OIL PROSPECTS IN TARANAKI.
New Plymouth, Last Night. Oil in considerable quantities will be struck at New Plymouth within about a fortnight if the anticipations of the Blenheim Oil Reclamation Company are realised. Flooding of the bore by water, since the quest for petroleum commenced in New Plymouth, has been an insurmountable difficulty. Now that difficulty in the Blenheim bore has. been overcome, the Government mines engineer having certified that the water has been shut off satisfactorily. ‘ : This bore, years ago, was sunk to nearly 6000 feet. It was some months ago plugged at 2183 feet and by a system of plugging up the water strata at 1700 feet and by tin forced injection of eight ton| of cement where the new casing ends at that depth. The cement casing formed for a considerable distance up the outside of-the pipe, ( utting off the water. It now remains to bore through the plugs and sink the casing to a depth of 2140 feet to the stratum whence 100 barrels per day flowed some years ago and then the company hopes to secure a large flow of oil.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3860, 20 October 1928, Page 2
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186OIL PROSPECTS IN TARANAKI. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3860, 20 October 1928, Page 2
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