The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-06

DRIVES SIXTH WELL
Reaches $40 Feet-LOg Well
No. 5 Gives interesting
Data.

Well No. 6 Of the Utah-W Wyoming
/ Consolidated OIL company has now at
tained a depth OF $40 feet. ana is be-
/ ing cased off in anticipation OF break
ing into a strong pressure Of gas any
twist Of the drill.
This is a new well. The drill has
: been put down through three layers of
| oil sands and shale, and is now on the
eve of penetrating the already proven
productive oil pool. For $50 feet a
small sprinkling OF oil was encoun-
tered, and lately two or three streams
of water have been cut, the inflow be-
ing go large as to lose all trace OF the
oil This water is being cased of. and
the drilling Will at once be resumed,
according to ". 5. LamreaUX, who re-
Gently received word from Field Super
intendent Fred Kohler, who writes;
Remarkably Pure Oil.
Conditions now are such that al
most any stroke OF the drill. after we
get the water cased of, should strike
a flow of gas. and in all probability
viii be Of such extent as to take care
of all drilling expenses and furnish
fuel for operations. Then We viii move
the rig 10 No. we'll"
No. 3 is now down 1.435 feet. A. j.
Scott of Salt Lake, who is doing the
drilling, writes that AT present that
well is good for forty TO nifty barrels
day. and they have not Yet reached the
main sands. il is expected this will
be a 900 barrel a day producer. AS
the product is Of that high class, 80
per cent gasoline, which is per cent
better than that OF any other oil well
known in the world. according 10 the
manager OF the property, and as they
have had an offer OF $3.50 a barrel for
all oil they can produce OF this high
quality oil. one large offer having come
from the salt Lake refinery people. the
Utan-WyOming people are now feeling
very much encouraged over the out
look.
Well No. has an interesting his
tory, and gives a good idea of the
character Of the Big Horn basin as an
oil country.
Log. Well No. ).
July lS-Depth, 74O feet; IA cas-
ing
July 1s-Depth. $50 feet; two gal
Ions oil, last 10 feet all in greasy
shale.
July Struck gas at 1895.
July 26-Ony shale 10 gas sand and
oil increasing below.
July eS-Depth 1915; best showing
of oil in this field.
July 3l-Wen caved seventy-Tve
feet; barrel of oil on top.
Aug. Sending sample of oil at
$50; making TWO gallons over night.
From 1885 10 300. oil increased
from one 10 three barrels. 1 received
quite q number Of congratulations
from Clark. Hurley. Benson and
others the mex morning after we
got the oil. Sent sample of this TO
Lamoreaux. Beat this for quality if
you can. II has made quite a stir in
the field
Aug. 3-Depth, 1898: still in the
shale. Closed down to get casing.
Bought 1890 feet, rs casing; 1898
feet in.
Aug. 1O-The oil in the shale is
forced uD between the 3 and 6-inch
casing four or five times daily.
Aug. l1-AbOut thirty feet below the
casing still in oily shale- Well still
spOuting oil. This morning flowed
barrel out on the derrick floor.
Aug lS-Down 1888 feet; shale is
very oily. getting more SO as We go
down Look for a big well soon.
EverybOdy's eyes are on this well.
Aug 16-Down fifty feet below cas-
ing, with shale getting more oily.
tomorrow. We are sure OF getting
good well when We get 10 the sand.
There is no guesswOrk about this. It
IS d sure thing. and you would say so,
too. il YOU were here and could see the
oil that comes out in the shale with
the pumpingS.
Aug. 89-Lowered casing 10 1915.
All eyes are on US
Aug. 3l-Depth. 1865: don't know
how much further 10 the sand. but
when we get there it viii be a record
breaker.
Sept. Depth, lao.
Sept 6-The we'll still shows as good
as ever. We are now using the gas
from this well for the most OF the fuel.
The strong pressure of gas broke
through and threw everything from
the bottom of the well 10 the top OF
the mast
Sept. NO. Is now down 1.4S0
feet. Am looking for the sand at every
screw. When il comes il viii be
hummer.
Sent. l1-If we get a good well
where We are drilling (of which there
Is no doubt whatever) there viii be
some scrambling for the government
land.
sept. Is-Haven't made much hole
lately. The heavy pressure OF gas
forces the shale up into the casing.
We are getting ready for a big one. Be
prepared.
lSignedD FRED KOHLER.
n. r. HANENOR.
The reasons given for quitting No.
al this Interesting juncture are that a
reamer got out OF repair. and the ca
HE began 10 show weakness, since
which a new cable has been purchased.
and soon now work viii be resumed on
this anticipated big gusher- New We'll