Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-29
GUSHER FLOWS
5000 BARRELS
NEW STANDARD WELL YIELDS
HUGE MAXIMUM
PIONEER MIDWAY ENCOUNTERS
RICH OIL SAND
Successful Drilling in Section 30 Ex-
cites FieId-Standard Makes No
Strike in Section 16-NeV-
ada Man Buys Land

TAFT, Jan. 2S-The Standards big
well on the southeast quarter of sec
ton 3O-32-24 is making an average of
1900 barrels of 81 gravity oil day. 1t
has done better than that-5O00 is the
estimate for one day during the latter
part of last week-and for that reason,
together with the fact that it has a
more than ordinary disposition to act
in a spasmodic manner, 1900 barrels
may not be its true rating.
The hole was finished with a rotary,
the first gusher to be brought in in this
state by that type of machine, and the
oil is coming through the bottom OF a
pipe three and one-quarter inches IN
diameter It has not been perforated.
This well is one of four grouped at
the center of the section. 1t was ce-
mented half dozen times, but IN every
instance the attempt was failure.
The water was then shut off in the for
nation, the four-inch string being
driven into the clay. The rotary was
nut in service, and with that the hole
was sent down from 1900 to 2432, the
present bottom.
Work is to proceed at once on the
three neighboring wells, which are all
about 1900 feet. In two of these condl-
tions are such that cable tools can be
necessary. The location of this gusher
is half a mile from any other producer,
and its oil is Of a gravity several de-
prees higher than that obtained in the
very productive locality to the rear ana
I'D the rich hill which has become
known by the number of the sectloh,
"25'I Out another mile and a quarter,
at the center of section 20-92-24, the
Standard has a hole down 5000 feet,
where, according to authentic reports,
the company got the best showing by
far in the Midway country. At present
this well is idle, awaiting the settlhg
of the cement.
In Rich OIL Sand
The Pioneer-N1idway well on the
southwest quarter of section 3O-3l-25
has gone through thirty-five feet oil
rich oil sand and is now in shale at
$500 feet. This is the most important
event occurring in the Midway during
the past week and is conceded TO pc
proof that the territory is within the
oil-bearing districts, being demonstra-
five of the lands held by this company
on the west half of section 80 and
making almost certain the prospects
of the Mays Oil company on the soatn.
east quarter of the same section, half
q mile to the east.
An extraordinary gas pressure was
encountered and the oil was thrown
over the crown block at least 1o0 feet
half a dozen times during the drilling
Superintendent Stroud, who drilled the
ST Lawrence, is authority for the
statement that from this Pioneer MIG
way well 200 barrels a day can be ex-
pected if no other sands are met Wlth'
No Strike in Section 16
Contrary to all reports, the STANDARD
has made no strike on section 16-31-23.
In fact it has made little progress in
drilling and has recently been COM
nelled to move its rig to a new location
on account of caving sand.
IT. G. Lockhart of Goldfield, New, mas
bought from ]. e. O'Donnell the south
balf of the southeast quarter of section
6-31-22 and the south half of the north
east quarter of 1921. At the time o.
the purchase there was well down zoo
feet on section 6. Drilling has been
continued under the direction of
O'Donnell, and a depth of 700 feet mas
been attained.
7 %. O'Donnell has been appointed
field manager for the American Oil
fields company and has two rigs up on
36-31-22. He will spud in two wells
Monday on the east line Of the south
west quarter. A camp has been estab-
lished on sc and two automobiles are
I'm service. Johnny TAFT has been en-
gaged by O'Donnell as superintendent
six strings OF tools are to be run on 50
and one on section 16-32-33