The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-17
WITH THE OIL MEN

/. T.. Gibbons Of Burkburnett, Tex.
as, president OF the Washita River Oil
corporation, was here on a business
visit Thursday. MIR. Gibbons denies
the report that his company intends
10 move its offices TO this city from
Burkburnctt.
Col. j. z. Root of Butte Mont, di.
rector with the Washita River Oil
corporation. was here Thursday.
". NJ Tomlin ot Purcell Is In the
| city as special representative OF the
Federal Reserve bank Of Kansas City
in connection with the State National
| bank affairs. Mr.. Tomlin states that
the Federal Reserve paper relative to
| the State bank failure here is we'll Sc.
cured.
| ]. W Williams of Purcell. whom
| Ardmore claims as u member OF the
| local oil fraternity. is here looking
| over the Hewitt southeast extension
following the find of the deep pay in
the Humble.Gil No. > Mr.. Williams
is financially interested in the south.
east extension.
The days when the number Of se.
ologists in the United States could be
counted on the fingers were some of
the memories recalled at the annual
meeting Of the American Association
OF Petroleum biologists recently con-
Quoted at oklahoma City. and at
which We're present more than 500
rock hounds" Recollection OF geo.
logical study Of IL years ago is re-
lated 10y Henry Kinds Of Tulsa. vice
president and chief geologist with the
Alcade oil corporation, who is here on
a business trip. A that time, Mr..
Kinds states. there We're about 15 ge
ologists in the petroleum industry at
the most practically all of whom We're
in the employ of the United States
Geological survey or in state surveys.
The work was hard. but the expert
ence was worth the labor. In the
federal survey, he says, college gradu-
ates were required TO accompany
surveying crew as teamster or Al
cook. with possibly the privilege Of
doing u little geological work on the
side during spare hours. Eventually
they would become regular ''geos."
+ While on surveys, especially in the
/ West and Southwest, the party would
camp ON the plains, and often five
months or more elapsed before any
member Of the group would be inside
/ a house.
| In the opinion of Mr.. Kinds. there
are still great number Of com
| panies who are neglecting very valu.
able employment of geology in that
/ they fail TO use their biologists after
the lease on which they operate is
/ producing, or else in the purchase Of
/ properties adjacent to proven areas.
| These companies, for the greater part
| only employ the geologists for the
| locating Of new structures. The use
Of subsurface geology, studying Of the
various sands and other formations,
would aid greatly in cutting down eX.
pense of drilling. and also in determi-
nation Of value of offset and extension
properties, he states.
Speaking Of the large number Of in.
competent men who pose as geolo'
eists. Mr.. Kinds expresses the belief
that eventually familiarity on the part
Of operators with the geologists win
be the best manner Of wedding out
the undesirables. The granting Of
, licenses by the state following exani.
nation would not be very effective, he
/ believes. and would be impractical.
/ indsmuch as geologists are continually
| travelling from one state to another.
When the petroleum industry assumes
stable attitude. and the rush which
now exists is over. the geological pro
! fession will consist chiefly OF compe.
! tent men.