PETROLEUM NEWS.
NO. 5 BORE. No. 5 'bore continued to erupt oil and mud till an early hour yesterday morning, and by six a.m. had cleared itself. Then oil, with a small quantity of mineral water, always "associated with a successful petroleum bore, came away in steady fashion. Careful tests were made, and it was estimated that the 1 bore was producing oil at the rate of about 75 barrels a day, or more than double the quantity that came away before drilling was resumed a few days ago. It is not expected that this big flow will continue, although at time of writing (midnight) there was not the slightest diminution in the flow. The work of excavating another underground tank has been commenced.
No. 2 bore is still producing at the rate of .seventy barrels a week, this being the twenty-sixth month of its production, whilst No. 3 maintains its flow of 40 barrels a week.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 206, 28 February 1912, Page 4
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157PETROLEUM NEWS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 206, 28 February 1912, Page 4
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