Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 19, 1920, Page 4

| a] om it iD 4 t i i$ Mt in u a a p! ay a it it iy Ww My at ‘Ss is D zy ie u Ae nM ee DS. ~ OtL POSSIBILITI PINEY AND BIG PINEY DISTRICTS! at Full Text of Bulletin on Lincoln County Fields and} Operations Prepared by G, B. Morgan of Chey- enne, State Geologist for Wyoming -.- The purpose of this article is to give the public a general idea of the geological conditions and development in the above fields and to ‘draw attenton to certain peculiarities of structure and new possib ties for oil in the Montana and upper Colorado formations. : . The writer made a personal 1920, and in addition he is indebted to the U. S. geological survey for data contained in this review. These Rurvey bulletins are No, 543, by A. R. ‘Behultz (Geology and Geography of Lin coln county, published in 1914), and Press Bulletin No. 437, issued in Janu- ary, 1920. Although oil has been discovered so lar only in sections"1 and 12, T. 28 N., R 114° W., prospect wells are heing dried six miles north, eight miles south, and ten miles southeast of the proved area, The results obtained in these wells will determine whether or not there is just one structure, or a system of north and south paralie! folds or, anticlines contataing oil in the Cretaceous formations, which — struc- tures are practically concealed by thé overlying ‘Tertiary beds. The Dry Piney fiela proper is locate.1 mbout 60 miles north of Kemmerer and about the same distance from_ Opal, ‘Wyoming, both on the Union Pacific railway. ,. The structure covers about 1,000 acres in sections 6 and 7, T. 28 N., R. 113 W., and sections 1 and 12, T. 28 N,, R. 114 W. The topography is character- ized by a-high north and south ridge, called the LaBarge Ridge, on or near the crest of which the oil wells are lo- cated. The field. is also located on the so-called’ LaBarge anticline, which is closely associated with the ridge of the same name. This ‘structure was map- fied. by the U, S. Geological Survey in 1907 and/in theory is supposed to: ex- tend in ¢ nearly north and south direc- tion the LaBarge oil field in sec- ty un A, T. 26 N., R. 113 W., through fe Dry Piney field and as far north as section 30, T. 29 N.. R. 113 W. Structurally, the LaBerge anticline presents some rather unusual features in the Dry Piney field. The coal-bear- ing Adaville formation of Montata Age; is exposed on the surface in a narrow strip through section 12, T. 28 N., R. 114 W.,-and sections 7 and 18, T. 28 N.,7 R. 113, W. These rocks are sharply flexed, “dipping at an angle of about 2h or 30 degrees on each side of the axis of the anticline, which axis bears about N. 30 degrees W. Immediately to the east of the axis the Knight forma. ©tion of Eocene (Tertiary) Age is found resting: uncomformably on the Adaville, } but dipping aiso to the east at an anble of about 5 degrees. On the top of the ridge in places and on the western flank the overlying rocks are pre-Car- honiferous and consist of limesto; ie, quartzite and conglomerate. They were pushed up in that position by the same forces that-caused the folding and the result is a tremendous‘ overthrust fault of probably, 20,000 feet displacement. Much older rocks are thus over-riding the Cretaceous formations, and on either side of the ridge the younger Tertiary formations. are resting uncom- formably on the Cretaceous to the east find: the Cambrian. to the west. The Tertiary beds ‘are slightly arched, co- inicidently with the older formations, This arching in the Tertiary beds over the ‘pronounced ‘anticlines in the Cre: taceous and older rocks, especially In this fleld where oil has been found, has given rise to the theory that slight feld- ing in the ‘surface beds of the Tertiary indicates unterlying structures in the Cretaceous’ and possible oll. reservoirs. A number of operating companies are (By G. B. Morgan, State Geologist.) examination of this area in July, lay there is very little doubt that a | zone of intense folding exists in the Cre- taceous