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Identifier: bulletin63cali (find matches)
Title: Bulletin
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: California. Division of Mines and Geology California. State Mining Bureau. Bulletin
Subjects: Mines and mineral resources Geology
Publisher: San Francisco (etc.)
Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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er of section 29, 9-34,and on a strip following the north line of the Newlove Ranch to thesouth line of the same section. The depths of these wells ranges from 2482 to 2900 feet. Allare on the beam, but nothing is known as to the behavior of individualwells. A single well. No. 12, has lately been deepened to something over3100 feet, finding a new sand about 150 feet below any stratum pre-viously^ known. It is said that the production of this well was greatlyincreased, and that the lower sand gave a lighter oil, some 30° Beaume. Treasure Realty Company—Hall & Hall Oil Company. The north-west forty acres of section 19, 9-33, formerly operated by the Hall &Hall Oil Company of Santa )\Iaria, is now held by the Treasure RealtyCompanj- of Los Angeles. On this tract there are three producingAvells, all of which were drilled about the year 1905. Well No. 1 is 2615 feet deep. No. 2 is 2910 feet, and No. 3 is 3225 feetdeep. The larger part of the very small production comes from Well
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SANTA MARIA, OR OLD FIELD. 357 No. 3. It is said that the production of this lease was formerly muchlarger than at present, and that the gravity of the oil is also consider-ably depreciated, being now in the neighborhood of 22° Beaiime.whereas it was almost 26° when the wells Avere new. The product of these wells is handled through a small refinery onthe lease, which makes gasoline and fuel oil for local consumption. Thewells also make considerable gas, and in the early part of the currentyear a compressor plant was being installed to remove the condensiblegasoline from this gas, and that of a neighboring lease. Laguna Oil Company. The well of this company is on the southwestforty acres of section 18, 9-33, and was drilled in the year 1909 to adepth of 3800 feet. This well was entirely barren, and was abandonedwhen finished. Meridian Oil Company. This well is on the same forty-acre tract,but somewhat to the west of the Laguna well. It was abandoned at 700feet as a spoiled hole, in t

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