TARANAKI OIL FLOW.
SEVENTY-FIVE BARRELS A DAY. [BT {"EUGRAFB. —I'BESS ASSOCIATION. ] New Plymouth, Tuesday. Several testa made this morning prove that the flow at the Taranaki Petroleum Company's No. 5 bore is at the rate of fully 75 barrels of pure oil per day. Possibly this may not be maintained very long, but after six hours there is no sign of diminution. The flow is remarkably steady, and-the gas pressure sa-veryt4tpoat.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14928, 28 February 1912, Page 7
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71TARANAKI OIL FLOW. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14928, 28 February 1912, Page 7
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