The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-09-11
ohlo,s OIL eEYsER.
Flowing At tho Rate Of 10000 barrels OF
Petroleum In Twenty-four= Hours.

Flowing At tho Rate Of 10000 barrels OF
Petroleum In Twenty-four- Hours.
Ohio has the biggest oil well In the
United States, II not in the world, and
If permitted to flow its full capacity Il
would more than ill two of the monster
boo 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 well has been drilled in, and
when at depth Of thirty-llve feet in
the sand n strong gas pocket was struck,
and the well showed for gas producer
of about $50, 600 cubic feet capacity,
Gas 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, 2O8 feet.
When the pool was struck the oil started
flowing, and connection was made
through Pinch line from the casing
head to a 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 II was also discovered that or
binary tankage facilities were far from
sufficient and work was at once begun
on another 600 barrel tank At the
same time several dinkey pumps were
started, and pipe lines were laid, while
connections we're 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 drilers 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 a place
of safety as the tools were being lifted
from the well by the heavy pressure Of
the oil.
It was thought at the time that the
rope had broken and the tools left il
/ the hole, but the drill was found sitting
beside the casing in the rig. AS soof
as the tools were out solid column o.
oil belched forth from the casing head
rising far above the derrick, where il
spread in all directions. There WHERE
/ two Pinch lines connected on the cas-
ing.
It made as beautiful a sight as an!
one wished to see, and it thrilled thu
hearts of the oil men, who witnessed
the sight with delight. to know tina
they had looked upon what was prob
ably the largest oil well ever completed
ON the globe. An effort was made t,
shut the well 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 60
barrel tank through 2-ince line, run
ming the tank over with rolly oil Il
sixty three minutes The well, at tn
rate it flowed through the casing 70
the space of time it was opened, woul'
in twenty four hours produce goo'
1000 barrels of rolly oil, making neal
ly double the size of any we'll ever CON
pleted, not barring the Russian wells
Cor Cincinnati Commercial Gazette