Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-03-10 | Page 37 | Well Brought in at Fossil Field

WELL BROUGHT IN AT FOSSIL FIELD Word that 'he first flowing well in the Fossil field had been brought in by the Idaho-Wyoming Oil company was Received Re-ceived yesterday by George W. Danley, secretary-treasurer of the La Barge-Dry Piney Oil company. The well was No. 2 for the Idaho-Wyoming, and was brought in at a depth of approximately 560 feet. The information that the oil sands had been tapped -was received by Mr. Danley Friday night, and yesterday further information in-formation came that it was flowing. Some oi the tools are reported to be "fast in the hole and lor that reason an accurate estimate of the production is not. available, avail-able, although officials of the Idaho-Wvo-mins are confident that it will flow at least twenty barrels a day. Some oil is reported to be flowing over the top of 1 the casing, despite the lost string of j tools.