Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-27
HOOD MAY CONTROL BIG
MIDWAY PREMIER WELL
GuSher Continues at $4,000 Bar
reIS a Day-0iI Exports
Gradually Increase

The Midway Premier's big well is
not yet under control, but heavy gates,
capable of sustaining pressure of
1000 pounds to the square inch, have
been secured from the Standard, and
an effort will be made to attch them
to the casing. A big crane has been
rugged in the derrick and with this the
open gate will be swung over the cas-
ing and lowered into place with the
column of oil shooting through. When
the first gates were wreinched off by
the force of the gas the threads on
the casing were not stripped as was
supposed
The gates were worn and torn to
pieces. Even if the threads were
stripped, however, the oil men have
dies that attach to the gates and cut
the thread as the gate is screwed on.
Pending the effort to attach the
gates, big shield of boiler plate has
been santed over the well to smother
the flow and prevent so much of the
oil being lost in spray. This shield,
which was fashioned after that placed
over the American Oiltields No. ~, Is
a longitudinal section of 70-horse
power boiler. 1t is about Fifteen feet
long and some four or five fect wide.
The gusher is now producing about
Ii 900 barrels of oil daily. During the
time the we'll was sanded up tanks
were erected for settling the oil, and
the Standards pumps are now con-
nected with these tanks and are hand
ling about 10000 to 1900 barrels. Near
ly all the oil is being saved, but some
further economy will be possible when
the new gates ere in place.
The Sunset Security Oil company
has pulled its eight-inch casing and
will try to shove the ten-inch deeper.
It was found that the water has not
| been shut off with the eight-inch as
was supposed. superintendent Gatllft
! is confident he has oil sand in the bot
| tom of the hole, and all efforts are now
being directed toward shutting off the
water.
The light oil that rose to the top
| of the well between the eight and ten
| inch strings is believed to be shale
| oil. and it is not supposed that the
amount is sufficient to bother with.
Oil men who have made careful study
of the formation in the vicinity believe
/ it will he necessary to go 201O feet to
/ tap all the oil sands that outcrop back
/ of the Sunset Security's property.
! CRUDE OIL EXPERTS
Crude exports for September were
/ 13 72511 gallons, valued at 1885,,
/ compared with S,614,723 gallons, valued
at 1927, ,276. for the same month of last
year. gain of 5,11O,39O gallons ana Oh
| $174O37.
! Napthas went abroad to the amount
of 4.156.520 gallons during September,
valued at $427.44 as against 3,96S, $50
gallons. valued at S329,6 645 last year, a
gain of 1S7 $50 gallons and of $97,79S.
! Illuminating oil, however, shows the
usual decrease. Thus the total for Sep
tember was 7S,744,322 gallons, valued at
"a. .492 1897. rs against S9,126.796 gallons
valued at S. ,554 444, for the same month
| last year, loss of 10,3S2,474 gallons
and of $1,061,507.
Lubricating and paraffine OILS con
tinue the bad showing begun in
! August, showing a loss in quantity and
in value. Thus for September the ex-
port was 12,450763 gallons, valued at
81, ,629, ,3O7, as against 172n,643 gallons
and 81, ,964,344 a year ago, loss OF A.
| 790.SSO gallons and of $S35037.