Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-03-18

As further example the newly de-
velOped "jell' which can be used to
seal off water stratas, means millions
in savings TO operators. It will i'm many
cases save the cost OF expensive strings
of casing otherwise necessary to shut off
small flows of water His new ;'ieII'' is
"a chemical that becomes Liquid rock"
Two fluids are mixed and they become
liquid rock" when forced into a fOrma-
ton under pressure. This substance
stands up against rock pressures far
greater than any found in Montana and
will actually shut off gas flows which
cannot be handled with rotary mud.
We can see beyond the use to dispIace
casing. We see the day coming when
this will be used to shut off bottom
hole water; one of the chief problems
of every oil field It has been success
fully used in East Texas we are told.
As we understand the process, the hole
Is filled with gravel up to the level of
the known oil horizon. On top of this is
placed the type of 'jeI" which can be
removed through the action of bacteria.
Then through tubing previously run
near the bottom of the hole is placed
the Liquid rock" and it is forced back
into the formation under pressure. The
upper 'jell" which protected the oil
strata is then removed tubing is lift
ed above the rock and the oil comes
into the hole, while bottom water is
permanently plugged off. The hole can
be acidized with danger of the acid
penetrating downward.
All these and other things developed
in the industry in recent years seem to
us like MAGIC yet there is no greater
magic than the electric eye which ac-
tuaIly makes log of the drilled hole,
recording strata containing oil, even if
that strata has been mudded off
When is comes to believing impossible
lities, we are faced with experiments of
which know in California, where a
device is being slowly perfected which
will ACTUALLY REVEAL THE PRES
BNCE OR ABSENCE OF OIL IN A
STRUCTURE, without drilling We is
sued a publication on this experiment
tation many months ago. We have never
seen anything written about the device
elsewhere although we know that one
major company has appropriated $780,
900 with which to carry on the develop
ment of this device during the present
year.
eOphysics-another "impossibiIity"-
soil analysis which indicates whether
there is oil under given area. 1t seems
ridiculous that the TOP HALF INCH
of soil should reveal whether there is
oil below, but 1t is fact definitely
established by practical application on
hundreds of structures. q
All these factors are serving to
oil Investment. The man
who buys a royalty under a tract of !
ground ON a known oil structure to-
day is building a great asset for the
fixtures On 4 going to increase In
value. There viii be fewer failures, as
a result of the application of these
sciences. new generation is arts
ing in the oil industry. The recovery
per acre is going to be greater All this
comes virtually FREE to the royalty In
VestOr. Royalties VIII become more and
more the "Gold Bonds of the OH In
iustry" as the sciences increase the re-
cOvery and value of petroleum
1t is difficult for anyone to follow all
n the swift changes that are taking
place in the oil industry but It Is part
four task to keep members In
Ormed. This we do through timely pub
icatiOns. This service is open to menu
1ers of this organization interested in
'Oyalty investments. Membership costs
II 90.