GOOD OIL FLOW
NO. 2 MOTUROA WELL. (By Tcley niph—Per Press .1 ssociniion) M'CW PLYMOUTH, August T Following a powerful blow out <" oil and inflammable gas at the Moturoa Oiklliolds Ltd.. No. 2 well yc.-t r’ day, production tests were made today. Tile well was connected to a hundred barrel tank, and by selt-fl w the tank was half filled in a short time. Before the well was closed, the inch casing was still tud of oil, it being estimated to contain another hundred barrels, making L3O barrels of a total flow. Several of the flows made a spectacular display.
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Hokitika Guardian, 4 August 1931, Page 6
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100GOOD OIL FLOW Hokitika Guardian, 4 August 1931, Page 6
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