Show LOST SOLDIER FIELDS NEWEST GUSHER GIVES UP 2000 BARRELS OF OIL DAILY wyo ill well no 6 on section 11 township 26 range 90 in the lost soldier field wyoming Ib blew lewin in about seven on the morning of the while the tool dressers and drillers drillars dr illers were at breakfast says the rawlins republican the well which ift is estimated was flowing about 2000 barrels per day caught fire from either a hot bit which had been dressed by the men shortly before they went to breakfast or from a forge which was standing close to the well by two in the afternoon fhe fire fife was under tinder control the men began immediately to clear off the debris and a new rig was started itis it is reported that tile the new rip rig will be completed by tomorrow evening and it is expected that by saturday evening tile the well will be connected up tip and the oil flowing into the tanks As soon as the well is connected up the flow will be gauged on monday morning before the men went to breakfast they had drilled the len lenth length th of one screw and it is believed that they had just botic touched hed the dakota sands the well was down to 2185 feet when the men left it some oil had been di encountered countered a few days previous but it was not in in abundant quantity A fresh bit had been dressed that morning and it was left on the forge which stood a short distance from the well on the 0 opposite cosite p side from which tile the wind is usually blowing the well blew in while tile the workmen were at breakfast and it is believed that oil sprayed on oil either the bit or the forge and tile the oil which was fl flowing from the well ignited destroying the rig and the equipment quite a record was made in putting out the fire for by two in the afternoon the fire was completely under control the well was flowing by heads and about ever every y 20 2 minutes it would gush during the intervals the men ran a three i rich inch water linein line into the well and pumped water into the hole until the pressure was equalized the bringing in of this gusher spells much for the oil on industry in this section as the well extends the lost soldier field considerably to the northeast and away froll frob most of the former production the well is on a line with the gusher brought in a few years since by the hughes oia company and officers officer of the wyo ill are confident t that hat they have struck the same the hughes had 7 7 the well has just touched alie aads s and conservative oil lail men figure bif it at lea leash st 2000 barrels i per er per day As soon as the new rig is completed the well will be drilled deeper into the disands and it is possible that another gusher equaling the hughes gusher will be brought in the bringing in of this well means that within a short time many new rigs will be operating in this section of the field J r A week later the well was reported as still flowing at the rate to fo 2000 barrels a day |