and older rocks asgociated with the LaBarge anticline east of the Darby fault. The main problem “is to pierce the Tertiary blanket in the most likely place to find the crest ofa fold, which erlest may be indicated by the slightly dipping heds on the surface. Such things as the thickness of the Tertiary overburden fd the horizon of the con- tact in the Cretaceous.ean be deter mined only by drilling. The ofl in the Dry found at a depth of abouit 1,000 feet in a sand of the Hilliard formation, which Piney field is probably corresponds to the Pierre or Steele shale of central and eastern Wyoming. The sand is neported to be 43 feet ‘thick in one well and much thicker in another, and ik believed by some to be a lens rather than a sheet sandstone. The belief held by some geologists is that the Hitliard contains number of such lenses whicn are More than likely oil-bearing and, if so, the oll-bearing possibilities will not be 80 much governed by Structural coni- érally sealed off by enclosing shale beds. Above the sand there is ja sandy shale which giyes up a small jount of shale oil and which contains a thin wate: sand, The Hilliard, as measured by Schultz, is about 3,000 feet thick ond is underlain by the coal-bearing Fron- tier formation. The Frontier in central Wyoming is the principal oil-bearing formation and is not coal-bear'ng. It is not improbable that the Hilliard will be found to contain the producing oil sands in this district. 7 Two wells that are capable of pro- ducing oil at the present time are No. 1 and No. 2 of the Lincoln-Idaho Oil Fy Development company, located in e northeast quarter of section 12, T. 28 N., R. 114 W. No 1 well is 1,023 feet deep and the drill passed through 43 feet of oil sand in the bottom of the hole. This well is not producing, but is reported to be capable of 50 bar- rels per day. No. 2 well is making oil, gas’and water. The oil is sold in the field for drilling purposes and the gas. is used in camp for drilling and domes- tic use. ‘The oll yield is reported to be about 26 bitrels per day. The Baum well-is located in the northeast quar- ter of the northwest quarter section 12 It is full of water and gas is bubbling up. Preparations are being made to clean out this well, shut off the water an drill it deeper. down. Well No.1 of the Cretaceous Oil the Baum wel’ oll. of section 1, which is reported to be 846 feet. deep. sand in drilling these shallow wells; working .on this theory and have lo- cated several such structures in which they are drilling test holes. “Whe Big Piney Oil company is testing Qut the theoretical northern extension of the LaBarge anticline in the north- €ast quarter of section 9, T, 29 N., R,} Used in this district. tion from the first sand will be greatly impaired in this field. For their own protection the operators shquld form home sort of an association to enforce the rule that proper drilling thethods be It 1s to be: re- MARKET GOSSIP AND FIELD. NEWS PROSPECT AEWARO IN ONE TRAGT. One-Fourth Aréa Granted Single Piece of Land, appointment Seen in Decision reward for discovery, (Special to The Tribune) WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—Prospectors operating under the oil leasing act; who had cherished hopes ef being able to select, as the one-fourth area to which they are entitled as a this 640 acres in two or more tracts; have CONTROL FRANTZ Control of Frantz Corporation Ac- quired Through Purchase of Majority of Stock Announcemen has been made of the acquisition by the Elk Basin Congoli- dared Petroleum company of a control- ing interest in the Frantz corporation thrn the purchase of a majojrity of the outstanding stock. The Frantz cor- + itt} continue as a subsidiary ik Basin company but with its corporate existence, 4 The Frantz corporation was organ- ized last fall with an authorized capi- talization of 600,000 shares of $5 par value of which 400,000 are outstanding, and thé remainder is in: the treasury. The pany holds leases upon 60,000 neres ‘of land in Montana, Wyoming, Oklahoma