The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-16
Oil Men Working TOTard
Establishment of Research
Institute

special 20 Tho World.
PONCA CITY, oct 1.-THE estab-
lishment OF a research institute,
planned solely for the oil Industry.
IL n proposition being advanced by
several Oklahoma oil mon at the
present time. Such plan has been
incubatlng in tho minds OF these
men for several years without any
definite action having been taken.
Now, one man I'm particular In work.
Ing out a program 10 be placed be
fore his company-~one OF the most
important In the United States---and
perhaps before several others. be-
lieving that IL will take united ac-
ton on the part OF several Of tho
more important concerns 10 bring
about the desired results.
That such a plan Is being evolved
was revealed within the past week
during a discussion of the attempts
of Doctor lascn and others near
Ponca city TO locate oil sands by
means OF sound waves. These ex-
poriments have been made within
tho Ponca city territory, during the
past few months and the results
are being determined in laboratory
work at oklahoma City.
IL develops that the more Inn
portant oil companies particularly
are greatly Interested In Doctor
IIasen's theory ana feel that IL may
be worked out. In discussing the
matter with them, It is quickly APP
pretended that they feel that he
Is on the right track.
"a research institute properly fl
nanCed would make It far easier for
Doctor Hascn and others, who are
working earnestly and honestly, 10
a., 4 nftt IN
tive OF one OF the big oil companies
operating in the Mid-Continont field,
the past few days. II Is this man
who Is working out plan 20 place
before his company.
There should hc n fund for tho
proper buildings and equipment for
good salaries FOR experts and scien-
lists and for men who might work
as field forces in working out the
various theories that are suggested
for the benefit Of the oil industry
This mans opinion is that from
$500, 600 TO $1,OO0,000 should be sub
scrlbed by the larger concerns Tor
this purpose, and ho adds 1T would
be the hest investment that these
companies could make"
II Is known TINT this oil reprosen-
tatlve has discussed with Doctor
J. iidNtU INi N'Ilaliy NV NN"'N ''N
theory which he is attempting TO
work out and that he has immense
faith in the theory. He feels that
honest attempts OF this kind should
be encouraged by the big concerns
and the proper amount of money
subscribed 20 bring about results as
early as possible.
While tho fret attempts OF such
research institute would deal per
haps toward reaching more certain
methods Of locating oil and gas ana
thus eliminate the extensive Wild
eating expense, yet tho plan would
be to establish various departments
each looking after n separate line
of oil industry and eventually re-
sult!ng in benefits TO each,
such n research institute, this man
holds. should be located in oKta 10
hona as the center Of the oil in
dustry in America and the proper
place for such a work 60 be IN
auguratcd ana carried out,
Methods OF locating and producing
oil will be as far advanced in the
next ten years as they nave In the
past decade, according TO this same
representative. Programs that were
/ followed out ten years ago have been
discarded In many instances as OBJ
solete and these, being followed Toe
| day, Will be rolcgated by the close
OF the next 10 year period, A re-
search institute, he maintains, would
place the oil industry on a scloniiile
and more staple basis.