Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
UNITED EXPECTS
GUSHER MONDAY
WELL NO. 2 APPROACHES OIL
SAND STRATUM
MIDWAY FIELD PRODUCES ABOUT
100000 BARRELS MONTHLY
Standard VIII Soon Bring In Several
WelIs-Taft to Have Water
System-RalIroad
Reaps Harvest

BARRING accidents. well No. of the
United Oil comyany will be brought IN
next Monday, according to Secretary
Hedrick at headquarters of the COM
pany in the Citizens National Bank
building Yesterday. Eight-lnch casing
was landed at 1887 feet several days
ago and six and fiYe-eighths- cas-
ing Is now being installed, and win
this pipe the we'll will be put INTO
the oil sand at an estimated depth or
1850 feet. This well is being watched
with eagerness in Los Angeles ana
some speculation in the stock Is re-
ported. -.
No. / we'll Of the United at North
Midway is gushing spasmodically ana
will continue to do so until all the
sand has been worked out. This well
was visited this week by NUMBER OF
Los Angeles men, and they are one
i'm the opinion that 1t is one Of the
best in the field.
No. 3 we'll is following close upon
No. 2 in development and has reached
a depth of 900 feet. No we'll is now
practically rugged up and tools VIII
be dropping within the next twenty
four hours.
Two crews are getting wells Nos.
and ready and the construction or
derrlcks is in progress. No time Will
be lost i'm getting these rigs in shape
for drilling.
Has Ordered Twenty Rigs
The United OIL company has twenty
rigs ordered including the ones now
active. Eight of these rigs VIII bo
delivered before March Is and the re-
mainder as quickly as cars can be Sc
cured for shipment. OF the twenty
rigs, eight will be placed on the twen-
a.atxr II X
the first we'll was brought in. Six rigs
viii be placed on the eighty-acre prop
ertv OF the United oil company and
the remainder on the other properties
owned by this company.
The United OIL company and the
Whittier and Campbell firm have just
moved into their new quarters In the
Citizens National Bank building, com
prising a suite of six rooms. Whit
tier and Campbell own the controlling
interest in the United OIL company.
A careful estimate has been made
of the production of the several COM
panies in the Midway field at the pres
ent time, and the result is 100000 bar
rels a month. This does not include
any production that belongs in Mari
copa territory.
The Standard will probably bring In
a great producer soon in we'll No. on
section 30. on Tuesday ii made
showing OF 1900 barrels
On section % the Standard has an
other we'll down 5000 feet that prom
ises to be a gusher. When the bit
went into the oil sand there was an
upheaval that sent the oil all over the
derrick. The water Is being shut off
and not much trouble will be expert
enced, and when that is done work
on drilling will be resumed until the
main body is penetrated.
Looks Like Village
The Crandall company on section 10
Is getting things I'm shape. Improve
ments include houses, machine shops
and derriclxs. The camp looks like a
small village.
The company intends to utilize the
gas from the wells on the lease for
domestic purposes.
Taft will soon have a water system.
over $4,000 in material for mains has
been ordered. and as soon as the pipe
arrives 1t will be put under ground.
Reservoirs will be constructed. and
the pressure will be sufficient to con-
duct water all over the town. The
plant will be operated by a local pub
tic service corporation. It is expected
the plant will be ready for operation
within thirty days.
The residents of Taft are anxious to
know when the railroad company will
Nerect the proposed depot. The COM
pany did business here of 100000
during February, with no accommo-
dations whatever.
Thirty-nine teams, loaded with sup
plies and rig material, left Taft a few
days ago for the Elk Hills Develop
N ent work in this new territory is in