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Show ' WYOMING OIL j FIELDS BOOM U II. C. Roberta, rig "builder for the Texas King 011 company of Spring Valley, "Wyoming, la in the city, spending a short vacation. He "v ill leturn to the oil fields, which are situated sit-uated abont 22 miles cast of Evnnston, and within two miles of the "Union Pacific Pa-cific railway, today. Mr. Roberts Is a pioneer oil operator, oper-ator, having srent many years drilling drill-ing for oil in Pennsylvania and Virginia. Vir-ginia. Ho Btates that tlio oil wells of 1 Spring Valley are among the most promising ho has ever had anything to do with, and ho anticipates that thoy will bo furnishing oil for many years to come. The formation is such, ho says, and tbo demonstrations bo far are satisfactory that thoro remains no doubt as to the extent of the oil field in the Wyoming country. The Texas King OH companj, ac- f cording to the statement of Mr. Rob- t C oris, is now operating two wells, both ' "of which are producing oil. The first 1 well is producing SO barrels of crude oil per day, the drill at this time being at work in what Is known as the first sand. This sand Is about CO feet In ; ilepth and It is anticipated that "vvhon 1 It is passed through a 'permanent oil deposit will be encountered that will ' furnish oil for innumerable years. The ) second well Is doiiw l.Pttcr than the first, It now prml'irliiK 150 barrels or oil each du The dptli of the two wells is from Ton to MO Toet A rig has been "(rt(f for operation on a third well wbl-li will ! beun in a shoit time Thf olT IuImi' from the wells Is belli refined by the Pittsburg Refining contain of Salt Lake. Ogden D'fpVs own cousldciuble oil land In t-hU p'-otlou of country and Mr Robert It is quite Pertain they wi'l Rtr'Vp f t if tlie drive welh on tho aertinn f Jpud thev are now figuring on Tli OzHen prnnerty Is onlj a short dltuce from wliem the Texas companv gettlnc oil Thre is a good denl of oil In the ""Urav sand." which Is soroothlnc over (10 feot deep and It Is thought that when the rogular sand Is encountered It will be found In larger Quantities Tho oil taken from the welU In question sells on the market at $2 a barrel. |
