SMALL SHOW OF OIL
New Plymouth Wells, Ltd.
ABOVE EXPECTED LEVEL
Dominion Special Service.
New Plymouth, February 2.
A small show of oil was encountered to-night by New Plymouth Oil Wells, Limited, at a depth of 1085 feet. Mr. R. H. Launder, drilling supervisor, explained that this was what experts termed a “show.” “It is far above the depth at which I anticipate a big strike,” said Mr. Launder, “but there was quite a good show of gas accompanying the oil. The formation is mudstone.
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Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 110, 3 February 1931, Page 11
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