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BULLETIN No. 73 
 
 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT 
 
 OF THE 
 
 Itate Oil and Gas Supervisor 
 of California 
 
 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1915-16 
 
 Covering Operations of the Department of Petroleum and 
 Gas of the State Mining Bureau 
 
 ALlFOBNU JTATB PBDrpiNO OmCE 
 
 LibHAHY 
 
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BULLETIN No. 73 
 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT 
 
 State Oil and Gas Supervisor 
 of California 
 
 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1915-16 
 
 Covering Operations of the Department of Petroleum and 
 Gas of the State Mining Bureau 
 
 Submitted to 
 
 FLETCHER HAMILTON, State Mineralogist 
 
 by 
 
 R. P. McLaughlin, state Oil and Gas Supervisor 
 
 DEPUTY SUPERVISORS 
 
 M. J. KIRWAN CHESTER NARAMORE 
 
 ROBT. B. MORAN R. E. COLLOM 
 W. W. THAYER, Secretary 
 
 27014 
 
 CALIFORNIA STATE PRINTING OFFICE 
 SACRAMENTO 
 
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 LIBRARY 
 
 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNTA 
 
 DAVIS 
 
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 
 
 November, 191G. 
 To His Excellency, the Honorable Hiram W. Johnson, Governor of 
 the State of California, 
 
 Sir : I have the honor to herewith transmit Bulletin No. 73 of the 
 State Mining Bureau, being the first annual report of the State Oil and 
 Gas Supervisor, relative to the work of protecting tlie oil fields from 
 damage by infiltrating water. 
 
 The report is worthy of special comment because the law authorizing 
 the work is an entirely original development from California experience 
 and not previously used in any other state. 
 
 The legislation lieing a pioneer work, it is particularly gratifying to 
 find, after a year's experience, that it is not only effective but meets 
 with the approval of most of the oil operators and that only minor 
 details need revision. 
 
 It is of special importance to note that the details of administering 
 the law have been entirely in the hands of practical oil men who have 
 had, in addition to the experience gained in the oil fields, technical 
 training at various universities. The marked success of numerous other 
 industries has been due to the application of the same principle and the 
 present demonstration of its value to the oil business is of great 
 importance. 
 
 The subject of action by the federal government, relative to the oil 
 lands of California, is of extreme importance to our oil operators. The 
 question has not been dealt with by the State Mining Bureau, but 
 attention should be called to the fact that, regardless of other phases 
 of the question, protection of the lands from damage by infiltrating 
 water and similar waste can best be attained by the sole use of the 
 present state laAv. 
 
 Respectfully submitted. Fletcher Hamilton, 
 
 State Mineralogist. 
 
 To Fletcher Hamilton, 
 State Mineralogist. 
 SiR: I have the honor to herewith hand you the first annual report 
 covering the operations of the Department of Petroleum and Gas of the 
 State Mining Bureau, as required by law. It gives me special pleasure 
 to here mention the ideal conditions governing my work under your 
 general supervision. 
 
 Respectfully submitted. R. P. McLaughlin, 
 
 State Oil and Gas Supervisor. 
 October 1, 1916. 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
 
 Chapter I. 
 
 General statement of work and policy. Causes of damage by water. Oil well logs. 
 Cross sections and their use. Reports of well production. Notices required by law. 
 Importance of systematic engineering work. Review of work in various fields. Finan- 
 cial statement. Assessment. Oil and gas production and number of wells in various 
 counties. Proved oil lands. 
 
 Chapter II. 
 
 Coalinga field. General statement of work. Records filed. Complaints filed. Lost 
 Hills, general statement of work and conditions, new wells. Belridge field, general 
 statement of work and condition, new wells. Details of water condition in the 
 Coalinga field. Chemical analyses of water. Decisions. Production records and 
 their use. Fluid level in wells. 
 
 Chapter III. 
 
 Kern County fields, general statement of work. Complaints filed. Midway field, 
 decisions, records filed. Sunset field, general review, records filed. Kern River field, 
 general review, decisions, complaints, records filed. McKittrick field, general review, 
 records filed, decisions. 
 
 Chapter IV. 
 
 Los Angeles, Orange and "Ventura counties. East Coyote field geolog>' and water 
 conditions. Brea Caiion field, geology and water conditions. Summerland field. Salt 
 Lake or Sherman field, geology, water conditions. Whittier field, geologj- and water 
 conditions. Olinda field, geology and water conditions. Ventura-Newhall fields, 
 geology, water conditions. General conclusions. Decisions. Records received. 
 
 Chapter V. 
 
 Santa Maria and neighboring districts. Complaints received. Decisions. Water 
 conditions and cause. Abandoned wells. Underground conditions at Santa Maria. 
 Cat Cafion field, underground conditions. Lompoc field. Casmalia field. Arroyo 
 Grande field. Monterey shales at Santa Maria. Origin of petroleum. San Fernando 
 formation. Future development. Production from shale. 
 
 Chapter VI. 
 
 Special subjects. Methods of shutting off water. Strength of casing. Failure of 
 derricks. Gasoline plants in Midway field. Gasoline extraction from natural gas by 
 absorption process. Federal action. Statistics of oil production. Directory of oil 
 companies showing date of incorporation, capital stock, number of wells, location of 
 properties. 
 
 List of Illustrations and Figures. 
 
 Page 
 
 1. Sketch showing a cause of water trouble in oil well 7 
 
 2. Sketch showing a cause of water trouble in oil well 7 
 
 3. Sketch showing a cause of water trouble in oil well 7 
 
 4. Sketch showing a cause of water trouble in oil well 8 
 
 5. Sketch showing a cause of water trouble in oil well 8 
 
 6. Sketch showing a cause of water trouble in oil well 8 
 
 7. Sketch showing a cause of water trouble in oil well 9 
 
 8. Sketch showing a cause of water trouble in oil well 9 
 
 9. Sketch showing a cause of water trouble in oil well 10 
 
 10. Sketch showing presence of edge water 10 
 
 11. View of six-inch casing, corroded between depths of 1700 feet and 1900 feet, 
 
 after about four years use 11 
 
 12. Conventional symbols for maps and well logs 16 
 
 13. Cross section showing underground relation of four oil wells in the Coalinga 
 
 field 17 
 
 14. Diagram showing gravity of mixtures of oil and water 21 
 
 15. Map and cross section showing position of edge water in two separate sands, 
 
 Coalinga oil field 82 
 
 16. Sketch showing well locations 111 
 
 IT. Diagrams showing amounts of oil and water produced by certain wells 114 
 
 18. Diagram showing percentages of water produced by certain wells 115 
 
 19. Fluid level curve on profile of wells 115 
 
 20. Geological cross section in the Santa Maria oil field 207 
 
 21. Geological cross section in the Cat Canon oil field 209 
 
 21A. Portion of graphic log of a well in Coalinga field 219 
 
 22. Record of prices of crude oil at the wells (Standard Oil Co.), San Joaquin 
 
 fields 243 
 
 23. Record of prices of crude oil at the wells (Standard Oil Co), Southern fields. 244 
 
 24. Apparatus for making gasoline absorption tests in the field 231 
 
 25. Apparatus for distillation test of absorbed gasoline 232 
 
 26. Plan of a commercial gasoline absorption plant 230 
 
 Township plats (47) showing proved oil land 35-58 
 
CHAPTER I. 
 
 GENERAL STATEMENT AND REVIEW OF DEPARTMENTAL 
 
 WORK. 
 By R. P. McLaughlin, state Supervisor. 
 
 The law establishing the Department of Petroleum and Gas of the 
 State Mining- Bureau (Chapter 718, Statutes of 1915), became effective 
 August 9, 1915. It provides that the department shall be under the 
 general jurisdiction of the State ^Mineralogist, Avhose office was created 
 by law April 16, 1880, and that he shall appoint as supervisor an 
 engineer or geologist, experienced in the development and production 
 of petroleum. It is the duty of the supervisor to so supervise the 
 drilling, operation, maintenance and abandonment of petroleum or gas 
 wells, as to prevent damages to the petroleum and gas deposits of the 
 state from infiltrating water and other causes. 
 
 The supervisor must make a report to the State Mineralogist, on or 
 before October 1st. giving the financial details of the operation of the 
 department for the preceding fiscal year, and such other information as 
 he may deem advisable. In making this first report it is pleasant to 
 state that conditions contributing to successful work have been almost 
 ideal. In the first place the widest possible latitude has been afforded 
 me by the State ^Mineralogist, ]Mr. Fletcher Hamilton, and it is of 
 especial public interest to be able to state that political interference 
 has been entireh^ absent. The second factor is the hearty cooperation 
 by a large majority of the oil operators throughout the state. Last but 
 by no means of least importance, are the loyal and intelligent efforts of 
 other officers of the department : ^Messrs. M. J. Kirwan, Chester Nara- 
 more, Robert B. ^Moran and Roy E. Collom, who have served as deputies 
 in the various oil fields, and "Sir. I. ]M. Johnson, who has attended to 
 the clerical work of the San Francisco office, which was of great propor- 
 tions, due to the commencing of an entirely new department. 
 
 A brief outline of the law and the method of its enforcement may 
 help in understanding the main body of the report. The law was the 
 culmination of many efforts on the part of oil operators throughout 
 the state, to devise some plan whereby the damage of their properties 
 by infiltrating water might be avoided and cured. The general public 
 is also vitally interested in preventing waste of the natural supply of 
 petroleum, which serves every branch of industry in California and 
 neighboring states, as well as other countries, touched by the Pacific 
 Ocean. A rough estimate of the value of some of the oil properties 
 may not be amiss. There are 80,702 acres of proved oil land, with a 
 market value of at least jfilOOO per acre, or a total of $80,702,000. There 
 are approximately 2000 miles of pipe lines costing on an average of 
 
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 if;20,00() per mile, or a tolal of ;t;-K),000,000. Tliere are nearly 30 refin- 
 eries, witli a total tlail\' i-i^tinin^- capaeity of about 175,000 barrels of 
 crude oil and re})resentin,u' a total investment of i)rol)al)ly .^1 5,000,000. 
 There are approximately 40 tank steamers servin<^ the (California oil 
 field.s, having' a total carrying capacity of about 1,500,000 barrels and 
 costing not less than $15,000,000. The producing oil wells number 
 over 7000 and have cost over .$100,000,000. Therefore the total invest- 
 ment in the oil business, without considering such railroads, town.s, 
 electric lines, water systems and other improvements constructed solely 
 on account of it, represent an expenditure of at least $250,000,000. 
 There is a con.stant annual addition to these expenditures due to the 
 drilling of new wells, which during the past fiscal year amounted to 
 about $6,000,000 for iOO wells. Annual expense also involves deep- 
 ening, redrilling and abandoning wells, whieh during the past year 
 probably cost nearly $1,000,000. 
 
 This total investment is directly dependent upon the stability of the 
 oil fields and the steps taken to safeguard them, such as the work in 
 the hands of this department. The annual expenditure for new wells 
 and other work is particularly affected by the advisory work of the 
 bureau, and the members of the staff keenly appreciate the responsi- 
 bility resting upon them. 
 
 The annual cost of conducting the work of this department, which 
 should be considered in much the same manner as insurance, is $45,000 
 or less than two one-hundredths of one per cent of the capital invested. 
 
 Our policy of administration during the first year has been uniformly 
 lenient. There may be some individuals who would criticise such a 
 policy, but it must be remembered that ultimate success of the protective 
 work depends upon a thorough and sympathetic understanding of its 
 details by the owners of wells and their employees, who must be 
 depended upon to ultimately carry out most of our suggestions. Such 
 cooperation could not have been obtained by merely applying the penal- 
 ties provided by law, without first explaining the constructive methods 
 provided by it. The leniency of the past year will not, however, be 
 indefinitely continued. 
 
 The damage done to oil fields by water arises from the fact that when 
 water is admitted to a sand stratum, saturated with oil, it tends to 
 displace the oil. If the entrance of water is at or near an oil well, it 
 frequently drives the oil away from the Avell, Mdiich then produces only 
 water. This process also continues along the strata and affects neigh- 
 boring wells in a like manner. The entrance of the water into an oil- 
 bearing sand is due to two primary causes : first, incomplete knowledge 
 of geological conditions surrounding a well, and .second, faulty mechan- 
 ical conditions in drilling or maintaining the well. Tliere are a great 
 many combinations of these two causes and a general idea of them can 
 
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 most easily be gained by consideration of the following sketches, which 
 are merely, a few typical cases and scarcely touch upon the various 
 complications due to geological and mechanical conditions. 
 
 
 I ig. 1. Sketch showing entrance of water 
 I'p'o oil sand due to imperfect seating of 
 casing and to lack of cement around bot- 
 tom of outer casing. 
 
 Fig. 2. Sketch showing entrance of water 
 due to holes eaten in casing by chemical 
 action. 
 
 Fig. 3. 
 
 Sketch showing entrance of water into oil sand and its migration to a properly drilled 
 well. Due to use of only one string of casing in first well. 
 
STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Fig. 4. Sketch showing entrance of water 
 into oil sand due to collapse of casing. 
 
 Fig. 5. Sketch showing entrance of water 
 into oil sand due to withdrawal of casing 
 fro-n an abandoned well without placing a 
 plug between oil and water sands. 
 
 Fig. 6. Sketch showing entrance of water due to lack of uniformity of distance of shut-off 
 below water sands when two wells penetrate the same strata. If there were only one well, 
 either one would probably be in good condition. 
 
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 Fig. 7. Sketch showing entrance of water due to fact that shut-off was made at the same depth 
 in two wells without considering the geological fact that strata most frequently do not lie 
 parallel to the ground surface. 
 
 Fig. 8. Sketch showing entrance of water into a properly drilled well due to the fact that 
 another well drilled into a water bearing sand below the oil sand but did not plug the 
 lower portion of the well. 
 
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 STATE Olfi AKD gas SUPERVISOR. 
 
 aU JOHNSTON. 
 
 Fig. 9. Sketch showing entrance of water into aproperly drilled well because a neighboring 
 well entered a deeper oil sand without inserting an extra string of casing to protect the 
 first sand. 
 
 Fig. 10. Sketch showing presence of edge water due to a natural condition. Most oil sands 
 when followed far enough down the dip are found to contain only water. As oil is 
 removed from above water follows it up along the stratum. 
 
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 Fig. 11. View of six inch casing, corroded between depths of 1700 ft. and 1900 ft. after about 
 four years use. (Photo by Paul M. Paine.) 
 
 There are various terms used in dealing with the handling of water 
 in oil wells, and for convenience they can be best defined here in con- 
 junction with the foregoing sketches. 
 
 Formation shut off. The landing of casing in the walls of the well 
 in such a manner as to prevent the passage of water Avithout use of 
 cement, as illustrated in Fig. No. 1. 
 
 Water string. The casing placed in the well primarily for the pur- 
 pose of preventing water from migrating from its original position to 
 other strata, as illustrated by the casing of larger diameter in Fig. No. 2. 
 
 Top water. The water found in strata lying above the productive 
 oil formation penetrated by a certain well, as illustrated in Figs. 
 Nos. 1 to 7 inclusive. 
 
 Bottom water. The water found in .strata lying below the productive 
 oil formation penetrated by a certain well, as illustrated in Fig. No. 8. 
 
 Intermediate water. The water found in strata l)etween productive 
 oil formations penetrated by a certain well, as illustrated in Fig. No. 9. 
 
 Edge water. The water found in a sand which also contains oil at a 
 higher elevation or, in other words, farther up the dip. Illustrated in 
 Fig. No. 30. 
 
 The administrati(!n of the law is l)ased upon the niidcrlying fact that 
 damage from water, as shown in tlie ])re('('ding sketclics, is caused ])y 
 many complications and combinations of physical conditions and tliere- 
 fore only can be prevented or remedied l)y tirst determininu'. as far as 
 
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 possible, what those conditions are at any particular locality. No 
 definite rule or set of rules could be framed to cover all cases. Like all 
 ether engineering problems, this is a subject demanding a tedious 
 collection and comparison of all pertinent facts and therefore the 
 deputies appointed by the supervisor are, as is required by law, engin- 
 eers experienced in the drilling and operating of oil wells. 
 
 The law provides various means for compelling observance of rulings 
 made by the supervisor, but the cooperation of oil operators has made 
 recourse to these practically unnecessary and they therefore require 
 but little mention here, and it is my assumption that such a condition 
 will prevail in the future. The department aims to serve the property 
 owners and the public as an advisor rather than a prosecutor. 
 
 The information required to be furnished by operators and necessary 
 to solve existing problems is of two classes. The first is a complete 
 record or log of each Avell, giving in detail each and every step taken 
 in its construction and repair, as well as the location and thickness of 
 all strata penetrated so far as can be determined. The second class of 
 information consists of a record continually brought down to date and 
 showing the amounts of oil and of water produced by each well. 
 
