The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-09-14
Promising w e III Across
State Line in Box Elder
County, Utah
OFFICIALS EXPECT
BIG FLOW OF OIL
New Casing for I'D Well
Sensational Developments
Expected Soon

There's enough gas in the I'D wei
to provide light and heat for all tn
families of Oakley, says ]. w Toom
ey, superintendent of the West Pear
Oil and Gas company. The JD well
situated twelve miles south of Oak
ley, is now at depth of 2,800 feet
that depth contains enough gas Il
produce a big flame when a match i:
applied. Some oil shows with the
water
How much oil and gas might. ap
pear If the water we're shut out re-
mains to be proven. A new set oi
casing will be put in the we'll next
week. 1t is possible that oil will
flow from the well in large quaint
ties as soon as the water pressure is
removed. Mr.. Toomey is not author
ity for this statement but he did say
that he is certain that he will soon
have a well of commercial value.
The Goose Creek Oil and Devel-
opment company well on Coal creek,
about twelve miles south of Oakley,
is reported to have attained depth
of 900 feet. According to reports
from eye witnesses, there is a good
showing of oil and gas. ID. p. Car
penter, superintendent | n
charge of the drilling, is optimistic
about the immediate or near future.
(Reprinted from the Box Elder
Journel of Brigham City, Utah.)
Several days ago an item appear
ed in the daily papers announcing
that oil in paying quantities had
been discovered near Oakley, Idaho.
The following article appeared in
tho Tribune "Wednesday:
Drilling in Cassia County, Idaho,
gives evidence of oil in the recent
success of the Goose Creek Oil and
Gas company, ten miles southwest
OF Oakley.
''The present output is limited TO
a well producing approximately sew
the bailings at 500 feet. This Is
the first sand encountered in the
drilling, which has been penetrated
for eighty feet. AS the hole deepens
the oil showing is said to be stron-
GER The showing at present is sta
ted as not being the best possible as
the ten-inch hole is filled with water
and corroded with the settings
from drilling, causing quantity of
oil to be held back. The quality OF
the oil has been pronounced by ex-
perienced oil men to be good.
'Cassia county people are feeling
jubilant over the showing and COLI
slider they have an oil field in en-
bryo."
An interesting thing about this
report--to Brigham City people es-
pecially-is the fact that this we'll
is on the same structure where the
ing. Oakley, Idaho is just across
the state line few miles northwest
OF Strevell, Idaho. Strevell is but
few miles north of the Kelton station
at the north end of the Great Salt
lake in Box Elder county The fol-
lowing is part of report submitted
t. the Lakeside Oil company by Ge-
oiogist A. G.. Burrit of Salt Lake Ci-
ty under date of January "a, 1929:
'-In compliance with your request
herewith submit to you a report
upon the main features of the area
in the territory adjacent
20 the Great Salt Lake, upon it's
north, with reference to the petroIe-
am possibilities in that district.
Extending in a northerly and
outherly direction, nearly through
he center of Great Salt Lake, pass
ng east of Kelton, and plunging
ust north of Strevell in Idaho, is the
Ixis of an immense fold or anti
line. This is a very broad fold
With slight dip and extending"-bnt
sny give the public ALL the facts at
his particular time.
Another section or this report
eads:
THE axis of this great fold has
'een eroded in pre-Tertiary times.