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Cal Unsatisfactory os A ANGELES GELES May IlY 18 Oil 18 Oil develop L LOS ments during tho lie past year ear as regards regards re re- re gards the proving of or any new territory ter ter- In Iii Los Angeles and Orange Orangi counties ha have c not been of tho the most satIsfactory satisfactory sat sat- nature It can be safely stated that In no Instance have o tho the old old defined ell cli fields s been ext extended During During- the four our months of or the tho present year ear no les lesu lesi than thai thana a half dozen wildcats have havo been abandoned abandoned abandoned aban aban- and arid at this time there arc are a as asman man many more about ready to shut down These wells velis do not Include a a. lar large e number number num nuni- ber that are arc located around the thc outskirts of or the thc field which are arc generally gen gen- era emily looked upon with moro more favor being located nearer actual production but which are arc nevertheless nc speculative to a great de degree re Just at nt this time a n lar large e amount of or Interest is being manifested in the movements move move- ments of the Standard Oil company compan at It Newport Beach and the knowledge that this company compan has secured tho the great Ir IrIne Irvine Irvine Ir- Ir vine Ine ranch or at least a portion of It tho the original ranch contains something like acres Is Js looked upon possibly pos- pos sibly Ibl with less favor than any location tion recently made for the history of this part of oC the county shows that man many ef efforts efforts ef- ef forts to locate tho the oil sand have been made mado in former years cars and all without success from a commercial standpoint But nut it goes gOCS without saying that those who have haya been Identified with past de developments developments de- de will wilt watch with keen interest the outcome 0 of the present prospectors In the eastern part of or the I-i I Habra Babra valley all C the tho test being drilled b by the Standard Standard Stand Stand- ard on the Kramer ranch lanch Is reported as making good progress having reached a depth close to 2000 feet Xo No part of the southern field fJeld has been watched with closer Interest for a number of wells have been drilled without success But nut the present location It is ar argued Is on onan onan onan an entirely different rent anticline than previously previously pre pre- tested and man many believe the prospects are arc very cry favorable for or locating a field of considerable Importance NEW WORK IN OIL FIELD I Up In Santa Clara county another ef effort effort erfort er- er fort Is being made to resuscitate the old wells drilled man many years ago ao by the Moody Gulch Oil company and recent reports show that a 3 company backed b by Schmitt has acquired the property property prop prop- ert erty cleaned out some of the old wells and started drilling a new one The They arc aro also operating a l small refinery and tr treating treating treat treat- atin at- at in ing their oil for or local trade Regarding this field a report issued In 1914 1 by J the s state te mining bureau says s 's Some of or the tho earliest oil pro prospecting In California took place In 1 Moodys Moody's s Gulch I and old reports reflect the hop hopes s of oper- oper I atory at that period I Logs of el eight ht o of tho the wells drilled show that four sands were found The first of or these a twenty to thirty foot sand ranged from 60 to feet deep the thc second a twenty to foot fifty sand ran ranged sed from to SOO feet teet deep the third a twenty foot foot t-foot sand ran ranged ed from to feet and the fourth sand consisting consisting con con- of DC one or moro more six she to twelve-foot twelve beds ranged ran ed from 1040 1010 to 1200 1 00 feet deep Tho oil was light liCht about 40 degrees Baume Fourteen wells ens were d drilled 1 and according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to the report all aU but two of there were ere plugged plu These were known as Logan No 1 and Lo Logan an No 2 the former former for for- mer flier being a twelve-Inch twelve hole 1100 feet deep It was drilled in ISSO 1880 and struck oil sands at 30 60 and 90 feet Fifteen barrels of or oil per pel day lay are arc said to have hl been pumped when the well vell came In Logan No o. o 2 is a 3 twelve-Inch twelve hole 1250 feet deep and ancl struck oil at 11 1175 feet This well at the time of the report was said saido to o be bo making ten barrels of or degree 40 Baume oil per er da day On different oc occasions from time to