIL" and he was waving his hand In
the general direction OF the creek
where now IL located tho Big Muddy
field. one OF the best In the state,
Iie may have had some geological
dope, but tits doubtful.
At Blackwell, Okla, the geologlstE 8
did not locate the pool which has
produced so much oil, but. on the
contrary, the geological dope Rs
handed out Mt that time cost Black
wells best citizen, Willard Foster
now resident OF Tulsa, several mil
lion dollars and the pool was located
by a. hardware merchant named
Vickery whose very practical geol'
ogy consisted in the assertion that
THE place To drill for oil is up wherS
they get this shallow gas"
The first ever appearing In print
in regard 10 the Cushing field was
when report made by Stepher
Frazier to his company, which after
wards became the RoXana Pctro'