Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-31

TICKS OF Wells NOS % anu oO, WillCl Oh .
near by, and both of these were burned.
tools, In 10-inch casing. Well No. 5
will be redrilled. The company is
building a twenty-room lodging house
for the help that will be modern and
comfortable.
The British California Oil Corpora
ton Limited's we'll No. /, section TO-
20-15 has given the drillers on the
standard tools much trouble. The
company is changing back to the ro-
tary. AS the well was drilled to about
$500 feet with the rotary, greater
depth than is considered safe with a
rotary. The standard tools men claim
that they were not able to follow the
hole past $500 feet.
PRODUCES EIGHTY BARRELS
The Silver Tip Oil company's we'll
No 2, section 6-21-15, is producing
about eighty barrels a day of light
oil, 90 gravity. Well No. 1 is making
about 200 barrels a day. This high
gravity oil from section is selling
for so cents a barrel for refining. AS
the oil "breaks" easily, it is sought
by refiners. Reports from the last
directors meeting are to the effect
that a 2-cent a share dividend will be
declared monthly.
pany has completed it's second $4,000
barrel steel tank on it's contract with
the Producers Transportation COM
pany. On the third tanlr the bottom
was lowered last week. They have
laid the first and third course, and are
working on the fourth course. Every
thing appears to be quiet at the tank
camp.
The Light Oil Extension company.
operating on the southwest quarter of
section 6-2O-16, has well No. l 1866
feet deep with rotary, and has set
in the 1919 -inch casing. These people
are changing over to standard tools
and will finish the we'll with the
standard.
The Turner Oil company's well No.
/, section 2-20-15, is about 1920 feet
depth and the water shut off. This
is light oil territory, and this depth
indicates 20 to 81 gravity oil. Well No.
is producing about 400 barrels
day, % gravity.
The Empire Oil company's we'll No.
1, section 32-19-15, is producing 225
barrels a day Well No. 2 is 2490 feet
deep with SA Inch casing. Well No.
8 is 2310 feet deep with 81 -inch casing.
We'll No. was completed at 269O feet
with eighty-six feet of oil sand all told.
The L. D. Oil company, section 18-
2O-16. has a full heavy standard rig
on the southwest quarter, one on the
southeast quarter and one on the
northwest quarter. All water and oil
lines are laid and everything ready to
start operations.
ELECTRA READY FOR DRILLS
The Electra Oil company, section G.
2O-16, has three complete standard
rigs ready for the drillers, one on the
southwest quarter. one on the north
east quarter and one on the southwest
quarter. This is light oil territory
on the east slope.
The Coalinga National Petroleum
company, section S-20-15, with well
No. 1 producing about 400 barrels a
day, will soon be in position to mar
ket the 20 900 barrels of oil in storage,
as shipments from this field are NOV
ing
The Confidence Oil company. section
31-19-15, is has feet deep in we'll No.
Is with 10-inch casing, and has shut
off the water at this depth in fifty
seven feet of heavy blue shale. The
hole is now on top of the oil sand and
the drillers testing as they go down
before landing the casing.
Tim Wa1p Is now in charge of the
drilling for the Blair Oil company
section 14-21-15. This company had
some trouble with well No l. The IN
dications and showing in well No. 1
justified the company in the drilling
in of we'll No. 2.
The Pulvadaro Oil company, on the
southwest quarter of section 2-2l-l6
has received the rotary and installed
the same, and will drill in this week
The combination rotary standard rig
was finished fifteen days ago
The Section Eight oil companys
well NO. 1, section S-20-15, is 2480 feet
deep with SA- Inch casing, standard
tools. Well No. 2 is 900 feet deep
with rotary, going little slowly at
The Castle Oil company's well No. /,
section 4-2O-15, is 2475 feet deep with
1O-inch casing, one of the longest
strings of 10-inch in the field, pipe
free in the hole. Formation, sand and
blue shale.
The Republic Oil company, section
32-19-15. is in the oil sand with well
No. l at $3.50 feet. Considerable gas
threw the water out of the hole on one
occasion.
21-15. has we'll No. 2 2530 feet deep
with 6A Inch heavy casing. Well No.
is producing 200 barrels a day,
1850 gravity.