Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-04-16
To RESUME WORK ON
CRESCENT SATURDAY
PROMOTERS SAN EXTENT OF OIL
FLOW WILL BE DETERMINED
WITHIN TWO WEEKS.

Work is to be resumed at the
Crescent we'll Saturday of this week,
after nearly two weeks of idleness tc
hermit the cement bridge" at the
bottom of the casing to settle, and il
is confidently expected by the pro
moters that inside of two weeks the
extent of the oil flow will be fully
determined. That there is to be
some production of oil those in
charge of the we'll appear to be alb.
solutely certain; the only doubt ex'
pressed is as to the amount of the
production and the predictions run
anywhere from SO barrels a day up.
It developed this week that before
the drill was stopped Monday of last
week and the work of cementing the
casing was undertaken, the drill had
gone 80 to 40 feet into the oil for
nation, the drillers constantly bat
Ting against a strong gas pressure.
When drilling is resumed next Sat-
urday, it is probable that, after the
water is pumped out Of the well and
the "plug" Of steel shavings, bould-
ers and cement in the bottom of the
casing is drilled out, the drill will be
sent on down into this formation to
determine how deep it is, unless,
after the water is pumped out of the
we'll, the gas pressure prevents fur
ther drilling and elbows in" flow-
Ing we'll. There is strong possi-
bility, too, according to those in
charge of the operations, that a fiow-
ing we'll will be brought in, though
all necessary preparations to install
pumps have been made.
Popular Opinion Mixed.
Popular opinion as to the situa-
ton at the we'll has been considerably
mixed this week. To put it briefly.
everybody is waiting to "see what's
going to happen" When the first
announcement came that work had
stopped at the we'll and the casing
was being cemented. there was q
little furry of interest locally, and
the stock exchanges at Tacoma began
to do little more trading in job lots
Of Crescent. There has been no at
tempt to manufacture sentiment or
opinion, however, and the hope is
1ouoro11v nvDrocuoI <hC< %ho woIl will
prove to be a commercial PROPOSE
ton. though there is of course con-
siderable skepticism abroad. The
work that remains to be done before
the production can be tested will
take several days, the drillers say,
perhaps a week or longer II any
trouble is encountered, so that 1t is
generally believed it will be close to
the first Of May before the well is on
commercial basis.
One of the amusing incidents of
the week has been the jockeying
among nearby cities. each to gain the
fullest benefits Of the business bet
terment that is expected to follow
proof that commercial oil field ex-
lists in this county. Centralia, through
Its Commercial club and newspapers,
has been kicking up q loud racket;
Tenino has been getting busy on the
formation of a Commercial club,
while Olympians have been quietly at
work laying the wires which 1t Is
hoped will pull a big share Of the
business this way, II the opportunity
develops.
Meeting at Tenino Friday.
Centralia's entrance into the game
At this stage, after that city had con-
stantly hindered the explorations for
OIL didn't strike the residents OF
Tenino and Olympia as a proper dis
play Of friendly civic spirit and the
business interests of the former city
took up the fight right away. Fri
oay evening Of this week there's to
% big meeting of oil enthusiasts at
Tenino and, as suggested by the
membership meeting of the local
Cnamber Of Commerce Tuesday eve
ming. there'll probably be quite q del
esation from Olympia at the Tenino
meeting when that city proposes to
organize Commercial club and 90
efter the oil business.
Work on the other wells in this
county Is reported to be proceeding
satisfactorily. The Pacific States
we'll near Grand Mound is down about
1.400 feet; the Scatter Creek we'll. q
short distance from the Crescent, hal