, 1922-03-02
REVIEW Of OIL Develop
MENT IN CARBON COUNTY
WORK Being Done BY STANDARD and INDEPENDENT COM
PANES IN FERRIS field, LOST DOLD|ER field, MAHONEy
Dome, UbR|EN SPRINGS and CROOKS GAP BRIEFLY TOLD

drilled to a depth of BIAS feet and
announces that ii only has 200 feet
more drilling to the oil sands. 1t
controls 1910 acres, in the Ferris
field and several thousand acres in
Carbon and Fremont counties. It's
main office is in Portland. with DR..
Frank S. Post president, A. l.. Lend
holm secretary and c. H.. Clemens
general manager. The company an
ounce that it will resume opera
tons with the coming of good
weather.
The Columbia Oil Company and
the Rawlins Oil & Utility Co., are
drilling a joint well on the south
half of section rs as shown by the
map. Good camp buildings. heated
and lighted with gas, splendid water
and comfortable drilling rig have
made it possible to drill all winter so
far. The well has a depth Of 1880
feet al this time. has passed through
several heavily saturated oil and gas
sands and will continue the well to a
deep test. The Muddy sand it is
figured by biologists will be reached
within $50 feet. In addition the
joint acreage. the Columbia Oil Co.
holds about 500 acres additional. 1t
owns the only steel derrick in the
field which so far has stood all de-
mandS.
The General Petroleum Corpora
tion has its home camp located on
section 16-25-S6 but its rigs are scat
tered over miles of territory. At the
home camp which consists of COM
Portable buildings. well lighted.
heated and sanitary. numerous ware
houses, tool racks, machine shop and
garage, there is also a small distillery
in use for company needs only. The
G. P. has a number of producing
wells, a $1,000 barrel receiving tank
connected with the six inch line to
the railroad. 1t has a network OF
water and gas lines as well as a COM
plete telephone system covering the
entire territory. The G. P. has prob
ably expended as much on road work
as some OF the operating companies
have on drilling. all beneficial to
operators generally. The map will
Indicate the extent of territory con-
trolled by the G. P.
The Sand Hills Oil Company have
six quarter sections ofNland on two
OF which wells have been drilled and
a rig erected on another. Its main
camp is on the SEA of 9-25-S6
garage, tool warehouse and rack.
water lines and an oil line from the
receiving tank to the G. P. storage
connection with the main pipe line
to the railroad. 1t has drilled through
one productive sand and into another.
Unusual activity of late gives cause
for the belief that the we'll when
completed will prove to be a good
one. Well No. 2 has been drilled to
a depth of about 500 feet but will
not he COMPLETED until No. l is fin
ished to full production from the
Muddy sand which tn" officials think
is being penetrated.
The Emer:y Oil Syndicate has two
quarter cectsors leased from the
General Pe'-olcr", and has been shut
dow 70" TIE past ear awaiting
completion of the Sand Hills. There
is quite a unanimous agitation
among the directors and stockholders
at the present time in favor Of com-
pleting the well which evidently has
not much farther to go. The Emery
is one OF the deepest wells in the ter
ritory, but has a straight hole and in
good condition otherwise.
There are a number of other sub
leasers in the G.. P. territory who
will either proceed with develop
ment or cease operations altogether.
according to the best authorities. The
finding Of additional wells In the P. &
n -~f- --I L4-I@~n,1~ kn~
proved that the O'Brien structure is
closed Is having an encouraging eff
feet on all operators throughout the
territory.
The O'Drien Springs Structure.
So far the Ohio Oil Company we'll
ON the O'Brien Springs structure Is
the only development made to date.
The proving of the structure by the
development Of a constant gas flow
covering weeks Of time Is sufficiently
encouraging for the Ohio to start the
second we'll development. A. new
camp Is under construction and by
spring will be- ready for drilling.
Large amounts Of material has been
| delivered ant+while drilling Of the
first well has beah deep stuff. other
tes&s. may prove part OF the territory
xcAsshallowsr than the present
sits. So
NJ. N. Armstrong Syndicate has
established q splendid camp on the
western end. Of the O'Brien structure
and fully prepared with standard rig
and equipment to begin . deep test
IN the ssprinG. .
The lease ownership of land ad-
jaeent to the Ohio's No. 1 we'll 10
scattered among quite . number oH
interests. J. ". Wisda. N. r. Green