DRILING FOR OIL
w new bore started in TARANAKI fcS-S.) NEW PLYMOUTH. May 12. umiing has begun at Ngamotu road. "? w , Plymouth, on the latest site fan!j C n oil search by the New Zeaw * l roleum Company, Ltd. This ?° r f; t0 be known a s Devon No. 2, will J- the third well in Taranaki sunk by the company. The plant used for other wells in the P evince has been transferred to I he Pesent site, about a mile west of even No. 1 bore. Drilling at the latter « discontinued within the last two months, and good time has been made “moving the heavy gear. no . w being worked on is approximately in the centre of a triangle presented by Devon No. 1 and two ells sunk about 12 years ago by other oinpanies. These two wells were said “show promising signs when drilling Tfl* a - de P th of about 3000 ft. lest boring in connexion with the Tm'l Zealand Petroleum Company. geological and geophysical sur- „ y is continuing in other parts of the province.
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Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23946, 13 May 1943, Page 3
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