, 1923-02-11
TEAPOT DRILLS
MAKING RECORD
Old and New Fields Are
Joined Together by
Gusher Wells.

IN SSlobCAAlNAAllk
feature in the. development of
new oil producing territory in
Wyoming during the past
year was the drilling of the
Teapot dome by the Mann
moth Oil company which is controlled
by the Sinclair interests.
A contract for the development of
this structure was made by the gov
in April and within a few
months the company had opened its
offices here, done the preliminary
work such as surveying, road build
ing, erecting rigs and had started the
drilling Of a score of wells on the
property at an estimated expense of
over $4,000 900. On October IL a flow
of shale oil was encountered on the
southwest quarter of section 2-3S-7S,
which came in with an initial output
in excess of $4,000 barrels per day
and was the sensation of the year in
the petroleum world. Early in No.
vember the first well reached the
second Wall Creek on the northwest
quarter of section 29-39-7S with an
output of about 5000 barrels proving
a large area to be productive and
settling finally all questions as to the
productivity of tho Teapot. Previous
to and since that time several minor
strikes have been made in the shallow
formation and in December n gas
flow of "a. 00O, 900 feet was encountered
80, anrftar IN A. fhn #Ffr,a thE., to
written there are three wells COM
pleted TO the second Wall Creek all
of which are good producers, several
producing shale oil in small quantities
and the gas well on section 10. There
are also several wells at or near the
second Wall Creek, which should
soon be completed and about 20 wells
drilling. AS a result of the develop
ment OF this field a pipeline will be
laid to connect with the trunk line
Of the Sinclair interests near Kansas
City, giving Wyoming crude an out
let to the markets of the world and
the development of his structure
should result in the addition of mil.
ions Of barrels of crude to the output
Of the state in the years to come.
Salt Creek Extended.
The producing area of the Salt
Creek field was greatly enlarged dur.
ing the year and the limits of this
great structure have not yet been de-.
fined. In February the Mosher Salt
Creek syndicate brought in n good
producer on section 19-39-7S, which
was over a mile south OF the nearest
producer which was followed soon
after by a 5000 barrel gusher in sec,
ton 20 by the Fensland OIL company
on what was formerly considered to
be the saddle" between hat field and
the Teapot Dome. The field was ex-
tended to the east by wells of the
Five Tribes Petroleum company, Shus.
ter Bros, Omaha-Lusk and others. 1t
was extended to the northwest by
discoveries OF section 10-40-79 and TO
the southwest by wells of the Mutual,
Derrick and others. With wells now
drilling It is expected that the coming
veal will see even greater extens ona,
especially to the southwest where
geological conditions point to a vast
producing area A third sand, the
Lakota vas also reached by the Mid
west Refining company near the cen
ter of the field on section 25 which
makes certain an additional output Of
millions of barrels when this zone is
developed.
Spindle Top Proved.
Early in July the New York OIL
company proved the Spindle Top
dome which is a portion Of the Bates
Hole area where . profitable flow was
developed at a shallow depth. Deeper
drilling failed to find the expected
lower sand in this operation owing
to a shift In the formation. It is
stated by the company that new tests
Of this field will be made during the
present year and hat the producing
horizon here will be developed.
Baxter Basin a Gas Field.
While some drilling a been con.
Quoted in that vicinity as early as
1908 actual development of the Baxter
Basin field was started early in the
yea by the Ohio OIL company, West.
ern States OIL & Land company and
the Montacal on company. The Ohio
was the first to reach production and
developed a gas flow of 80, 1000, OOt