and Louisiana, and was the pioneer in the Cat Creek field of cen- for Discovery: Must Be in Tallman Rules; Dis- |o'clock, following which the body Thal It is 1,070 feet |ing permit, must select his 640 acres|heen completed and indications are that deep, mostly in shale, and is reported to |all in one body, according to Clay Tall-|'it will be as good a prod have stopped on the top of the sand. |™Man, commissioner of the general land|on the same lease. Shale oil was éncountered from 840 feet | office. company is a few hundred feet north of }matter up to the vommissioner on be-|since has been connected with the new It is reported to be 835 | hal€ of a constituent, has been official- feet deep and not in the sand and is|!y informed that the area ‘must be’ also is supposed to contain some shale |for contiguous lands, and cannot, .be|put on the jack at once, The same is probably true of the | Scattered ‘over the permit area in two Lackey well in the northwest quarter |or more non-contiguous tracts.” More systematic amd deeper drilling. |be “in compact form,’ in this field should produce very good |only’ reference to the matter; the ofi-| company. resilts. More care should be taken to}cial regulations do not. refer to it in ~ shut off the water before entering the }any way. This gave rise to the opin- ‘Also, if proper precautions are not soon | within/ the 2,560-acre permit area, taken to shut off the water ‘from the|be allowed to take the one-quarter in| Bolton sand in the producing wells, the produc-| scattered legal subdivisions. disappointment in store for them. A prospector, upon making discovery within the 2,560-acre area embraced in his prospect- ras No. 2 No. 2, when com- pleted several weeks ‘ago, put 260 bar- Congressman Mondell, who put the|rele into the tank in ‘eight hours, It power plant and is pumping better than 100 barrels a day. No, 3 will be Location for No. 4 has been made one location east from No. 3, Prepara- Section 14 of the leasing act pro-| tions also are being made to drill an vides that the one-fourth area must] offset well in the Winterschied. eighty which is the]acres in the same district by the Gates Bolton Creek Well on Sand The No. 4 well ofthe lowa-Wyoming and}|company (formerly the Polson Spider- syndicate) probably will be brought inthis afternoon, according — to an announcement made by officials New Incorporators. today, .This will be the third well to The Morrissey company of Newcas-| © drilled in by the Towa-Wyoming tle, which will engage in the oil busi-| Company in the Bolton creek field. ness, filed articles of incorporation in ip Nou rel wntals was. the: last the office of the Wyoming secretary of ion that one might drill ‘several wells tral Montana, where it has a well mak- fng 1,800 barrels a day, In this field the company has 24,000 acres of leases of which 12,000 are on. patented land. It also has a well down 1,750. feet on the Seven Mile structure in the south- eastern corner of Montana, which is showing for an oil welt in the shale be- low. the Dak: sand. Commercial pro- duction is expected ‘from the: Dakota formation about 100 feet deeper. In the Salt Creek field it ‘has a half inter- est in $20 acres in two tracts on each of which there is a well drilled to’ tne second Wall Creek sand but not pro- ducing because governmental leases have not yet been issued. The management of the company's operating department will be in charge of Sid H. Keoughan, vice president of the Elk Basin company, who states that after an examination of the Cat Creek field he is convinced that the six domes on that structure will be proved commercial producers in: time. Acquisition by the Elk Basin com- pany of this development means that it will have ample crude production 113 W., "The well is down about soo] 8retted that the existing state laws dc fret. The Green River Petroleum com-|"t cover this situation. pany, on the other hand, is drilling on}, New Wells are being the southern extension in the north-|!mmediate locality as follows: Went quarter