Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-11-07
AZTEC LOOKING
FOR OIL BOOM;
DRILLS COMING
Pueblo, Kentucky. and Kan
saS Interests Arrange to
Ship in Rigs; Indications
Favorable.

fenced oil men are ncw turning
their attention 10 the Aztec field,
SAYS the San Juan Review. Two
new rigs have been ordered to
he shipped to Aztec and will be
ruled here when the railroad
company commences 10 receive
that class of fra,ght. al present
the railroad is receiving only
livestock, fruit and produce ship
me is, but the hu,k OF this 7re-
fcrcntial freight win he moved by
the twenltAsh of this month. and
then other classes of freight Will
commence moving regularly.
In our issue of October 20 we
pointed out that government
biologists are authority for tho
statement that several broad, low
anticlines cross the rim OF the
great Hogback at right angles
north of the San Juan river, but
are noticeable chiefly in the
bulges they make in the outCrop
lines of the formations Since
this information was made, puollc
scouts have entered the field and
it is said that six structures have
been located east of the Las
Animas river. Biologists are now
combing the district lying west
side of the Las Animas, which
is practically one large moniclinal
fold with evidences of interviewer
terraced anticlines.
A former scout for the Empire
oil company, and q man who is
recognized by oil men as being
a "field expert" has chosen the
Aztec field as the most promising
and his present financial sup
porters have ordered two rigs and
drilling equipment shipped to this
point. The operators have two
more rigs which will be moved
to Aztec providing suitable acre
age can be secured.
Two Years of Field Work.
After two years of field work
in this section, including all the
districts both north and south
of the San Juan river, this eX-
pert field man mas chosen the Az
tee field as the logical one for
prospecting. He is cognizant of
the fact that the Midwest Re-
filming company has opened a
producing well on the Hogback
structure to the west, but that
structure is on the Navajo Indian
reservation and logically will be
controlled by the combined oil
interests-by competitive bid
ding, if it becomes necessary-to
the exclusion of the independent
operator. He says this entire
section is practically a net work
of structures and the chances for
oil are not confined to any one
particular local district.
Pueblo Syndicate VIII Drill.
c. NJ Patrick, political writer
on the Pueblo Star-J ournal, is in
Aztec and has secured leases on
enc thousand acres OF land six
miles southwest o Aztec and has
ordered 'hs rig timbers from a
Colorado mill while the tools,
casing and other drilling equip
ment will be shipped from Pueblo.
It is reported that the Thacher
people, big Colorado banking in
terests, are backing this venture.
A scout representing a Ken
lucky oil company has filed an
application for an oil prospecting
permit on 1850 acres of land in
the northeastern part of the Aztec
field and is ready to move rig
onto the ground just as soon as
the permit is granted.
A Kansas company, has been
negotiating for leases on the
Bloomfield mesa and are ready
to move rig and commence de-
velopment just as soon as the
acreage is blockedup to suit
them. They have ordered the rig
timbers from Thos. H. Marshall,
indicating delivery at Aztec or
Ignacio, Colo. It is rumored that
in the event they fail to block
the Bloomfield acreage to suit
them they will drill on the Igna-
clio acreage which has already
bees blocked according to spec
ifications. Bloomfield is given
the preference and should act
favorably. Development is the
important thing.
Hotels Crowded.
Both the American Hotel and
National Cafe are crowded with
strangers and private residences
are being called upon to help fur
nish sleeping quarters for hotel
guests. There has been no dis
position upon the part of caterers
to advance prices.