The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-02-16
THE COST


would be governed, OF course, by the
kind of rock and clay through which
you would have to bore. My opinion
is, that if you have stratas OF clay
that you would have to case the well
with artesian casing (Which costs Sl.75
per foot--6 in. diameter) as far as the
veins or stratas of clay extended.
And in such 4 case it would be more
expensive than drilling through solid
rock from top to bottom. Our wells
here are solid rock from beginning to
end. 1 furnish complete rig, includ-
ing engine, boiler, and all necessary
machinery, and pay my contractors
from 1925 to 2.4O per foot, if the well
is a thousand feet deep. The contrac-
tors furnish cable, all drilling tools,
labor, &c, and keep up repairs, and
guarantee the well completed. If the
well was only GOO feet deep it would
cost almost one-half less. OF course
it costs more per foot rs you get
deeper.
lt1G- AAAI AM lN<AN@AA-NA-
&C., that l furnish for each well, costs
from $500 to $4,000. Something
cheaper would answer your purpose,
as you would only need it for drilling
purposes. But you could not do with
less than 10 horse power engine and
boiler-which, if you had to purchase
new, would COS: you at least $500. The
$40 feet of clay would have to be
cased, or you would have to drive
cast pipe, which is made i'll joints
about 8 feet in length. But this is
more expensive than ,artesian casing.
When we have any earth 10 go through
before coming to the rock, (as had at
Pleasantville) we drill y, or inch
hole, until we come TO the solid rock,
and then put in artesian casing 5ls or
inches in diameter, and drill the bal =
ance of the hole through the casing.
don't think you could find any parties
here who would put the well down
AS CHEAP AS THE OFFER
you speak of. If you furnish machin-
cry, casing, &C., 500 for the first 200
feet is too much. If your contractor
| proposes to furnish machinery, casing.
&c. for that price, and is responsible
l would advise you to accept at once
but I should not like to agree to pay
ertga il lac met with mud veins-betteI
make stated price, or ne will Imagine
mud veins every few feet. We have
very hard drilling here, and it take;
from 80 to to 90 days, to sink a wei
1000 feet, while at Pleasantville thu
same depth could be drilled in from 8;
to 40 days. If you have men there
thUt understand drilling, you coult
get your work done much cheaper
than by getting men here. On accoun
of the difference in labor-good drill
ers here get from 81 to $3.50 per day
MY OPINION IS
that the drilling there will be easy
and "good time" can be made, provid
ed you have good machinery, tools
&C., and are not bothered with TIN
stratas of clay.
If, at any time l can give you an,
further information, 1 would be please'
to do so. ~ 49,
am now drilling new wells my
self. My last one has pumped $50
bbls. since it was finished, less thai
three months ago. Ny old wells here
that have been pumping more thai
two years, have decreased very mater
, tally, as they do in all territory.
Your friend,
t 1. r. WOODWARD.
Since writing the above, L hav
talked with gentleman who has ha
some experience in drilling holes i
search of coal. He says if the hol
will not need casing, that inch diane
ter is large enough, and in such case
could be put down cheaper and taste