The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-15
LATE NEWS Of
THE OIL FIELDS


SAN FRANCISCO, March Offer.
ingg In the local oil market were
small yesterday, although prices we're
steady Palmer sold at G7c, Associ.
ated tt S45.25 and New Pennsylvania
at soc.
The question of where the Midway
Gas Company is to get the gas to fill
the pipe lines which It is preparing
to lay between the Buena Vista hills
and Los Angeles appears to find an
answer in the announcement that J..
A. Pollard has been employed by the
Honolulu Consolidated Oil Company to
drill gas wells on the company's
property against the gas company's
needs.
When it was first reported that the
Midway Gas Company would secure
its gas for Los Angeles consumption
from the Honolulu wells no little
speculation was INDUCED in because of
the common understanding that all the
Honolulu's gas production was already
under contract. Pollard was former
ly superintendent for the Honolulu
Consolidated, and later has been drill
ing wells in the West Side fields on
contract He is a recognized expert
and had good success IN handling the
gas wells of the Bueaa Vista district.
Pollard will start drilling at once and
will use rotary tools because of their
success in counteracting the gas pres.
sure.
Interest in the deep territory in
township 1924 is revived by opera
tons of the Boston Pacific, which is
down 1000 feet on section 80, in which
the American Midway some time ago
drilled without success. On section %
the Midway Basin drilled to depth
of $500 feet without finding oil in pay
ing quantities.
The Caribou Oil Mining Company
has brought in a good well on section
rs, 1923, at depth of 344O feet. Oil
flowed over the derrick when the for
nation was first encountered. On the
same section the Mays Consolidated
brought in good well about month
ago, and interest in the territory is
considerably stimulated.
The Union Oil Company is nearing
the gusher sand on fractional section
25, 1924, little way east of the fam
Gus gusher, now defunct. The big
gusher has been cleaned out nearly to
the bottom, but for some time past
has been allowed to rest in this condi-
ton. The lower end of the inner cas-
ing is bent to one side, but it would be
a comparatively easy task to open the
hole into the sand from which the old
torrent of oil flowed so long. The
Union, however, seems in no hurry to
start the big well to performing again.
The Union Oil Company has pur-
chased a controlling interest in the
Coronation Oil Company, which some
tlhlG dSO DlOuShI III a. we'll ldl Jul OI
the Maricopa fiat, on section 4, 1923.
The well looked very good until water
broke in, and the Coronation, because
of financial difficulties, was unable to
handle it. The Union expects to cope
with the water without great diff
Guilty, and the territory is likely to
prove valuable in that event.
Maricopa merchants and business.
men are enthusiastic over the pros
poets for renewed activity in the Sun
set and Midway fields within the next
thirty days. Active development work
on several of the leases in this local
ity that have lain idle for several
months have already been begun and
it is declared that many others are
preparing to begin operations.
Construction work on the Los An
geles gas pipe line, which is furnish
ing employment for a big gang of
men, has also had its beneficial effect.