The Kevin review., 1927-09-08
Heavy Flow of Gas Appears
When Pump Run is Snated

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Production Of the No. = well of til
Genou Oil and Gas company in til
Bannatyne field was established FIR
day at so barrels with the conclusion
Of the first days operation of til,
pump. The wells output is exactly
twice thai of No, l, which has main
tanned pump production at the rate O
80 barrels a day since it was complet
ed. The No. 2 is a diagonal offset e
the northwest from the discovery.
The well was pumped on the beam
for the first "a hours and production
was necessarily suspended Friday az
ternoon, when the work of moving the
drilling rig was begun. The greater
portion of today will be required to
move the rig away from the well and
pumping will then be begun with tho
same gasoline engine that is operat.
ling the discovery well. It is thought
that production can be resumed at the
No. 2 Sunday.
announcement of the record made
by the No. 2 well was made here Fri
day night by Guy Craig. president Of
the Genou company, and c. M. Nc
Cutcheeon, vice president, who were
at the well during the day. The well
was completed Aug. "a, but more than
aweek was required to clean the hole
after it was shot AS nearly as coule
be determined, there was no furthe
caving Of the producing sand Friday.
Gas Flow Develops
An important development that fo,-
lowed was the appearance Of natural
gas sufficient to flow the we'll mo-
mentarily after the well was shut
down Friday After the pump had
been idle for short time, valve at
he casing head was opened and oil
flowed out on the derrick house floor
for short time. When the well is
pumped, the gas accumulates a suffi-
cient head 10 occasionally carry some
200 feet of oil from the top of the cas-
ing into the tank. With the excep.
tion Of the time required for the pump
to refill the casing after it Is thus
partially emptied, the pump flow il
CONTINUOUS. In 24-hour run the hoIal
was not emptied to a point that IN
terrupted the pump production.
The larger flow Of oil in the second
we'll is accounted for by Mr. Craig by
the looser condition Of the sand. Tic
formation in the No. Is
very porous and the sand can be cruEi
bled in the hands The sand which
was " feet thick in the discovery
well, was drilled into slightly more X
.han so feet in the No. 2, operations
being stopped before the base OF the
was reached The bottom
If the hole is at 1906.
Oil from the discovery well was
Ised as fuel in the drilling Of the
70. and the production Of both will
,e consumed by the rigs which will
'e at work in the field within the next
ew days.
Elliott Moving Rig {
Contractor William Elliott, driIIer
t both the Genou company wells. is
noving the rig from the No. 2 to his
wn acreage in section 1861 W, and
ill start operations there as soon as
ne rig is reassembled. It was at first !
is intention to move this rig to the !
idelity Oil company's location, jn
5-25-1 e, but because Of this being |
outh Of the Teton river It was decid-
! to haul SECOND rig onto the Fid-
ity lease.
The e. B. Coolidge rig to be used
the drilling on the Brittin-D -DeSchon
,reage in 34-26-1 W, has been erected /
i'd oil for fuel was being hauled from
e Genou company wells Friday. Nal
rial for the two rigs to be operated
the field by S. c. Ferdig are being
luled to location. Operations on tnsI3
deity, Elliott, Brittan-DeSchon AMI
.rdig leases will within the next fen
US place five strings Of tools at c
ork at Bannatyne. record fer de-
lopment following ii oyory that
= rot been equaled before in any
ertana field. az
s'Te OMEN well. seven miles west q
the Genou company wells, was at 70
on 600 feet Friday egeaing and q.
Of this test within the ",
y 10 days appears psobab.. 4 p,
sond O'Neil well will be drilled aa