Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-25
JEFFERSON WELL
ENTERS STRATUM
LIGHT OIL SHOOTS OVER THE
DERRICK
STRONG GAS PRESSURE STILL
PREVAILS
Testing of Sand Leads to Gusher Of
Twenty-Five Gravity oil-Coalinga
Income Lets Drilling
Contract

COAIINGA, Jan. 24.-No. 2 well Of
the Jefferson flowed oil of 25 gravity
fifty feet high in the derrick Saturday
morning. The we'll had previously
blown out twice, throwing water only
after the bit had opened the pay sand
stratum. Saturday the tools were again
put in, the bridge was broken through
and the hole deepened about nine feet
10 test the sand The wells gushing
propensities were Immediately brought
into play and for short time hght
oil was shot over the derrick and
everything in range. This soon sub
sided and later oil was standing With
in a few feet of the top of the casing.
There is still some water in the hole,
the oil forcing it's way through 1t.
Manager ]. c. Sperry had a test
made of the oil, and sample which
had been taken from the we'll and al
lowed to stand two days tested 224s
gravity, which assures him that the
gravity is at least % when fresh from
the well. The strong gas pressure IN
still present, and whenever the gate
is opened there are indications OF some
thing doing. The indications point to
a big producer. Tho well is 22S0 feet
deep.
Erects Its Rig
The TWENTY-FIVE Oil company has
erected it's rig for it's well near the
Associated pumping station and will
endeavor to shut off the water in 1t.
This is the old No. well the rig on
which burned down about two years
ago, 1t is thought that the we'll can
be made to produce from either OF the
two sands that are known to exist
but it is hardly probable that they
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ably either sand will make well.
Coalinga Income Oil company has
given j. w. Livermore the contract
of drilling well No. 1. 1t has installed
all it's machinery and will commence
drilling as soon as the contract 1t let.
The lumber will be hauled at once
for its rig No. 2 and third will be
built as soon as this is completed. This
is such shallow territory that it will
only take a short time to put down a
well.
Andy Ferguson, superintendent of
the Zier Oil company, says he is down
400 feet in well No. IA and has well
No. 10 doing at a rate of $50 barrels
a day. The other wells are doing
about the same as usual The COM
pany has a producing property.
New San Diego Company
The San Diego Coalinga Oil company
has completed its rig for its we'll No. L
and will begin rigging up at once. Thls
company has 80 acres in 1S-21-15 being
lot g. near the Best Yet Oil company,
which has a we'll down over 200 feet
with an open hole.
The personnel of the company is as
follows;
President, John w. Smith; vice pres
ident, John N. Holland; secretary,
James Wells; treasurer, L. A. Bloch
man. These four, with George R.
Harrison, constitute the board of di-
rectors.
The capitalization is 100000 of par
value of 81. e. w. Preston is the su-
perintendent and is hurrying the work
along in his usual way.
At the annual meeting of the Good
Luck Oil company the following Off
GERS were elected to serve for the fol-
lowing year:
President, James Madison; vice pres
ident, B. e. Hutchinson; secretary
treasurer, Albert Albreacht. c. L..
Richmond and Charles o. Nelson are
the other directors.
American Makes Contract
1t is reported the American Petro-
leum company has made a contract
with the Associated Oil company to
run over a period of years for 1000
barrels a day.
This will keep the line to Monterey
filed all the time and with the pro-
duction of it's own leases and other
contracts in the field it gives all the
oil the company will probably be able
to handle for a time at least
The American Petroleum company
has No. 13 in section 80 on the pump.
1t is making about 400 barrels a day.
The lumber is on the ground for it's
we'll No. 8.
No. Z is also on the pump. 1t should
be a profitable we'll
No. on section 10 is on the pump
and giving satisfaction.
No. A on section 10 is being redrilled.
1t will go through the shell in the bot
tom of the well and expects to get
another sand.
No. on section 80 is in the sand at
1910 feet, with prospects for we'll at
an early date.
No. on section 10 is in the oil sand
and will be put on the pump and
tested.
The company also has five derricks
on it's properties.
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