Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12
VENTURA COMPANY WELL
NEAR P|RU PROMISING
High Quality Oil Reported in Re-
cent Shipment from Jewell
Company

Superintendent w. c. Daniels of the
Ventura Oil Development company,
operating near Piru, Ventura county,
reports that two streaks of oil sand
eight feet thick have been encountered
in well No. 8 and that the formation
is changing from shale to oil sand
about every twenty feet. The main
sand body is expected soon. as the in
dications all point to its close proxim-
ity to the present point reached by the
drill, which is close to 1900 feet. Re
cent developments in the immediate
neighborhood have been of an exceed
ingly encouraging character, and Mr..
Daniels believes it will be but a ques-
tion of short time before the Ventura
property of the company will be on
a producing basis.
A recent shipment of oil from the
Jewell Oil company was reported by
the gauger of the Independent agency
to be the best quality and purity ever
taken into the pipe line. Only six
tenths of one per cent of foreign mat
ter was found, which is a remarka BILE
showing for the Kern River district
The production of the Jewell is in
creasing from month to month. Well
No. 8 is probably the best producing
we'll in Kern River, while No. 10 is pro-
nounced almost, If not quite, as good
1t is expected that the December pro-
duction will be over 1000 barrels.
Lady Washington we'll No. l, section
6, Sunset district is reported down
close to 2300 feet, having made some
thing like 100 feet of progress in two
weeks time 1t is stated that a new
streak of sand has been penetrated
indicating that the main sand of the
district will be found within a short
distance of the present point of drill
ing. The showing is excellent. on the
Essex, adjoining to the east and just
north of the Yellowstone, a showing
of high gravity oil is reported at a
depth of little over 1000 feet and on
the California King, drilling with a
rotary, there have been oil indications
for some time. The Bronco, imme-
diately to the east of the Yellowstone,
is said to be doing not less than 100
barrels day of oil running better than
40 degrees in gravity The Lady
Washington, preparatory to the incom-
ing of the big well, has sump capa-
BILE of holding 5000 barrels, recently
built
Reports of great interest to Templor
McKittrick stockholders are coming
from the property at Sunset since the
new management took hold Well No
2 has been flowing for two or thres
weeks, filling the sump hole and neces'
stating further accommodation for the
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hold the gas and increase the flow of
the oil. AS soon as these matters are
attended to Well No. l will be put in
shape, and it is expected that it will
equal No. in production. A contract
for the sale of the oil at a price much
higher than the present price for ordi-
nary oil is being negotiated.
A recent test of well No. 6 Of the
Premier Oil company, Coalinga, one
of the properties included in the Cali
fornia Consolidated Oil company deal,
showed it capable of producing better
than 400 barrels of oil per day. This
is one of the older wells on the west
line of the property The last two wells
finished have been flowing steadily
ever since they were brought in. When
pumping to full capacity it is esti-
mated that not less than $4,000 barrels
per month can be produced from the
fifteen finished wells on the property