 Proper method of Tieeping oil u-ell logs. Several millions of dollars 
 are spent each year in drilling oil wells in California. In most lines of 
 business an accurate inventory Avould show exactly what had been 
 obtained in return for the outlay. ]\Iany oil operators, however, spend 
 their development funds and have little or nothing in the way of records 
 to show them whether or not tlie work has been done properly or econom- 
 ically. To remedy such a condition the State ^Mining Bureau calls 
 attention to proper methods of recording drilling operations, and 
 furnishes complete printed forms for the final summarizing of the logs. 
 It is to the interest of all operators to see that their records are so kept 
 that all the information called for on the bureau's blanks can be 
 supplied. 
 
 The first step in keeping proper logs is to see that the operations of 
 the drilling crew are completely written down each and every tour or 
 shift. There are several blank forms in common use which provide a 
 convenient means of making these daily records. The State ^Mining 
 Bui'eau does not furnish these forms but many printers are able to 
 promptly supply the want. One of the handiest methods of keeping 
 these daily drilling reports is to have them bound in book form, one 
 page for each tour. A carbon copy of each page should be made, 
 promptly removed from the book and filed in a safe place, because the 
 original book is subject to lass or easily becomes soiled and illegible. 
 The daily drilling reports .show the depth of the well at the beginning 
 and also at the end of the tour, what sort of work the crew was engaged 
 
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 in, the size, weight and amount of casing i)ut in or taken out. It also 
 records the depths at which there were changes in formation, describes 
 or names the formations, and states what evidence there was to indicate 
 the presence of oil. gas or water in the well. Some operators make the 
 carbon copy of the daily report serve as a time card in computing th(^ 
 pay of the crew. 
 
 The work of the State ]\Iining Bui-eau in protecting the oil fields 
 against infiltrating water depends upon full and complete logs of wells 
 and the law requires that thej^ be furnished to the bureau. AVhere poor 
 I'ecords have been encountered it is usually found that the operator had 
 not kept daily reports. 
 
14 STATE OIL AND GA8 SUPERVISOR. 
 
 The blank forms nsed in recording well logs are a*s follows: 
 
 California State Mining Bureau 
 
 LOO OF OIL OB OAS WELL 
 
 Field . 
 
 .CuMP, 
 
 Township Range Section Elevation Number of Well 
 
 Id compliance with the provisions of Chapter 718, Statiiies 1915, the information given herewith is a complete aod 
 correct record of the present condition of the well and sU work done thereon, so far as can be determined from all 
 available records. 
 
 Signed 
 
 iPreaidtnl. Secretary »r Afftniy 
 
 1st sand from. 
 2d sand from. 
 3d sand from. 
 
 The siiiiimary on this page is for the original condition of the well 
 
 Oil Sands 
 to 4th sand from 
 
 5th sand from to_ 
 
 Glh sand from to.. 
 
 ].st sand from. 
 2d sand from. 
 
 Impobtant Water Sands 
 
 3d sand from to.. 
 
 4th sand from to_. 
 
 Casino Record 
 
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 U^„C^n. 
 
 Ctmmma 
 
 
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 Ceuentino OB Other Shut-off Recobd 
 
 Ciiuu.alu SMft* I Tto.8.t 
 
 >»hod \ T„,..<,R.«.0.„..,.,i.«..db^t.>,..^U. 
 
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 Heaving Plug — Material- 
 Adapters — Material, 
 
 Plugs and Adaftebs 
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 Rutarj- Tools were used from 
 Cable Tools were used froni- 
 
 -ft. to- 
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 chine WM 
 
 weed or cuInK wm drlUed 
 
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 BaW Pn root 
 
 
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 Thirty days after completion well produced barrels of oil per day. 
 
 The gravity of oil was degrees Baum6, Water in oil amounted to per cent. 
 
 Date drilling started . 
 
 Date well was completed- 
 
 FoRMATioNS Penetrated by Well 
 
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 ll-U-illl— l«H 
 
 California State Mining Bureau 
 
 LOa 07 on. OR OAS WELI^-Cantmued 
 
 Fffiuk I ..CouPANr. 
 
 Totnukip Bailee Section ,.. Sumber of well. 
 
 FORMATIONS PENETRATED BY WELL 
 
 CALIFORNIA State Mining bureau 
 
 LOG OF on, OE GAS WELL 
 
 ,. ■■ So„ac Section NumberofKell 
 
 In eon.pl.anee with the- provision., of Chiptor 718. Statutes 1915, the information given herewith i, a complete and 
 ,uin-et reoord of all work done on the well since the previooa record, dated -, "" " «"• 
 
 iPrtttdfnI. Btcrtlory or Agr^tt 
 
 California State Mining Bureau 
 
 HISTORY OF OIL OR GAS WELL 
 
 KiKLD - Company. .- -- — -- 
 
 roirnj*ip Rmge - Jection - MvnAtr of mU. 
 
 Signed. 
 
 iFT—um. tKnum " 4«mi> 
 
 of Ihr crvAlrsl imponaorv to baTc a ruaplclc bLstorj of tbc welt rirue i 
 r Ih' work loiI i(t rmulu. If thrre wprr «D7 rhaocr* madr iQ tKe r»>inK. au 
 ivr lO ilir aod locallon If tlv well lu* tm-n djoamind <i>r dalr. •!>«, |>oai 
 fur waur alac kio4 of material uaed. |io«lt 
 
 Title 
 
 r In detail the dalea of ndrillisc, tocether with tha 
 fullj and if any raiioc waa "aide tracked" or left In 
 
 . and number of •beta. If ptufa or bridgaa were pot 
 
 nd reaolta of pumping or bailing. 
 
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 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 The best iiietliod of using the written logs of wells is ))y making 
 from tliem a drawing showing all the information. Fig. No. 12 shows 
 the conventional syml)oLs and details adopted by this l)nreau. 
 
 ■'■^ Clay or 
 Sftate 
 
 
 Jgj /etef 
 
 MC'/ (hara) 
 
 Sandy 
 ■S Clay or Shale 
 
 Q'l SJtowirta 
 II s/trle' 
 
 SAa/e 
 Clay 
 
 Boult^ers 
 
 3-7 Oi7 sftomna 
 
 ■" '1 saite/ 
 
 I 
 
 Came in i- 13-1 a 
 iTB - zyt nafer 
 ^so Btit 
 e-/*-'ie. ISO itis. loKn 
 
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 Figure IZ 
 
 CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU. 
 
 Fletcher Hamilton, State t^tmera/offist 
 DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM AND GAS 
 
 KPM'LAygHLiH. State Oi/ ana Gas Supervisor, 
 
 Conventional Symbols 
 
 FOR 
 
 MAPS AMo Well Logs 
 
 Ju/y /sf. 1316. 
 
 WELL LOGS 
 
 Formations as ^hown in typ/cat etrawinff. 
 (day or shaie. and san<ty s/tale. <? symbo/s) 
 Cement as siiown on 10' and 6^' casings J 
 
 Formation shutoff as on laH' andSP • I 
 
 PerForations as on 6H' casings. \ 
 
 Adapter as shown between to'and l^>e'^'_ _« 
 Casiny cut and pat/ed. as on 6i' casing. 
 Casing sidetrac/ced, as on /eft. 3ao'to^so' 
 Casing shot co/tapsed. split or other tvise 
 altered, shou/d be noted on /eft margin. 
 
 Gas Water and 01/ shou/d be noted 
 at right of toy. 
 
 Note 
 
 Map Symbols -Wells 
 
 o ffigin place 
 
 •^ • abandoned 
 
 e incomfi/eted 
 4- - and ■ 
 
 * Comp/eted 
 ■^ ' and 
 V water 
 
 * • 
 
 * • 
 
 Graptiic togs of met/s w//t be drawn on strips of tracing c/ot/> 3ii 
 incnes wide without margin /ines. Scale of 100 feet to one met}. 
 
 Genera/ arrangement and spacing as on examp/e herewith {/op. 
 tit/e right/?and. geo/offic data /eftfiand. casing record and me- 
 cnanfca/ data ■ bottom, producing conditions) . 
 
 The tracing may be fo/ded and fi/ed witti the written tog. 
 
 Cross -sections of severat /oas wi// be made by fastening indiridua/ 
 tracings, in t/ieir proper re/afive positions, on a targer piece of tra- 
 cing ctoth. using gummed stic/rers at fop and bottom The drawings 
 may a/so be pinned direct/y to b/ue print paper before p/acing it in 
 the frame Fhe on/y tit/e on the cross-section ni// be targe figures 
 (about one inch in height J in the upper right hand corner of fhe draw- 
 ing, indicating fhe section, fovrnship. and range - thus .• py i.\ 6 
 
 Cross-sectionat blue prints will be filed in 
 inat. being folded so that title numbers are 
 ing fhe drawing. 
 
 As an aid to guic* and uniform drafting, a gu/de beneath fhe /ra- 
 cing should haire fhe scale and necessary yerfical lines. 
 
 Symbols are simplified so that they can be made with a right /me 
 pen at the same /me /hat dividing fines be/ween formations 
 l'"/jr „/^ "''<i'."^''''y.f''e symgof alone will suffice witAouf 
 
 name of formation. 
 
 The various drawings of individual wells, along some approximately 
 straight line on tlie ground, are grouped on a single drawing called a 
 cross secticm. They must be properly located on the drawing, relative 
 to distances apart and elevations above sea level. 
 
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 The appearance of such a cross section and its value are illustrated 
 by the following sketch (Fig. 13) of the bottom of four wells in the 
 Coalinga field. 
 
 Fig'jrc 13 - CROSS-SECTION Showmg underground re/gf/on of four o/V ^e//s m f/ie 
 
 COALINGA FIELD. 
 
 2—27014 
 
18 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR, 
 
 The wells were drilled in order as numbered. The strata are not 
 bent or deformed in this particular locality. In each well the 10-in. 
 casing was intended to shut off the water occurring above the oil sands, 
 and in well No. 3 it was landed at a depth of 1880 ft., in conformity 
 with successful results at No. 1 and No. 2. However, the sand between 
 1980 ft. and 2016 ft. was found to contain some oil and considerable 
 water, hence it was necessary to use more casing to shut off this water. 
 Since some experimenting was necessary, two strings, the 8:|-in. at 
 2033 ft. and the 6f-in. at 2098 ft., were used. Had all conditions been 
 known beforehand only one string would have been necessary, but when 
 the 8|-in. casing was landed and the well drilled deeper more water 
 was encountered and the 6f-in. casing had to be used. The final oil 
 string of casing, 4^-in. in diameter, was carried to 2351 ft. and upon 
 testing, the well was found to produce mostly water, so the bottom was 
 plugged (using waste, rope, iron lathe-cuttings and cement) up to 
 2265 ft. and the well again tested, when it was found- to be free from 
 water. 
 
 Since well No. 3 was one of the first wells in this locality to encounter 
 water in the oil sands, where oil was expected, careful work was neces- 
 sary on the next well drilled, to check the operations. This was done 
 on the neighboring wells, not shown on the drawing, and since similar 
 results were found, when well No. 4 was drilled, the top sands were 
 shut off with the 10-in. casing at 2320 ft. The well was drilled to 
 2467 ft. only, so as not to encounter the sand which contained water 
 in well No. 3 between the 2325 and 2351-ft. levels. 
 
 After completion, all these wells produced clean oil for about a year, 
 and then No. 2 began to show a little water, and about three months 
 later showed about 80 per cent. There were three possible sources of 
 the water: From other wells through the oil sand, or from above the 
 oil sand, or from the bottom sands penetrated. The drawing shows that 
 the possibility of bottom water was slight. The possibility of water 
 from above was tested by removing the 8|-in. "oil string," putting a 
 "bridge" or plug in the open hole between the bottom of the 10-in. 
 "water string" and the top of the oil sand. After bailing the well dry 
 above the plug no water came in, proving that the "water string" was 
 not leaking at any point and was effectively excluding upper water. 
 Therefore the water in No. 2 was probably coming through the oil sand 
 itself, and as the same sand showed both oil and water between 1980 ft. 
 and 2095 ft. in No. 3 it was concluded that the water was rising along 
 the dip of that sand as the oil was removed. Such a movement is called 
 the encroachment of "edge water." The 8|-in. casing Avas again put 
 in and cemented at 1886 ft. in the shale presumed to correspond to that 
 found at 2091 to 2122 ft. in well No. 3, and 2318 to 2325 ft. in well 
 No. 4. After pumping the well for about ten days, the oil was found 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 19 
 
 to contaiu less than 1 per cent water, proving that water had been 
 coming through the upper sands between 1782 and 1870 ft. After 
 about four years the water has commenced to show in well No. 1. This 
 movement naturally follows the removal of oil and can not be stopped, 
 but the particular sand affected can be kept separated from other pro- 
 ductive sands. 
 
 MONTHLY PRODUCTION REPORTS. 
 
 Any person giving the slightest consideration to the matter, will 
 readily see that it is necessary to keep continuous records of the produc- 
 tion of oil wells, showing the amounts of both oil and water coming 
 from them. Aside from the necessity of such records in tracing the 
 origin and course of water troubles in a group of wells, such records are 
 of the utmost value to the owner of the wells as otherwise he has no 
 means of determining whether or not various wells are paying for 
 their upkeep and operation. 
 
 A statement that many oil companies do not really know the actual 
 financial results of their field operations might seem to be an exaggera- 
 tion, but such is actually the case and the first step necessary in a 
 
20 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 proper accounting system would be some form of production report, 
 similar to that used bj'' tlie bureau. The report blank used by the 
 bureau is here shown : 
 
 CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU 
 
 Department of Petroleum and Ga« 
 
 MONTHLY PRODUCTION REPORT 
 
 I)«Iiuly State Oil anil Ouh Supcrvisi 
 
 -CaT. 
 
 iH-nr Sir: 
 
 Ip couipliunce witli S*?ctii>n 20, Chapter 718, Statutes of 11*10, we Li.rewiili snUuiii our roi»on of liiC amount of oil i.roduccd 
 
 bj c:ich of our wells ia tbe FielJ 
 
 County. Californln. for tlie month of lOl.. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 e property li located) 
 
 The monthly production report provides only for collecting the 
 elementary information needed by any operator managing a property. 
 It is believed that very little effort will be required to fill the blank, at 
 a properly operated property. The various terms used on the blank 
 form are here more fully explained. 
 
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 Gravity ^ M/xtur£6 
 OF O/L AND Water. 
 
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 and has <? ^rav/fy of /S'B 
 
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 wtiere the f/^ure 30 .shoivs the^r,3Y/ty of 
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 CAUfORNfA 3TATE A4/At/t/G BUREAU 
 (Department of Petroteum ^ Gas) 
 
 fL£rCHC/f tf/IAf/irOA/. 
 
 State At//}eratop/st 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 21 
 
 Barrels of clean oil. This figure should be as accurate as possible, 
 but an actual measurement at each well need not be insisted upon, as 
 the superintendent can ordinarily make a fairly close estimate. 
 
 Barrels of water. This figure should, if possible, be obtained by 
 some sort of measuring or gauging sj'stem, but if that is impossible it 
 may be computed from results of a centrifuge test made on oil from the 
 lead line. The centrifuge test is frequently quite inaccurate owing to 
 the small volume of the sample tested and the great variation, from 
 time to time in the behavior of a well. 
 
 Method of determinivg amount of water. When some actual measur- 
 ing or gauging system is used, the letter ]\I should be marked in the 
 space. If a computation is made from a centrifuge test the letter C 
 should be inserted. 
 
 Percentage of water. This figure is best determined directly from 
 the amounts of oil and water produced (divide the number of barrels 
 of water by the total number of barrels of fluid), but when either 
 amount is not measured, give the result of one or the average of several 
 centrifuge tests of oil from the lead line. 
 
 Gravity of oil. This figure is in degrees Baume as determined with 
 a hydrometer, it varies but little and two or three tests per year should 
 suffice. The true gravity of oil which is mixed with water can be deter- 
 mined by means of a test of the mixture and a study of the following 
 diagram (Fig. 14). 
 
 Nwmher of days well produced. This figure should as nearly as 
 possible eliminate all the idle time. Some operators keep record of the 
 number of hours each well pumps, which would, of course, furnish the 
 best figure for this report. 
 
 RemarJcs. The report should account for every well on the property 
 and this column can be used to state the reason for idleness of any well. 
 
 Any officer of the bureau will be pleased to explain to any operator 
 what is desired in filling out this report. 
 
20 
 
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 The 
 elemen 
 It is be 
 a propc 
 form ai 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 21 
 
 Barrels of clean oil. This figure should be as accurate as possible, 
 but an actual measurement at each well need not be insisted upon, as 
 the superintendent can ordinarily make a fairly close estimate. 
 
 Barrels of water. This figure should, if possible, be obtained by 
 some sort of measuring or gauging system, but if that is impossible it 
 may be computed from results of a centrifuge test made on oil from the 
 lead line. The centrifuge test is frequently quite inaccurate owing to 
 the small volume of the sample tested and the great variation, from 
 time to time in the behavior of a well. 
 
 Method of determining amount of water. When some actual measur- 
 ing or gauging system is used, the letter ]\I should be marked in the 
 space. If a computation is made from a centrifuge test the letter C 
 should be inserted. 
 
