Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-08-04 | Page 37 | Takes 100 Men Control Gusher

TAE TAKES lAkEs MEN MEN CONTROL GUSHER What bat Happened When hen Big Well Wel Was Struck in Kansas Kan- Kan sas Oil Oi Field It I required the services service of more than than men working at night to save tho the production from the Enyart No 22 well wall wol brought In on Jul July 1 by the tho Empire Gas Fuel company In the Eldorado field of Kansas and to bring the gush gush- or er which flows barrels dally daily daly under control Is a s. s story from Denver This Is In the largest well wal completed Inthe in inthe the tho last eight months and It has made the Enyart lease one ona of th tho richest tracts tract of at land In tho co country un tr A description of the scenes s attending attending attend attend- ing the completion of ot this well wail wel Is given In a recent Is of the Empire the house organ of ot the company as a follows fol tol- ho lows The production department department thought a good well would be struck because of ot other wells els close chose coe by but was surprised that it was such a big one It I Is a half half- hal hal- mile mie away from any of ot the bl big wells wels on the Shumway lease and Indications wore that Just an average well el would WOUld be broucht brought In When hen It I was drilled Into the sand to a depth of at forty feet foet it H was put on the swab Sunday morning morn- morn Ing When hen the swabbing stopped the great gusher be began an to increase its Is output output output out out- put and toward nl night ht was literally running awa away More than laborers laborer were hurried from Eldorado Sunday night who worked under the share glare of searchlights saving paving the oil 01 Pipeline men feverishly feverish feverish- tc ersh l ly lal laid new pipe lines to tho tanks to handle handlo the oil 01 and another engine was installed so no oil 01 went to waste The Installation of ot more outlets put the under control b by midnight as asfar asfar I far as ns taking care of tho oil 01 was concerned con con- All XU day cay Monday it was a race between the battery batery of ot pumps that were carrying the oil 01 Into storage and tho the gushes gusher Time after ater time the tank would be full tul and read ready to overflow and would recede when fresh tresh only rece o power power pow pow- er was applied No 2 22 Is probably the biggest well el brought brough In during tho the last eight months In the Eldorado field It I is be believed believed be- be le ed that the great reat oil 01 crevice which has hal produced HO so 10 man many gushers extends across the center of tho Enyart Enart to the north side aide of ot the lease Tho The whole tract however is S bound to be richer in oil 01 than ever eer Imagined On the tho south southside side of ot the acre lease a milo away i front from No 22 22 No 25 5 came in Saturday i with wih a production of 1700 barrels 1