, 1923-01-18
REFINERY tn RECEIVE
OIL FROM FIELDS SOON
CONSTRUCTION Of P. & R. REFINERY AHEAD OF
SCHEDULE. INTENSE DRILLING CAMPAIGN
FOR RAWLINS OIL FIELDS IN View

4fIELDO In VIEW
tons Of coal q day. During the cold
est day last February that Los An
geles had witnessed for eighteen
years. $1,000 900 cubic feet Of gas
was consumed, therefore Mahoney
Dome is capable Of supplying at
least two cities the size of Los An
geles with heat. On the southwest
quarter. section 20, township 28
north, range 88 west, the Kasoming
brought In an oil we'll last fall; this
we'll was shot with sixty quarts Of
nitro-glycerine and the oil shot over
the top OF the derrick. Since that
time the we'll has been closed down.
On section 1859. the Producers &
Refiners has a showing of oil pre-
sumably in the Sundance sand. but
nothing definite Il known Of the
quantity of production.
Tho Sherard structure embraces
about 5000 acres. There have
been five wells drilled in this dome,
but through . geological error the
deep. producing sands were not
reached, The Producers 4 Refiners
Corporation Is drilling 4 deep test
on section -. Twp. 80 NJ. r. SO w,
Sherard Dome. which will be COM
pleted some time during the coming
summer.
The o'Byron Springs a~nticline is
another structure which has not been
tested. This structure contains
about 5000 acres. The Ohio OIL
Company has been drilling on that
structure for the past three years.
On section g.. Twp. - NJ. 81 W.. the
Ohio reached . depth Of $3.50 feet
and lost . string Of casing. This we'll
was abandoned. This company
drilled = we'll on the northeast quar-
ter Of section S-24-Ss to q depth of
$500 feet. but the Frontier sands
were not encountered II anticipated
and now the company has returned to
the well ON section 3, where the
Frontier sand Vas struck 1t 3l\o
feet. with q flow Of 100000 cubic
feet OF gas. Casing IL being pulled
out Of the we'll ON section 2. and the
Ohio Oil Company will skid the HID
and drill another hole.
Both the 6herard and the O'Byrou
structures indicate wonderful posi-
bfffties ivf G~0 new oil fields on
Separation Flats and II oil 10 dis
covered In these anticlines the Raw
Of the biggest producers in the
country.
There are two six-ineh pipe lines
leading from the Union Pacific Rail-
road to the Lost Soldier field: one
owned BY the Illinois Pipe Line
Company and the other By the Pro-
ducers Z Refiners Corporation. The
pipe line OF the Producers Z Re-
finsrs 10 laid to the Lost Soldier
field. Q distance Of forty-two miles,
thence east to the wsrts field, Ma
honey Dome and Ferris field and
thence south to Granville. whore this
company 10 building . refinery with
= capacity Of handling ten thousand
barrels OF crude oil . day. The dis
tanoe Of the p. L r. pipe line from
the refinery site on the Union Pa
cific railroad to the Lost Soldier,
through n Werts. Mahoney and
Ferris Domes and back to 0renviiie
70 approximately eighty-ei9ht miles.
Tho Rocky Mountain Gas Company, q
subsidiary Of the Ohio OH Company.
furnishes Ras to Rawlins from sec-
ton 80. Mahoney Dome. with 1.
Inch Pipe line. From the Werts we'll
In section 1860. the Producers 4
Refiners and Midwest Refining Co.
have laid . 10-l2-l<-ip. pipe line to
Casper. This line carries about 80
900 900 feet Of Gas q day to the Mid
west refineries to Casper. II has
been reported by several OF the best
oil and gas journals In the country
that tho Producers L Refiners anti
cipates stringing . Pipe line to Salt
Greek field for the conveyanoe Of oil
from that field to the refinery At
0renville.
Since w. H. Funk brought IN the
first we'll In the Lost Soldier field
during the summer Of 1915 there has
been . steady development and Ia.
creased production IN the Rawiins
oil fields since that time. There are
many obstacles to retard Develop
ment In this field - the long severe
winters make drilling expensive and
slow. The sand covering the ont
line OF the structure Ii . bugaboo to
the geologists and many OF them
havc prayed to the god OF wind to
sweep II away 10 that they could
make an Intelligent report to the
companies or the individuals en-
ploying them regarding the geoiog-
zeal aspect Of this district Not
witAstandinG these obstacles this
field II here to stay and the Rich
development Of the future 10 % sure
~ the Development Of the past years.
The men who have been Instrument
81 IN developing this field 70 IL
present status predict wonderful
surprises for the future.
The summe OF 1881 will witness
the most Intensive drilling campaign
that this district has ever seen. In
the Lost Soldier field there will 10
four separate and independent CON.
paniss drilling aNinst each other.
1Ao Dat on Company, the ProAue-
efs Z Rs91asss, the Utah OIL Re-
itAlo6 Co.. and Tie 0oeAs aaA Nut.