 Percentage of water. This figure is best determined directW from 
 the amounts of oil and water produced (divide the number of barrels 
 of water by the total number of barrels of fluid), but when either 
 amount is not measured, give the result of one or the average of several 
 centrifuge tests of oil from the lead line. 
 
 Gravity of oil. This figure is in degrees Baume as determined with 
 a hydrometer, it varies but little and two or three tests per year should 
 suffice. The true gravity of oil which is mixed with Avater can be deter- 
 mined bj'- means of a test of the mixture and a study of the following 
 diagram (Fig. 14). 
 
 Numher of days well produced. This figure should as nearly as 
 possible eliminate all the idle time. Some operators keep record of the 
 number of hours each well pumps, which would, of course, furnish the 
 best figure for this report. 
 
 Remarks. The report should account for every well on the property 
 and this column can be used to state the reason for idleness of any well. 
 
 Any officer of the bureau will be pleased to explain to any operator 
 what is desired in filling out this report. 
 
22 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Notice of Proposed Operations. 
 
 In order to comply with the law, operators are required to notify the 
 bureau of all proposed work. The following blanks cover all the 
 requirements and will be furnished to all operators: 
 
 loim'.os. iciic— on 11-5000. 
 
 California State Mining Bureau 
 
 Department of Petroleum and Gas 
 Notice of Intention to Drill New Well 
 
 This notice must be given before drilling begins 
 
 Cal 191__ 
 
 Mr 
 
 Deputy State Oil and Gas Supervisor 
 
 Cal. 
 
 Dear Sir: 
 
 In conipliaiicc with Section IT, Chapter 718, Statutes of 1915, notice is hereby 
 
 given that it is our intention to conunence the work of drilling well number 
 
 Section T R Oil Field. 
 
 Couut}^ The well is feet N. or S., and feet 
 
 E. or AV. from 
 
 The elcviitiou of tlie derrick floor above sea level is feet. 
 
 We estimate that water should be shut off. at a depth of about feet, 
 
 more or less. 
 
 "We estimate that i)roductive oil or gas sand should lie encountered at a depth of 
 
 about feet, more or less. 
 
 Respectfully yours. 
 
 (Name of Company or Operator) 
 
 By_ 
 
 ;\(lUr(ss not -c to Di--pul.^- .'<tale Oil and Gas Supervisor in charge of ilistrict wlicre well is located 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 23 
 
 California State Mining Bureau 
 
 Department of Petroleum and Gas 
 
 Notice of Test of Water Shut-off 
 
 This notice muit be given at leait fi»e d»y» before the le«t, and a longer lime it deiirable 
 
 Mr. 
 
 Cal 19].. 
 
 Deputy State Oil and Gas Supervisor 
 
 Cal. 
 
 DeaI! Sir : 
 
 lu eoinpliauee with Sootiou ]9, Chapter 718, Stistutes of 1915, notice is hereby given that 
 
 it is GUV intention to test the shut-off of water in well nuniher Section 
 
 T R Oil Field, 
 
 County, on the clay of 191... 
 
 Resjjcctfully yours, 
 
 (Nnmc of Campany or Upfrator) 
 
 Bv 
 
24 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 IMI8-B-17 15 
 
 California State Mining Bureau 
 
 Department of Petroleum and Gas 
 
 Notice of Intention to Deepen or Redrill Well 
 
 This notice should be given fifteen days before work begins 
 
 .Cal._.. 191. 
 
 :\lr.. 
 
 Df'liiity State Oil niid Cias Supervisor 
 
 Cal. 
 
 Dkai; Sih: 
 
 In complianre Avitli Soction 17, Chapter 718, Statutes of 1915, notice is hereby 
 niveii that it is our intention to commence the worlc of deepening or I'cdrillinj^ well 
 
 (Cross out one word) 
 
 muiiher Section T R , __ Oil Field, 
 
 County. 
 
 The present condition of the well is as follows: 
 
 The proposed work is as follows: 
 
 Respectfully yours, 
 
 (Name of Company or Operator) 
 
 By 
 
 Address notice to Deputy Slate Oil and Gas Supervisor in charge of district where well is located 
 
Fomi 108. 19213- I-ITIS-SOOO 
 
 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 25 
 
 California State Mining Bureau 
 
 Department of Petroleum and Gas 
 
 Notice of Intention to Abandon Well 
 
 Thit notice mutt be given at least fifteen days before work it to begin 
 
 .Cal 191. 
 
 Mr. 
 
 Deputy State Oil and Gas Supervisor 
 
 . Cal. 
 
 Dear Sir: 
 
 In compliance with Section 16, Chapter 718, Statutes of 1915, notice is Iiereljy 
 
 given that it is our intention to abandon well number Section T 
 
 R , . Oil Field County, 
 
 commencing work on the day of 191__. 
 
 The present condition of the well is as follows: 
 
 The proposed work is as follows: 
 
 Respectfully yours, 
 
 (Name of Company or Operator) 
 
 By 
 
 Address notice to Deputy State Oil and Gas Supervisor In charge of district wliorc well is located 
 
26 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Allowance has been made from time to time for errors or delays in 
 the proper handling of reports and in the furnishing of data to the 
 bureau, because it was to be expected that some misunderstandings 
 should arise in the process of acquainting the many operators of the 
 state with the needs of the new department. If it had been possible 
 to personally meet each superintendent in the beginning, operations 
 would have been simplified. However, in the majority of cases very 
 little, if any, confusion has resulted after once explaining our scheme 
 of operations to a superintendent or his representative. 
 
 Our blanks are intended to be as near self-explanatory as could be 
 made. It might be well to consider the forms used to report proposed 
 operations, and to comment on the more common errors made in inter- 
 preting the blanks. 
 
 Form No. 105. Notice of Intention to Drill New Well. 
 
 Each blank space should be used. Give the figures as accurately as 
 possible. It is important to give the location of the well and the appli- 
 cation is not complete without such data, preferably by inserting the 
 distance north, south, east or west from some corner of the property or 
 section. The elevation should never be omitted and it should be as 
 accurate as possible Avithin a foot. 
 
 Form No. 106. Notice of Test of Water Shut Off. 
 
 When possible this notice should be sent in at an early date so that 
 the deputy may plan his work accordingly. When an operator neglects 
 to send in this notice and telephones his desire for a te.st on the follow- 
 ing daj^, he should not be offended in case the inspector is late in 
 arriving at his well. Previous engagement on other wells would have 
 first call. However, no intentional delay would be caused by this 
 department. Moreover the operator should see that the report is mailed 
 into this department, properly filled out, even if the test has already 
 been made by the inspector, as w^ritten approval will be withheld until 
 its arrival for our files. 
 
 Form No. 107. Notice of Intention to Deepen or Redrill Well. 
 
 First, note that no approval for work of this character can be granted 
 unless a copy of the log of the well in question has previously been 
 furnished to this department. In stating the ''present condition of the 
 well," insert casing record and state, if possible, the condition of the 
 water string and whether or not it is to be disturbed. Many of these 
 propo.sals represent redrilling of only the oil strings to original depths, 
 and in such cases where the water string is in good shape, an approval 
 can be granted immediately. In case the well produces some water, an 
 effort should be made to locate the source of the water, by testing the 
 water string. 
 
FIRST ANNTJAIj REPORT. 27 
 
 Form No. 108. Notice of Intention to Abandon Well. 
 
 If a graphic log is available, a copy should accomi)aiiy a proposal 
 of this nature, and the details of the plan of abandonment should be 
 stated fully. Another sheet of paper should be used if necessary. An 
 operator should not wait until the crew had finished rigging up and is 
 ready to begin work, before sending in a notice of this character, as it 
 often takes time to study out the facts involved. 
 
 Mention should be made of the manner in which the Honolulu Con- 
 solidated Oil Company have always presented data in a proposal for 
 a redrilling, deepening, or abandoning job, becaiuse of the assistance 
 that it has been to this department in handling the proposals. The 
 regular official blank is accompanied by a blue print, showing graphi- 
 cally the portion of the well under consideration. The print also carries 
 a brief description of the facts leading up to the present condition of 
 the well, each change being enumerated so that one can readil}'' get the 
 exact status of the well with a few moments study. Likewise the pro- 
 posed work is succinctly set forth on a separate page, and the likelihood 
 of any subsequent misunderstanding is practically eliminated. The 
 proposals received from the K. T. and 0. Company and from the Gen- 
 eral Petroleum Company are handled in the same efficient manner. 
 
 The benefits to an operator in furnishing the bureau all the informa- 
 tion requested, can scarcely be overstated ; a single example may 
 suffice. 
 
 Frequently owners of old wells have desired to abandon them and 
 recover such casing and other material as possible, but feared to do so, 
 owing to the liability for damage done to the property or some other 
 adjoining land. Some such cases have been presented to the bureau, 
 where the owner expected to have to expend consideral)le sums of money 
 in plugging the wells in such a manner as to forestall possible legal 
 actions. In a number of these cases a complete file of all records of the 
 well enabled us to approve the abandonment, without requiring any 
 work, and at the same time furnish the operator with evidence that no 
 damage had l)een done. 
 
 While discussing the importance of systematic work and its value to 
 the oil operators themselves, entirely aside from legal requirements of 
 this department, it may be well to explain the functions of an engineer 
 or geologist which seem to be understood by comparatively few oil men. 
 
 At the present time, fortunately, it is not necessary to point out the 
 usefulness of a geologist in choosing new or prospective oil lands. Most 
 operators of importance now realize that systematic study of earth 
 conditions, by a specially trained man, is a better method to pursue 
 in planning investment of money, than to merely spend it on incom- 
 plete information and then plan how to recover it. Consequently geolo- 
 gists are usually employed before drilling begins. However, there are 
 
28 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 too few companies who realize the importance of continuing to properly 
 use the services of a geologist or engineer after the land has been 
 selected and development commenced. 
 
 The larger operators, of which there are possibly a dozen in California, 
 will particularly benefit by considering this question. Possibly the 
 small and comparatively inactive concerns would not be justified in the 
 expense of attempting to individually make use of such work, but sev- 
 eral such companies could profitably join in employing a competent 
 engineer. 
 
 It must be clearly l)orne in mind that the work of this bureau covers 
 only the prevention or repair of damage. The bureau has neither the 
 facilities nor inclination to direct the management of private properties. 
 It will however assist operators, whenever it is possible, to solve their 
 problems. 
 
 The work of the bureau during the past year has not been directed 
 to a stud}^ of operating conditions, but observation of them could not 
 well escape notice, while the regular work was being carried on. In 
 fact, a most excellent opportunity has been afforded to compare various 
 methods. This broad field of observation justifies the statement that 
 ihcre is prohnhhj no large business so inefjficiently conelucfed as is that 
 rnvejlved in the prodiietion of oil in California, notwithstanding the fact 
 that mechanical operations here seem to be more advanced and improved 
 than in any other part of the world. The annual losses, due to 
 unsystematic work and actually paid out of pocket, amount to hundreds 
 of thousands of dollars. Bankruptcy would speedily follow such man- 
 agement in any line of business, not dependent upon either a most 
 abundant natural supply of crude material or fresh infusions of capital 
 from other sources. These two alleviating conditions can not be 
 expected to continue indefinitely. 
 
 The producing branch of the oil business is, of course, all important 
 because all other branches of the business depend directly on it. It will 
 be clearly realized, by any reasoning person, that to economically 
 extract oil from its natural underground reservoirs requires the most 
 complete knowledge possible on two subjects: First, the natural or 
 geological conditions governing the creation and preservation of the 
 reservoirs, and second, the artificial or mechanical conditions created 
 near the reservoir by efforts to drill wells and extract the oil. There is 
 absolutely no other way of utilizing the necessary knowledge than by 
 placing the sole responsibility of outlining and directing all develop- 
 ment work in the hands of men who possess such knowledge. The 
 solution of the problem, to use other words, requires engineering skill. 
 Such a statement is not theoretical or visionary, and its correctness is 
 proved by the consideration of other and similar industries, such as the 
 mining of the important metals, in which development work is directed 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 29 
 
 as an engineering problem. Further proof that twentieth century- 
 methods, using technical skill, are applicable to the oil-producing busi- 
 ness is furnished by the fact that three of the largest companies in 
 California are employing such a system. 
 
 There has been a hazy notion, among oil operators, of the value of the 
 geological information and numerous concerns have made an effort to 
 collect it but have stopped short when it came to applying it. The 
 bureau has frequently had most elaborate and expensive geological data 
 presented to it in the form of records, only to find, on pursuit of an 
 inquiry that the so-called geological department of a company had no 
 knowledge as to whether the so-called operating departments had fol- 
 lowed the preliminary suggestions and furthermore, had no knowledge 
 of facts subsequently developed by drilling operations. The inefficiency 
 was found to not simply end with the disclosure that the operating 
 departments had no knowledge of the preliminary work of the geological 
 departments but really had no connected knowledge or records of their 
 own drilling work. 
 
 A single example, chosen at random from numerous cases, may be used 
 to illustrate the results of such lack of sj'-stem. A well costing about 
 $50,000 developed water trouble and had never been a satisfactory pro- 
 ducer. The supposedly complete record of the well, as furnished to 
 the bureau by the owners, simply showed that a string of casing had 
 been properly cemented below the w-ater sand and above the oil sand. 
 The owners had no definite opinion as to the cause of the trouble and 
 even expressed an inclination to plug and abandon the well, charging 
 the expense of drilling the well to profit and loss. 
 
 Further inquiry by the bureau caused a more extended search for 
 records kept by owners and developed the fact that several hundred 
 feet of casing had been lost during drilling operations and was left in 
 such a position that it might form an almost ideal channel, through 
 which the overlying water might descend to the oil-bearing formation. 
 Notwithstanding the amount of money invested in the well, there had 
 apparently been no steps taken to either demonstrate or disprove such a 
 possibility. This particular well may, of course, be repaired under the 
 direction of the bureau but it seems almost incredible that a large com- 
 pany, merely seeking profit from its invested money, could have allowed 
 such a condition to arise and exist for several years. The employment 
 of a competent engineer, authorized to gather all the facts and see that 
 his recommendations were carried out, would prevent such wastefulness 
 and relieve the superintendent of unjust criticism for not attending to 
 details, which he could not possibly carry along witli those of his routine 
 work. 
 
 In addition to the three very large companies employing up-to-date 
 systems in developing their lands, tliere are a number of smaller, yet 
 
30 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 important companies, whose methods are so systematic and whose 
 records are so valuable that stud}^ of some of them would be useful to 
 all operators desirous of improving their own methods by comparison 
 with results obtained by others. 
 
 SUMMARY OF WORK BY FIELDS. 
 
 The areas covered by various deputy supervisors together with an 
 idea of the amount of routine work handled by them may be shown by 
 the following tabulation : 
 
 Routine Notices and Decisions. 
 
 Operator, address and district 
 
 5! 
 
 02 
 
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 to 
 
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 £ 
 
 
 
 
 
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 141 
 
 148 
 
 41 
 
 159 
 
 28 
 
 273 
 
 280 
 
 56 
 
 111 
 
 52 
 
 59 
 
 51 
 
 16 
 
 7 
 
 S4 
 
 12 
 
 16 
 
 12 
 
 3 
 
 ' 
 
 485 
 
 495 
 
 125 
 
 280 
 
 117 
 
 M J. Kirwan, Coalinga, Gal.— Coalinga, Lost 
 Hills and Belridge 
 
 C. Naramore, Taft, Oal.— McKittrick, Midway, 
 Sunset and Kern River 
 
 R. B. Moran, 520 Union League Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal.— Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura counties 
 
 R. E. Collom, Santa Maria, Cal.— Santa Maria 
 and outlying districts 
 
 Totals 
 
 80,702 7,029 
 
 The unequal division of the work is quite evident but could not be 
 avoided owing to the natural grouping of the various fields and the 
 limited funds available. An attempt to equalize matters and give better 
 service was made by having Mr. Collom at the Taft office with 
 Mr. Naramore for a part of his time. 
 
 The work done by M. J. Kirwan is quite fully covered by his o^\ti 
 report (pages 60 to 115), but no reference is made by him there, or 
 anywhere else, to the fact that the money available for this department 
 last year made it necessary for him to enter the state service for a 
 smaller salary than he had previously received from Fresno County, 
 and that the state service required him to cover more territory and do 
 more work. Fortunately these conditions will be somewhat alleviated 
 during the present year. The average reader of his report would not 
 be advised thereby, that his work during the previous years had been 
 so well done that he is undoubtedly more completely informed as to 
 underground conditions in the Coalinga field, than any other person. 
 Due to the broad vision of the Coalinga operators, who utilized the pre- 
 vious law to employ an engineer of Mr. Kirwan 's type, as Oil "Well 
 Commissioner, water conditions were better understood there than in 
 any other field at the time this department was created. Among the 
 advantages of the present law to the operators of that field, is the fact 
 that means are afforded whereby the information collected can be 
 definitely put into use. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 31 
 
 The knowledge that there are powers of compulsion back of the 
 present law, has resulted in greater care being exercised by operators 
 in all work affecting water conditions, and the advice of this department 
 is requested to a greater extent than was similar information under the 
 previous law. During the past year funds were not available to actu- 
 ally repair offending wells, but this will probably be necessary at a few 
 places during the present year. 
 
