PETROLEUM NEWS.
TARANAKI (.nJS.) OIL WELLS CO., LTD. THE ROT Alii BUHE. ANOTHER OUTBURST. The strong gaa indications that have been experienced at the rotary bore for the last few days led to strong hopes that further developments might ue expected at any moment as the bore was carried deeper. Since Saturday the bore has been deepened about nine feet, and on Monday night, as sand-pumping operations were proceedng, there was a, sudden outburst, gas, oil and mud being on two occasions thrown over the top of the derrick. Yesterday morning, at about 7.30, there wa« another strong outburst of gaa, bringing away with it about 15 barrels of pure oil, which waa saved. The force of the "blow-out' was such that it disconnected the twoinch pipe leading from the bore to the large iron tank outside. The activity of the here continued all day yesterday, and the latest report from the mnimger was that the bore was freeing itself r 'f mud and getting into 08.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 266, 8 April 1914, Page 4
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167PETROLEUM NEWS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 266, 8 April 1914, Page 4
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