THE TARANAKI PETROLEUM BORE.
« RECOVERY OF THE LOST TOOLS. [BY TELEGRAPH— PRESS ASSOCIATION.] ■ New Plymouth, Bth December. The Petroleum Company has just succeeded in recovering the whole of the drilling tools lost down the bore, 2000 ft deep, about a month ago. Packing operations to shut off the water will now be resumed, and Mr. Samuel, managing director, expects that by the end of the week oil will be coming up pure, and in quantity about eight barrels per diem. During the fishing for tools oil has continued to flow freely at intervals.
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Evening Post, Volume LII, Issue 1170, 9 December 1896, Page 5
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93THE TARANAKI PETROLEUM BORE. Evening Post, Volume LII, Issue 1170, 9 December 1896, Page 5
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