 ... Lane into the field as manager. Drilling began in the fall of 1908 and the oil sand was struck October 21 at a depth of 1,052 feet, oil and gas in small quantities being found near its top. Drilling was continued that night, and at 11 o'clock pm the...  Bulletin - Page 81918Full view - About this book
 | Geological Survey (U.S.) - Geology - 1911 - 120 pages
...continued that night, and at 11 o'clock pm the gas took fire from the light of the lantern. The driller was badly burned, and no work was done the following...the sand. Oil rose to the top of the casing and then above it higher and higher until the column shot 100 feet into the air. The well was cased for the... | |
 | Sidney Paige - Geology - 1911 - 718 pages
...continued that night, and at 11 o'clock pm the gas took fire from the light of the lantern. The driller was badly burned, and no work was done the following...the sand. Oil rose to the top of the casing and then above it higher and higher until the column shot 100 feet into the air. The well was cased for the... | |
 | Henry Miner Eakin - Geology - 1918 - 556 pages
...Drilling Syndicate, had drilled, in October, 1906, a well on Bothwell Draw, in sec. 22, T. 40 N., R. 79 W. This well obtained considerable oil in the shale...periodic, lasting only for a few minutes at a time. The 8^-inch casing was capped, but the force of the accumulated gas twice blew off the cap. The third attempt... | |
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