, 1922-02-16
WYOMING FIELD
OPERATIONS
F. B. Taylor, in the Oil and Gas jomn.
al, Published at Tulsa, Okla, Gives
Interesting Resume of Oil DeveI-
Opments in this State

and kaSOming have some very goot.
production in what is generally re-
ferresi to as the Rair Camp, and This
latter point is the original field that
was formerly known as the Lost
Soldier.
Recently the crews at the camp OF
one OF the oil companies operating
on The Mahonry Dome found that the
gas line from h gas wells to their.
camp was clOgged, and upon examina-
ton it was discovered that the fuel
line was filling with oil. This shows
that some one Of the big gas wells
has started TO make oil. and it is ex-
pccted that this is the forcrunncr Of
an Oil development of -maSnitui"
where there is now nothing but gas
being produced. just which well is
spraying the crude oil has not been
determined, but unless il is a freak
happening. IL is considered that the
flow portend> the production OF
crude from all the wells that are
low producing gas, as the gas pres
sure Is lowered and the oil comes in
its place. There are now four wells
turned into the gas mains on ,he
Mahoncy Dome, and these Tour wells
are considered making. about 1jO,-
A> w HI gas Rloe
ductiOn is being used at Casper al
most wholly. bat some in being taken
from the wells to supply the fuel
nee'ls OF nearby drilling operations
ic 1l.e Lost Soldier Field. and it was
through one Of these fuel lines that
the discovery OF the wells going on
to oil WAS made.
just what the effect Of this change
will be IN the general field opera
tiOns is prObIematical at this time.
Because of the great expense hat the
Midwest and Producers & Refiners
were put to to lay the 9O-mile gas
line, 1t would appear that were the
MahOney wells to 60 on to oil. this
great expenditure would be n loss
However, it Is thought that even IL
the Mahoney Dome wells do eventu-
ally turn On to oil in place OF their
gas production. the change will take
place ~ gradually that by drilling
other wells the gas supply can be
assured for several JcIrs 10 come and
long enough to al least pay the cost
OF the building Of the long pipe line.
1t is certain, however, that II the
wells do go IN to oil, the proposed
gas supply from the Lost Soldier
Field TO Cheyenne and Denver. Colo.
will never br heard Of again.
Field Reports. Il
The cold weather still hangs on
in h Northwest Oil regions, and
this has tended to hold back all field
work. The cold weather is blamed |
for two breaks that occurred In the
Cat Creek pipe line OF the Mutual Oil
Co., formerly the Elk Basin CONSOLE
dated and a net loss Of about 200
bbls. was the result. The line was
repaired at once and Is now shipping
crude as usual.
The wells OF the Producers & Re-
iiners Corporation in the MahOney
Dome Of the Lost Soldier Field con-
ttnue to increase in oil production, |
and now three wells are said to be
making oil. 10 accurate estimate Of
the amount Of he oil IL to be had,
but the scouts coming from there re-
port that the increase IL setting In
stronger each day, and 1t appears AS
though the field Was definitely start
ing to poduce oil along with the gas.
The Red Desert operations are all
shut down for the cold SPELL, A wo-
maj and two children, one only al
little baby. attempted to drive over .
part Of the desert near Hanna, in
Carbon County. ear Rawlins. The
car stalled. and they spent the night
on the desert The baby frQze to
death and h mother and other child
ere badly frost bitten when found.
The Baxter Basin operation in
Sweetwater County is active and ex-
cept for frozen water lines and con-
seQuent shut-downs, work is pro-
crossing there.
The Mosher we'll. in Section 1888
rs, in the south end OF the field. is
on top of the second Wall Greek
sand and waiting ON warmer wealth
err. The line hat provides the well
with water Is over a mile in length
and lying on top OF the ground. and
1t has been found impossible to keep
it from freezing, so the well has been
shut down until better weather con-
ditions prevail.
The Ohio Oil Co.'S well which re-
Gently came In a Easser on the
O'Brien Springs Dome in Carbon
County, is showing for y big we'll.
and the general opinion IL that the
Ohio has another gas field for de-
velOpment, and possibly another oil
field also. II this operation goes into
oil, ~ the Mahoney Dome II now do
ing. This new dome lies nearer to
Rawlins than, any other operation.
and the citizens Of hat place are
hoping for an oil development,
though they will he satisfied with gas
II nothing better develops. The
field will be a deep one az the OhiO'x
well is now about $500 feet deep,
I'm the Muddy sand lies below the
! present depth about 600 feet.
The new pumping station on the
Lost Soldier to Fort Steele pipe line
Of the Illinois Pipe Lane Go. h now
in operation. This station was
placed about half way between the
two ends Of the Hne 40 as to help