The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07
SANTA MARIA OIL
field DOING WELL
Most Encouraging Reports Re-
ceived From District Within
the Last Week
New Territory Rich in PossibiIi=
ties Opened in the LompOc
Section

From the Santa Maria oil field have
come most encouraging reports within
the last week. The Dome company
has brought in a wei adjoining the
Palmer tract. which has steadily in
creased in yield until it has now
reached 1900 barrels a day. The
Brooks well, in the eastern extension,
mas been cleared and has been doing
between 400 and 500 barrels daily
These two strikes have proved up a
large intervening tract, on which =
number Of companies, including the
Associated. are at work. Development
work is being carried forward in the
Tepusquet. A new territory has been
opened in the Lompoc section.
A summary Of the recent activities in
the whole district, prepared for The
call by Edward Morris, secretary of
the Santa Maria chamber of commerce,
follows:
During the last six months the en-
tire force Of operations in the Santa
Maria field has been centered on the
Cat canyon district, made famous by
the Palmer oil company's gushers. No
fewer than six new companies have
commenced drilling in that territory,
while the stimulus given by the sue
cess Of the Brooks oil company on the
Williams tract viii undoubtedly add to
this list
SANTA MARIA FIELD
The Palmer oil company has occu-
pied the center Of the stage in the
Santa Maria field for nearly two years.
The advent Of the famous Palmer No
!. followed by an equally great gusher,
No. 2, a year later, makes II stand pre-
eminently first as the producer Of this
field Now its No. is being made to
fow. and reports from the property
indicate sure success with this well.
No. 4 is also showing fine prospects,
even better than Nos. and q Two
other wells are drilling on the Bloch
man lease.
Adjoining the Palmer on the west
the Dome oil company is producing
about 500 barrels daily from two OF
its wells. and the latest report from
tbs property indicates that No. l is
pumping and flowing at the rate of
800 barrels daily.
In the territory known as the east
ern extension Of the field, the Los Ala
mos petroleum company has drilled TO
a derth of 5000 feet where fine sand
was encountered, but heavy gas pres
sure blocked all efforts for over year
To bring ia a consistent We'll II Is
now producing. however, at the rate
Of 500 barrels day
Two miles north Of the Los Alamos
petroleum company. the Summit oil
company is exploiting in an untried
district. The first well is down 1000
feet in an encouraging shale forma-
rfon very similar 10 that Of the Palmer
wells The bringing in Of producing
well here would prove UP large eX-
panse Of territory, thus charging the
field Of operation.
WELLS DOWN DEEP
I'm the extreme eastern Cat canyon
district. number of companies are
operating in an effort TO emulate the
palmer company. Here the Hender-
son. the Santa Maria Enterprise, the
West and Pinal Oil companies and the
New Pennsylvania petroleum company
all have wells down TO considerable
5epth The Henderson is down $500
feet where drilling has been suspended
and an effort made to bring in pro-
ducer.
The Enterprise is down 1900 feet
and is cementing of the I2h inch
casing The West has been forced TO
close down on account of bad casing
The Pinal and New Pennsylvania are
testing their wells with promising re-
suits
The Brooks oil company. in the
heart Of this section. is the pioneer Of
success. Its No. 2 well was brought
in at the rate Of 400 barrels Of j
gravity oil over six weeks ago and
since then the production and charac-
ter Of the oil has greatly improved
This company is now putting No. l in
shape TO make test. although il is
probable that il will be some time be-
fore the work can be done properly.
North Of the Brooks well, about
one mile and half. the Cat Canyon oil
company has begun its first we'll Il
IS down about 400 feet.
FIRST WELL DOWN
Some four miles northeast of the
Palmer property, on which all east
field operations are primarily based
the Princess oil company is down zoo
feet with its first we'll This is wha;
Is known as the TepusQuet district and
nas been the center Of much contro-
versy as 10 its potentiality of oil. From
indications the Princess is very likely
10 succeed. The Santa Maria Midway
oil company also has a lease in the
Tepusquet, but although the rig IS
standing, active drilling has not yet
begun.
IN the old field conditions have beer
materially the same for the last year
No new wells have been brought ir
and very little development work car
ried on. The exception to this, how
ever. is the advent Of the Casmalia Pc
rroleum company, whose well is down
J. 500 feet into a fine oil showing. The
Radiun property, adjoining the Brook
shire. has indications Of a good produc-
ing well in its No. 2.
"On the Lompoc side the recent pur-
chase is reported, Of the Lompoc-Flor
ence oil company by a syndicate Of Los
Angeles and Pasadena capitalists. OF
which f. ". Knowlton Of Pasadena i
the leading figure. Development worl
viii be begun on this property within
short time.
The Gene oil company IN the Lom.
poe field hss brought IN its No. ] well
II is producing $50 barrels a day with
every prospect Of increasing. The OF
is IA gravity"