Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-03-14
KERN TO TAKE
NEW TERRITORY
OUTFIT PLANS EXTENSION OF
FIELD
STANDARD WATCHES PROGRESS
BEYOND PROVED GROUND
Bla Concern Owns Land and Tank
Farm Nearby and Could Drill
Numerous Wells on
Property

KERN RIVER, March 13.-The Kern
American is about to erect it's first
rig on forty acres comprising the
southeast of the southwest of 6-29-28,
west of the Enos Oil company and Jas
tro e. st. Clair. The tract is the most
southwesterly in the field yet to be
drilled, but farther north there is a
long line of wells producing which, If
extended south, would be just over the
Americans west line, and it is fully a
quarter of a mile cast of a line drawn
south from the southeast corner of
the Kern Drillers' property, where NO.
2 is rigging to drill
The American is owned by the same
people as the Kern Star on IL, 28-27.
The officers and directors are:
Francis Smitheren, president; Fred
erick w. Mattern, vice president; Ira
B. Wood, secretary and treasurer; DR..
]. Park Dougal and +. l.. Hutchinson.
The Kern Star has its No. / on the
pump getting out the water, of which
q heavy quantity was used on account
of the difficulties encountered with
heavy sands.
The Balm Oil company is preparing
to drill the northwest forty acres of
the northwest quarter of "a, 27-27, on
the west line of the Sapphire on the
same section, and adjoining the SOUTH
west corner of the section on which
the Kern Star has drilled but quar-
ter of a mile south. and half a mile
west of that companys drilling. The
Balm is headed by ]. C. Watson of
San Francisco.
The Standard may be an interested
watcher of the Kern American and
Enos drilling on 6. Success on the
southern and western section lines Will
prove a part, at least. of the big COM
pany's tracts, of which 1t has the
whole of 1927 on the west and the
north half of 7-29-2s on the south, as
we'll as the southwest quarter of the
southwest of the latter section.
Covered with Reservoirs
Section l. except the northeast cor
ner, is completely covered with reser-
voirs. The east half of it's holdings
on the north of is covered with its
tank farm, but the west half, lying
due south of the Kern American Is
clear, and, If the big company wants
heavy OIL and the work Is successful
on 6, it will be in a position to put
down a lot of wells of its own, unless,
of course, the land is thought more
valuable for tanks.
A syndicate composed of Captain
John Barneson. John Baker, Jr.. and
w. A. Irwin has acquired all of 80 and
parts of 26 and o. all in 2S-2T, ana
il Is understood that two rigs are TO
go up at once on 50, the east line OF
which Is fully three-quarters west OF
the Kern Drillers. the most westerly
development yet undertaken and very
close to a mile west of the nearest
work. Section 26 is directly north OF
and adjoining 30, while ~ lies on the
west side of 20; thus should develop
ment succeed here. it means an ex-
tension of the field from two to three
miles west.
I'LL - IL
Doubtless some surprises VIII be 1ett
at this move. On % Just north of 26
the Santa Fe drilled close to 1900 or
600 feet in the early days and failed
to get any encouragement, according
to men who worked on II, and IL mas
heen generally supposed that this ter
ritory was therefore of at least a
doubtful character. Evidently, how
ever, the new syndicate thinks differ
emily. 1t Is understood that 80 was
houeht outright, price rumored to have
been about $4,000, while the balance
is leased.