Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-31
SOUTHERN STRIKES
LIGHT GRAVITY STRATA
Oil Company at CoaIinga Pene'
trateS Rich Oil Sand-0ther
important Field News

COALINGA, Oct. 80. The Southeast
ern Limited Oil company, section 49,
20-16, drilling well No. in the north
west corner of the section, has gone
through 100 feet of exceptionally light
oil sand, showing up to be very light
oil. superintendent T. j. Whaley says
| that he expects to finish up this well
within the next sixty days. There is
| 3490 feet of 81 inch casing in the hole.
The water was cemented off at that
depth. They are now drilling in the
heavy Az Inch casing. The combina-
ton rotary standard rig is completed
and will carry the rotary D. 2100 feet
and set in the 121a-inch casing. The
work done by the Southeastern has
proved up a great stretch of territory
to the east and south as far as the
| railroad track. The pitch of the sand
and shales indicate a flattening out
to the east and south along the anti
cline.
The Coalinga Anticline Oil company
section 20-20-16, is building COM
bination rotary standard rig on the
southwest quarter of the section. the
heavy rig irons went out last week
F. II. Daley, president, was in the
field last week directing the work.
This property lies on the east slope, or
light oil side, of the Coalinga anti
cline, which extends from the north
west line of the Standard, on section
2S-19-15. down and through the east
side of the Kittleman Hills, in q
southeasterly course to and through
the Lost Hills in section 19-26-21. Sew
eral expert biologists who have eX-
~ tph w
this anticline runs express the opinion
that in due time a line of derricks will
mark the entire distance. Today there
are number of derricks strung along
the east slope In the Kittleman Hills
several are on the west slope of the
anticline.
The Pluto Oil company, section 49,
25-19, is drilling well No. in the
southwest corner of the northeast
quarter. The well is now 1900 feet
| deep with the 12h-inch casing. Have
! had 900 feet of oil shale with very
| strong gas pressure. At times the gas
has thrown the water and mud out
of the bailer as soon as it would reach
the air. The gas pressure has become
so strong that the manager will run
| daylight towers only. The showing of
| oil and rhe quality of gas are very
| encouraging for a well. The manager
states he believes that in the next 300
| feet they should get the oil sand. This
property is little over twelve miles
| northwest from the Lake Shore well
in the Lost Hills.
MOVES RIG MATERIAL
| John Hendrickson and Bill Riley
have moved the rig and material from
the Ogance, on section 12-2S-l4, 10
section 32-25-21. Lost Hills district
There are about thirty-two men from
! this district interested in the Lost
| Hills. Some have located claims since
the first excitement, after the strike
bv Martin and others in the Lake Shore
we'll A few had made locations some
time ago A very few have acquired
patented land, all are after OIL many
1 after business in the new town. Tom
Finn and Ed Bush of Hanford nave
moved in a portable rig onto section
82-25-31, and will try for discovery
at once. %
The Creme Oil company, section 80
2O-15. has tested the cement Job in
we'll No. and finds the water shut off
In good shape. These people are drill
ling into the pay sand with 6Ss linen
! casing. Well No. was drilling with
the rotary. When the shells became
too hard for profitable work Superin-
tendent Mason hung up the rotary AS AS
soon as well No. I Is completed he VIII
take the standard tools and complete
well No 2. The company is building
a 1900 barrel galvanized iron shipping
tank to be in readiness for the pro-
duction.
George schwinn, at one time in
charge of the Pittsburg property on
| section 24-19-t5, now owner of the
northwest quarter of section 3O-19-l5,
has material on the ground for COM
bination rotary standard rig, and ma
| terial on the way for the buildings
needed. Mr.. Schwinn's experience
with the Pittsburg property has given
him confidence in his property, which
| lies we'll within the oil measures laid
| down by Ralph Arnold in bulletin 1898,
United States geological survey.
The w. x. Oil company's well No. 3,
| section 2-20-15, drilling with the ro-
tary, is over 1740 feet deep. Well No.
is about 1920 feet deep with standard