Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-23 | Page 6 | Oil for 150 Years

Oil for ISO Years A 1 NOTHER of the myths relating to depletion depiction 1 11 ANOTHER of Americas America's natural resources bites the dust This is the myth concerning impending ex exhaustion ex cx- I of the nations nation's petroleum supplies T. T G. G Delbridge petroleum technologist notes that frequent estimates made during the past 30 years have resulted in predictions that our store of petroleum was greatly limited and that in another fe fe few years supplies of crude oil would be so curtailed that we would have to find other sources of fuel for lor motor vehicles cl etc Had the estimate of 1908 1903 been accurate said Delbridge the nation would have no crude oil today Had the estimate of 1913 1918 been correct the country's p petroleum would have been exhausted about nine years ago Yet the estimate for January 1 1939 was barrels the highest in the history of tho country Delbridge declares that advanced methods methods' of exploration drilling production ad aud refining are increasing proven and nd opening opening open open- ing up new ones On the basis of careful analysis of existing reserves and new oil discoveries he believes there is enough oil to last the nation for probably probably probably ably years Now that that's settled we can buy that new auto without having to worry about the corner comer gas station running sunning dry before the cars car's ready for forthe forthe forthe the junk heap v