of section 16, T. 27 N., R,|.TAncoln-Tdaho No. 3, section 7, T. 113 W. This well is something over|N- R. 113 W. 1,000 feet deep. ‘The Wyoming-LaBarge | ®?0ut 700 feet. and Dry Piney Oil company is putting down a test in section 28, T. 28 N., R. 112 W., and the Associated Oil company | Crescent Oll company. of California» has a number of. leases Nu near Big Piney, where a test well will} Hon % T. 28 N., R. 113 W., soon be drilled, In all of these locations | *_& N- Of! and Gas company. the surface rocks are Tertiary. There| Several other companies are also Pert a ~ {making preparations to enter this field. | filed by the Bell Agency company of re also teats being made by other com. |™aKin Dry Piney oil is very high grade}Casper, which will do a general insur: Danies under similar conditions. If + 5 nd angency business. any of these bring: in oil, and contains a large percentage of gas-|®nce ai up large possibilities In proanecting wee |oline and other light hydrocarbons, ‘Phe | tal stock is $25,000, par value of stock In the minds of|{llowing analysis is taken from U. 8.1$100 per share and directors are C. M.§ Taylor, Casper geol eological Survey Press Bulletin No, | tlary covered. areas, most geplogists familiar with this coun- a re Results of fractional distillation of ofl from Dry Piney ofl field. Wyoming: of R Air distMlation= with Vacumm distillation, a8 fractidnating column without column’ A 3 (barometer, 749 mm.) (presenre 40 mm.) : ea * | Fractions Total %] Spec. Fractions | Total % | Spec. »=B 1% by voy | (by vol.) | Grav. (% by vol)\ thy vol.) | Grav. Up to 50} 0.1] 50 to 75} 1.6] is 75 to 100| 1.1) 100 to 125] 7.91 125 to 150] 115] = 160 to 175} 12.0| 175 to 200] 10.1] ~ 200 to 225] 9.0] 225 to 260] 9.5| ; 260 to 275] 9.0] 275 to 300) 8.0) ie Residue | sseh a eee Seen ee a Specific gravity of oil at 15 degrees, 0.824 (39.9 degrees Baume, Modulus 140). Sulphur, 0.13 per cent. This. test shows that the oil has an Unusually high content of volatile con: stituents, between 45 and 50 per cent of which was gasoline. Larger percent- ages of volatile matter were given: off at temperatures of 125 to 200 degreen C, than at any other.température. Prac- tically 80 per cent of the sample was gasoline and kerosene, about 20 per. cent of the original quantity remaining undlistilied at°300 degrees C. In the vacuum distillation 93.6 per cent was volatile matter and only 6.4 per cent was probably lubricating or fuel oll. Sand-filtered oils usually show high percentages of . volatile con- stituents, the heavier hydrocarbons be- ing filtered out, and this appears to be an oll of that type.” The future of the Dry Piney field probably depends largely upon the ex- fstence of lower,and more prolific sands in the Hilliard formation, which shoulda be fully tested out in a 3,000 or 3,500- foot well. This, together with the ex- tent of the field, can be determined only drilled in. this | C@Pitalized at $200,000, par value of its 2g |0rs are Thomas Morriss¢y, Thomas M. This well is down |F®6an and Samuel L/ Hagen. A well in the southeast quarter sec-|P@"¥, capital stock $250,000, also filed tion 1, T. 28 N., R. 114 W,, by the Piney-|#ticles of incorporation Tuesday. The A well in the southwest quarter sec-|The directors are Robert H. Homer, T by the |H- Simpson, Charies L. Patchell, C. D. state Tuesday. The corporation is stock is $1 per share and its direct- The Laramie Cement Plater com: par value of its stock is $100 per share Spaulding and William McCune, Articles of incorporation also were Its capi Bell, G. F: Bell and W. R. Yielding. Certified articles of, incorporation were filed by the Merrill-Soule Saler. corporation of New York, capital stock $10,000, ‘Wyoming office at Cheyenne agent in charge thereof Blanche O Lummis, Casing Pulled at Two Rivers. Ohio Oi! company, which recently struck water in the well being drilled in the Two Rivers section) north of Laramie, Wyo., is pulling the casing and dismantling the rig, with a view to abandoning the well. The water was encountered in sands known to be pro- ductive of oil in other localities, » Ked Desert Well Shut Down. The Laramie Red Desert well, in sec- tion 18-20-77, Carbon county, Wy: has been shut down at 3,430 feet await- ing the arrival of casing..