oc-plain-dealer 1922-05-19

SINGLETON BUYS 11 ACRES ORANGES D. Arnold Singleton has resigned as office manager of the George Dunton Ford, Fordson and Lincoln agency after filling that position four years, and will take up ranching. Today he purchased the 11-acre grove of Peter Palm, and son, Louis Palm, located on Spadra-rd between Anaheim and Fullerton. The ranch is considered one of the best in the district. Singleton is understood to have gotten it at a bargain. There are three acres of navels and the remainder is in valencias with about $7,000 worth of fruit on the trees. Singleton will remodel the house which has nine rooms and two baths and make it a home place. He plans considerable landscaping, including an attractive driveway. Peter Palm will move to Anaheim and Louis Palm will return to No. Dakota from where they came two years ago. The exchange was made thru the Golden State Realty Co. ANNUAL CAMP CURRY RUN LOS ANGELES, May 19.—Sixteen cars left here today on the annual Camp Curry Economy run to Yosemite. The cars entered are: Chevrolet, Gardner, Maxwell, Dort, Earl, Ace, Templar, Stephens, Liberty Oakland, Reo, Jewett, Kissel, Dorris, Marmon, Dusenberg. Press and official cars also making the trip are: Willys-Knight, Leach, Essex, Stearns-Knight, Studebaker, Buick Rolls-Royce, Stutz, Jordan, Chandler—and a Reo Speedwagon. The entrants were weighed in yesterday by George F. Stephenson, technical representative of the American Automobile Association. The cars use the San Fernando boulevard and the ridge route. Red Crown gasoline again is being used. Plain Dealer for Good Job Printing. PAC. PET. PROVIDES THRILL THIS WEEK With Oil Operators Huntington continues to furnish a thrill now and then. The Pacific Petroleum Corp. (E. J. Miley) put on the week's head liner with a 650 barrel flowing well at No. 7. Pacific Petroleum No. 7 was completed at 2795 and started off flowing 650 barrels of 22 gravity oil. The advent of No. 7 raises the Pacific Petroleum's daily production to 1600 barrels. The Petroleum Midway has made some very interesting developments for the field in the Davenport district. The well that rivets the attention of oil men to this already famous portion of the Huntington Beach field is the Barker well. Drilled 375 feet deeper than any well in this section and completed at 3118 feet Barker No. 1 came in a 350 barrel well, flowing 22 gravity oil. The Amalgamated Oil Co., came in for the next producer in order with a 200 barrel well at Miley-Keck No. 6. Completed at 2861 the new Miley-Keck well is increasing its production gradually and is believed to have the making of one of the good wells of the field. The Bolsa Chica Petroleum Co., has entered the list of the Huntington Beach producing companies with 300 barrel well. This new producer completed at 3575 drilled thru 355 feet of oil bearing sand, and should have enough to draw on to make it a long lived well. The Standard Oil Co.'s Thompson No. 1 is on production, and while not a big well it shows the possibilities of this rather neglected part of the feld. The Thompson well started off making water and oil about two to one. The oil is fairly good gravity and it is believed that as soon as the water trouble in the well can be overcome the Thompson well will make a real well and show up the... Low Fares BackEast Round-trip tickets to be on sale May 25 to August 31. Stopovers in both directions Boston $158.32 Chicago 86.00 New Orleans 85.15 New York 147.40 Philadelphia 144.92 St. Louis 81.50 St. Paul 87.50 Washington 141.50 There are similar reductions to 4G other destinations. MAKE RESERVATIONS NOW Also low round-trip rates to Pacific Coast resorts every day until September 30. Consult your local agent for fares, reservations etc. Telephone 123 Southern Pacific Lines How Layne & Bowler Pumps Are Paying Dividends to Actual Use ONE IRRIGATOR INCREASES PRODUCTION 250% REPLACES DANGEROUS PUMPS "Last year I drilled a well and installed a Layne & Bowler Pump and gave my orchard three good irrigations. The result has been that my crop is fully 2½ times as large as the previous year's crop and all perfect fruit. The pump furnishes more water than I need and I am making quite an extra profit selling water to neighbors." "Previous to 1916 we were using pit pumps but that year we installed a 12-inch Layne & Bowler. Its operation, being so satisfactory, we discarded two other pit pumps stalling two more L. & B.'s—writes TOOD DOFFLEMAYER of Exeter, Cali." ONE IRRIGATOR INCREASES PRODUCTION 250% "Last year I drilled a well and installed a Layne & Bowler Pump and gave my orchard three good irrigations. The result has been that my crop is fully 2½ times as large as the previous year's crop and all perfect fruit. The pump furnishes more water than I need and I am making quite an extra profit selling water to neighbors"—writes A. A. SCHOENHEIT of San Jose, Calif. REPLACES DANGEROUS PUMPS "Previous to 1916 we were using pit pumps but that year we installed a 12-inch Layne & Bowler. Its operation, being so satisfactory, we discarded two other pit pump stations two more L. & B.'s—writes TODD DOFFLEMAYER of Exeter, Calif." PUMP PAYS FOR ITSELF BY INCREASING PRODUCTION "Previous to 1917 we were dependent upon ditch-water which usually gave out in July. In July, 1917, we installed a 12-inch Layne & Bowler Pump and in 1918 another L. & B. These two enable us to irrigate 6 times after the ditch water gives out. The increased crop production paid for the first pump the year it was installed and both pumps have paid for themselves several times over." declares MITCHELL CLARK of Reedley, Calif. NO MORE EXCESSIVE UPKEEP DITCH CHARGE "We prefer pumping with Layne & Bowler Pumps than using ditch systems as the is low. We can apply the water when needed; also the water is clean, no danger infestation from Johnson grass or weeds. W. C. MOSS, Supt. of the Bulliant Miles Ranch, Madera, Calif." The above cited experiences of four successful Ranchers reveal the high esteem in which Layne & Bowler Pumps are held. In a few weeks the dry season will be at its peak. Order your pump NOW—and be prepared. Get in touch with "The World's Largest Water Developers" Layne & Bowler Corp. 900 Santa Fe Ave., Los Angeles District Office: 303 N. Main St., Santa Ana Phone 506 J. R. GILBERT, Dist. Mgr. PHONE INVENTOR BELL ENJOYS RADIO PETROLEUM EXPERT TALKS TO STUDENTS OF FULLERTON H. S. (Contributed by Alexander Anderson) Mr. E. Huguenin, petroleum engineer of the Bakersfield division of the state department of petroleum and gas, addressed the oil class at the Fullerton union high school last week. "The Kern river Field," Mr. Huguenin said, "lies along the Kern river just north of Bakersfield and is one of the oldest fields in the state, the first well being drilled in 1899. The oil bearing formations outcrop to the northeast and dip at an angle of seven degrees to the southwest." The field is a consistent steady producer, its long lived wells yield from five barrels to one hundred barrels per day and range in depth from 200 to 1,500 feet. The oil is heavy, averaging 14 to 15 gravity. The present average daily production per well is ten barrels oil and forty barrels water. Water bearing formations are found both above and below the oil zone. Both waters are fresh and apparently inexhaustible in amount. At present about 4,150,000 barrels of water are being pumped from these formations every month. Measurements made of the water in the Kern river show that 4,500,000 barrels of water per month soak into the porus sands of the oil measures as the river crosses them and this river water is doubtless the main source of supply, which, in such an arid region, would otherwise be hard to explain. Proposals to flume the river over the porus sands have been made and if this was done a large saving in water pumping expense might be expected. When drilling began in the Kern river oil fields the thickness of the oil measures and their general attitude was quickly determined so that it was soon known at what depth the oil measures would be encountered and about how deep the wells should be drilled. Very few wells were therefore drilled into bottom water. The upper level of the top water in the central part of the field, in the early years of the field's history, covers an area of about 1½ by 2½ miles in extent, lying in a northwest-southeast direction across the older producing center or the field. Some of the companies have gone to correct the trouble. A number of wells were abandoned and every reasonable suggestion as to pumping, perforating, packing-off, plugging or bridging has been tried in the hope that this trouble could be overcome. It now appears that production in the Kern river field has reached a point where the coarse lower sands in the old producing center of the Field have become practically exhausted, and the invading water is gradually penetrating into the upper five-grained exhausted sands. This condition has a definite bearing on corrective work and on certain phases of production practice. A well should not be abandoned because it has gone entirely to water, unless there is unquestionable evidence that it is a direct source of damage to other wells. It is quite common practice to continue to pump wells that have gone entirely to water, to keep the water fluid level low in surrounding wells, so that these wells may continue producing oil. There are in the Kern river oil field over 2700 wells. About 2100 may be classed as producers, 200 are idle producers, 200 permanently suspended (to all intents and purposes abandoned), and 200 abandoned with oil measures more or less effectively protected against water invasion. From many of the permanently suspended wells all free casing was salvaged, allowing inter-communication of fluids in all formations exposed. It might prove a very profitable investment for operating companies to go into the early abandoned wells, of which there are no clear records as to the effectiveness of the work, and on competent advise land a new water string and then redrill. Many or these were drilled through rich oil sands from which no production was obtained, and encroachment of water has had a tendency to trap oil around them. In conclusion Mr. Huguenin said that ten years ago the Kern river field was estimated to have a life of twenty years. At the present time it seems clear