The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-04-17

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tions are comformable to those of the
upper formations;
"Sixth-The upheaval of the Bear
Paws has exposed the 'Mudy' sands
from which most of the oil is obtain
ed in the Wyoming fields and also
exposes the Kootenai sands from
which all the oil is obtained in the
Cat Creek, Montana, fields, some 90
to 100 miles south of the zone under
discussion
Seventh-That the Kootenai sands
are thicker here than at Cat Greek
and therefore oil production should
be much more prolific here than at
Cat Creek. where some of the wells
are producing as high as 1900 barrels
per day.
"a large volume of geological in
formation could be written on each
of the above detailed elements, but it
is the writer's intention merely to
produce the tangible evidence to con-
vince the most skeptical of the oil
fraternity that northern Blaine coun-
ty will eventually become one of the
largest producing oil fields of North
America.
"The formations exposed in the cut
banks and coulees of northern Blaine
county contain an immense amount of
marine fossils and remains of sea-
going animals, and decomposed vege
table and plant life, and it is from
these that Mother Nature gets her
animal and vegetable oil that she uses
in distilling and compounding crude
petroleum.
at is a well known fact among oil
biologists and oil oprators that every
known geological age or era has
formed oil-generating shale, and has
formed sedementary sands and por
Gus sandstone that act as reservoirs
for oil generated from said shale.
Therefore even layman should see
that the territory within a radius of
Is miles Of Chinook has the possible
tiles of being a wonderful oil field,
as there are four stratas of shale and
four stratas of sand and sandstone
underlying northern Blaine county.
Besides. there are three veins of btu
minous coal underlying this portion
of Blaine county and any carbonace-
Gus matter such as coal, shale and
slate generates and aids in the dis
tillation of crude petroleum.
"In fact, the zone Immediately sur
rounding Chinook contains the three |
basic elements necessary in the dis
and compounding of oil, to- |
wit:
-Carbonaceous matter such
as coal, shale or slate;
"Second-Loose stratas Of sand and
sandstone to house and act as |
reservoirs for oil thus generated;
'sThird- Inclosed structures, that
hold the oil in the loose sand and por-
Gus sandstone, and keep it from mi
grating elsewhere.
an the above discussion the writer
has only mentioned formations expos
ed in the Bear Paws and zone north of
The Bear Paws.
"Now the very heaviest oil produc-
lion in the United States and Canada
IS found in the stratification under
meath the above mentioned formations
and was formed in what is referred )
to as the Paleozoic Era or Age.
sNow oil bearing formations of the
Paleozoic era are found in the foot
nils of mountains, always. There
'ore it necessarily follows that heavy
Ill bearing formations Of the Paleo-
,oic era are in the foothills of the
3ear Pawmountains. Tine big oil
producing fields of New York, Penn
iylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Arkansas,
md New Meyico get their oil from
ormations deposited in the Paleozoic
lge.
"Then again there is another chance
+ heavy oil production in the area
lnder discussion, namely: By drilling
through the Mississippian formation
r. Madison Lime into the stratifica-
ion Of the Devonian' era or age This
)evonian strata could be reached here
" drilling $500 to 4200 feet. and
ave advisd and instructed tda east
IN financiers whom | have interested
n this county to come out hre finan
tally prepared to go 4200 feet If nee
ssary to strike oil production
81 habe further adbisei them To
tart with not less than 2o-inch hole, ]
o as to be prepared to fight high !
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