oc-plain-dealer 1924-06-26

COMPLETE EIGHT WELLS IN WEEK (By Ellwood J. Munger) Standard Oil organization and efficiency has been demonstrated again. This time it was at Torrance where the S. O. Co. completed and put on production all in one week a total of eight wells. It just so happened that the eight wells all happened to arrive at the finishing stage at the same time, and the wells were put on production with no difficulty. The new producers were completed on the interstate one well, on the Marble Fee two, on the Marble Lease four and on the Dominguez one. The wells ranged in depth from 3500 to 3800 and the production ran from 200 to 400 barrels. This is the largest number of wells ever handled by a single organization in the California field and it is believed to be a world record. The new wells netted the Standard 1800 barrels new production. The Pan-American Petroleum Co. will extend the eastern front of the Torrance field with 16 new wells. A recent acquisition of the Pan-American gives the company a 100 acre tract east of the Hub and Rinehart holdings and will push the active development of the Torrance Field pretty well out to the Harbor Boulevard. Torrance record producer was brought in last week by the Superior Oil Co. at Torrance No. 26. The well was drilled to 3825 feet and is making 26 gravity oil. With the addition of this 900 barrel producer W. M. Keck's Torrance output has been put over the 10,000 a day mark. The production of the Torrance field sealed a high mark last week when it went over 60,000 barrels. The development of the field is now entirely in the hands of the large companies, the Pan-American, Standard, Shell, and Superior Oil Co. Aside from these big operators there are not more than a half dozen small or independent operators left in the field. The development is confined to the east and west fronts. TUBBY Unsound Business HOW MANY MARBLES HAVE YOU GOT, TUBBY? LOOK AT THE POCKETFULL I JUST BOUGHT DOWN AT BARLINES I GOT FORTY-SIX AN' FOUR GLASSIES WHY THEY COST US TEN FOR A CENT - WE CAN'T MAKE ANY MONEY THAT WAY Copyright by United Feature Syndicate, Inc. The production of the Torrance field sealed a high mark last week when it went over 60,000 barrels. The development of the field is now entirely in the hands of the large companies, the Pan-American Standard, Shell, and Superior Oil Co. As far as oil showings are concerned the Union well has had none and the outlook is not very encouraging. Four hundred and fifty feet more hole will break the Standard Oil's Santa Fe Springs world record. The General Petroleum Corp. is about ready to quit operations in the southwest section of the Dominguez field and has cut down the drilling work to one well. The lone well now drilling is the White, it is making hole at 5700 and is not showing any indications. The G. P. was proven up the southwest section of the field rather conclusively with 3 deep wells drilled considerably over the mile mark. That the west side of the Dominguez field steps off rather abruptly it seen by the showings found in the Shell Co.'s Hellman well. Hellman 1 is an offset of the Union's Hellman No. 2. The Union got the oil sand at 4200, the Shell had to go to 5200 to get it. The Union's Rosecrans well refuses to go on the Volstead list. Three strings of casing has been set, two dozen or more cement jobs made, and still the well is wet. The last attempt to shut off water was made with a string of 4-1-4 at 2958 feet. This is the last string that can be set and if a shut off is not affected with a series of cement jobs all that will be left will be top lug the wet hole and start another one. The Superior Oil Co. seems to have met with some success in finding oil showings in the Maxwell an offset to the Union's Rosecrans. At 4154 the Superior set a water string and it is understood the well had some very good oil showings. The Sentinel Oil Co. is billed to start action in the northwest section of the Rosecrans field in a few days. The Sentinels has a rig up on the Brown property a mile northwest of the Atheng well. Petroleum engineers are unanimous in their opinion that the northwest section is the cream of the field and some big wells are expected soon. This section of the field it seems has been waiting for some one to make a move. The Sentinel Oil Co. is making the wave and the well will be watched in its progress with tremendous interest. The feature of the week at Long Beach was the 1800 barrel well brought in by W. R. Ramsey on the east slope of Signal Hill. On the Morrison lease Signal Hill's altest gusher was completed at depth of 4600 feet and is producing a 22 gravity product. Ramsey's east side success has been one of the marvels of the development of the Long Beach Field. Ramsey sequestered the leases early in the history of field, and at a time when the east slope was not looked upon with much favor. It is heer and now that the field's biggest wells are being completed. Santa Fe Springs and Huntington Beach suffered big declines, the heaviest in weeks, this past week. The output of the Springs field dropped to 63,000 barrels and Huntington Beach touched the new low mark of 45,000 barrels. At the Springs two completions netted 50 and 200 barrel wells. The General Petroleum got Jalk 3 back, a redrill at 50 barrels, and the Shell Co. re-completed G. H. N. No. 2 at 3800 and got a 200 barrel well. At Huntington Beach the Associated's Mil- REDWOODS SAVED IN FOREST FIRE FRESNO, June 26. — Gene Grant Park, which contains a finest grove of giant redwoods, the world has been saved from forest fire which has menaced for four days, Supervisor Cunningham announced shortly before noon today. 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Reed & Lucy Quartette, in a Song and Dance Oddity," presents a clever bit of entertainment that will keep the house interesting from start to finish. Pantzer Bros. offer an exceptional act consisting of many noisy difficult feats of banding. All these feats are performed in the snappiest and most rapid manner during their performance. It is a great number and a welcome addition to an vaudville program. On the screen, Katherine McDonald appears in her latest greatest success, "The Scarlet Lily" a drama that will cause more than usual comment. Santa Fe back east cursions very low round trip fares Boston #152 Jacksonville #120 Chicago 86 Kansas City 72 Cleveland 108 New York 147 Dallas 72 Omaha 72 Denver 64 St. Paul 87 Detroit 108 Washington 141 and many others Choice of many trains, including the California Limited exclusively first class C. A. WALKER, Agent PHONE 217 End Rheumatism with Bubler Oil When rheumatic suffering seems unbearable, try Bubler Oil and you will find quick relief. 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Avas through Attorneys Franklin G. West and Z. B. West, Jr. Three girls, all of them bearing the name Avas as their second name, were bequeathed small bequests from the $136,000 estate. These girls are Fredia Avas Moeser, $200; Muriel Avas MePhee, $100; and Dorothy Avas Duggan, $100. Lucy Avas, the widow, who separated from her husband several years before his death was cut off with $1. The will stated she had been previously provided for. Included in the estate were the four story Richelieu hotel building and an adjoining one story building at the corner of Fourth and Ross-sts and a half interest in a business block at Fourth and Van Ness-sts. Heavy dinner— Sunday noon; Heavy eyelids— Toxie swoon; Gourmandizig, Does not pay, Even on the Sabbath day. FIND BOTTLE NOTE DAT LAGUNA BEACH, A message dated October securely seated in a cork of which felt the wax was removed here this week by R. Colton. He has been a few days here with who are occupying a sit in. Mr. Williams stated ticed the bottle for six minutes on top of the waist is known as Cove Bea not interested until there was a note insisting the floating bottle man broke the seal and side of it the following "On board U. S. Gov'y ship, Templeton, October 17, 1879, Long from Greenwich, 178 d. latitude, north from equator 11 and 29 degrees. To discover this bottle am will you please mail ec this message to the U. S. local Survey Department, D. C., along with the information found. For this shall received $10. Sign L. Lewis, Commander, Mr. Williams was doubt at first as to truth of the date on but examination of the belief that it is not old. The Colton man send the note to Washington. Classified Ads Bring Go WOODS SAVED IN FOREST FIRE SNO, June 26. — General Park, which contains the grove of giant redwoods in world has been saved from the fire which has menaced it for days. Supervisor Cunin announced shortly before today. 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