that the field will be a producer for 50 years to come. hand, sitting comfortably in his home, Mr. Bell, who is said to be the most ardent radio enthusiast, is shown here with his radio set. southeast side of the field to advantage. McKeon Brothers have taken over the Talbert Oil Co.'s No. 1 on a proposition to redrill and deepen it for a share of the production. The recent developments made at Rhoads 5, puts the southwest side of the field in good favor and there will be a general rush now to redrill and deepen all the old and near producers in this section of the field. Richfield contributed one well to the southern field's new production last week. On the Bradford property the Chansler-Canfield Midway brot in a 150 barrel well. Completed at 4431 and one of the deep wells of the Richfield district the Chansler-Canfield well was expected to maxe a much better producer. The Petroleum Midway is bringing in the sixth well for the Richfield-Consolidated Oil Co. No. 6 was completed at 3200 and started off flowing a little oil by heads. It is not believed that No. 6 will make much better than a 200 barrel well. The Ridge Oil Co. did not want to hang the crepe on its No. 1 without giving it at least a pumping test. The well has been on the beam for several days and so far has produced a little water only. The Ridge made its No. 1 a test well and carried it to 4775 feet. The deepest well now drilling at Richfield is the Standard Oil's Kellogg No. 2 now making hole at 5300. A few days ago a rumor was circulated to the effect that something good had been found in the Kellogg well. At 5300 the formation is showing a hard shell, and the opinion is now that there is not much chance for a well. Plain Dealer Want Ads Bring Results. Pumps Actual Users DANGEROUS PIT PUMPS we were using pit pumps we installed a 12-inch Layne operation, being so satisfac- ed two other pit pumps, in- ore L. & B.'s—writes W. MAYER of Exeter, Calif. porous sands have been made and if this was done a large saving in water pumping expense might be expected. When drilling began in the Kern river oil fields the thickness of the oil measures and their general attitude was quickly determined so that it was soon known at what depth the oil measures would be encountered and about how deep the wells should be drilled. Very few wells were therefore drilled into bottom water. The upper level of the top water in the central part of the field, in the early years of the field's history, stood at about 400 feet above sea level, with a ground elevation ranging from 600 to 800 feet. When this part of the field was first drilled the oil fluid level stood, in many instances, above the surface and a large number of the wells flowed as high as 500 to 600 barrels per diem. The high rock pressure in the oil zone overcome the water pressure and accounts for the absence of water trouble at that time. As the wells grew older and the rock pressure lessened, the balance of pressure was reversed. Many wells began making water proving that the supposed water shut-offs were defective. There are several causes for water entering the wells. One is the un-uniform depth of shut-off, allowing water to flow down behind the casing of one well and enter another through a porus sandbelow the shut-off of the second well. Many of these offending wells were probably never repaired and continue to be one of the principal causes of the present water condition. Another common cause is the destruction of formation shut-offs by the jarring of the tools when re-drilling, and still another was the improper abandonment of old oil wells that went to water. Good abandonment jobs are now the rule. Common practice in abandoning a well is to thoroughly mud off each oil sand under pressure, placing a cement plug in the shale or clay strata between, and testing the hardness of each plug before placing the next so as to be sure that it has set. While top water is probably causing the greatest trouble in the field, there is an edge water condition along the western portion which is also contributing to this trouble. The sands of the uppertwo-thirds of the oil measures are medium to five grained, but the lower sands are coarse. When early drilling was done, 15 to 20 years ago, no large production of oil was obtained until these lower sands were penetrated. Offener these wells flowed 400 to 600 barrels per day. Gradually water trouble developed, sometimes a single well went to water over night and in other causes the water appeared simultaneously in a group of wells. The coarse lower sand was found to have become flooded and this flooding has gradually spread until it HAMMOND RECEIVES $4000 D. K. Hammond will receive $4000 as combined principal of the junior college and the Santa Ana high school it is announced. His salary formerly was $4000. A list of eligible candidates for positions to be vacant in the city's schools is being prepared by Superintendent J. A. Cranston. If it's from Witman's it's good. Japanese SUN SHADES We carry a large line all during the summer season. SPECIAL 95c Large Sizes $1.45 and $1.95 Anaheim Novelty & Gift Shop H. J. Efker 138 W. 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