Show OIL CO SPUDS IN NOW DRILLING notwithstanding the fact that nearly everybody here has the holiday I 1 spirit this did dd not deter the azona oil co fro from n r studding spud ding in on the long arm of the bloomington dome in section 17 about six miles south of this city monday after getting the he derrick erected a start was made with the drill and five feet made on monday afternoon this has since been increased to 30 feet early this morning and drilling continues at present a gas engine is being used tor for the drill the fuel oil for which Is obtained from the shallow producers in the virgin oil field tile the company did not wait tor for its no 5 rotary daill which has been ordered from los angles but went ahead with a smaller rig while waiting tor for the larger one which mr air huntington the president ot of the company says will be shipped about jan next in the meantime a derrick feet high will be erected to be ready when the rotary drill gets in geologists have said that the bloomington dome is the best location for in this territory among them some very prominent men in an their profession one who spent 25 years as location geologist tor for the standard oil co 6 and dutch shell co stating that this field was the largest undeveloped field on this continent W P who radio camera phoned the dome claims the largest undeveloped field in the world in this territory two companies are already in the field fiield on the bloomington dome one the azona on the long arm of the bloomington dome the other company the mid alid american b on a the short arm of the dome the well sites are about a mile apart one company Is drilling and the other will be drilling shortly other com companies compani ies are expected to follow in short order for the feeling of optimism which pre vades everybody connected with the field Is spreading I 1 it is rumored here that activity may be looked forward to at an all eary early date at the virgin dome and while the rumor is persistent persi stant and will not down the news has been unable to get it verified washington county news |