The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-21
SANTA MARIA
THE Scene OF
new ACTIVITY
Several Wells to Be Brought In
Soon in Cat Canyon
Region
Large Companies Extend Their
Holdings in the Eastern
Section
Preparations Made to Handle
the Big Producers That
Are Expected
BY EDWARD NORRIS

:
The situation in santa Maria verges
upon an enormously extensive new de-
fe-opment. owing 10 the fact that in
every tried quarter oil has been dis
covered in paving quantities. In The
western, or old field. the wells in the
a-herent leases are being 6eenened IN :
decided adTantsge- The Brookshire
-Ne- Just brought in a week or so On
oePth or 5,6e0 feet after having
zen pun down from q shsIlOwer strata
Oh bearing sand. is the pioneer OF
l-ls movement The Pinal and West
Ihlon are following in the wake Of
.-iS deepening of wells and the pro-
a-clon which has heretofore been very
&. ett-H diminishing VIII undoubtedly
become stronger than ever
ire total production for sos fell only
q tribe short Of the 5000. OOe barrel
p mar Tor the entire field. the create
portion OF this Oh being produced in
re old field The producing compa nies
IN me order OF their field Importance
sre as follows.
Union oil company, Pinal oil company.
dome OH company. Brookshire oil com
lanA- western Union oil company,
Pcnnsy-l Vania oil company.
In the new eastern field. however the
eniire oA fraternity is now greatly in
tercsted because here. awaiting de-
Nslopnlcnt work, is tie most extensive
, reid in The Santa Maria district. The
territory that Is proven up TO date IS
---si me sterling Of what Is considered
% be an endless prospect OF oil OF
course. the premier company OF this
held IS the Palmer oil company. with
Us wonderful gusher on the Blochman
lease which has produced about S00, 600
barrels Of oil al this writing
In t7e cat canyon country. where the
Union and Palmer companies have ex-
tensiTe properties, already proven. and
The Dome and other equally promising
leases are in the height OF activity
much IS 10 be said Of the DEVELOPMENT
work The Palmer No. > well promises
a. be q duplicate of the No. gusl4er
Here lney are encountering such an
enormous gas pressure that il handi-
caps the work Of bringing the well in,
though il is now On the pump. The
sump holes and tanks are in readiness
Io receive The production OF this well
- the company ms profited By its ex-
perlence with their No. 1. which blew
of b-fo1e IL was prepared for IL. Much
~ tlo OH in consequence went TO waste
Nc- Palmer Is the premier well OF
his re- d, having gone down l.Soe feet
y The small space OF four months. Much
.epeDc snce Is placed ia the future of
rlis well The Palmer company has
Installed thorough lighting plant,
and IS carrying into execution q plan
fer extensive Improvements on its
property
The Dome, adjoining the Palmer. has
four wells in operation. No is now
GA the pump and the other holes are
giving much promise. The Union. just
south Of the Palmer and Dome proper
ties. has one producing Wei. pumping
about 500 barrels Of oil per day and
several wells at 4 good depth
To the east Of the Palmer holdings
lie attention is directed 70 the Penn
sylvanis, West, Henderson and Brooks
leases which are al beyond the expert
mental stage, having reached the pro-
ducing sands None OF these wells is
s. yet finished however. as they are
al goingsto depth which viii assure
them Of larger production than a
shsllOR-er finish would give. East Of
this territory are the premises Of the
Pinal and Palmer companies, which
have not Yet been tested.
Leasing in the eastern extension has
become an art and much OF the terri
tory which is so eagerly sought after
has long been in the hands Of lease
holders VINO thereby practically control
the situation. In 50 far as the future
Influx OF operating companies is con-
eerned-
North Of the Dome property. in the
eastern field, is the Los Alanos petro-
leuul we'll which recently came 10 the
attention OF the public by producing
when put 10 the test GA the pump. This
well is one Of those. however. that has
e fight on its hands 10 control the gas
situation. The company viii undoubt-
edly be among the regular producers
within a short space Of time. as il re-
mains for il TO clean the well and get
Dr. in shape for . flow When this is ac-
Domplished IL viii give forth its treas
ure.
The Ideal oil company. the Palmer
Annex and the Summit oil company,
north Of the Los Alsmes, are parallel
with what is known as the Gaia ridge
EnticliDe, and for these companies to
get into oil is merely a ma tier OF put
ting down their holes. The first Of
these companies carried their first well
\ &c. q depth Of $500 feet into e fine
showing Of oil sand only to lose Il on
account Of the wsywardRess Of the
tools. The Palmer Annex and the sum
NIT are the latest 10 bring their mate
rails 70 this section of the field and
both have their rigs in readiness 70 put
the wells down. The Summit. being
the fartheEt north Of any operating
comDamies much interest is being man
ifeSted in the outcome Of the prospects.
II they are successful IN bringing in a
well. then g vast amount OF territory
viii be proven beyond a shadow of a
doubt and the field viii be proportion
stelv enlarged.
The Merchants oil company, the PriD-
cess. the Dispatch. the Carpenteria and
ora EEht and power company, as well
IS the Associated and the Price can
Won companies. are all lease holders in
sne eastern Santa Maria field. The
companies viii carry out the develop
raert work in the course OF time and
sbop- in a small degree the large area
Of territory as yet unproven and which
vrill some day be the making OF an
enormously profitable oil section.