Show SOUTHEAST IDAHO OIL possibilities according to a report recently issued from the office of francis A thomson dean of the school of mines of the university of idaho and director of the state bureau of mines and geology certain of the areas in bannock and power counties in southeastern idaho near pocatello examined during the past summer by virgil R D kirkham the bureaus petroleum geologist appear to have petroleum possibilities while others are distinctly unlikely to become petroleum producers arbon valley and hawkins basin are discussed in part 1 of the report while the mink creek portneuf Port neuf and rockland regions are covered in part II 11 the conclusion reached by the report is that although hawkins basin portneuf Port neuf valley and mink creek regi regions ofis offer little or no promise owing to the fact that the geologic formations are either volcanic ash or sediments so altered and disturbed as to preclude the existence of petroleum on the other hand the arbon valley and rockland areas show possibilities in the latter areas the formations and structures which have produced oil elsewhere appear to be present and cautious prospecting is recommended |