 The fulfillment of our expectations of being able to offer constructive 
 advice in ncAv work, in addition to merely remedying past mistakes, is 
 illustrated in the instance where a productive sand was exposed, rather 
 than being flooded, upon the information furnished by this department. 
 
 The work of this department has also caused greater attention to be 
 paid by operators, to the matter of records of production of their wells, 
 an elemental factor in proper accounting and management, which has 
 been frequently overlooked. 
 
 An advantage to Coalinga operators can scarcely fail to develop 
 merely from the publication of the detailed report, setting forth sum- 
 maries and conclusions as to geological conditions. 
 
 The lists of records received, and similar data, clearly indicate those 
 operators who are lax in assisting in the work of protecting the field 
 and when such negligence is clearly exposed, public sentiment may be 
 expected to serve a useful purpose without recourse to legal methods. 
 The list of complaints received, and the manner of their disposal is 
 interesting and self explanatory'. Particular attention is called to the 
 subject of "edge water" in the Coalinga field. This encroachment 
 means that the problems being dealt with are subject to constant change. 
 
 The work of Mr. Chester Naramore during the past year was particu- 
 larly difficult, owing to the large territory covered, the absence of 
 detailed information at his command and a feeling of uneasiness among 
 operators, that enforcement of the new law might work great hardship. 
 His thorough knowledge of the oil business and of the advantages to be 
 gained through cooperation of the operators, are responsible for the 
 successful work of the department in the Kern County fields. 
 
 A careful study of his detailed report (pages 116 to 172), shows, 
 that while many operators have cooperated with us and complied with 
 the law by furnishing the necessary logs and production reports, there 
 are still so many records not yet received that a detailed summary of 
 field conditions is impossible. 
 
 In a field where there is much undeveloped land and drilling of new 
 Avells is going on continuously, it is, of course, most important to see 
 that the new work is done in such a manner as not to cause damage. 
 The list of tests which were made under the direction of this depart- 
 ment at both new and old wells, speaks for itself as to the steps taken to 
 prevent future damage. The pains taken to see that wells are properly 
 
32 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 plugged when being abandoned is particularly important because it is 
 frequently almost impossilile to again work on a well when it is once 
 abandoned. The list of complaints filed, and action taken, shows the 
 extent to which operators have relied upon the department. 
 
 Most important of all the work, however, is that devoted to showing 
 operators the methods necessary for them to pursue in systematizing 
 their own Avork, and a substantial advance has been made along this line. 
 
 The problems presented in the territory covered by Mr. E. B. Moran 
 in Los Angeles and Orange counties are undoubtedly more ditBcult than 
 in any of the other California oil fields. This is largely due to the fact 
 that many of the operators there do not yet realize that it is unprofit- 
 able to attempt to lift both oil and water from a well. No general effort 
 was ever made to study or correct water damage before the passage of 
 the present law and it was commonly reported either that there was 
 little or no water trouble in the fields, or on the other hand, that where 
 it did exist it was so widespread as to be incurable. In a community 
 M'here such ideas were prevalent, it is not surprising to find that a 
 number of operators have not yet filed well logs, which is the first step 
 toward receiving the benefit from the work of this departinent. 
 
 The facts set forth in Mr. Moran 's report (pages 173 to 191), show 
 the presence of considerable water in various localities. These facts 
 also show that the damage is not uniform, but that it is localized around 
 certain wells or groups of wells, and can therefore be profitably 
 remedied, without the necessity of repairing all wells. 
 
 When a practically complete list of logs has been filed, it will be 
 possible to outline systematic plans for the improvement of present 
 bad conditions. The list of decisions rendered on various wells, speaks 
 for itself, as to the work done to prevent future damage from improp- 
 erly drilled or abandoned wells. One of the cases of abandonment 
 under the direction of this department prevented a lawsuit that would 
 have probably occurred had there been no inspection. 
 
 The work of Mr. R. E. Collom in the Santa Maria fields was difficult 
 for the reason that no concerted effort had been previously made to 
 study the underlying reasons for water entering the oil sands, the 
 previous law having been chiefly utilized in the cementing of wells. 
 His report represents the sort of work that this bureau must do in 
 nearly all the other fields before systematic campaigns for improvement 
 of conditions can be outlined. 
 
 Possible criticism, that the report of Mr. Collom (pages 192 to 211) 
 is of such a technical nature as not to be understood by most oil men, 
 can be answered by calling attention to the fact, that the author resides 
 in the same community as the operators and constantly discusses with 
 them the points which are covered by the written report, and also that 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 33 
 
 enough companies will in the future employ technically-trained men 
 so that a technical report will be generally useful. 
 
 It was possible to complete this work at Santa Maria because there 
 was a comparatively small amount of routine work, such as accom- 
 panies the drilling of new wells and also because Mr. Collom was 
 intensely interested in solving the problem before him. 
 
 It will be noted here, as in other fields, that the systematic study 
 which is necessary to intelligently repair or prevent damage also 
 reveals possibilities for increasing production and developing oil sands 
 that might otherwise escape notice by some operators. There is one 
 such case clearly set forth in the Santa Maria field and should not 
 escape the attention of an interested and careful reader. The relative 
 inactivity in the Santa Maria field during the past year which made 
 it possible for us to completely study the situation at the same time, 
 prevented extensive Avork on wells, looking to the definite location and 
 repair of trouble, because it is most economically done by operators 
 in conjunction with other work. Probably active development condi- 
 tions during the next year will be such as to justify considerable repair 
 work. 
 
 It must be particularly noted that the large amount of water being 
 produced comes from a limited number of wells, which clearly indicates 
 the possibilities of remedying conditions. It was our intention to make 
 a number of experiments with dyes introduced into wells under such 
 conditions that results might be carefully observed at neighboring 
 wells. If properly carried on, such tests must certainly yield valuable 
 results. The present extremely high cost of all dyes makes such work 
 impossible on any extensive scale. 
 
 FINANCIAL STATEMENT. 
 
 The money received from collection by assessment comprises the oil 
 protection fund and is used for two purposes: First, for the super- 
 vision by the Petroleum Department of the State IMining Bureau, and 
 second, for the repair of oil wells. The rates are determined in accord- 
 ance with sections 23, 24, 25, 46, of chapter 718 of the Statutes of 1915. 
 The detailed method is as follows : 
 
 The sum of $45,000 is annually available for the support and main- 
 tenance of the department, and in subsequent years the assessment may 
 be expected to cover only that amount. This year, however, the 
 amount is much larger and includes $10,000 for providing equipment 
 and and also $20,000 for return to the general fund of the state, from 
 which such an amount was transferred for the maintenance of the 
 department from the time of its creation until funds were available 
 from collection of assessments, and $75,000 to be used in repairing 
 wells. One-tenth of the total of $150,000 is levied upon the oil land of 
 
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34 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 the state. The remaining nine-tenths is levied upon the oil produced 
 and the gas produced and sold. For the purpose of this assessment 
 10,000 cubic feet of gas is considered equal to one barrel of oil. The 
 amounts of land, oil and gas and the number of producing wells in the 
 various counties were determined to be as follows : 
 
 Producing Wells, by Counties. 
 
 County 
 
 Laud 
 (acres) 
 
 Oil 
 
 (barrels) 
 
 Gas 
 
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 Wells 
 (number) 
 
 Fresno 
 
 Kern 
 
 Los Angeles 
 
 Orange 
 
 Ventura 
 
 Santa Barbara -- 
 San Luis Obispo. 
 Santa Clara 
 
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 12,218 
 
 55,842 
 
 1,946 
 
 3,305 
 
 V49 
 
 5,900 
 
 172 
 
 30 
 
 13,641,325 
 
 53,041,069 
 2,673,598 
 
 12,535,457 
 
 872,020 
 
 5,450,534 
 
 1,367 
 
 1,355,505 
 
 31,770 
 
 42,019 
 
 59,539 
 
 16,617 
 
 80,162 88,230,620 1,490,200 
 
 830 
 3,873 
 564 
 414 
 318 
 403 
 
 7 
 6,409 
 
 The money to be used in repairing wells is available for use only in 
 the county where it is collected. Expenditure in repairing wells is 
 to be repaid by satisfaction of a lien upon the property where the 
 work is done and therefore little or no further assessment is to be 
 expected for repairs. The rates applied in levying the total assessment 
 for 1916-1917 were $0.1876 per acre of oil land and $0.00151 per barrel 
 of oil or per 10,000 cubic feet of gas. 
 
 The land assessed was only such as had been proved to be productive 
 of oil, the principal factor in such proof being completed wells ; but 
 known geological conditions were also considered. Details of most of 
 the proved areas are shown by the following township plats : 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 
 T.19S..R.15E..MJ)-M. - Feeano County. 
 
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 T.32S..R.34E.,2v£D.M. - Kern County. 
 
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FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 
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 CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU. 
 
 Statement of disbursements from "Oil Protection Fund" (Chap- 
 ter 718, Statutes 1915), for the Department of Petroleum and Gas, for 
 the period of August 9, 1915, to June 30. 1916: 
 
 Appropriation $20,000 00 
 
 Disbursements $19,438 ('.4 
 
 Office of headquarters $6,327 S7 
 
 Salaries $5,251 05 
 
 Equipment 155 00 
 
 Traveling expenses 735 34 
 
 General expense 186 48 
 
 Los Angeles office 3,092 67 
 
 Salaries $1,826 66 
 
 Equipment 584 65 
 
 General expense 681 36 
 
 Coalinga office 2,940 33 
 
 Salaries $2,109 06 
 
 Equipment 
 
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 Taft office 3,882 50 
 
 Salaries $2,200 00 
 
 Equipment 616 79 
 
 General expense 1,065 71 
 
 Santa Maria office 3,189 27 
 
 Salaries $1..579 02 
 
 Equipment 770 37 
 
 General expense 839 88 
 
 Unexpended balance 561 36 
 
 $20,000 00 $20,000 00 
 
 The above statement represents the total cost for supervision for the 
 
 period as indicated above. No expenditures were made for repair, as 
 
 no funds were available in the "County Repair Account," as provided 
 
 in section 46, Chapter 718, Statutes 1915. 
 
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 during the above period. 
 
 W. W. Thayer, 
 
 Secretary. 
 
60 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 CHAPTER II. 
 
 COALINGA, LOST HILLS AND BELRIDGE FIELDS. 
 
 By M. J. KIRWAN, Deputy Supervisor. 
 Organization. 
 
 The Coalinga office of this department was established August 9, 
 1915, with the present deputy supervisor in charge. The office records 
 of the Fresno County oil well commissioner were taken over and have 
 been of considerable value to the department. 
 
 District. 
 
 The territory assigned to this office includes the Coalinga oil field in 
 Fresno County, and the Lost Hills and Belridge oil fields in Kern 
 County and intervening territory as far south as the center of T. 29. S., 
 M. D. B. & M. 
 
 General statement. 
 
 The work of this department was not entirely new to the operators 
 in the Coalinga District. Fresno County employed an oil well com- 
 missioner for several years whose duties were similar to those of the 
 present deputy supervisor, the essential difference being that under the 
 count}^ plan no funds were available for repair of wells which were 
 flooding the oil producing formations. Under the present law oil 
 operators are afforded protection from menacing water wells in the oil 
 fields. The fir.st year's work of this department has been .spent, to a 
 large extent, in routine work and collection of oil well data. Most of the 
 operators were very prompt in turning in the desired information, 
 which included logs and well histories, also monthly production reports 
 showing the amounts of oil and water, together with the gravitj^ and 
 number of days each well produced during the month. A few cases 
 arose in Avhich it was necessary to call the attention of certain operators 
 to the fact that they had not complied with the law in sending in notices 
 concerning work in progress in deepening or redrilling old wells. In a 
 few other cases the information contained on the notices was of such 
 a meager character that additional information was called for before 
 a decision was rendered, and in some instances this necessitated delays 
 for the operator. In this connection it may be stated that those 
 operators who were most generous in the information turned in, were 
 not delayed in their work by this department. 
 
 Several cases arose in which operators proposed to do certain work 
 in abandoning wells and an investigation by the department showed 
 that plugging or other work was not necessar}'- as no oil sand of com- 
 mercial value was encountered. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 61 
 
 In addition to the written complaints, a number of informal com- 
 plaints concerning water conditions were received. Some of the latter 
 were handled by holding conferences with the operators involved and 
 others by calling the attention of the owners to the affected wells. 
 Desirable results were obtained in most cases, but in a few others 
 results probably will not be forthcoming until an order has been i.ssued 
 by the state supervisor demanding that certain repair work be done. 
 Some of the complaints resulted from a misunderstanding between 
 neighboring companies, and on account of their having insufficient 
 information concerning the neighboring property. This department 
 has settled many such cases by an impartial presentation of the facts. 
 
 During the fiscal year 420 written decisions were made, among 
 which were 148 for tests of water shut off, 82 for redrilling wells on 
 account of water trouble, 76 for redrilling in order to increase produc- 
 tion, 23 for abandonment, and 141 for new wells. The supervisor 
 did not have occasion to reverse any of the foregoing decisions, although 
 a number of the operators' proposals for certain work on wells were 
 rejected. In these cases the deputy made recommendations covering 
 the proper and necessary work on such wells. One of these recom- 
 mendations in the Coalinga field caused an operator to shut off top 
 water 100 ft. higher than proposed, with the result that a productive 
 oil sand was found after drilling three feet ahead of the water string. 
 This sand would have otherwise been passed through and lost. 
 
 In order to avoid future trouble it is necessary that operators shut 
 oft' water at the proper depth in a well. It frequently happens that oil 
 sands are commercially productive in certain areas and the same sands 
 in other areas carry but little oil. Operators in the latter area may 
 desire to shut off such sands to the detriment of his neighbor who may 
 be producing from them. Other cases arise where it is easier for an 
 operator to shut off top water in an old well by cementing in shale 
 below the top oil sand and not take into account the neighbor who may 
 be producing from this upper sand. In plugging off bottom water in 
 some wells the operator may permit oil sands under the plug to be 
 exposed to the water below. 
 
 The determination of the proper depth at which water should be 
 shut off has been found to be among the most important phases of field 
 work of this department. 
 
 The gathering and compilation of well records by the department has 
 been beneficial to oil operators in a number of ways. While the prepa- 
 ration of the log records by the various companies has been more or less 
 expensive, many of the companies found that as a result they have 
 better and more complete data for themselves. In two cases the depart- 
 ment was able to duplicate company log records which were destroyed 
 by fire. In several cases records were furnished operators who came 
 
62 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 into possession of properties of which they had but little information 
 concerning underground conditions. 
 
 It is surprising that a number of companies have but single copies 
 of their data in buildings susceptible to destruction by fire. 
 
 Previous to the enactment of the present law only about 30 per cent 
 of the operators under the supervision of this office kept monthly records 
 showing the amounts of water and oil produced by each individual 
 well. This information is of primal importance both to the operator 
 and this department. To successfully manage a property an operator 
 should know approximately, at least, the amount of oil produced by 
 each well in order to determine if money is made or lost in its operation. 
 There are cases w'here individual wells make large quantities of water 
 and do not produce sufficient oil to pay for their operation. They are 
 operated, however, to improve the general water conditions of the 
 property. In most of the latter cases it would be more profitable to 
 correct the trouble rather than produce the water. With the aid of 
 monthly records the operator is enabled to keep close watch on the 
 performance of each of his wells. The amount of water produced by 
 some wells depends on the depth at which they are pumped. 
 
 Where tubing is placed at the top of the water level in a well and the 
 oil Avhich comes up through the water removed, the production report 
 would not reveal the true water condition of the well. 
 
 Some of the companies in the Coalinga field are keeping fluid level 
 reports. These reports show the depth to top of the fluid in the well. 
 This information is usually obtained when the tubing has been pulled. 
 One of the larger companies in this field makes considerable use of the 
 fluid level data in detecting offending water wells. Where a group of 
 wells all prodvice considerable water, the one with the highest fluid 
 level, position of the well on the dip and the age of the well taken into 
 account, should be among the first to be tested. 
 
 COALINGA. 
 East Side Field — Principal Formations. 
 
 Big Blue. In the East Side field the first stratum of importance 
 encountered in the drilling of wells is a body of shale known a.s "Big 
 Blue." The approximate maximum thickness of this stratum is 300 ft. 
 Toward the southeastern portion of the East Side field interbedded 
 layers of sand appear within the Big Blue. In the early days of drilling 
 the Big Blue was used as the stratum of identification in correlating 
 the oil and water sands and determining the proper points for water 
 shut off. As the drilled area increased, however, it w^as found that a 
 certain stratum within the Big Blue, known as tlie Red Rock, gave more 
 accurate data for cunvlation, especially in the southeastern portion of 
 the field. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 63 
 
 Red Rock. The Red Rock is a shale composed of serpentine frag- 
 ments, the iron content of the serpentine having been oxidized. In the 
 northern portion of the field practically all of the Big Blue formation 
 is red rock. In the soutliern portion of the field the red rock stratum 
 is much thinner. The thickness of the red rock stratum here varies 
 from two to ten feet. 
 
