Show SPRING VALLEY OIL FIELD press evanston wyo mr J C howard manager of the utah oil refining company was in the field last week making arrangements for drilling on the SW 14 1 4 of section 14 recently leased from L E men are at work now on the derrick and he expects to be drilling next week L E was in evanston tuesday and wednesday looking after his interests here he states that work is to be started at once on the two wells on section 27 for the home oil company for which he holds the contract new companies and individual operators are still coming in and everything points to a busy time in spring valley this year the benjo syndicate composed of chicago and wisconsin men whose representatives senta tives were in the field last march have taken several leases among them being a lease on forty acres in section 14 adjoining the property of the texas king work will begin on this lease at once well no 1 on the property of the texas king oil gas company at spring valley has more than met the expectations of those interested in the company this well was shot thursday may 11 with forty quarts of solidified nitroglycerin nitro glycerin superintendent west finished cleaning it out and put it to pumping bumping monday last the first ten hours of pumping s showed a production of sixty barrels the tubing was then pulled and the well tested to that no more sand had run in when the well was again connected to the power our last news from the field was to the eff effect act that the well was pumping steadily at the rate of two and one half barrels per hour at the same time producing enough gas to operate the bollers boilers this well has clearly shown the possibilities bili ties for oil operators in the spring valley field completed oct 26 1910 up to the time it was shot this well had produced enough oil to pay for its drilling twice over with every indication that it will continue to be a moneymaker money maker for years to come the members of this company are so well satisfied with the results of their operations thus far that they have planned for extensive drilling this summer through G B edwards local representative of the national supply co an order was placed last monday for a no 2 national drilling machine this machine is expected to arrive early next week and will be put to work at once the management of this company who are also heavily interested in the adjoining roberts oil company state that they expect to drill not less than four new wells this summer on the property of the texas king and five on the roberts |