The San Francisco call., 1910-09-07
news OF PROGRESS
in SEVERAL FIELDS
Under Many Companies Wells
Are Rapidly Increasing in
Every Section

From the southern fields news has
been received concerning the develop
ment Of number of wells.
The N. p. oil company has started
new oil well on its property in the
Kern held.
The Ida May oil company on section
o-lI-2f i'm the Maricopa district is put
ting down two more oil wells. Mate
rial is being hauled TO the lease for a
third Tig
Drilers working on the Twenty-Five
oi company In the Midway field while
drilling NO - well struck a petrified
Jog at q depth Of about $50 feet
Pieces Of the log have been brought to
Bakersfield and placed on exhibition
in the board OF trade rooms.
Tile Wellman oil company at Mari
copa is preparing TO drill three oil
wells on its land. The company owns
some Va luable proven lands.
The Bankers oil company in the
Kern field has started drilling oil well
no. 3. Well No. , is producing about
70 barrels daily. The Bankers has
about completed the work of installing
new go horsepower boiler on the
lease.
The Consolidated Midway oil com
pany closed down the Kern plant for
short time TO decide on some new
work that has been outlined.
r. W. stephens. who has been in
charge of the Union oil company's op-
craUons At Orcutt, has been trans
ferred to Kern county to take charge
OF the Maricopa Midway district ac-
tfrities. succeeding ". c. Fleisher,
who has resigned.
Ia the Nidwa -Maricopa district the
Union oil company has erected so rigs
1 .
and - strings of tools are operating
on this holding alone, wells being put
down as rapidly as possible. Nine more
strings are at work in the Immediate
vicinity. six on the Lakeview and
three on the Webster lease
d the Midway and McKittrick al
most a dozen more strings are run
niug. being located on the Bedrock,
-Alvarado, Alvarado Equitable, O'Don-
uel Mcleod. sheridan. Rudisell and
Hopkins properties.
D. would appear from this activity
ON the part Of the biggest corporation
allied with the Independent producers
agency that it is not afraid of getting
a Few thousand barrels Of oil ahead.
Two companies which are showing
considerable activity in the Elk hills
are the Kern Midway and the Mercedes,
which Were promoted by Messrs- Bur-
dick. Lothaine. Cooley and Mitchell of
AIaricopa. They succeeded in interest
ing a number Of San Fra nciScans in the
property. and now development work
js wei advanced and has reached a
stage where results are soon expected.
The Kern Midway is on section 1881
g and is down 900 feet with the - Il
inch casing The work is progressing
splendi0lN.
The Mercedes is located on the
southeast quarter of section 4 and the
47ao u
east quarter Of section Il in 31-23.
The drst derrick is rigged and the well
Nil DE spudded in a short time.
From C0alinga it is learned that the
Metropolis. 26-19-15, has gone into the
oil sand nd put the well on the pump
The Southwestern Limited is erect
Ing q new rig near the south quarter
corner Of IS-20-16.
Charles Wilcox is putting up a new
rie on the north half Of the north half
of 20-20-15.
The Coalinga Royal. on Spills, is
down 2.22S feet and has encountered
gas pocket which shot the tools out
of the hole and got a small showing
of OIL The bailer was run in to get
= sample. but the gas was so strong
that IL blew it out.
IN the Templor district the two wells
~ the Dillon oil company are doing
125 barrels. The branch pipe line of
the Producers transportation company
hes been practically completed and men
are now at work on the Templor pump
stations. Tt is expected that the first
oil viii be shipped from the field Sep
tember Is.
The entire Templor is on the verge
Of a big wave Of activity, as the COM
pletion Of the pipe line guarantees the
removal Of the oil now in storage. The
Shear petroleum company which has
well said 10 be doing so barrels, is
practically ready TO start drilling its
10. .. The company has two 500 barrel
tanks filled and has much oil in sumps.
The St Joe oil company is getting
ready 10 resume work in its No. / well.
which is down $50 feet. The Dillon oil
company also viii drill another well.
The California King is getting nice
production from its completed wells
and is planning three more. Work is
TO start soon. The derricks are up.
The Argus oil company is 725 feet
deep. with the hole I'm fine condition.
The Anderson oil company, a recently
organized company. is also starting
work. The Warren oil company, which
has been shut down for some time past,
VIII resume. The well is 500 feet deep.