The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-09-18
oHlo,s OIL eevsga.
Flowing ut the Rate Of 10000 Barrels %
Petroleum In Twanty-f0ur Hours.

Flowing 1T the Rate Of 10000 Barrels ef
Petroleum In Twsnty-four Hours.
Ohio has the biggest oil well In the
United States, II not In the world, and
II permitted to flow It's full capacity Il
would more than fill two of the monster
80, 900 barrel tanks every twenty-four
hours This great oil geyser Is located
In Hancock county, just four miles
south OF the town OF North Baltimore.
The we'll has been drilled In, and
when at depth of thirty-flve feet In
the sand strong gas pocket was struck,
and the well showed for gas producer
OF about 1880, 900 cubic feet capacity.
Gus was not what was wanted, however,
and the drill was sent eight feet deeper,
which made the total depth in the sand
forty three feet, where oil was found.
The total depth Of the well is 2, 208 fest
When the pool was struck the oil started
flowing, and connection was made
through a Pinch line from the casing
head to q 600 barrel tank. which was
filed with good. clean oil in precisely
ninety minutes.
The company then learned that they
had drilled into wonderful lake Of
oil, and it was also discovered that or
binary tankage facilities were far from
sufficient and work was at once begun
on another 900 barrel tank. At the
same time several dinkey pumps were
started, and pipe lines we're laid, while
connections were being made to the
main line.
On the afternoon of the same day
it was decided to take the tools from
the hole, and thousands of people hav-
ing heard of the gusher, focked in from
all directions to see the famous geyser
opened up. At about 8 o'clock the
engine was started and the tools were
gradually being brought to the surface.
The drillers were being drenched with
OIL which flowed all over the derrick.
When the tools were within few hun
dred feet of the surface the rope COM
menced to slack, and the drillers, after
reversing their engine, made for place
of safety, as the tools were being lifted
from the well oy the heavy pressure Of
the oil.
It was thought at the time that the
rope had broken and the tools left in
the hole, but the drill was found sitting
beside the casing in the rig. As soon
as the tools were out solid column Of
oil belched forth from the casing head,
rising far above the derrick, where it
spread in all directions There where
two pinch lines connected on the cas-
ing. I
It made as beautiful a sight as any
one wished to see, and it thrilled the
hearts Of the oil men, who witnessed
the sight with delight, to know that
they had looked upon what was prob
ably the largest oil well ever completed
on the globe. An effort was made to
shut the we'll In, and eight men worked
for nearly two hours until they sue
ceeded in getting the well under con-
troll.
Afterward it was turned into 600
barrel tank through 2-ince line, run
ming the tank over with rolly oil in
sixty three minutes The well. at tho
rate it flowed through the casing for
the space Of time it was opened, would
in twenty-four hours produce good
70, 900 barrels of rolly oil, making near
ly double the size Of any we'll ever COM
pleted, not barring the Russian wells
Cor Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.