Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-06-04

ties to work at his profession In other
states, and some very flattering offers
but he would practically make I'D MS
mind to quit it all when, after a nights
sleeping or dreaming the next morning
would make him more staunch than
ever in his belief and he would moi
/ leave Montana until he saw the bother
Of hole pumped in one Of these domes
/ There was one geologist who agreed
/ with him, and this geologist was Mr.
/ SardeSon the Minnesota State geol-
ogist. The Leader has never seen Mr
Sardesons report but he must have
passed favorably on the Devils Basin
for the reason that ne was there for
the interests OF the Van DuSen COM |
pany and Mr. Campbell showed him /
around and he had so many turn downs
and so many excuses why there was
no oil in Devils Basin that he was
yeXed at most Of the fraternity ana
possibly Mr.. SardeSon noticed his at
titude At any rate the officers Of the
Van Dusen Oil Co. were told to drill
their well where Mr.. Campbell would
tell them to, as he believed Mr.. Camp
bell had it right.
It would be a joke to publish some
Of the reports that went out regarding
the Devils Basin and Montana, and
some of the excuses made by the geol-
ogiStS why there was no oil $50 it made
it hard for the small interest who had ]
not the finances to interest those who
had. !
In the meantime Mr.. Campbell had /
many other structures in {
Montana but always came back to his 9
first love" which was the Devils c
Basin. 1t is no small job to develop a
field even after the first discovery well 3
Is a success and there are a great :
many difficulties to overcome; and gem t
orally a great many law suits are in t
'tituted and these all have to be adj t
Indicated; and then the little "knocker"
S always there with his hammer" ],
md there is nothing as easily scared .
IF in the oil game as money :
Another remarkable thing in. the =
prospecting to date in Montana is 8
there have been no dry holes that 1.
have been drilled on the absolute =
structure that have gone far enough y
to get into the right formation. q
Some Of them have drilled to what a
they supposed were right and have q
abandoned the wells but this =
proves nothing as the old saying is y
you cannot cross a bridge until X
you come to it," neither can Won u
obtain oil until you get to the right a.
horizon, or the right formation. d
No doubt many structures that
are seemingly failures today will be ia
producing fields when the right kl
party takes time to thoroughly test *
them. al
Going back to the original trip into Fl
lontana after SIX years of work and u
.udy in Montana, Mr. Campbell went oil
ack to the place that originally start OF
! his work IN Montana which is in
orthern Montana, in Toole county. ia
IT. Campbell started to work last vi,
Larch in making a thorough survey in
nd examination of this part of the RI
nf h L.. Ia
zen that he has discovered, he be- til
ewes, one Of the largest structures in
lie state of Montana, with geological -,
lnditionS and formations absolutely - -
ght for an oil field. This work has lpo,
zen carried on practically all summer I SUl
10 ran and his deductions have been IN
at this Is geographically right for a n
ry large oil field The structure is n
rye, flat and domal with TOO feet of ~ ~
dorado shale eroded which should W., WI
axe his deductions practically similar W., We
Cat Greek and Devils Basin, as far N Oe'
the surface indications are con- ~ ~
rned. The drilling will start in the 81 81
dorado shale and should get pro- slz'
ction either in Colorado shale or the 1
nds Immediately underlying the Col bee
ado Shale which was his prediction NIT
Devils Basin and other fields in sui
ontana. wa
Is Mammoth Structure bru
awning radii to the dome are many knit
les in extent. Mr.. Campbell has thor ella
ghly worked the structure out and Is
lieves that the accumulation is the he
eatest in extent that he has come gre
ross in Montana. There are many tn
ssible conditions in northern Mon by
IA and we look to see in the very CRU
ar future some wonderful oil dis the
veries in this part Of the country. pas
4 test well is being put in the struc- sail
re on the Canadian border and will rev
tested out thoroughly by three wells the
ring the summer. Should no oil be cat
countered in the sands in this struc- A
e, Mr.. Campbell says he should feel VIII,
loss to know where to recommend VIII,
J drilling of other new structures as diff
S condition In Toole county is most an
al and should produce oil, and should in /,
come to pass that Clear Creek. dol
owns Coulee, Fort Benton, Brown me,
!, Willow Greek, Toole county and 4
ny other known and unknown are
uctures produce oil, Montana will tar
e its place as one of the greatest oil mar
ducers in the United States. 6na