~ chinery . is. in splendid: shape to con- tinue the well to the ofl sands. The Laramie Red Desert is, only about three miles from some of the Ohio Oil company's producers. Gates Completes Kansas Weill. - According to a wire received by the Gates Ojl company, well No. 3 on the Kimball 160 acres in the new Virgil field, 7oodson county, Kafisas, has by drilling. The same i« also true of the other prospects in the Dry Piney and Big Piney districts, inasmuch as the sub-surface geolorrical conditions fare practically unknown, one to be completed is reported to be TYPEWRITERS making barrels daily now, which ‘s}] Bought, sold, re: paired. Dealer about 250 barrels more than the pionecr CORONA. c SMITH well of this company. in the Bolton creek field. Tests made of oll in the Typewriter No. 3 well are reported to show a de-|f “| crease in the amount of residue and a|{ 101 Wyatt Bldg. Phone 856 orresponding increase in the per ctn: of gravity and wax content. The San Juan Petroleum. company spudded in its first well in the Boltun creek field yesterday. Tisdale Well Makes 25 Barrels The Trail Canon well on section 2- 41-81 of the Tisdale field northwest of the Salt Creek field probably will be a {5-barrel producer at a dépth of 230 ‘eet, according to the report of Frank it, who returned ‘oday from a. personal inspection of the “eld. The oil,is coming from a six- ‘neh casing, oll having been found in the Dakota sand. This is by far the mdst shallow well to be brot-in in this section of Wyo- ming. Most Salt Creek wells do not get pay until a depth of about -1,000 feet Is reached while second sand wells ire several hundred feet déeper. Water reported to be.in the hole is outside of the casing and there is:no water in the sand, according to the re- ort brot into Casper, Oil simply. slops aver the top, Mr. Taylor said. Liner Set in Bessemer Well ‘The liner Was set in the well of the meres company on section 10-39-79 of the Salt Creek field this week. ‘The oresent daily pzaduction of this well is pbout 500 barrels. This producer wes Grilled in about a month ago.’ Boiler houses are being built by the Bessemer company near, this well, ~Sir John Herschel, who knew a great deal‘about comets, estimated that even those with tails milliéns of miles in| length do not weigh moré than half'a Factory,” Wolcott 8t., ear Burlington! J. A. Hanson, New York Oil Co. Our gas will be on sale in Casper soon. N) : . \ President Wilson has signed our first lease on Sait Creek & and others will follow rapidly. This means the release of im- N . .. pounded money. An 8 per cent dividend will be paid at an N » early date and dividends will be continued. . Our income will soon. be over $20,000 per day, which is N about’$8,000,000-per year, which is about our issued and N outstanding capital stock N naar Our prospective oil fields at Bell Springs and Boone Dome N a due vibes eh If ae sa in, as they bid fair to do, , _ they’ together, will be worth $50,000,000. N) Our proven oil, ga N Jur proven ou, gas, N) ) \) Hold New York Oil for dividends, par $50,000,000 now. Blocks for suitable CONCRETE KS for all buildings. For garages and te e wood con. | ie 981-M MILI III IGI II ILI LOSS. F a LOCAL OF. STOCKS: Amalgamated Royalty —---$ 16) Z Atlad chao etees 08 aus, Psi SRLS ERE ae bs Conference Called in Denver to ton-Wyoming -.~.---.-.. 1, Bessemer... 28 Secure iy ep iital ag Big Indian 40 Effect Great Saving t a9 Concerned. av PERE NIG in Black Tall .. 