OIL AT MOTUROA.
One, Hundred barrels Obtained. SATISFACTORY REPORT. Per Press Association. NEW PLYMOUTH. August 14. When the Moturoa Oilfields No. 2 well was opened to-day the bailer was lowered and found oil within fifty feet of the surface. The well began to flow and 100 barrels of oil were obtained in two hours, seventy-five barrels being collected in the main tank. The condition of the well is considered to be very satisfactory.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 192, 14 August 1931, Page 9
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73OIL AT MOTUROA. Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 192, 14 August 1931, Page 9
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