Inter-Mountain Farmer | 1902-07-29 | Page 5 | Testing U. P. Oil Well

TESTING U. P. OIL WELL. SUndnrd le Tlacrxl ln rosltlon at Spring Valley 1'roperty nnd Work Progressing Hapldly. Spring Vallej, Vo. July S3 -Carpenters hive completed the new derrick over Ihe V V oil well and the Standard rig hns t-en placed In position, nnd work Is progressing riphllv toward completing the test ot the well Caslns has been plseeel In position from a point 0 feet talon- the surface, to which depth It was orlglnnllv Mse.l. to n point alout ll fe-t la low the surface whiro an obstriiclion of some Vlml wns stnuk irobnhl) tlie lieav drill repateel lo have been elropped tn to stop the tl iw of oil nnd prevent further fur-ther elevelopmclit b other parties sliould siKh nn ottitnpt le male The under-1 earner used to get around thla ohstriRllou tomes out er mueti Isittered and scrotcheil, showing the oh-Jeel oh-Jeel to ho something hinler than sloue tll Is eontlmlalh Mowing into iho well ami la being bailed nut nnl slered bv tlie I 1 eiinpan An apiaotinate tlguro of the amount of nil alreanv tnkeu fiuul Iho well ..snnot be obtalneel