 Principal Oil Sands. 
 
 The horizon of productive oil sands lies below tlie red rock. In the 
 west central portion of the field the oil formations are approxi- 
 mately 800' thick. In the southern portion of the field the upper beds, 
 which should be the stratigraphic equivalent of those in the west central 
 portion, have not been tested for production because of the presence of 
 an interlying water sand approximately 350' below the red rock. The 
 formations between this interlying water and the red rock probably 
 could be tested in a new well without mucli additional expense over the 
 cost of present wells in this area. 
 
 Brown Shale. Underneath the oil horizon is a body of brown shale. 
 The thickness of the brown shale, as shown by four wells drilled through 
 it, varies from 665' to 880'. In general, on the east side, wells are 
 drilled into brown shale unless interrupted by bottom water sands. 
 
 infiltration of Water. 
 
 Top Water. With a few isolated exceptions, top water trouble on 
 the east side is confined to certain wells within the bounds of Section 
 22-19-15. In many of the wells drilled in the north half of Section 22, 
 cement was not used to shut off top water. The records of the wells 
 show that the depths of water shut off were not uniform. The top water 
 never has been shut off in a number of wells in this section. These 
 wells are undoubtedly contributing to the water troubles of this area. 
 
 Bottom Water. There are six well defined localities in the east side 
 where bottom water has been encountered. From the abruptness with 
 which water indications disappear on the borders of some of these locali- 
 ties and the fact that sands of the oil horizon, except in the north end, 
 can not be correlated through any great distance, it appears that the 
 bottom water must lie, as do the oil sands, in leiis-shaped formations. 
 The water formations occupy varying positions with respect to red rock 
 and brown shale in the different localities. 
 
 In the producing area in the northeast quarter of Section 11-20-15, 
 and the northwest quarter of Section 12-20-15, bottom water has been 
 encountered at depths varying from 600' in the western to 660' in the 
 eastern portion below red I'oek. None of the affected wells are drilled 
 into the brown shale in this area. Operators in this area should exer- 
 cise great care in order not to drill into this bottom water. Under 
 certain conditions it would be necessary to seal oft' an oil sand just 
 
64 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 above the bottom water in order to find suitable formation for shut off. 
 One of the wells in this area was drilled through this water sand: 
 cemented it off, and entered an oil sand which produced an average of 
 1,000 bbls. of clean oil for three days. At the end of this time water 
 appeared in the well and it is now being redrilled. 
 
 The depth of the water shut off below red rock in this area varies 
 from 370' to 430'. There are two wells drilled below the water in which 
 it is questionable whether plugging gave sufficient protection to lower 
 oil sands. 
 
 EAST SIDE FIELD. 
 
 The second area under consideration includes wells within a radius 
 of a little over one-half mile south and east of the northwest corner of 
 Section 2-20-15, and one well on Section 35-19-15. There are 14 wells 
 in this area which were drilled into bottom water. Six of these wells 
 were drilled into the brown shale. In some of the wells in this area 
 it is difficult to determine just which one of the lower sands carries 
 water. The bottom water stratum has been located definitely in three 
 wells. This bottom water probably lies in a sand lens. W. K. well No. 3 
 was drilled to brown shale and no bottom water was encountered. In 
 the area within a radius of two miles north and west of the northwest 
 corner of Section 2-20-15 none of the many wells drilled into the 
 brown shale, encountered bottom water. 
 
 In the area within a radius of one-half mile of the northeast corner 
 of Section 35-19-15 nine wells have been drilled. Six of these wells 
 Avere drilled into the brown shale. Four of these wells encountered 
 bottom water and plugged it off. In one well the bottom water sand 
 is 778' below the red rock and is the third sand above the brown shale. 
 One of the wells in this area was drilled into bottom water and later 
 plugged and abandoned. 
 
 In the area comprising a group of nine wells near the southwest 
 corner of Section 28-19-15, four wells encountered bottom water. Two 
 of these wells were drilled into the brown shale. The bottom Avater 
 sand in this area is immediately over the brown shale. Bottom water 
 was plugged off in all of these wells. 
 
 Most of the wells in the west half of Section 22-19-15 were drilled 
 to the brown shale. With the exception of a few wells along the north 
 and south center line of the section no bottom water was encountered. 
 All wells which were drilled to brown shale in the eastern portion of 
 Section 22-19-15 encountered bottom water, excepting one well on the 
 south line. A number of wells encountered bottom Avater Avithout enter- 
 ing the broAvn shale. 
 
 This bottom water has contributed largely to the water troubles exist- 
 ing in this area. liottom water in a number of cases has been effectively 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 65 
 
 plugged off. Some of the early wells drilled here were abandoned 
 without properly protecting the oil sands. 
 
 The Record Oil Company is now deepening well No. 12 with the 
 intention of shutting off below tliis water. The object is to test forma- 
 tions above the brown shale. These tests should be of value in deter- 
 mining the relative positions of water and oil sands. Also this work 
 should do much toward substantiating the records of other wells which 
 entered and successfully plugged off bottom water. It is expected that 
 the results of the deepening of this well will open a way to remedy for 
 jiiuch of the water trouble in this area. 
 
 In the area northeast of Section 22-19-15 there are several scattered 
 wells affected by bottom water. With the exception of two wells this 
 water has been plugged off. The other two wells are being redrilled 
 to shut off the water. 
 
 LIST OF RECORDS. 
 
 Production Reports. 
 
 Monthly production reports are received from every producing com- 
 pany in the Coaliuga, Lost Hills and Belridge districts. Some of these 
 reports are more or less incomplete in the data they convey. Other 
 reports show a lazy repetition of the same figures from month to month 
 for a given well. Aside from the few cases, liowever, of the above 
 character the reports are of a satisfactory nature. 
 
 Logs of Wells. 
 
 The following list shows the number of logs, due from oil companies, 
 whicli have been received in this office. It also shows that there are a 
 num])er of companies which have not furnished this department with 
 any logs. 
 
 
 
 Log Summary. 
 
 
 
 
 
 Field 
 
 
 Number 
 of logs 
 requhed 
 
 Number 
 of logs 
 received 
 
 Number 
 
 of logs 
 
 not received 
 
 Goalinga 
 
 1,339 
 261 
 152 
 
 i 
 
 1.102 
 247 
 145 
 
 237 
 
 Lost Hills 
 
 14 
 
 Belridge 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 5—27014 
 
66 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 COALINGA FIELD. 
 
 T. 20, R. 15. 
 
 LOG RECORD. 
 
 Pec- 
 tioii 
 
 35 
 
 36 
 
 Company 
 
 Penn Coalinga 
 
 Amity 
 
 Zier 
 
 Acorn 
 
 Homestead Bevelopment 
 
 Spinks Crude 
 
 Coalinga Unity 
 
 Pilot 
 
 British Consolidated 
 
 Ward 
 
 Seneca 
 
 Shawmut 
 
 K. T. & O 
 
 Union 
 
 Coalinga Income 
 
 Coalinga Petroleum 
 
 Queen 
 
 Arizona Petroleum 
 
 .Strong 
 
 Ophir 
 
 K. T. & O 
 
 St. Paul Consolidated—. 
 
 Inca 
 
 Traders 
 
 Premier 
 
 Claremont 
 
 Salvia 
 
 Wrenn & McQuigg 
 
 K. T. & O 
 
 Coalinga Homestake 
 
 Hawkeye 
 
 Shandon 
 
 Traders 
 
 Ozark 
 
 Coalinga Crude 
 
 Circle 
 
 Traders 
 
 Associated 
 
 Number 
 of logs 
 reQUircd 
 
 Totals 
 
 Number 
 of logs 
 received 
 
 336 
 
 Number 
 of logs 
 
 not 
 received 
 
FIRST ANNUM. REPORT. 
 
 67 
 
 COALINGA FIELD. 
 
 T. 19, R. 15. 
 
 LOG RECORD. 
 
 Sec- 
 lion 
 
 3 
 30 
 
 11 
 
 12 
 
 14 
 15 
 17 
 20 
 21 
 22 
 
 Company 
 
 General Petroleum 
 
 Shell Company 
 
 Imperial 
 
 K. T. & O 
 
 Shell Company 
 
 Coalinga Midland 
 
 K. T. & O 
 
 Lorene 
 
 British Consolidated 
 
 Shell Company 
 
 Shell Company 
 
 Western States 
 
 Standard -— 
 
 Shell Company 
 
 Record 
 
 Caribou 
 
 Sauer Dough 
 
 Associated National-30 ... 
 
 Coalinga Peerless 
 
 Good Luck Oil Company. 
 
 Shell (Merced) 
 
 SheU (Camwell) 
 
 Shell (Twenty-two) 
 
 Camwell 
 
 Shell Company 
 
 Coalinga Metropolis 
 
 Shell Company 
 
 Standard 
 
 Shell Company 
 
 ^tna Petroleum 
 
 Coalinga Crown 
 
 K. T. & O 
 
 Commercial Petroleum ... 
 
 W. M. & M... 
 
 Confidence 
 
 Aztec 
 
 Main State and Guthrie... 
 
 American Petroleum 
 
 Pantheon 
 
 Call 
 
 Coalinga Empire 
 
 K. T. & O 
 
 Shell Company 
 
 K. T. & O... 
 
 Standard 
 
 Shell Company 
 
 Totals 
 
 
 
 
 
 Number 
 
 Number 
 
 of logs 
 
 
 of l01!» 
 
 of logs 
 
 Itemarks 
 
 requlied 
 
 receivKcl 
 
 received 
 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 18 
 
 18 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 20 
 
 20 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 18 
 
 9 
 
 9 
 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 
 13 
 
 13 
 
 
 
 
 26 
 
 23 
 
 3 
 
 Old 11, 18, 19, lost. 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 
 20 
 
 20 
 
 
 
 Blue print logs. 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 Logs incomplete. 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 Logs incomplete. 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 19 
 
 19 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 78 
 
 78 
 
 
 
 
 96 
 
 52 
 
 44 
 
 (Large number of 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 wells drilled by for- 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 mer owners. N o 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 record.) 
 
 9 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 
 16 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 15 
 
 15 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 15 
 
 15 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 31 
 
 31 
 
 
 
 
 15 
 
 15 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 532 
 
 455 
 
 77 
 
 
6S 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 COALINGA FIELD. 
 
 T. 20, R. 15. 
 
 LOG RECORD. 
 
 Sec- 
 tion 
 
 Company 
 
 Number 
 of logs 
 required 
 
 Number 
 of logs 
 received 
 
 Number 
 of logs 
 
 not 
 received 
 
 19 
 
 32 
 
 K. T. & O 
 
 Shell Company 
 
 K. T. & O 
 
 Union 
 
 Castle 
 
 American Petroleum . 
 
 General Petroleum 
 
 New S. F. Crude 
 
 York Coalinga 
 
 Mercantile Crude 
 
 H. W. & B 
 
 Section 7 
 
 Coalinga Pacific 
 
 Ariea 
 
 K. T. & O 
 
 Coalinga 8 
 
 Coalinga National 
 
 Coalinga Security 
 
 M. K. & T 
 
 K. T. & O 
 
 Coalinga Mohawk 
 
 Wilcox & Fleischacker. 
 Vancouver Coalinga _ 
 
 Oil p:xploration 
 
 American Petroleum . 
 Nevada Petroleum ._. 
 Lakeport Petroleum . 
 
 Oil Exploration 
 
 American Petroleum . 
 
 K. T. & 
 
 Nevada Petroleum -— 
 American Petroleum . 
 Nevada Petroleum ._. 
 
 Creme Petroleum 
 
 K. T. & O 
 
 Coalinga Syndicate -- 
 Valley 
 
 Totals 
 
 320 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 
 69 
 
 COALINGA FIELD. 
 
 T 21, R. 15. 
 
 LOG RECORD. 
 
 Sec- 
 tion 
 
 Company 
 
 Number Number 
 of loss j of logs 
 reQuired received 
 
 Number 
 of logs 
 
 not 
 received 
 
 I California Oil and Gas... 
 
 .Teffers'in 
 
 Section 6 
 
 Los Angeles Coalinga 
 
 Coalinga Red Top 
 
 Coalinga AUadin 
 
 Liicile 
 
 De Luxe 
 
 Amy 
 
 Silver Tip 
 
 Shreeves 
 
 Muriel 
 
 Marian 
 
 .Six Acre 
 
 Pacific States 
 
 Blue Moon .. 
 
 K. T. & O 
 
 Associated 
 
 Canadian Coalinga 
 
 Boychester 
 
 Consolidated 
 
 Best Tct 
 
 Blair 
 
 Coalinga Hub 
 
 Azores 
 
 Bohemian 
 
 Esperanza Land and Oil- 
 Peoples Associated 
 
 Totals 
 
 24 
 
 COALINGA FIELD. 
 
 T. 21, R. 14. 
 
 LOG RECORD. 
 
 Sec- 
 tion 
 
 Company 
 
 Number ! Number 
 nf IrpRS I of logs 
 required received 
 
 Number 
 of logs 
 
 not 
 received 
 
 White Creek Coalinga 
 
 Sixikanc Coalinga 
 
 Berkeley Coalinga 
 
 Washington Coalinga 
 
 Henry Greve 
 
 Phelps & Cheney 
 
 Hydraulic Drilling Company 
 
 Fifty-seven 
 
 Santa Rosa 
 
 Commercial Petroleum 
 
 Ksperanza I-and and Oil Company. 
 
 Totals 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 ; 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 31 
 
 5 , 
 
 ! 
 
 26 
 
70 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 COALINGA FIELD. 
 
 T. 18, R. 14. 
 Miscellaneous. 
 
 LOG RECORD. 
 
 flec- 
 tion 
 
 Company 
 
 Number 
 of logs 
 required 
 
 Number 
 of logs 
 received 
 
 Number 
 of logs 
 
 not 
 received 
 
 Peerless Consolidated - 
 
 T. 18. R. 15, 
 
 Standard 
 
 Tavern 
 
 T. 20, R. 16. 
 
 Phoenix Investment 
 
 Southeastern 
 
 Totals 
 
 LOST HILLS FIELD. 
 
 LOG RECORD. 
 
 o 
 
 t3* 
 
 w 
 
 c 
 f 
 
 20 
 21 
 21 
 
 3 
 
 Company 
 
 Number 
 of logs 
 required 
 
 Number 
 of logs 
 received 
 
 Number 
 of logs 
 
 not 
 received 
 
 Remariss 
 
 96 
 
 3 
 
 12 
 13 
 
 14 
 24 
 18 
 19 
 20 
 29 
 30 
 
 32 
 33 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 7 
 9 
 
 17 
 
 Associated 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 2 
 5 
 
 28 
 6 
 1 
 4 
 2 
 14 
 2 
 8 
 12 
 11 
 39 
 2 
 1 
 
 40 
 38 
 5 
 10 
 4 
 2 
 8 
 1 
 
 12 
 1 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 28 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 14 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 12 
 
 11 
 
 39 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 32 
 
 38 
 
 5 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 B. B. & E. R. IXidley Pet. Co. 
 Baker & Henshaw 
 
 
 
 B. B. & E. R. Dudley Pet. Co. 
 Associated -- - -- -_ . 
 
 
 
 Lost Hills Development 
 
 Associated - - 
 
 Blue print logs. 
 
 
 California Star . ... . 
 
 
 26 
 
 Universal 
 
 Lost Hills Development 
 
 Universal .. 
 
 
 
 Associated _- 
 
 
 
 Devil's Den Consolidated 
 
 Universal 
 
 Universal . - _ 
 
 
 
 Associated - - 
 
 
 27 
 
 Standard 
 
 
 
 Standard -— - . 
 
 
 
 General Petroleum .- _ . . . 
 
 
 
 B. B. & E. R. Dudley Pet. Co. 
 Standard (Vulcan) . . 
 
 
 
 General Petroleum _. — . _ . . 
 
 
 
 Natoma __. .. 
 
 
 
 Universal 
 
 
 
 Lindsay Oil Company 
 
 Standard .-. .— .. _ 
 
 
 
 B. B. & E. R. Dudley Pet. Co. 
 Associated .. - .. 
 
 
 
 Totals — 
 
 
 
 261 
 
 247 
 
 14 
 
 
 
 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 
 71 
 
 BELRIDGE FIELD. 
 
 LOG RECORD. 
 
