Show CRESCENT G MILE OIL SAND STRATA operations are proceeding steadily at the crescent baglo well where a huge flow of gas was encountered two weeks ago the drill is being pushed to the neelmo fo formation mation where it ts Is indicated by outcrop exposures po a foot saturated sand will be found the gas flow continues strong in spite of the fact that the hole was filled with water for more than 1500 feet in order to help check the gas pressure and permit drilling operations so strong is the low flow that gas is being used as fuel for the boiler and for other camp purposes the well is down somewhere near 2200 feet feel the heavy gas pressure Is 13 retarding operations as it is necessary to proceed with the greatest cau tion A hard capping is now being cut which shows considerable oil and indicates that the drill is jeanng a mammoth oil sand it would be both possible and practical for the company to cease drilling and bridge the hole going back to the first arst sand at 1800 feet where irately a 25 barrel well was wits proven or by installing an absorption plant an and nd proceed to take the oil OR values from the gas which was shown by analysis last week to run 37 per cent petroleum content it Is not the in tea meation tion however to slop stop drilling until every effort has been made to reach the big oil sand no matter how alow slow the process of drilling under the gas pressure now existing claude N taylor w as an a arm rn TAI today irom from his ranch near nea r mack mul |