The herald., 1897-11-08
Renewed INTEREST TAKEN
MANY WELLS WILL BE CLEANED
AND DEEPENED
Production Rapidly Increasing and
the Outlook Brighter-Notes
From the Field

three months over the present output,
then indications don't count for any
thing. There never was more interest
taken in this industry in Los Angeles
than now and such activity is unprece-
dented. The field of operation chiefly,
in the vicinity of Bernard and Adobe
streets, is the scene of unusual activity
both day and night and the work of de-
velopment is constantly going forward.
Several hundred wells are in operation
and never a day passes but what one
or more new holes are commenced.
One firm, that of Whittier &, Green,
have leased a ten-acre tract of ground
in this vicinity adjoining the Catholic
on the south, and Saturday
started drilling crews to work on five
wells. 1t is their intention to bore ten
or fifteen more as soon as they can
get started. There is every evidence to
believe that they will be successful in
their undertaking, as a few days ago
a we'll very near their new location was
completed and is now pumping seventy
five barrels daily. This is their fourth
we'll in that particular district.
months ago, and is known as the brew
cry well, the property of Maier & Zobe-
lein. It's average daily production is
about forty barrels, and is holding out
well. All other wells which
commenced flowing a year or more ago
in that vicinity are doing better than
was expected.
The wells in the western district along
First street are holding out fairly. In
many the work Of cleaning out and drill
ing deeper has recently commenced, as
several good wells have been filled with
sand. This district also presents an ac-
tive appearance; not. however, what it
did in former months. The McCrary
brothers have eikht wells flowing about
one hundred and fifty barrels per day.
They have two other wells which are
being cleaned out and drilled deeper.
The Rex Oil Company and the American
Oil Company are also operating exten-
sively in this district. The former are
one of the largest producers in the city
and are now planning to have additional
wells bored. They already have forty
wells yielding about 10000 barrels
monthly, and have six drilling crews at
work in the eastern extension. They
have also just commenced a we'll on the
corner of Bernard and Bonnie Brae
streets.
NOTES FROM THE FIELD
Pitcher & Garbutt have put men to
work drilling three of their wells deeper
in the First street district. These wells
have been yielding fifty barrels each
daily.
CrI1dn oil ,1,'c
well No. 7, which has heretofore been
heavy producer, is now being drilled
deeper. This was formerly the largest
we'll in the western oil district. having
had an output of seventy-five barrels
daily, but when closed down one month
ago was yielding but ten barrels.
Scott & Lotus, who have five wells in
the western extension producing daily
sixty barrels, have just completed drill
ing two wells in the extreme eastern
portion of the city and encountered so
much water that the project will proba-
bly, be abandoned.
Davis & Harrison Saturday COM.
menced work on their fourth we'll.
Victor Hall has had good success with
his two wells and is now drilling for the
third.
A. H. Headly put a drilling crew at
Saturday on a fourth well.
The Milwaukee Oil company have six
very profitable wells in the eastern ex-
tension, yielding from forty to fifty bar
rels each.
L. C. Van Cleave completed a we'll q
few days ago which started out with
daily yield of forty barrels.
The Merchants Oil company have a
steam plant pumping on their seven
several more.
NJ j. Tarbel has completed a we'll at
depth of ,755 feet with a forty barrel
yield, and will soon commence work on
another.
The three wells operated by the Pas
adena and Pacific Electric Railway
company in the eastern district are now
producing daily fifty barrels each.
Smith & Slauson have a fifteen horse
power engine at work pumping thirteen
wells, and next week expect to add four
more. They claim they can pump twen-
ty-five wells with their plant.
T. +. Joyce has about completed
we'll at depth of 726 feet on Yale street
near Bernard.
BrooSin & Akin started Saturday to
pump on new well. They have another
under way which presents good indica-
tions.
s. w. Luitwieler has an engine
in the western district which is pumping
for thirty-three wells and expects to
add five more during the next ten days
There are yet between 400 and 500 wells
in active operation in the western fields
all of which are exceeding previous ex-
pectations.
The McCray Brothers are one of the
most active firms in the local oil fields
They have four wells in the eastern por-
ton of the city and three in the First
street district They are at work clear
ing and drilling deeper two of their wells
in the latter district.
The Oil Storage and Transportation
company, which a few days ago filed
articles of Incorporation, will commence
in few days building several tanks for
the storage of crude oil. Later they ex-
pect to build an oil barge and ship their
product to San Francisco.
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