The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-21

ing sand. Here Santa Fe we'll is
flowing some 500 or 900 barrels of II
gravity oil from a depth of 1,400 feet
The formation appears to dip very
sharply here, as the nearest well TO
the east, less than quarter of a mile
distant, is about 1000 feet deep, and
Hawaiian we'll near the center of the
section is over 1900 feet. Near the
center of the west line of 50, the
next section. the California Midway
has a well flowing by heads at about
$500 feet. In fact, all the wells In
this ground flowed more or less when
first brought in, though this does not
seem to last long. There is no prOduc-
ton east Of this well in township 81
FAMOUS % HILL
The producing belt extends across
1928 almost from corner to corner and
has been proved up for width av-
eraging a mile. Here are the older
Midway wells: Chanslor & Garfield,
Burks. Croesus. Mountain Boy, Mascot
and others. Sections %, "a, 20 and 20,
comprising what is locally known as
Twenty five HILL" are thickly drilled.
but some trouble has been met in hand
ling this territory, and the actual pro-
.duction of parts of it has hardly met
the first expectation of the operators
The most interesting new develop
ments are at the southern extremity,
where the Standard has a fine flowing
we'll and a couple of smaller ones al
about 2,400 feet, near the center or
30-32-24. and northeast, or directly
across the formation, a we'll near the
center of 2S. about which little could be
learned All sorts of extravaganza
stories are af1oat about the production
of this we'll on 80. 1t appeared to the
writer to be doing about thousand
barrels a day. and is said to be a
steady producer.
The well of the Honolulu, which
started off as a gusher and turned to
oil, is almost due northeast, on section
10. This well is still being worked on,
and flows by heads. 1t is said locally
to be making about 500 barrels. and is
producing a IS gravity oil. This we'll
is on the outer flank of the spur range,
and hardly proves up the territory in
tervening between this section and
Moron. though, taken in connection
with the Standards gas well on 26S1-
%. it creates a strong probability that
production will be had along this side
of the spur. This gas well would
rather appear to be on the crest of the
secondary antfcline.
At Sunset the hills bend sharply to
the east. and there is no spur range.
The original wells were in the corner
of this bend. and rather high up on the
formation. Most of these wells south
of 2-11-24 have been abandoned though
the Union is still pumping a few.
stripped of their derricks. These wells
were very shallow, from 600 to 900
feet and as there was a good deal of
pressure, the sand appears to have
blow itself out. New development has
been largely 10 the north, the best of
the new wells being those of the Well
man, Ethel d and X. T. & o. Co. along
the north line of 11124. The produc
ton of these wells has been a good
deal exaggerated, yet, making due al
Iowances they are very healthy pro-
ducers indeed. and as they are brought
in at about 1000 feet the territory looks
very good
A short distance to the southeast
two or more operators have gone to
about 1900 feet before reaching the
sand, and have not yet got TO the
stage where the capacity of the sands
at this point is known, but if this sharp
dip is maintained, work in this direc-
ton does not look as promising as II
did some time since. However. it is