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Taranaki Daily News, 26 August 1922, Page 8

SALES BY AUCTION. LIST OF PROPERTIES, BUILDINGS,’ BORING PLANT, OFFICE FURNITURE, LABORATORY APPLIANCES ON ACCOUNT OF TARANAKI OIL WELLS (N.Z.), LTD. TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION BY NEWTON KING, LTD. ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1922, AT MOTUROA, NEW PLYMOUTH. Commencing at 10 a.m. Sharp, REFINERY SITE. 5 ACRES OF LAND, freehold, having—--1 corrugated iron building, 36ft x 100 ft, with partition 1 all iron building, 50ft x 40ft, roof in two spans 1 office and store, 60ft x 25ft, corrugated iron 1 corrugated iron 25ft x 10ft 1 brick laboratory building with fittings. The “all iron” building has been let for £5 per week, but in order to give immediate possession to the purchaser notice has been given terminating the tenancy as from the date of sale. The tenant has offered to continue the tenancy for an extended period. Applications have also been received for leases of some of the other buildings. ROTARY BORE. (For removal in one month.) 1 56 Angle Iron Derrick, 1 20in. Parker Mogul rotary drill, consisting of: Rotary table, 10i x 11 reversible drilling ■ engine, winch, gear, necessary roller,’ chain drives, goose-neck water swivels, 2 Duplex mud circulating pumps (lOin x 6in x 12in), Fair elevators, fishtail bit for from lain to 4in casing, 1 29 h.p. loco type portable American boiler (75 lb working pressure, complete with injector, etc.), 2 4 sheeve blocks with about 600 ft fin wire rope. This will be offered in one lot in first place and failing a satisfactory figure being obtained the items will be sold separately. Corrugated iron shed over boiler, part shed over engine, 1 store building, 1 old boiler used as gas tank, 1 20ft x 6ft x 4ft iron tank, 1 400 gallon tank, 3000 ft 4in collar rotary drill stem with about 100 special collars for same. WELL NO. 2 (in front of Refinery). FOR REMOVAL. 1 derrick and rig, complete with 25 h.p. Tangye’s multitubular boiler, 85 lb and Ilin x 14in stroke, Ramsome and Jeffries engine, capable of drilling to over 3000 feet. Casing in bore: 800 feet 12in collar, 2250 ft lOin collar, 3045 ft Bin collar. Building over rig and engine, large store, gate-house, boiler and Smith shop, 1 iron tank (18 x 4 x 4), 1 iron tank (16 x 4 x 3), 1 old boiler, 1 400' gallon tank. WELL NO. 3. Nearly 1 acre land, freehold, having ifktermittently flowing well (production 500 to 600. gallons per month), rig parts complete, no derrick, 1 12 h.p. portable Raby engine and boiler (100 lb working pressure). Depth of well 4030 feet. Casing in well: SOOft Bin,2540 ft 6:n. 2541 ft sin, 2280 ft 4in, 1500 ft 2in well tubing. 1 16 x 5 x 4 tank, 1 12. x 4 x 4 tank, 1 ; old boiler used for gas. Building ’ over rig, building over boiler and smith shop. Estimated quantity of oil in stock tanka i 5000 gallons, also gallons in iron drums. The land and boring plant will be offered in one lot. This well in the past has produced a large quantity of oil and still flows intermittently.

NO. 5 BORE (GILLBANKS). Leasehold about 8 year« to run, 1 derrick and rig complete with 1 12 h.p. Marshall portable boiler iIOO lb working pressure, having 7in x Ilin cylinders), 1 steam-driven boiler feed pump. 100 ft 12in camel hair belting, 2 and 3 sheeve blocks with about 400 ft of %in wire rope, about 2000 ft of %in drilling rone. Casing in bore: 43ff 12in, 550 ft lOin, 2149 ft Bin, 2210 ft GAin. Building over rig and boiler, 2 12 x 4 x 4 tanks, 1 400 gallon tank, 1 cast-iron boiler or copper, 1 old boiler used as gas tank. A large quantity of oil has been obtained from this well, which still flows at interval*. The goodwill of the lease and the plant as abcye will be offered in one lot and, failing a purchaser being found at a satisfactory price, the plant will be sold in lots. Casing and Piping on Surface. Casing: 15in collar, do 60ft; 12in do, 430 ft; lOin do, 280 ft: Sin inserted do, SOOft; Bin do, 170 ft; sin do. 1300 ft; 4in do. 1200 ft; 2in well tubing 1100 ft; 2nd Quality lOin collar casing, 30ft; Gin inserted do, 420 ft; sin do, 900 ft; and SOOft assorted sizes of idamaged casing. Piping: 2Ain 450 ft? 2in 1000 ft, 14in 100 ft, ifin 300 ft, lin 400 ft, Jin 180 ft. and a large number of' valves, cocks and pipe-fittings from Gin downwards. LABOR ATOP. Y. 1 ?aitorus Assay balance in glass case, 1 rough Assay balance, 1 scale weigh.i.g to 15 lb Abel Pensky flash point tester, 1 viscometer, 1 -tintometer, 1 <o. G. scale, 2 Gallenkamp copper oven pipette sand, pipettes, hydrometers for oil and acid condensers distillation flasks, separators, and large quantity of other glassware, quantity of pre-war chemicals. OFFICE FURNITURE. Milner safe (2ft 4in x 4ft, fitted with two drawers), 1 Milner safe.(2ft x 2ft 4in), 1 Yost typewriter, 1 wall desk fitted with 3 drawers, 12ft long, 1 wall desk 10ft long, office table (IQft x 4ft 3in), 1 4-drawer file cover (Office Speciality Manufacturing Company), letter press and table, 1 stationary cupboard, 3 stools, 5 chairs, floorcloth, shelving, etc. SUNDRIES. 1 80 ton Tangye hydraulic jack, 1 60 ton Tangye hydraulic jack, 1 bottle jack, chain tongs, 2 and 3 chair, blocks, 1 set of iron spools and husk block wheels, casing shoes, 5 engineer vices, 2 anvils, blacksmith’s tools, hammers, wrenches, 1 pillar drill, 1 pipe screwing machine (2in to Jin), 1 steam turbine air blower, 2 sets stocks and dies, (Whitworth), 5 sets of pipe stocks and dies, 1 drill wratchet, sundry chisels, 4 girders (15ft x sft x 37ft), 2 ammonia cylinders, crowbar, shovels, etc., 2500 firebricks, 2000 tapered firebricks, 1 cold-room door, sundry window sashes and doors, ladders, Oregon and rimu beams, 2 8 h.p. engines, 1 multitubular Yeoman 29 h.p. by 60 lb pressure boiler without mounting?, 1 10 h.p. Canadian portable boiler (65 <A4vt. oontiaued foet of next eoluma.)