The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-07-12
Geologist Says
Field Long Life One

likely to be OF an extremely long LIE
and will be producing many, many
years, is the opinion of Frank B
Taylor Of Casper, geologist and rep
resentative of the Tulsa (Okla.) Oil
Journal and the Oil City (Pa.) Der
rick, two of the large petroleum jour
nails of the country. Mr.. Taylor ex-
pressed this belief after a visit to The
field here.
In an interview with a Great Falls
newspaper Mr.. Taylor is reported as
saying that the Ohio company is run
ming a base line through the fed
"Y" levels, which will permit of a
more careful and detailed survey than
is possible even by plane table. Con-
tinuing he says:
"We went over to the east side and
got the dips and followed them to the
international boundary. They tell me
they go farther. That gives an i'm
mense, an inconceivable territory run
ming perhaps to the city.
Exact Outlines Difficult to Define
"Of course, all of this will not pro-
duce, and only drilling it out can de-
fine the limits of production, but / do
believe that l am safe in saying that
the field will probably prove a very
large one. It's exact outlines are diff
fcult to judge and, in fact, the entire
field is a difficult one for the geolo-
gist. Many of the biologists who
have been active in the Wyoming
fields, where sharp dips are the rule,
were simply lost up here. One of the
large companies that brought their
Wyoming men up here to work were
forced to replace them with men such
as had worked in the Oklahoma fields
and in other places where they were
familiar with the low dips. 1t is hard
for the geologist accustomed to the
formations of Wyoming and other
parts of Montana to work in such a
field.
81 believe, myself, that the field
will prove much the same in formation
as those found in Oklahoma and very
to those in Ohio. The sands
are similar. That should mean that
these fields will have an extremely
long life and will be producing many,
many years.
Not a Gusher Field
"Leases in the Ohio fields which are
similar to this are actually producing
better today than 20 years ago. | be-
ieve that it is very probable thai
fields may prove to be of the
long life.
"From my brief visit in the field, /
would not say that it will prove a
field. The wells will be mod
rate in size but that does not mean
much when one considers their prob
BILE length of life.
"The oil itself is of good quality,
bout the same as Pennsylvania crude, !
should say. In fact, / should say
hat it will be a little better because
/ will be easier to handle, due to its
wv viscosity. | am of the opinion
hat this oil will be piped and pumped
the year without Difficult
Y for that reason. 1t appears to be
UGH that it would not CONCEAL in any 1
hing above III weather. In this
aspect it is much better than some
f the southern Montana and Wyom- !
lg fields, where the fields are some-
mes limited to as low as six months'l
umping, from the fact that it is
npossible to handle the oil without
it and keeping it heated.
Impresses One as Tremendous
"The immensely of the field was
hat first impressed me on my visit.
is difficult for us in other fields to
ct used to this, although the reports
back by the boys to Casper
ad prepared me for it. Later drilling .
i'll outline the producing areas but :
ght now it impresses one as trem- 4
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AS the representative of two of the l
rgest and most conservative of the Z
publications, Mr.. Taylor's views on
e field were of interest to oil men
morally, as we'll as due to his ex-
.sive experience in the oil fields of
e United States as a geologist and
troleum engineer, still entering
mewhat into independent practice,
his correspondence has the
ST claim upon his time.