Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-03
UNION CAPS SAGE
HOLE IN MIDWAY
Well Is Brought in Successfully,
but Operating Company
Checks Output
RUBY DEEPENS ITS WELL NO. 8
American 0iIfieIdS Runs Three
Strings in Section 80.
West Side News

BAKERSFIELD, June 2.-The Union
Oil companys Sage we'll No. 6, located
in the southeast quarter of section
So, 1924, has for some time past been
drilling itself in. The we'll blew out
several times, and it was impossible to
run a cleaning out string owing to the
amount of gas pressure. Superin-
tendent Fleisher has succeeded in put
ting d gate valve on the well. The
well will be kept capped until some
disposition can be made of the oil.
The Kern Midway Petroleum Oil
company, located on section Is, 31-24,
Elk Hill territory, is down 1S5 feet on
we'll No. l.
The Sunset Security Oil company,
located in the southwest quarter of
section 29, 11-23 which has been shut
down for several months, has resumed
operations. Their we'll is down about
700 feet, but it is the general opinion
that they will abandon the old hole
and spud in on a new we'll. The old
well has about 200 feet of crooked hole.
The Ruby Oil company, located in
the northwest quarter of section 2,
11-24, has drilled No. we'll deeper,
and it is now a 20O-barrel producer.
The sand was reached at 1900 feet, and
the we'll was drilled twenty feet into
the sand. The lumber for No. II rig
is en- route from San Francisco. The
Ruby has about 5000 barrels of oil in
storage.
The Union Oil company's Hazelton
water we'll No. 2, located on section 13,
11-24, is down about 500 feet
The Maricopa Visalia Oil company,
located in the southwest quarter of
section 20, 11-23, has completed a rig
and will spud in as soon as it can
nj iG l.
posed of Visalia men.
COMPLETES RIG on "a
The "a Hill Oil company, located on
section "a, 11-23, has completed d new
rig and will spud in at once.
The REQ Oil company located on
the southeast quarter of section 3,
11-23, has spudded in on well No. l.
1t is down 900 feet.
The Nevada Pacific Oil company,
located on section "a, 11-23 is running
two strings of tools at present.
The Homestake Oil company, located
on the southwest quarter of section p,
11-23. is down roo ieet with we'll No. l.
The Nj. and M Oil companys we'll
No. l, located on section &c. 1924, is
down about 2260 feet, and No. ? is
pumping at a zoo barrel rate.
The NJ and r. Oil company, in sec
ton 80, ia, IS down 1914 Ieel with
we'll No. l.
The Maricopa Sc Oil company, on sec
ton 36, 1924, is down 1920 feet with
well No. l and has just started No. 2.
The American Oilfields company, on
section 80, 1924, has three strings of
tools running at present. These wells
were recently begun. In the east half
of section 81, 1928, this company has
one string of tools running. and one
string of tools running on section IA,
11-23; also a string on section Is, 1928.
uperintendent Harding reports splen-
did progress.
The Lady Washington No. l, located
on the southwest quarter of section 6,
1923, is down about 1900 feet
Lady Washington No. 2, located in
the northwest quarter of section 7,
1923, is being drilled with a rotary,
and is down 1927 feet.
The California King, located on the
northeast quarter of section I, n-23
is down about 800 feet. and the 1272-
inch casing is being put in.