Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-13
COALINGA MAY
GET DEEP WELL
CLAREMONT EXPECTS TO TAP
SAND AT 1900 FEET
GOOD LUCK BEGINS DRILLING ON
THIRD HOLE
Co7llnga Hub Enters Hard Shell ir
Brown ShaIe Formation at 227o
Feet-New Company
viii Use Rotary

WIN Wv ihSASty
COALINGA, March 1.-THE Clare
mont is still trying to get the deep
stratum on the northwest corner of
4-20-16, out on the Hat "a mile due
south of the Standard property on
2S-19-15, where it has been drilling for
about three years or thereaboutS. 1t
has reached 5000 odd feet, is down to
Ia casing and is suspended awaiting
the arrival of this material. From the
formation and the knowledge of the
pitch of the stratum 1t is confidently
expected to get oil at 1900 odd feet. The
site is about midway of tho producing
wells of the w. X. on the east and
those OF half a dozen companies on
6-20-15 on the west.
The Claremont has the north half of
the north half and the east half of the
southeast quarter of 4, which is sur
rounded by Kern Trading and Oil
lands on four sides 1t Is q little to
the southwest of where the supposed
break would run. 1t is just across
the corner from the American Petro-
leum's south half of 30-19-15, still I'M
developed, which 1t will prove. This
last should not be COMPOUNDED with
the American Petroleums other tract
on 30-20-15 on which its big wells are
located. The two are more than four
miles apart.
Although the last map still shows
1t as i'm existence, the Peerless Con
solidated that drilled to 21S0 feet on
19-20-15, adjoining the Claremont on
the southeast, went out of existence
more than year ago and the land has
reverted to the owners. The hole was
started for more shallow depths.
GOOD LUCK STARTS NO. 3
The Good Luck oil company, section
22-19-15. has spud in on well No. 3. and
Is down about 200 feet with open hole;
rig for No. Is ready for the drillers;
the rig for No. is on the ground.
Wells No. / and No. are good pro-
dueers, averaging over ninety barrels
a day.
Mr.. Albright, young mining engi-
neer, has had charge of this property
from the first. Not being an oil eX
pert, he applied himself to testing
every sand encountered, not trusting
wholly to the logs of adjoining wells,
and has apparently solved what was
called a vexed water situation on the
east side of the section. The produc
tion of wells No. 1 and No. free from
water has redeemed that half of the
section.
The Coalinga Hub Oil company, Soc
ton 22-2l-i5. has landed the S1-4
inch casing al 2270 feet on hard shell
in the brown shale. The formation for
the last 500 feet or more is claimed
TO be identical with that in the Lucille
No. 2. According to tho two logs. Il
would appear that the Hub will enter
the sand about 100 feet shallower than
did tho Lucille No. ., which would in
dictate that the Hub may finish up at
a little less than 2500 feet.
Much interest has been attracted to
II. III - a.-ert a~a.1I
producing just south of town.
Coalinga Security Organizes
Tho Coalinga Security oil company,
just organized with capital of 100000
shares. par value 81, will operate on
tho southwest forty acres of section
S-20-15, having purchased tho land At
a price reported to be about $2500 an
acre. contract has been made with
the johnson rotary company to drill
and complete the well. derrick for
the rotary rig is now building loo feet
high to accommodate the pipe while
operating. The company claims a de-
vice that will drill through the hard
shells without having to change to the
standard.
The directors and officers of tho
Coalinga Security company are: Pres
ident. II. r. Crozier; vice president. S.
V. Noble; secretary, J. A. Cellar;
treasurer. Bank of Coalinga; c. L.
Morrels, manager, and DR.. c. E. Gal
loway.
The Los Angeles Coalinga oil com
pany, section 6-21-15, is over 1890 feet
deep with the s Ia inch casing. Water
was shut off at 2215 feet with 10-inch
casing. There is a very heavy gas
pressure at the present depth, where
the formation is conglomerate and sea
shells, being the same formation that
was found with the oil sand of the Luz
cile wells on same section.
is 5000 FEET DEEP
The Nevada Petroleum company, on
section 1S-20-15, is about 5000 feet deep
in well No. /, with SD inch casing.
The formation is tallying up with the
American Petroleum, and from pres
ent indications will finish up at about
1000 feet. The company has completed
a 5000 barrel steel storage tank on
section S0-20-15.
The Gold Tip Oil company, section
2-20-14, has secured the services of
Andy Ferguson of the Zier Oil COM
pany. who will complete we'll No. 1.
The success Mr.. Ferguson has had in
that territory led to the decision of
Manager Holser to contract with Mr..
Ferguson to take the well and COM
plete it.
The British Consolidated Oil COM
pany. limited, on section 12-20-14 (P.
M. D. & o.. has started we'll No. s.
The lease now has seven wells pro-
ducing, and under present manage
ment is very much improved.
The Esperanto Land and oil COM
pany section 30-21-15, is 1925 feet deep
with 8 Ia inch casing. The formation
has alternated. blut shale with hard
shells and sand. The formation indi-
cations are claimed by Manager Evans
to indicate that the pay sand will be
encountered at about 5000 feet.