The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-05-10
Oil Field News

n COuleTeuce was uelu ldSl week
between officials of the Calneva Oil
Company and 1t was decided to go
on drilling and try to reach the sec
ond oil sands which may be expect
ed to develop a greater showing of
oil than the sands encountered at
depth of $50 feet. If further drill
ing does not show anything the up
per sands will be developed and 1t is
believed that a small producer can
be brought In.
Robinson's Statement
Various reports have been circu-
lated regarding the recent oil strike
made by the Calneya Oil Company
in the eastern part of the Fallon
field. Some have had it all the way
from a good oil showing to a gush-
er; others have had 1t from nothing
at all to an artesian water we'll. For
cerned, | wish to state the exact
facts of the matter and first, here
with submit portion of the log of
the well which should speak for it.
self
Forty feet brown shale, with oc-
casional hard ribs; 10 feet gray ce-
mentation of lime; 2 feet impervious
dark brown clay; 81 feet fine gray
sand, oil and gas bubbles breaking
continually on sludge water while
drilling through sand and scum of
oil forms on sumps l foot hard rib.
principally silicious material; feet
brown shale; l 1-2 feet fine. gray
sand, oil and gas bubbles breaking
on the sludge water; 35 feet brown
shale with hard ribs; bottom of hole
still in brown shale.
The facts of the matter are, that
the Calneva Oil Company did strike
oil and there is some oil In the 600
foot sands in some portions of the
Fallon area. As to commercial pro-
duction in the 81 feet of sands at
the Calneva we'll, l am somewhat
doubtful, especially after two days
of careful sampling and testing, but
will be frank in saying | do not
know, nor would anyone else with
out first setting casing, cementing
off the water and drying out the
hole.
Such a test would require in the
neighborhood Of so days, unless we
reduced the hole, which we do not
care to do at this depth. However,
we of the Calneva Oil Company did
not rely entirely upon our own
judgment in the matter. We held
consultation with two of the best
drillers we could obtain In the Fal-
Ion field.
Driller Phelps with the Syndicate,
who has had wide experience in
California, Texas and Oklahoma; !;
Driller Sullivan with the Bueno Oil
Company. who has not only had a
wide experience In the American oil
fields, but also in India and Austral-
la. Both these men pronounced 1t
wonderful showing for such a
shallow depth, but both advised GO
ing to the second sands before max
ing any attempt to develop the we'll.
Drilling has thus been continued and
we hope to beach the second sands
III tut tlIue tudt WOulu nave Dteu
spent In waiting for casing to arrive
setting and cementing same and
waiting for cement to set
Syndicate Will Finish Well
Operators at the Syndicate well
have succeeded in joining up the
casing which parted at depth OF
about 1900 feet when attempts were
made to raise 1t. 1t has been screw.
ed together and is now as good as
ever. The only way the casing car
be raised 1t is believed would be tc
take 1t out in sections and this
method would be accompanied by
grave risk of cave-in and loss Of
the hole. The 6 IA inch casing Il
within 290 feet of the bottom of the
hole and the present plans to finisf
drilling before stringing ga incl
casing will not be accompanied b,
any risk. 1t is hoped to finish this
we'll without having to use cement
to shut off the water as the watei
Is 400 feet above the oil.
Other Operations Successful
Drillers at the Fallon Union hav'