PETROLEUM.
OPERATIONS AT MOTUROA. Yesterday morning, shortly* after work was commenced at .\o. a uorc with the sand pump, a big omw up took place, oil being thrown straight into the air to a height estimated at ti'Om 111 to 20 feet above the top 01 the tall derrick. A very considerate quantity was lost, but rtys stateu uiiu siimi or e i«lu ■W-gallon barrels were saved. im-oiH,. out the day the oil c0n.,.,..,,, lu m . ejected intermittently but lively after each withdrawal of the pump. n, e only water showing was pcufcctlv clear and salty, indicating apparently that the water difficulty does not exist Operations are, of course, greatly hampered still by the non-arrival 'of tlie casing of the deep-well pump, but it is stated that all the gear will be available this week, and that testing by means of the pump will be undertaken next week. The pressure of gas at the bore is very considerable.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 203, 1 October 1909, Page 3
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158PETROLEUM. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 203, 1 October 1909, Page 3
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