time Imo efforts have I been made to open these heso old wells and put them on a payIng paying pay- pay Ing ng basis but It has only been a a. question question ques ques- tion of time when tho the matter would be bo abandoned Interest In the Montebello l fl fi field ld has settled down so far as new work Is concerned concerned con con- to a waiting game ame- ame None of or the wells ou the outside limits of or the tile proven territory seem to be making the headway head heal wn way that many would like to see see and speculation on the future o of tho tIle field remains remains re- re mains nains as much o of a J. J mystery regarding the extent of or possible producing territory as when the tile Clr first well came in In n. n Many lany of f tho the leaseholders who have been walt wait In ng to I learn arn some results from wells drilling on nearby locations before start- start lug ng work find It a a. long drawn out proposition proposition and there are rumors that certain of or the these e leaseholders will join I Issue sue in the he drilling of ot community wells along lIon the he lines of or their respective leases s thereby hereby eliminating the UlC expense of or drilling drilling drill- drill ing ng on each lease tease Among AmonI the most T recent cent of these thee A L. L heneT Chenev II H. P P. Anderson and J J. II Pitt controlling two leases and J. J J- J E. E Schell who also controls a lease these parties being associated with Ith Walter Chanslor I and others have consolidated their acreage and will drill a well on tile the Irwin ln tract the rig for which hay bar already been heen placed d In position and material for drillI drilling drill drill- L I ing nJ a n well vell has lias been heen ordered It Il Is said to be their Intention to organize a comI company com corn pany and if successful In locating oil In I their test well will enter Into developments developments develop develop- ments on a n. largo scale These people and their have hae a n. high financial standing united efforts will have a a. tendency to bring out tome some results on record time I In III tho Midway 1 field the Stono Stone company compy which recently tool took ov over r the theold theold theold section 32 12 old Manhattan property on 24 21 report that No 2 has been completed complete 1 at 1379 feet starting with a n production of or enty 1113 enty barrels a day tIny This was sas an old well which had b been cn plu plugged for several years ears and after aCter the tho first flow it Is thought thour-ht the tile well will settle to about fifty oil grade rade barrels a n day Tho The is heavy but free from water w ANNUAL MEETING OF AGENCY Tho TIle annual meeting of the stockholders of the Independent Oil on Producers' Producers agency held at Bakersfield on May 1 1 was marked with little Interest side aside from the tho election of or officers to serve servo for the I next term and the tho matter of or a renewal of or the contract with tho the Union Oil comI com corn pan pany I Mark L L. Requa federal oil administrator administrator adminis adminis- and Thomas A A. ODonnell O'Donnell director for Cor oJ oil wells supplies for tho the government Jo resigned their positions as directors of or orthe I the agency both declaring that lint their af affiliation lr- lr w with th that body might have havo avo a tendency to bring about accusations or unjust administration of oC tho the oil Industry Mr lr resignation was tendered b by byle le letter Mr lr ODonnell O'Donnell on the evening of or the I meeting made an address to the stockholders stockholders stock stock- holders and was followed b by S. S S S. Guiberson Gulberson Guib- Guib erson who Is also connected with the tile I government administration of fuel oil In Inthe Inthe inthe the pipe lino and transportation depart depart- men ment t. t The announcement that the Standard Oil company had Increased prices 23 25 cents per barrel while not taken up at It the 01 meeting eo tin was given considerable attention attention atten atten- tion among amonS' the members member aa as it Is ex expected ex- ex to materially affect the agency contracts which run to July 1 at the market price which means of or course coure tho Standard price Under the new price tho agency members should receive per barrel at It tho well Instead of or ofUS US 18 3 cents cent I Tho Tue meeting while not represented by bythe bythe bythe the usual quota that has hns formerly at atI attended attended at- at tended was fairly representative there being nearly a hundred members J prevent rc ent I and represented Oil Oil and Gas Journal |