Show A- A Amerada erada Prepares to Test Pressure High Gas Zone Amerada Petroleum's Petroleum No 1 J Jwell well 12 miles mUes southeast of on which the attention attention atten atten- tion of oilmen has been focused for Or the past put week will not be given a n conclusive test until after alter Christmas according no- no ac according cording to the best Information available at the location Rumors Rumors Rumors Ru Ru- mors have been rife for several days clays that the well had blown in lit and was making a large volume volume volume vol vol- vol- vol ume of oil and gas but these rumors are at least premature according to authentic reports today Due to the Immense gas pressure pressure pres pres- sure the well has been on the verge of blowing in several times and the utmost precautions precautions precautions have been taken by the operators to control the flow Vast quantities of ot heavy mud have been pumped into the hole and the casing has been cemented cemented cemen cemen- I ted to a depth of about feet The Tho three inch drill string has also been cemented with the drill bit attached to It on bottom leaving only three one- one L Inch openings s through H L which me ne gas can carl escape i 11 n is s learned reliably that the well will be bo allowed to bleed through the drill pipe for several days possibly possibly pos pos- sibly weeks before final steps are arc taken to drill it In Releasing Releasing Re Re- leasing lensing of ot the gas pressure through the drill pipe oilmen state will relieve the pressure by cleaning the formation and permitting an orderly test of the showing Information has been tight at the location but it is admitted admitted admitted admit admit- ted that the gas pressure at the Amerada is of an almost unbelievable unbelIevable unbelievable un un- un- un believable volume making necessary necessary necessary essary every poss possible precaution autIon au- au tion to avoid accidents and losing the hole Cementing the drill string means that no further further further fur fur- ther drilling can be done InthIs in inthis inthis this well further evidence that the CO company any believes It has developed commercial oil and gas production The gas Is pet pet- in character and will produce condensate in large quantities according to the best information obtainable It is r reported that several of of the Uhe drillers employed a at t the will take a off lay over Christmas which bears out the statement that the well will wUl not be given a test until after the holiday When ready to test It is understood that the operators shoot the hole with nl nitroglycerine ine me blowing off olf the bit on the on the bottom of the drill pipe and allowing the well to unload through the pipe |