Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-17
new LAKEVIEW
WELL SPOUTING
1000 BARRELS

Local stockholders in Lakeview No.
y Oh Company will be reioiced to hear
that their new we'll brought in a
month ago began spouting a geyser
worth $500 a day on New Years
eve. ]. o. Lutted especially may feel
happy, as the agent that sold the stock
here, since his name in that connec-
ton has, been banded about by ad-
vocates of blue sky" law for Ha-
wall, with insinuations that he was
dealing in wildcat" stuff. From the
Los Angeles Tribune Of January is
taken the following account of the
lively doings Of the Web, in question:
The No 3 well of the Lakeview No.
OH Company, which came in several
weeks ago, broke loose at a. m. We'd
nesday and for three-quarters of an
hour was shooting high over the top Of
the derrick Although the exact
amount of oil flowing could not be
estimated it was placed at around
1000 barrels. The well is located on
section 4. 1923, in the Midway field
and when it first came in was do
ing about 1000 barrels per day.
The hole was cemented on NOvem-
Der IT, 1913, by w. F. Scott and al
lowed to stand three weeks, that it
might have plenty of time for the &C.
ment to set Because of the water
trouble in other wells in that terri
tory every care was taken that the
heavy salt water strata might be en-
tirely shut off.
Hole is Dry.
On drilling through the cement and
baling down, the we'll was found to be
perfectly dry. With less than foot
of drilling after the cement was drill.
ed through there was. a heavy gas.
which blew out much sand and brought
with it oil which tested 22.7 gravity.
This was at depth Of 1905 feet.
Drilling was then continued down
to a depth of 2613 feet and on being
baled down at that depth came in
with a quiet even flow, which was
easily controlled Although plenty OF
tankage was at hand for an average
well, a contract had been let to the
Western Pipe and Steel Company for
two 15O0-barrel tanks, which are to be
erected at once
There is every appearance that this
well is in the excellent high-gravity
sand which has made the No. we'll a
splendid producer since it's coming
in last January. This we'll is now
flowing at the rate of 1000 barrels a
dav of 26.S gravity oil as compared
with 22.7 gravity oil when it first
came in.
The well is located on the south 40
acres of the lease acquired from the
old Pentland Petroleum Company and
it offsets the No. we'll Of the Mid
way Fields. which is down to a deDth
of 300 feet and is now making but
slow progress in drilling because OF
casing trouble. 1t is in the immedf-
ate neighborhoOd of the new No. we'll
of the Interstate soil company, which
is now down about 11o7 feet.
Standard Buys Oil.
The Standard Oil COmnaAv is run
ming the production from both the old
No. we'll and this new spouter. pay.
ing - cents per barrel With all other
operators in the neighbOrhOod endeav. .
Oring to find this big sand. and nearly
all having trouble because of the heavy
water which is over the entire terri
tory. Superintendent Walter Barn
hart deserves much praise because of
the excellent manner in which this
new we'll has been brought in. Wa. .
ter spoiled the No. | we'll Of the Mid
way Fields when it was one of the
best producers on the flat. and it has
remained for Barnhart to demonstrate
the proper manner and place Of land,
ing his casing that this well might !.
be the excellent one it is.
A peculiar coincidence is the bring
ing in of this last well. The NO. {
we'll of the Lakeview Company came
in January %. 1913. and the No. 3 i
we'll came in December %. 1919. With |