PETROLEUM NEWS.
ACTIVITY AT NO. 5. .. There wag considerable activity,at No.5 yesterday, several blows-out occurring asd oil, sand and mud being vomited forth. None of the oil was saved, but Mr. K»ith, the manager, has now connected the well with the oil tank. Drilling operations are being conducted with vigor, the staff working day and The well is now down 2230 ft. The gas pressure is enormous and to some exte»t hampers the work of drilling. There is every indication that thd drill is near valuable oil sand measures.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 188, 7 February 1912, Page 4
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89PETROLEUM NEWS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 188, 7 February 1912, Page 4
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