 Number | Number 
 of logs \ of logs 
 required i received 
 
 Number 
 of logs 
 
 not 
 received 
 
 27 20 22 Associated 
 
 28 
 
 27 Associated 
 
 34 Reward 
 
 35 Belridge 
 
 21 20 Belridge 
 
 28 Belridge 
 
 29 Belridge 
 
 32 Belridge 
 
 33 Belridge 
 
 34 Belridge 
 
 2 General Petroleum 
 
 3 General Petroleum 
 11 General Petroleum 
 
 Totals 
 
 21 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 14 
 
 32 
 
 40 
 
 14 
 
 5 
 
 26 
 
 1 
 
 Maps. 
 
 The following maps and drawings are on file in this office : 
 
 One map of underground contours of top of producing oil sand in 
 southwestern part of Coalinga Field; .scale 600' to V (include Sec- 
 tion 25; Section 36-20-14; Section 30 and 31-20-15; Section 5, 6, 7, 
 and 8-21-15). 
 
 One topographic map of the Coalinga District, .scale 1" to 2000', con- 
 tour interval 20'. 
 
 Five maps of Coalinga District, data compiled or gathered from 
 ditferent sources. 
 
 List of elevations of wells in Coalinga District. 
 
 Numerous small map.s and drawings showing property lines and well 
 locations. 
 
 Five maps of Universal Oil Company properties in Lost Hills. 
 
 Thirteen maps showing locations and elevations of all wells on prop- 
 erties of the Shell Company of California. 
 
 One map of the Belridge Oil Field. 
 
 Two maps showing well locations of Belridge and Lost Hills proper- 
 ties of the General Petroleum Company. 
 
 One map showing the well locations of California Star Oil Company 
 property in Lost Hills. 
 
 Two maps showing well locations on Lost Hills property of the Lost 
 Hills Development Company. 
 
 Cross Sections. 
 
 A number of cross-sectional drawings showing fluid levels in wells. 
 
 A number of drawings showing graphic water curves for certain 
 wells. 
 
 There are 119 well cross sections, on tracing cloth, on file in this office. 
 One of these sections shows a line of 51 wells. 
 
 There are also on file 350 blue prints graphic well logs. 
 
72 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Correspondence, Etc. 
 
 'riici-c is a eoinplt'te scgrcgatod file iti this ofificc for all ('orrcspondcnce, 
 official notices and decisions. 
 
 Peg Models. 
 
 The following peg models are set up in this ofiPice: 
 
 Complete peg model of Section 6-21-15, scale 100' to 1". Thanks 
 are due to Mr. L. L. Richard of the California Oil and Gas Company 
 for assi.stanee in preparation of this model. This model also includes 
 a number of wells in sections bounding Section 6-21-15. 
 portion of Section 27-19-15, and 35-19-15. 
 
 Peg model of 11 wells around the common corner of 28, 29 and 
 33-19-15. Scale 100' to 1". 
 
 Peg model of east half of Section 6-20-15 and south line wells of 
 Section 31-19-15. Scale 100' to 1". 
 
 Peg model of a large part of Lost Hills Field which includes Sec- 
 tions 12, 13 and 24 on 26-20, and Sections 18 and 19 on 26-21. Scale 
 100' to 1". 
 
 Thanks are due to various operating companies in Coalinga, Lost 
 Hills and Belridge districts, who have presented to this office maps and 
 other di'a wings showing property lines, locations of wells, elevations, etc. 
 
 COMPLAINTS. 
 
 Complaint No. 1. 
 
 Creme Petroleum Company. Well No. 1. 
 
 On September 13, 1915, the American Petroleum Company entered a 
 written complaint with this department against well No. 1 of the 
 Creme Petroleum Company on Section 30-20-15. It is supposed that 
 this well is making top water and contributing to water troubles of 
 wells in its immediate neighborhood. 
 
 The American Petroleum Company proposed that the State Mining 
 Bureau enter into a written agreement whereby the American Petro- 
 leum Company and Nevada Petroleum Company should furnish 
 sufficient money to repair this well, as there was no funds at the dis- 
 posal of the State Mining Bureau for repair purposes at this time, with 
 the understanding that such money be returned to them from the repair 
 fund which would be available at the beginning of the fiscal year, 
 July 1, 1916. 
 
 A number of legal complications arose Avhich made this proposal 
 untenable. 
 
 Under date of December 3, 1915, the Nevada Petroleum Company 
 entered written complaint against the Creme Petroleum Company well 
 No. 1 stating that it appears that it is the duty of this department to 
 take charge of Creme Petroleum Company No. 1 well and endeavor to 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 73 
 
 pioteet surrounding properties from the encroachnjeut of water 
 originating in this well. 
 
 As lias been stated there was no repair fund available at the time 
 of these complaints against the Creme Petroleum Company well No. 1, 
 eonsequently nothing has been done in the matter. 
 
 I recommend that steps be taken by this department to investigate 
 and pcssibly repair this well, as the first operation in clearing up the 
 water situation in this neighborhood. 
 
 Complaint No. 2. 
 
 Kern Trading and Oil Company. Well No. 40, Section 33 — 19-15. 
 
 In this well the sand at 2928 ft. was charaetei'ized by the K. T. 
 ;ind 0. Company as a doubtful sand, meaning that it is an oil sand 
 which may carry water. It is possible that the original cementing job 
 on this well was a failure and. due to the position of the M'ater string, 
 it was practically impossible to bridge and test this sand. 
 
 The proposal of the K. T. and 0. Company was that they cement this 
 well again below this sand, after .shooting up the former water string, 
 with the intention of forcing cement above this sand and thereby pro- 
 loeting it, although the superintendent for the Standard Oil Company 
 was of the opinion that the company in doing this Avork was shutting 
 off an oil sand. 
 
 In view of the doubtful character of this sand and the fact that some 
 of the adjoining wells of neighboring companies had shut off this sand, 
 the proposal was approved by our department. 
 
 C out plaint No. 3. 
 
 Inca Oil Company. Well No. 7, Section 24-20-14. 
 
 Under date of November 23, 1915, a written complaint was received 
 from Mr. ]\IcQuigg, president of the Traders Oil Company, stating that 
 he was of the opinion that the water from the Inca Oil Company well 
 No. 7 directly affected Traders Oil Company well No. 9 on Sec- 
 tion 24-20-14. 
 
 I replied to Mr. ]\IcQuigg, stating that a few days previous to receipt 
 of this complaint the superintendent of the Inca Oil Company came to 
 me to discuss the manner in which he should test this well for possible 
 water trouble. I suggested that he carry out his idea of first testing 
 the well with packer and later by plugging above the oil sand if 
 iit'cessary. 
 
 On December 9, 1915, i\Ir. ^McQuigg entered a supplemental com- 
 plaint against the Inca Oil Company well No. 7, stating that he did not 
 understand why there would be any unnecessary delay in the matter. 
 I replied that the Inca Oil Company had started testing No. 7 well. 
 
 This well was tested by plugging to 1031 ft., which point was 30' 
 
74 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 below the shoe of the water string. This test proved conclusively that 
 this well was not making top water. 
 
 In view of the proof that Ineca well No. 7 conld not be contributing 
 to Traders No. 9 water trouble, I think that it would be well for the 
 Traders Oil Company to carry out my suggestion of February 7th, and 
 test their well No. 9 in order to determine if this well is making its 
 own water. 
 
 Complaint No. 4. 
 
 Coalinga Midland Well No. 1. Section 10-19-15. 
 
 On October 5, 1915, the Shell Company called attention to the 
 Coalinga Midland Oil Company well No. 1 stating that they had grave 
 doubts as to the condition of this well and requesting that we make an 
 investigation. 
 
 The Shell Company inade a proposal to test out this well for the 
 Coalinga IMidland Oil Company, with the idea of determining whether 
 or not it could be made a producer. If not, they proposed to abandon 
 the well under the supervision of this department. 
 
 This proposal apparently was unsatisfactory to officials of the Mid- 
 land Oil Companj'. After the failure of negotiations between the Shell 
 Company and the Midland Oil Company nothing further was done. 
 
 In view of the foregoing I think that it would be well to order the 
 Coalinga Midland Oil Company to open up this well with the idea of 
 determining its physical condition or furnish sufficient proof that this 
 well is not a menace to the possible producing sands on this section. 
 
 Complaint No. 5. 
 
 Traders Oil Company. Well No. 20. 
 
 Under date of April 22, 1916, a written complaint was received from 
 the Ozark Oil Company stating that Traders Oil Company well No. 20, 
 on Section 24-20-14 had been making about 48 per cent water for the ] 
 past sixty days. The Ozark Oil Company stated that they considered 
 that this well was a menace to their property. 
 
 This complaint was brought to the attention of the Traders Oil Com- 
 pany. Mr. McQuigg replied that this well did not make any perceptible 
 amount of water. 
 
 An investigation was made of this well by taking a series of lead 
 line samples. These samples showed that the well was making over 
 50 per cent water. Data were submitted on this -well, covering tests 
 made at the intervals from April 24, 1916, up to the present time. 
 These tests show no change in the condition of the well. 
 
 The matter was taken up further with Mr. IMcQuigg of the Traders 
 Oil Company on May 12, 1916, citing dates and results of lead line 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 75 
 
 tests made by the Ozark Oil Company. These data were supplemented 
 by similar tests made by this department. The monthly production 
 report rendered by the Traders Oil Company showed this well to be 
 making 10 per cent water from October, 1915, up to the prasent time. 
 Mr. McQuigg's attention was called to the difference between these 
 figures and the data submitted to him. He made no further reply in 
 the matter. 
 
 In view of the fact that the figures given on the monthly production 
 report of the Traders Oil Company are simply duplications of the 
 figures given for the previous month, and that, in the case of above 
 mentioned No. 20 well, the figures given are far from accurate, it is 
 evident that the Traders Oil Company is not making an earnest effort 
 
 r to assist this department in the solution of the water problem in this 
 particular part of the field. 
 
 Tliere is very little free water being pumped. The well pumps a 
 
 I reddish emulsion testing 48 per cent water. 
 
 Aside from inaccuracy of figures presented by the Traders Oil Com- 
 pany I do not consider that the condition of this well is serious. 
 
 t 
 
 Complain I Xo. 6. 
 
 B. B. & E. R. Dudley Petroleum Company. Well No. 4, 
 Section 5-27-21. 
 
 On Fel)ruary 5, 1916, ^Ir. P. Chappelett, field manager of the Gen- 
 eral Petroleum Company, called the attention of this department to 
 the fact that the Dudley Petroleum Company had deepened No. 4 well 
 into tlie lower oil sand without cementing off top water. 
 
 The facts of the case were that when the Dudley Petroleum Company 
 was preparing to cement the 8^'' string the casing froze at 1279 ft. and 
 the well started flowing. Official tests were made of the production 
 and none of them showed any water, and it was therefore concluded 
 tliat water was shut off when casing froze up. This fact was commu- 
 nicated to ]\rr. Chappelett. 
 
 Complaint No. 7. 
 
 Universal Oil Company. Well No. 3, Section 5-27-21. 
 
 On February 5, 1916, Mr. Chappelett of the General Petroleum Coni- 
 ])any filed written complaint against the Universal Oil Company well 
 No. 'i stating that this well was drilled into lower sand and was pro- 
 ducing water. 
 
 This matter was taken up with the Universal Oil Company, and this 
 company, at my request, made a 48-hour gauge of this well which 
 showed the well to be making 15 per cent water in a total fluid produc- 
 tion of 17 barrels. 
 
 A communication was .sent to ^Ir. Chappelett informing him of the 
 results of this test. 
 
76 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Complaint No. 8. 
 
 Belridge Oil Company. Well No. 6, Section 35-27-20. 
 
 On January 10, 1916, tlie attention of the San Francisco office of 
 this department was directed to the heavy flow of gas wasting from 
 tlie Belridge Oil Company well No. 6. 
 
 A conversation with the superintendent of this company brought 
 out the following information: 
 
 "While drilling this well a heavy flow of gas was encountered at 
 3750' in shale. This gas came from behind the 6^" water string 
 whieli was cemented at 3800 feet. ]\Ieasurements showed a flow of 
 over 3.000,000 en. ft. of gas per day. 
 
 This matter Avas taken up with the Belridge Oil Company and 
 after considerable discussion and some delay the flow of gas was put 
 under control and the gas is now being sold to neighbors for drilling 
 and lighting purposes. 
 
 SUMMARY OF WATER CONDITIONS. 
 Lost Hills District. 
 
 General statement. 
 
 The present producing area of the Lost Hills Field stretches along 
 the crest of an anticline and is included in Sections 12, 13 and 24 in 
 T. 26 S., R. 20 E., and 18, 19, 29, 30, 32 and 33 in T. 26 S., 21 E.; and 
 Sections 4, 5 and 9 in T. 27 S., 21 E. The anticline plunges to the south- 
 east. In the north end of the present proved area productive sands 
 are encountered at a depth of 280'. The stratigraphic equivalent of 
 the shallow north end sands appears to be missing in the south end of 
 the field. The length of this area is six miles. The present proved 
 area is approximately 2000' wide in the north end and the southerly 
 portion widens out to 4000 feet. 
 
 There are 261 wells in the Lost Hills Field. There were 212 wells 
 producing during the month of June, 1916. These wells produced a 
 total of 587,925 bbls. of fluid, of which 307,116 bbls. were Avater and 
 280,809 bbls. were oil. During the last year 10 wells were redrilled 
 because of water trouble, and 18 wells were redrilled or deepened to 
 increase production, and 2 wells abandoned, under the supervision 
 of this department. 
 
 While it Avould seem from these figures that there is an extraor- 
 dinary amount of water being produced in the Lost Hills Field, it 
 must be remembered that a number of these wells produce large 
 individual amounts of oil also. There are 14 Avells in the Lost Hills 
 Field which produce more than 5000 bbls. of water per month. One 
 of these wells produces 80,000 bbls. of water per month. 
 
 The exact source of this water is somewhat cf a problem because 
 records on Avells drilled prior to the time this department started 
 receiving reports are not at hand, the original condition of a number 
 
I 
 
 First an^tual report. 77 
 
 of wells is unknown. It is known, however, that in the case of most 
 wells that produce heavy oil, the production showed considerable 
 
 water from the time the wells were drilled into the oil sand. The 
 records of the newer wells of which this department has received 
 production reports reveal this same condition. 
 
 Causes of Water Infiltration. 
 
 In tlie southern part of tlie Lost Hills area. Sections 4 and 5 in 
 T. 27 S., R. 21 E., the oil raniJ^es in gravity from 30 to 38 degrees 
 Baume. Ninety per cent of the wells in this area prodnce no appre- 
 ciable amount of water. The production of a number of wells in this 
 area show no water at all by centrifugal tests. 
 
 In the northwest corner of this area three wells were deepened in 
 order to produce from lower sands. In deepening, the top oil sand 
 was shut off because of the appearance of water from an undeter- 
 mined source. This top oil sand, which is showing water, is not 
 present, so far as is known, in the southern end of the area under 
 discussion. 
 
 The producing area, roughly defined by the boundaries of Sec- 
 tion 32-26-21 yields both heavy oil and light oil production. The 
 gravities range from 15 to 32 degrees Baume. In the southwestern 
 portion of this area three wells were deepened and the former top oil 
 sands shut off on account of the water content. This procedure 
 was followed because other wells in this area previously had been 
 iii'ated in this manner. 
 
 In the first well in this area, deepened under the supervision of this 
 department, a bridge was set between the oil sand and shoe of water 
 string. The well was bailed dry and stood so for three days. This 
 demonstrated that top water was not moving into the oil sands. These 
 deepening operations gave satisfactory- results. The lower oil sand 
 should be protected from upper water in every well in this area. 
 
 The Universal Oil Company well No. 1 on Section 30-26-21 (Dis- 
 covery Well in Lost Hills Field), was tested for top water under the 
 supervision of this department. The water string in the well consists 
 cf 300' of stovepipe casing, landed 220' above the oil sand. The test 
 for top water was made by l)ridging up to 469'. The well was bailed 
 dry and stood for 24 hours. This showed that the water that this well 
 was making previoiLS to test came through the oil sand. This may be 
 edge water. 
 
 In the productive area north and west of Section 19-26-21, the 
 wells drilled along the crest of tlie anticline generally do not need a 
 watei- string. However, as wells are drilk'd out on the flanks of tiie 
 anticline in this area, water appears in the initial production of the 
 wells. "Wells drilled in this area show, however, that water appears 
 
78 STATE OIL AND (3AS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 at a greater distance from the axis of the anticline in the deeper 
 sands than in the top sands. It is therefore necessary to shut off top 
 water at increasing depths stratigraphically as drilling progresses out- 
 ward on the flanks of the anticline in order to get clean production 
 from lower sands. The prevailing opinion among operators in this 
 area is that this is an edge water condition. 
 
 It is a peculiar fact that in the area around the northeast corner 
 of Section 24-26-20 no bottom water has been encountered in welLs 
 drilled 1000' or deeper. In the south central part of Section 19-26-21, 
 however, bottom water was encountered at 530' and in the east central 
 portion of Section 13-26-20, bottom water was found at 675'. 
 
