White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-02
IlL|PAH PETROLEUM
MAKES FAST PROGRESS

4 report generally circulated Tues
day that oil was flowing from the IL
lipah Petroleum we'll caused interest
akin 10 excitement and resulted in
several carloads of citizens hitting
the pike for lllipab.
The report proved unfounded and
was one of those rumors that appar
entity spring from nowhere in partic-
ular hut gain strength with the tell
ing. In this instance the story Ia
said TO have started from party OF
tourists who came into Ely over the
Lincoln highway, and having seen
the traces of oil in the bailings from
the we'll formed the conclusion that
the we'll was spouting oil. No par
ticular harm was caused but on the
other hand some good was the result.
as the citizens who went out to the
well were given opportunity to look
over the field and the Petroleum CON-
panys drilling plant and see for
themselves just what is going on and
the progress that is being made.
This Is particularly gratifying to
Field Manager John T.. Amenda, who
is repeatedly asking local people to
go out TO the well and form their
own conclusions as to conditions, and
ne has frequently expressed his crit
icism at this apparent lack of in
terest on the part of those who should
be interested.
Since the new well was started
about month ago and the standard
fig erected and put in operation an
unusual footage has been recorded
The five hundred mark has already
been passed and IL is the hope and
expectation of the management to
sink 10 the oil sands within another
four or five weeks, or at the depth of
approximately one thausand feet.
Most of the time since starting the
new hole TWO shifts have been en-
ployed daily, and although at present
but one shift is working the double
shift program will be followed. This
delay Is considered as only tempo
rary and was brought about by an
accident last week to one of the drill
ing crew. followed by a change of
drillers, Rube Kerr having left tho
employment of the company. neces-
stating securing another driller in
his place.
The present hole is so located near
1llipah creek that water Is readily
available for use in the boiler that
supplies power for the drill, and this
Is big factor toward rapid progress.
as 1t does away with troubles con-
stantly arising from having to bring
water to the power plant through a
long pipe line. Everything about the
camp Is convenient. while the amount
of supplies. casing and other material
necessary is an indication that the
company is equipped to go the limit
in the matter Of proving the field.
Every precaution Is being made that
no accident occur to again delay the
downward progress of the drill.
For several days the drill has
been in what is called rainbow sand.
an dat depth OF 476 feet gas was
encountered, which rose to the sur.
face OF the well and exploded like
gasoline and with force that shook
the derrick and startled the orer-
atives. Since then the gas flow has
heen in constant evidence and the
bailings show increased traces OF oil
seepage as depth is made. The pres
enee of gas is looked upon as an un-
usually encouraging indication OF the
possibility of oil in quantity, and Wis
itors at the camp the first of the week
were given the opportunity TO see for
themselves the gas and the oil seep-
age
A. recent visitor at the Petroleum
camp was j. NJ. McKinnan of Crooks
ton. MINI. Mr.. McKinnan is a re-
tired banker and was on his way to
California. He made a careful inspec-
tion OF the field and plant and was so
favorably impressed that he increased
his holdings with the immediate pur-
chase of another block of stock.
A report made at the company Of
flee was that the hole had reached
depth of $50 feet Saturday night.