Show WYOMING the young oil company drilling on section 3 33 76 big muddy reports a depth of 2300 feet with feet of oil in the hole the well is located only feet from the merritt gusher the companas comp anys well on section 30 of the same field is now well below the foot point the big producing well in the big muddy field is one brought in during t the fall of 1917 iby by the elkhorn oil company it is producing about barrels a month the elkhorn has a a contract with the midwest refining company to drill its entire holdings in the big muddy consisting of acres two wells are now being sent down and should reach the oil sands in the spring A recent meeting of directors of the mascot oil refining company held in salt lake made plans for the immediate drilling of five wells on the companas comp anys holdings in the fossil field out from kemmerer the officers also were authorized to prepare plans for the first unit of the refinery which the company plans for that place R T Al mitchell itchell is president of the company and A G burritt of salt lake is consulting engineer that lincoln county will soon receive the attention to which it has long been entitled is indicated by the fact that active drilling will soon commence in the field adjacent to kemmerer the polaris petroleum company has contracted for eight wells on its holdings all to be started before june other corporations are preparing for operations it is predicted that the big piney field will rival the production and activity of big muddy salt greek creek grass creek and elk basin the refining of crude oil in wyoming is practically confined to the standard oil company and to the midwest refining company with plants at casper and greybull the former with a capacity of barrels which will soon be raised to barrels and the latter with a capacity now of barrels which will be doubled by july 1st ast the two plants when these ex tensions are completed will make th the e midwest refining company the third largest refinery in the united states at present the company produces only gasoline and kerosene but within a short time there will be added to the casper refinery a unit for the manufacture of wax for which there is a great demand constantly increasing both the kerosene and the refined oil from these plants are shipped to fifteen different states to canada and even to europe |