 The Baker and Henshaw Oil Company, drilling at the southwest 
 corner of Section 12-26-20, encountered an oil sand at 1200'. It is 
 probable that the formation from which this well is producing has 
 not been encountered in Section 13-26-20. This company is now 
 engaged in deepening well No. 1 on the same property with the idea 
 of determining the water conditions in these lower formations. 
 
 New Wells. 
 
 The following notices of intention to drill new wells in the Lost 
 Hills Field were received: 
 
 
 S' 
 
 
 2 
 
 25 
 
 19 
 
 3 
 
 26 
 
 20 
 
 11 
 
 26 
 
 20 
 
 12 
 
 26 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 26 
 
 20 
 
 24 
 
 26 
 
 20 
 
 19 
 
 26 
 
 21 
 
 32 
 
 26 
 
 21 
 
 4 
 
 27 
 
 21 
 
 5 
 
 27 
 
 21 
 
 9 
 
 27 
 
 21 
 
 17 
 
 27 
 
 21 
 
 Number 
 of new 
 welJs 
 
 Crescent Petroleum 
 
 B. B. & E. R. Dudley Petroleum Company 
 B. B. & K. R. Dudley Petroleum Company 
 
 Baker & Henshaw 
 
 Associated 
 
 Lost Hills Development Company 
 
 B. B. & E. R. Dudley Petroleum Company 
 
 California Star 
 
 Lost Hills Development Company 
 
 Universal Oil Company 
 
 General Petroleum Company 
 
 Standard Oil 
 
 General Petroleum Company 
 
 Standard Oil Company 
 
 B. B. & E. R. Dudley Petroleum Company 
 
 Standard Oil Company 
 
 B. B. & E. R. Dudley Petroleum Company 
 Associated Oil Company 
 
 Total 
 
 Tests of Water Shut Off. 
 
 During the year covered by this report, ending July 1, 1916, 63 tests 
 of water shut were made under the supervision of this department, 
 in the Lost Hills District. With a few exceptions the tests of water 
 shut off were accepted and passed by this department. In cases where 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 79 
 
 the bailing tests did not prove satisfactory new water strings were 
 put in where necessary, and in others pumping tests were ordered. 
 
 Early in the present year it became evident, because of the increas- 
 ing amount of drilling, that it was not possible for the deputy super- 
 visor to be present at all of the tests for water shut off. In order to 
 relieve this situation special deputies were appointed to act for the 
 deputy supervisor whenever he was unable to bo present. 
 
 Thanks are due Messrs. W. L. McLaine, E. J. Schneider and K. E. 
 Stearns, who have cooperated with the work of this department in 
 acting without compensation as special deputies in the Lost Hills 
 District, for the purpose of witnessing tests when it was impossible 
 for me to be present. 
 
 SUMMARY OF WATER CONDITIONS. 
 Belridge District. 
 
 General statement. 
 
 There are two separate proven areas in the Belridge District. That 
 area included in Sections 28, 29, 32, 33 and 34, T. 28 S., R. 21 E., and 
 Sections 2 and 3, T. 29 S., R. 21 E., is known as the Belridge Field, 
 and the producing area included in Sections 27, 34, 35 and 36, T. 27 S., 
 R. 20 E., is known as the North Belridge Field. There are 152 wells 
 in the Belridge District. Four wells have been abandoned under the 
 supervision of this department and five wells deepened. In the Bel- 
 ridge District, up to July 1, 1916, there were seven tests for water 
 shut off made under the supervision of this department. 
 
 During the month of June, 1916, there were 86 wells producing. 
 The total fluid production was 131,533 barrels. Of this amount 
 31,390 bbls. were water and 100,143 were oil. 
 
 Infiltration of Water. 
 
 There are two oil zones in the Belridge Field. Practically all of 
 the production comes from the upper oil zone. There are three wells 
 producing from the lower oil zone. The upper oil zone production 
 comes from sands. The depths of wells into this zone vary from 650' 
 to 900'. The wells of lasser deptii are in the northern portion of the 
 field. There is a body of brown shale approximately 2500' thick 
 between the upper and lower oil zones. The lower zone production 
 comes from l)rown .shale. The lower oil zone has been explored over a 
 comparatively small area. The depth from which production has been 
 obtained from the lower oil zone has been limited by bottom water. 
 One well in this area was drilled to 4100' and later plugged to 3170'. 
 
 There was no top water logged in the early wells drilled in this field. 
 Some of these wells now produce water from an undetermined source. 
 A well recently abandoned in the southern portion of this field, and 
 
80 STATE OIL AND GAS SITPERVISOR. 
 
 plugged above oil sands to 439', was converted into a water well, and 
 is now producing over 500 barrels of water per day. This is con- 
 clusive evidence that there is top water in this area. 
 
 North Belridge Field. 
 
 In the North Belridge Field the surface formations, composed of 
 sands and clays, are approximately 700' in thickness. Below these 
 surface formations is a body of brown shale of unknown thickness. 
 One well in this field was drilled to 4760' in brown shale. The pro- 
 duction in this field comes from two distinct zones in the brown shale. 
 Between these zones is a stratum almost barren of oil. Between the 
 upper and lower oil zones there is a persistent water stratum at a depth 
 varying from 3600' to 3800'. 
 
 Several wells drilled recently show water at a depth of approxi- 
 mately 500' below the surface. One of these wells in the northwest 
 portion of the field encountered water at 1300', establishing a fluid 
 level 200' below the surface. The water was shut otf in this well at a 
 depth of 1672' and the well was finished at a depth of 2505'. This 
 well started flowing early in March, 1916, and at this time is producing 
 125 barrels per day of clean oil. 
 
 The foregoing facts indicate that there is top water in this area. 
 There is no evidence at hand to show that in the early wells drilled 
 here the top water was taken care of. These wells produced from the 
 upper oil zone and made from 40 to 60 bbls. of oil per day. There are 
 five wells drilled into the lower zone. The other three were drilled into 
 the lower zone originally. The production of these lower zone wells 
 ranges from 200 to 900 bbls. per day. With the exception of two wells, 
 producing from the lower oil zone, water has been shut off below 3800'. 
 
 The upper oil zone is being protected from water in new wells being 
 drilled under the supervision of this department. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 
 81 
 
 The following notices of intention to drill new wells in the Belridge 
 District and vicinity were received: 
 
 CO 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ■a 
 
 1 
 
 22 
 
 .27 
 
 20 
 
 27 
 
 27 
 
 20 
 
 34 
 
 27 
 
 20 
 
 36 
 
 27 
 
 20 
 
 36 
 
 27 
 
 20 
 
 33 
 
 28 
 
 20 
 
 2 
 
 29 
 
 21 
 
 3 
 
 29 
 
 21 
 
 Associated 
 
 Belridge Oil Company . 
 Reward Oil Coniyaiiy - 
 Standard Oil Company 
 Union Oil Company .._ 
 
 Belridge 
 
 General Petroleum .. 
 
 General Petroleum 
 
 Total 
 
 ANTELOPE FIELD. 
 
 Company 
 
 Number of 
 wells 
 
 Standard Oil Company 
 
 Mutual Development Association 
 
 Total 
 
 SUMMARY OF WATER CONDITIONS. 
 Coalinga District. 
 
 General Statement. 
 
 The water conditions in the Coalinga District are not alarming. 
 There are a number of wells requiring attention, such as redrilling or 
 plugging, because of Avater trouble. During the past year there have 
 been 67 wells redrilled for water trouble under the supervision of this 
 department in the Coalinga District. During this time 78 tests of 
 water shut off were witnessed at various wells. There were 58 wells 
 redrilled or deepened to increase production. "While there are a num- 
 ber of wells which show a high percentage of water in the fluid produc- 
 tion the condition often is not a serious one because the total amount 
 of fluid produced per day may be very small. That is, a well produc- 
 ing 10 barrels of fluid per day may sliow 50 per cent water but, of 
 course, the total amount of water (5 barrels), i)roduee(l per day is 
 really small. 
 
 During the month of June, 1016, according to the monthly produc- 
 tion reports furnished this department, there Avas a total fluid 
 production of 1,456,665 barrels. Of this amount 482,997 bbls. of oil 
 and 105,865 bbls. of water were i)rodu('ed in the West Side Field, and 
 715,010 bl)ls. of oil and 61,893 bbls. of Avater Avere produced in the 
 i:a.st Side Field. This makes a total production of 1,198,907 bbls. of 
 oil and 257,758 bbls. of Avater for the Coalinga District. 
 
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82 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 There are 1339 wells in the Coalinga District. There were 576 wells 
 producing on the West Side during June, 1916, and 331 wells produc- 
 ing on the East Side. There was a total of 907 wells producing in 
 June, 1916. There are 61 wells shut down because of water trouble. 
 Tliere are 131 abandoned wells. A number of these wells were aban- 
 doned because of water trouble. The remaining 240 wells are shut 
 down for various reasons, such as lack of production, cleaning out, 
 deepening, redrilling, etc. 
 
 Causes of Water Infiltration. 
 
 Among the causes for water infiltration in the Coalinga District is 
 failure to shut off top water. These cases are rare, however, and 
 usually where top water appears in a well it is due to deterioration of 
 casing or water breaking in around the shoe of the water string. There 
 are very few cases where water breaks in around the shoe unless the 
 string has been disturbed. There are some cases on record where, in 
 redrilling, dynamite for loosening pipe was accidentally exploded in 
 the water string. There are other cases where top water broke in 
 seemingly from agitation of water string in handling tools through it. 
 
 Bottom water comes into the sands either when the sand is drilled 
 into or when the hole is stopped so close to the sand that the water 
 breaks up through the dividing formation. This latter condition 
 usually develops in a well after the fluid level has gone down. Then 
 the bottom pressure becomes greater than that above the protecting 
 stratum and the water is forced up into the oil formations. In this 
 connection it is well to determine accurately, if data is available, the 
 exact position of the bottom water strata so that drilling will not be 
 carried too deep. 
 
 West Side Field. 
 
 The accompanying map of the West Side Field shows which wells have 
 been drilled into bottom water. In one part of the field this is dis- 
 tinctly a bottom water. Moving westward, however, there are wells 
 which produce oil from this same stratum. This is an edge water 
 condition. 
 
 Edge Water. 
 
 It has been demonstrated that there are two distinct sands in tlie 
 Coalinga West Side Field affected by edge water. This fact is revealed 
 in the correlation of strata logged in numerous wells drilled into these 
 sands. 
 
 The term, "edge water," is herein used as meaning that water 
 indigenous to the down slope portions of an oil stratum, as the oil is 
 removed from the stratum, water follows up the slope and replaces 
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FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 83 
 
 The edge water in the Coalinga Field (the West Side), is by uo 
 means a menace to the productive life of the field. But the nature of 
 tliese sands, if they are oil sands now, should be given full cognizance 
 in any drilling program so that should the water appear in the oil 
 portion of the edge sand at any time, it can be shut off and tlie well 
 continue producing from more productive oil strata below. 
 
 In proven territory a fairly definite contact between the oil and 
 \\ ater in the edge water stratum can be traced by the logs of the various 
 wells drilled through this stratum. Certain wells which have pene- 
 trated this stratum will show oil while other wells, entering the stratum 
 at points further down the dip will show water. 
 
 The following discussion of this edge water condition is offered as 
 a key toward the elimination of a large amount of water trouble in the 
 West Coalinga Field. The relative positions, with respect to other oil 
 formations of the two edge Avater strata are shown in the accompanying 
 map and cress-section (Fig. 13). 
 
 Sand No. 1 on the cross-section is the upper edge-water sand. The 
 oil content of this sand in the south end of the field appears to be of 
 little economic value. Toward the northern end of the field the amount 
 of oil increases and many wells are getting production from this sand. 
 This production is relatively' of minor importance, however. The fluid 
 produced by a number of these wells has gradually become entirely 
 water. The rate of encroachment is slow, and depends largely on the 
 rate at which the oil in the up slope portion of the stratum is removed. 
 In a portion of Section 30-20-15 this encroaching water has traveled 
 about 800' in six years. It is only a matter of time until water will 
 have moved into the oil portion of this stratum throughout its produc- 
 ing area. 
 
 There are twenty wells in which this edge sand has been cemented 
 off. These wells were drilled with the idea of producing from the top 
 edge water sand. In drilling a shut off was made of top water lying 
 above the edge water sand. The other sixteen wells found oil originally 
 in the edge water sand. With the exception of these twenty wells, all 
 other wells east of the line A-A, shown on the map, shut off the top 
 edge water sand on account of its water content. The line A-A shows 
 the approximate original position of contact between water and oil 
 in the top edge water sand. 
 
 In most cases where water lias appeared in the edge water sand this 
 sand has been cemented off. This is the only way to remedy this condi- 
 tion: In such cases this sand has become a top water sand and must 
 be shut off in order to produce clean oil from lower formations. 
 
 The shale which lies just below the top edge water sand (No. 1) and 
 covers the producing oil sand (No. 2) varies in thickness from 30' or 
 more in the western portion of the field to a thickness of 10' in the 
 
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FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 83 
 
 The edge water in the Coalinga Field (the West Side), is by no 
 means a menace to the productive life of the field. But the nature of 
 these sands, if they are oil sands now, should be given full cognizance 
 in any drilling program so that should the water appear in the oil 
 portion of the edge sand at any time, it can be shut off and the well 
 continue producing from more productive oil strata below. 
 
 In proven territory a fairly definite contact between the oil and 
 water in the edge Avater stratum can be traced by the logs of the various 
 wells drilled through this stratum. Certain wells which have pene- 
 trated this stratum Avill show oil while other wells, entering the stratum 
 at points further down the dip will show water. 
 
 The following discussion of this edge water condition is offered as 
 a key toward the elimination of a large amount of water trouble in the 
 West Coalinga Field. The relative positions, with respect to other oil 
 formations of the two edge water strata are shown in the accompanying 
 map and cress-section (Fig. 13). 
 
 Sand No. 1 on the cross-section is the upper edge-water sand. The 
 oil content of this sand in the south end of the field appears to be of 
 little economic value. Toward the northern end of the field the amount 
 of oil increa.ses and many wells are getting production from this sand. 
 This production is relatively of minor importance, however. The fluid 
 produced by a number of these wells has gradually become entirely 
 water. The rate of encroachment is slow, and depends largely on the 
 rate at which the oil in the up slope portion of the stratum is removed. 
 In a portion of Section 30-20-15 this encroaching water has traveled 
 about 800' in six years. It is onlj- a matter of time until water will 
 have moved into the oil portion of this stratum throughout its produc- 
 ing area. 
 
 There are twenty wells in which this edge sand has been cemented 
 off. These wells were drilled with the idea of producing from the top 
 edge water sand. In drilling a shut off was made of top Avater lying 
 above the edge water sand. The other sixteen wells found oil originally 
 in the edge water sand. With the exception of these twenty wells, all 
 other wells east of the line A-A, shown on the map, shut off the top 
 edge water sand on account of its Avater content. The line A-A shows 
 the approximate original position of contact between Avater and oil 
 in the top edge Avater sand. 
 
 In most cases Avhere Avater has appeared in the edge Avater sand this 
 sand has l)een cemented off. This is the only way to remedy this condi- 
 tion.- In such cases this sand has become a top water sand and must 
 be shut off in order to produce clean oil from lower formations. 
 
 The shale Avhicli lies just beloAv the top edge Avater sand (No. 1) and 
 covers the producing oil sand (No. 2) varies in thickness from 30' or 
 more in the western portion of the field to a thickness of 10' in the 
 
84 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 eastern portion. As a result of this condition, especially in the thinner 
 parts of the shale, great care must be exercised in order that top water 
 which, of course, east of the line A-A includes top edge water, may be 
 shut off in this shale body. 
 
 A great deal of attention is being given by this department to the 
 proper handling of this situation. Several cases have arisen where in 
 drilling new wells it has been necessary to indicate the exact depth at 
 which the water string should be cemented. Recently an operator pro- 
 posed to cement off with a string at a point which would have taken 
 the casing through the shale into the productive oil sand. This depart- 
 ment recommended a shut off sixty feet higher than the depth pro- 
 posed. 
 
 It will be noted that the sand marked No. 3 is also an edge-water 
 sand. The approximate contact between the water and oil is shown by 
 the broken line B-B. The shale overlying this edge water sand varies 
 in thickness from 5' to 50'. This is a green colored, sandy, loose- 
 formed shale and in many cases it has been found difficult to shut off 
 in it. 
 
 This lower edge-water sand has been explored considerably. On the 
 map those wells which have encountered bottom water are shown in 
 circles. 
 
 West of the line B-B on Fig. 1 wells may be drilled to the brown 
 shale without encountering the water. The thickness of the producing 
 strata above the brown shale varies from 220' in the southwestern 
 part of Section 24-20-14, to 325' in the north central part of Sec- 
 tion 12-20-14. The lower edge water lying east and south of the 
 line B-B has. limited the depth to which wells may be drilled. 
 
 Records received by this department show that there are two wells 
 now producing heavy oil from a formation which lies between the 
 lower edge water sand and the brown shale. One of these wells was 
 drilled on the north line of Section 6-20-15 and the other well on the 
 west line of Section 18-20-15. It is possible that this heavy oil 
 sand extends farther south and east and offers a source of further 
 production. 
 