0B More harmony r Casper mitewtentnas OL the Salt Creek field with a resultant Capitol. Pete bende 9.06 saving of money and the possible eli- Columbine --. - 36 jinination of offset well drilling are ob- Consotdated Royalty 1.29 jects of a meeting of all oil operators Cow Gulch - J 10 PER are 4 syithin the Salt Creek field called for Domino’ . Te SNE Service: Com--. : today in Derfver by the [Midwest Tre- Elkhorn Se ES RET NEW YORK STOCKS fining company officials. If the plan E. ‘T. Williams ~ 1.22 : Open. Close. to -practically eliminate. offset . drilling Frantz 1.50 $153.75 $156.00 is approved by the operators, it is be- Gates 85. .87/Sinciair Oil 26.25 © 26.00 lieved here that not only om dt pre Great Western Petroleum. .07 -08 Texas Oil 46.00 46.26 money for the oil Reagtaaaioes. entice. G, W. Pets -.-------... 07 .08/Pan “American Pete. 81.50 82.62 expected to eventually bs wae af or Y mS Hutton Lake’ 21 .01%/U. 8. Steel end cartes 87.00 87.62 duction ‘of the poyehasivis Hee tet Jupiter --... manana 03 04 Union Pacifle R, Re---- 117.00 117.00 yee means of pre pene aerate ae ianl FOREIGN EXCHANGE By drilling up all their holdings, Lusk joyalt ssa) xing | Btetiing - : 3.59% more production is expected and the Beth Sette eis Eivies: _.o4|Erance 0709 | companies will not be expending money Mike Henry ai 07% 08% 198 on numerous offset wells. Muuntaju' & Gult _. “98 "1,00 - 0494 Fields agreements of all kinds are to Northwest 21 (25 | Call Money -- -7 per cent Ye discussed at the Denyer mezting Popes turnin te <n ‘ and, from the call issued, it is) the in- Sobre 01.02 ‘ LIBERTY BONDS tention of the Midwest to haye the rival ivcrten “Rete. i iA ke s operators agree rather than fant eit Laas mh ret be tions. . B, Win. Royalty & -Producers "19 (21/Second 4s Bee eae Pa conensnoratn Ee. 93 ~ 2b4|Second A340 homer company. tntereste, Wind Rive: fining.. 02 203 | POR arrest in icazo ani le er ig} ‘ D Waka eae ast ivitenaie his idea for his code board from the chess board. It is a small tin plate about | | Road Bulletin | ei bata. if PINE Fs SOO five inches square with empty spaces as: shown in the photograph. In these (i: x spaces one letter of a word is placed. The line is followed from left to right. WYOMING CRUDE OH. MARKET, Only Jaunuiksna and his associates know the code. State Highway Department, Office of Grass Creek ~..--...------------«$3.10) Rock Creek —...-----~---------—-$2.75 | by District Engineer. Torchlight --.---..-----.1_.-----. 3.10]Salt Creek ~-.--.._.. i for its four refineries for many years \ : a=. o ik. Road—Generally good to i idr the reason that lenses ar) ysen-| Elk Basin --.---.-------.......-.. 3.10|Big Muddy ~-—— 2... to come. 't js probadle that most of| Salt Cree! , tions fdr the reaso! lens Graybull Lhetecs de cen SIBIBIEA Ea 7 the oll from its Montana holdings will | Salt Creek, except where new bo ail Lance Creek ......... ~~ 3.06'Hamilton Dome —.-------—--... 2.75 be shipped to its plants at Cowley and| tion and some: dusty plices; then g Bander .----.--.--: 1,75Mule Creek ~......... 2.05 Glenrock, Wyo., and any excess mar-| to Sheridan. Yellowstone Highway, west—CGener- ally good to Moneta, except where new construction; then rough to Shoshoni; then good to Riverton; then fair to Lan- der. x Yellowstone Highway, east—Excel- lent to Douglas, except five miles new construction, just west of Douglas; good to extellent to Lusk; reported good to excellent to Cheyenne, j Keted to other concerns until refining capacities of these plants is extended. oo I. 0. 0. F, ATTENTION Funeral services will be held over the remains. of Brother Ray Munsell at the hall on Thursday evening at 8:00 be accompanied to the depot by the Order. *All Odd Fellows, bisnigaa a friends and the other lodges in which —__—_———— Brother Munsell held membership are Much of the trouble we are now in invited to attend and also join in the}as a nation is due to the fact that dur- march to the Burlington depot at 9:30.'ing the var the administration spent A, T. PHILLIPS, Secretary. so much money it didn't have for things 18-2t it didn’t get Taylor & Clay Incorporated) New York Stocks and Bonds Fone 203 and 204 ~ DENVER, COLO. Lester Brokerage House NEW YORK OIL New Number, 114 S. Wolcott Phone 1142 I<MIIIMOISIIOOTSTOOOTITTO OS iron and soda properties are worth FRANK G. CURTIS, ‘President. SPL OSI SIMS SSIS,