The Winslow mail., 1926-04-16
PROMINENT GEOLOGIST CLAIMS OIL
EXISTS in LARGE QUANTITIES WEST
OF WINSLOW; START DRILLING SOON
Country Near Canyon DablO About 16 Miles West
Of WinslOw On Top Of Largest Oil Pool In COun-
try Thinks GeOlogist, Who Has Interested
Two Large Oil Companies to Drill
3 SEPARATE STRUCTURES FOUND, REPORT

That oil exists west and north of
Winslow, between here and Flag
staff, is the opinion of Edward C.
Ryan, a geologist, who has recently
examined the field, according to a
feature article in last weeks is
sue of the Coconino Sun.
According to Mr.. Ryan, biologists
representing two groups among the
largest oil interests in the United
States will be on the ground soon,
probably within the next few weeks
to go over the country northwest
of Winslow, to guage the possibili-
ties of the three big structures
mapped out by himself.
Speaking of the possibilities of
oil here, Mr.. Ryan in an interview,
said:
Just forget that this is not Ari-
zona and imagine that it is Okla
homa or Texas. Just because this
is Arizona and not either of those
two states is no proof there isn't
oil here and in vast quantities. -
Il know there is oil here. have
been in the oil fields ali my life and
when see the indications / know
them. They are here. There are
three great oil structures north and
south of the tracks between Flag
staff and Winslow and one in the
Little Colorado river country be-
tween here and Tuba City
81 sincerely believe this will
prove to be one of the biggest oil
fields in the whole country" Mr..
Ryan declared. "And you may say
that there will be drilling done here
for oil, and before very long at
that"
Mr.. Ryan picked UP book con-
tanning maps showing U. S. geo.
logical surveys and, turning thru
it, showed that the biologists have
mapped great Pennsylvania and
Mississippi limestone areas in this
county, the same geological forma-
tions that exist in the big oil-bear-
ing fields to the east--the same as
in the largest fields in Kansas, Ok
lahoma and Texas.
LII &C CGO POOPAO lo0e3h-
ed at the belief some had there was
oil in Utah." said Mr.. Ryan. well
they have brought in one of the big
gest producing wells in the country
there. Well have wells like that
here"
According to reports received
during the week from Flagstaff,
M 0f tho pohhfffS
of Flagstaff, haVe been spending
some time in the field looking over
the situations Ryan, who was go
ing through this part of the coun-
try several months ago, was so fa-
vorably impressed with the topo-
graphy of the country with indf-
cations of oil that he got off at
Flagstaff to carry on Investigations.
Much of the land under consider
alton is owned by the Babbitt in
terests, and according to the re-
ports received here it will not be
long before a well rig will be OPP
Grating in that district, backed by
the large oil concerns interested,
There will be no stock for sale, ft
is said and the exploration will be
carried on solely by the companies
interested with a view of develop
ing the field.
It is a well known fact that oil
men and geologists have been ia
vorably impressed with the coun-
try and the exploration of the
structure by the big oil concerns
would mean that the field will be
proven within comparative short
length of time.
One report received here stated
that arrangements for well rig
to be shipped here, were already
under way, with no information be-
ing given out for publication con-
cerning the movements of those in
tereSted.