Show wildcatting A necessity few persons persona realize what imers lag ing effort is necessary to secure a sufficient supply of crude oil in this country the decrease of production and the increase in the demand by bv tens of millions million of barrels yearly compel producers to expend large burds surds sum s in prospecting new territory for this reason wildcat wells well are drilled outside the limits of prodoc ing pools poole thisted this ig a goodseal good deal ofa of a gamble the largest part of all the known oil fields I 1 is either being beinar operated by companies or has been withdrawn by the government lass than two tenths of one pere erent er tit of the oil area in pennsy penney alysmai Ivan iaia productive more than hilf half of Wyo production is within a space of six aix square miles the noted casiano pool in mexico which has halt produced barrels of oil in ia eight years is IB only one mile wide and four long much pioneer work must bedone be done to mader insure sup surplus aupp plus liea of oil the national policy in recent year of withdrawing oil areas areaba from entry as aa soon as aa discovered by prospectors coupled with refusal to pass pam leasing measures distant or grant relief to claimants on withdrawn bandols lan landa dols 11 rapidly discouraging the development of new diew territory and our reserve oil supply is declining in face of an increasing ong demand why this thia dog in the valley policy is a continued by congress is hard to understand |