 In case any wells should be drilled through this lower edge water 
 formation into the heavy oil production a shut off should be made in 
 the green shale above the edge water sand in order to protect the 
 upper oil formations. (Sands No. 2 and No. 3.) 
 
 The majority of the wells shown on the map as having encountered 
 the lower edge water have been plugged successfully. Those wells 
 which have not been plugged are now receiving the attention of this 
 department. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 85 
 
 Top Water. 
 
 There are several top water sands in the Coalinga West Side Field. 
 The most persistent stratum of top water is sulphur water. The 
 average distance of this sulphur stratum above the oil sand is about 
 300 feet. 
 
 Practically all of the water troubles in the wells west of the line 
 H-B are due to top water. In some cases this top water has caused 
 corrosion of the water string with subsequent failure. The remedy 
 for this is a new water string or a packer. There are 14 wells in the 
 West Side Field in which packers have been placed during the past 
 year. In each case the work was beneficial. In the cases where packers 
 have been set the indicator of the condition of a well is the fluid level. 
 This level before packers were set ranged from 30' to 300' below the 
 .surface, and after setting packer in the fluid level, dropped several 
 hundred feet in a short time. 
 
 Bottom Water. 
 
 By referring to the position of edge water sand No. 3, it will be noted 
 that this sand, west of the line B-B, is virtually a bottom water sand. 
 A study of the records at hand shows that west of the line B-B any 
 bottom water encountered lies under the brown shale. The latter wells 
 ;ire shown in the squares on the map. 
 
 Chemical Analysis of Top and Bottom Waters. 
 
 Recent experiments made by certain operators in the Coalinga Dis- 
 trict have shown the practicability of identifying water as top water 
 or bottom water by chemical analysis. There are certain water strata 
 which have not been covered by chemical tests. Chemical analyses may 
 show that the upper edge water (Fig. 15) carries about the same com- 
 pounds in solution as does ])ottom edge water. 
 
 The writer wishes to acknowledge with thanks the following data 
 on chemical analyses which have been furnished by the Associated Oil 
 Company, the Coalinga Homestake Oil Company, Kern Trading and 
 Oil Company, and the Nevada Petroleum Company. 
 
86 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Analyses of Water in Grains Per U. S. Gallon — Coalinga West Side Field. 
 
 TOP WATER. 
 
 Water from 
 
 Well 
 
 Section, 
 township 
 and range 
 
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 to 
 
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 3-E 
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 Total 
 chlorides 
 
 F 
 
 II 
 
 Associated -- — -- 
 
 8D 
 9C 
 9D 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 41 
 
 2 
 25 
 47 
 24 
 
 3 
 
 36-20-14 
 36-20-14 
 36-20-14 
 36-20-14 
 31-20-15 
 25-20-14 
 25-20-14 
 25-20-14 
 25-20-14 
 25-20-14 
 30-20-15 
 
 1.13 
 0.16 
 Trace 
 0.84 
 0.12 
 6.53 
 2.27 
 6.12 
 15.92 
 0.00 
 2.56 
 
 26.65 
 68.53 
 
 9.86 
 
 6.47 
 11.73 
 
 6.06 
 11.39 
 15.74 
 90.55 
 13.07 
 
 9.06 
 
 56.81 
 31.99 
 21.15 
 38.93 
 46.72 
 41.58 
 21.74 
 35.46 
 51.83 
 14.83 
 53.21 
 
 139.98 
 
 14.68 
 
 125.98 
 
 181.26 
 
 199.68 
 
 191.41 
 
 87.61 
 
 146.78 
 
 30.48 
 
 217.70 
 
 103.49 
 
 224.57 
 
 
 115.36 
 
 Associated - _- . -_ 
 
 156.99 
 
 Associated --_ „. . -. . 
 
 227.50 
 
 K. T. & -- 
 
 258.25 
 
 K. T. & 
 
 245.58 
 
 K. T. & 0. -- 
 
 123.01 
 
 K. T. & 0. 
 
 204.10 
 
 K. T. & 
 
 188.78 
 
 K. T. & O. - - - - -- - 
 
 245.60 
 
 Nevada Petroleum ._ 
 
 168.32 
 
 
 
 BOTTOM WATER. 
 
 Associated 
 
 Associated 
 
 Associated 
 
 Associated 
 
 Associated 
 
 Associated 
 
 Associated 
 
 K. T. & O 
 
 Shreeves 
 
 Nevada Petroleum .„ 
 Coalinga Homestake 
 Coalinga Homestake 
 
 3A 
 
 36-20-14 
 
 ' 4C 
 
 36-20-14 
 
 5D 
 
 36-20-14 
 
 6C 
 
 36-20-14 
 
 lA 
 
 36-20-14 
 
 IB 
 
 36-20-14 
 
 8D 
 
 36-20-14 
 
 3 
 
 2.5-20-14 
 
 1 
 
 6^21-15 
 
 1 
 
 20-20-15 
 
 5 
 
 26-20-14 
 
 6 
 
 26-20-14 
 
 2.00 
 0.30 
 2.36 
 3.30 
 1.58 
 0.66 
 1.C6 
 0.12 
 1.33 
 0.15 
 1.28 
 0.57 
 
 168.41 
 145.60 
 157.30 
 145.80 
 154.81 
 90.94 
 160.83 
 135.97 
 149.80 
 103.04 
 189.65 
 167.82 
 
 276.79 
 301.00 
 305.79 
 2S6.C0 
 286.60 
 391.n 
 314.36 
 314.40 
 216.85 
 148.29 
 202.29 
 210.95 
 
 2.54 
 2.10 
 0.00 
 1.90 
 0.60 
 6.97 
 0.43 
 3.87 
 0.16 
 0.50 
 O.OO 
 0.00 
 
 449.74 
 449.00 
 465.45 
 437.00 
 443.59 
 555.02 
 476.68 
 454.36 
 368.14 
 251.98 
 393.22 
 379.34 
 
 A comparison of the foregoing analyses of top water and bottom 
 water shows that the top waters are high in sulphur content and low 
 in "salt" content, while the reverse is true for bottom water. There is 
 also a marked difference between the total grains of solid per gallon 
 in top water and bottom water, the latter being the higher. 
 
 DECISIONS. 
 
 The following decisions were rendered by this office during the fiscal 
 year ending July 1, 1916. The figures A-141, etc., refer to the report 
 number. In many cases the company contemplating work on certain 
 wells conferred with the deputy regarding the proposed work before 
 submitting a formal written proposal, and as a result very few of the 
 formal proposals received were rejected. In some cases where pro- 
 posals for work on wells or estimates of depth of water shut off were 
 not satisfactory, decisions were made covering the proper and necessary 
 work. The supervision of work on oil wells by this department has 
 raised the standard of operations. Formerly a company was permitted 
 to perform any sort of an operation on a well. In some cases the results 
 were disastrous to themselves and neigliboring properties. There have 
 been probably twenty-five cases during the fiscal year in which pro- 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 87 
 
 pased work on wells was rejected in conferences with operators, conse- 
 quently operators revised their plans, or gave up the idea of doing 
 tlie work. This accounts in a measure for the fact that so many formal 
 proposals were first informally presented to this department, and upon 
 their being modified, were approved without recommendation for addi- 
 tional work. 
 
 Each proposal received was carefully examined to determine the 
 probable effect the work might have on adjoining wells and the field 
 in general. 
 
 During the early part of the year the form, "Report on Proposed 
 Operations." was used only to cover deepening, redrilling, or abandon- 
 ing proposals. At the present time this form is used to cover practi- 
 cally every proposal for work on wells, particularly for decisions on 
 depth and manner of water shut off. 
 
 Among the propasals received which were given the closest attention 
 were those to shut off or abandon oil sands. It frequently happens 
 that oil sands on certain properties might be abandoned to the owner's 
 advantage, but the result of such work would materially damage a 
 neighboring property-. This is particularly true where the oil content 
 of sands in some areas has been practically exhausted and water per- 
 mitted to enter these sands. There are cases in the Coalinga Field 
 where new or undrilled territory would be seriousl}^ menaced if 
 approval were given by this department to shut off certain oil sands, 
 instead of protecting them from water. 
 
 Skction 27. 18-15. 
 
 A-141. Shutoff. Standard, well No. 1. Test satisfactory. 
 Skctiox 3, 20-15. 
 
 Letter October 9, 191G. Commenced drilling K. T. and O., well No. 1. Estimated 
 
 depth of water shut off satisfactory. 
 A-115. Shutoff. K. T. and O., well No. 1. New well approved test of water 
 
 shut off. 
 Notice May 5, 191G. Drill K. T. and O.. well No. 5. Replied on form No. 113, 
 
 May 6, 191G, stating that decision on proposed depth of water shut off be made 
 
 at later date. Awaiting results on adjoining wells. 
 Notice May 5, 191G. Drill K. T. and O., well No. 5. Replied on form No. 113, 
 
 May 6, 191G, stating that decision on proposed depth of water shut off would 
 
 be made at a later date. Awaiting results on adjoining wells. 
 A-21. Shutoff. K. T. and O., well No. 14. New well test satisfactory. 
 Form No. 113, March 27, 1916. Commenced drilling K. T. and C, well No. 4G. 
 
 Estimated depth of water shut off satisfactory. 
 Form No. 113, March 27, 191G. Commenced drilling K. T. and O., well No. 47. 
 
 Estimated depth of water shut off satisfactory. 
 Skction 2, 20-15. 
 
 AA-94. Rodrill and deepen. Shell Company, well No. 3. Proposal approved. 
 AA-43. Deepen. California Oil Fields, well No. 5. Approved proposal to drill 
 
 out plug in the bottom and deepen the well about six foct in order to lest the 
 
 lower formations. 
 AA-79. Deepen. Shell Company well No. 10. Proposal approved to drill out 
 
 cement plug in bottom and t-'st mit. 
 
88 STATE Oil. AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Section 2, 20-15 — Continued. 
 AA-179. Plug bottom. Shell Company well No. 10. Approved proposal to plug 
 
 the bottom up to about 3090' on account of bottom water which was encountered 
 
 after the old plug was drilled out. 
 AA-9S. Redrill. Shell Company well No. 14. Approved proposal to rcdrill on 
 
 account of crocked liner. 
 AA^4. Deepen. California Oil Fields, well No. 17. Approved proposal to 
 
 deepen. In order to again test for bottom water and determine if possible 
 
 contents of lower formations. 
 AA-71. Redrill. Shell Company well No. 19. Approved proposal to reperforate 
 
 the oil string. 
 AA-74. Redrill. Shell Company well No. 19. Approved proposal to redrill to 
 
 original depth, on account of oil string. 
 AA-163. Deepen. Shell Company well No. 19. Production unsatisfactory to 
 
 company approved their proposal to deepen and test lower formations. 
 AA-80. Redrill. Shell Company well No. 20. Approved proposal to pull the 
 
 upper portion of the 4^" in order to perforate the 6i" cemented string to test 
 
 out the upper oil sands which were shut off. 
 AA-31. Redrill. California Oil Fields, well No. 22. Approved proposal to put 
 
 in liner and reperforate the oil string. Letter December 1, 1915. Resume 
 
 drilling. California Oil Fields Limited well No. 25. Proposal satisfactory, after 
 
 receiving further data concerning cementing point and depth of hole. 
 AA-72. Redrill. Shell Company well No. 25. Approved proposal to pulling oil 
 
 string and redrill the well. 
 A-IG. Shutoff. California Oil Fields well No. 27. Approved (new well top 
 
 water shut off). 
 AA-52. Deepen. California Oil Fields well No. 28. Approved proposal to 
 
 deepen from 35G0' to 3700'. 
 Form No. 113. November 12, 1915. Resume drilling California Oil Fields Lim- 
 ited well No. 29. Approved proposal to furnish cementing depth at a later date. 
 Form No. 113. March 31, 1916. Approved proposal cementing depth. 
 A-96. Shutoff. Shell Company well No. 29. New well test for shut off of top 
 
 water satisfactory. 
 Form No. 113. January 22, 191G. Commenced drilling. Shell Company well 
 
 No. 32. Approved estimated depth for shutting off water. 
 AA-199. Cement at about 3540'. Shell Company well No. 31. New well, 
 
 approved proposal depth for shutting off top water. 
 Section 3, 20-15. 
 
 Letter from K. T. and O. September 13, 1915. Water shut off well No. 27. 
 
 Test of water shut off satisfactory. 
 Letter from K. T. and O. September 13, 1916. Recemeut well No. 29. Proposal 
 
 approved. 
 A-29. Shutoff. K. T. and O. well No. 29. Production test for top water satis- 
 factory. Recommended drilling to old bottom and tested again before further 
 
 deepening. 
 Section 4, 20-15. 
 
 AA-155. Abandon. Union Well La Vista No. 1. Recommended that plugging 
 
 was not necessary as oil sands which w^ere encountered were not protected by 
 
 adjoining companies. 
 AA-156. Abandon. Union well No. 1, Coa. Monterey. Proposal approved. 
 AA-157. Abandon. Union Oil Company well No. 1, Guiberson. Proposal 
 
 approved. 
 AA-15S. Abandon. Union Oil Company well No. 4, La Vista. Proposal rejected. 
 
 Recommended that company fully protect lower formations and that they submit 
 
 plans for doing this work. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 89 
 
 Section 0, 20-15. 
 
 AA-IG"). Redrill. American Petroleum Companj- well No. 18. Approved pro- 
 posal. Oil string collapsed. 
 
 AA-159. Redrill. American Petroleum Company well No. 36. Approved pro- 
 posal. Oil string collapsed. 
 
 A-107. Water shutofif. General Petroleum Company well No. 37. Test approved. 
 New well top water. 
 
 AA-10. Redrill. American Petroleum Company well No. 44. Approved pro- 
 posal to redrill to locate source of water trouble. 
 
 AA-121. Recement. American Petroleum Company well No. 44. Approved pro- 
 posal to recement a lower depth in order to shut off water in upper formations. 
 
 AA-166. Redrill. American Petroleum Company well No. 54. Approved pro- 
 posal to redrill on account of collapsed oil string. 
 
 AA-35. Redrill. Genei'al Petroleum Company well No. 1. Approved proposal 
 to replace collapsed oil string. 
 
 AA-60. Redrill. General Petroleum Company well No. 1. Approved proposal to 
 test for top water. 
 
 Form No. 113. March 4, 191G. Recement General Petroleum well No. 1. 
 Approved cementing depth is proposed. 
 
 Form 113. April 9, 1916. Remove casing with rotary. General Petroleum well 
 No. 1. Approved proposal to remove llf", 9§" and 7§" in order to shut off 
 water with 12^" at original place. 
 
 AA-ISO. Cement 12i" at 756'. General Petroleum Company well No. 1. 
 Approved proposal to cement at this depth and if water is found to be shut off, 
 that the company test again after entering the top oil sand. 
 
 AA-119. Deepen. General Petroleum Company well No. 4. Well free from 
 water in upper oil sands. Approved proposal to prospect for lower oil sands. 
 
 AA-190. Redrill. General Petroleum Company well No. 4. Approved proposal 
 to redrill to original depth, replacing the collapsed oil string. 
 
 AA-104. Redrill and deepen. General Petroleum Company well No. 27. 
 Approved proposal to shut off top water. 
 
 A-91. Shutoff. General Petroleum Company well No. 27. Test of water string 
 satisfactory. Recommended redrilliug to original depth and pumped for further 
 test before deepening. 
 
 Notice, June 20, 1916. Drill. General Petroleum Company well No. 34. Pro- 
 posed depth of water shut off satisfactorj-. 
 
 Notice, June 5, 1916. Drill. General Petroleum Company well No. .35. Proposed 
 depth of water shut off satisfactory. 
 
 Form No. 113. May 17, 1916. Commence drilling General Petroleum Company 
 well No. 36. Approved estimated depth of water shut off as proposed. 
 
 A-129. Shutoff. General Petroleum Company well No. 36. Test approved. 
 New well top water. 
 
 Form No. 113. April 7, 1916. Commenced drilling General Petroleum well No. 37. 
 Proposed depth of water shut off satisfactory. 
 
 AA-87. Deepen. -New San Francisco Crude Oil Company well No. 9. Top oil 
 sands free from water. Approved proposal to deepen to lower sand. 
 
 AA-50. Deepen. New San Francisco Crude Oil Company well No. 10. Upper 
 oil sands free from water. Approved proposal to deepen to lower oil sand. 
 Skction 7, 20-15. 
 
 AA-78. Redrill. Coalinga Pacific O. and G. Company well No. 1. Collapsed oil 
 string proposal approved. 
 
 AA-137. Redrill. Coalinga Pacific O. and G. Company well No. 1. Collapsed 
 oil string proposal approved. 
 
 AA-176. Set in liner. Coalinga Pacific O. and G. Comi>any well No. 1. Pro- 
 posal approved. 
 
 AA-5. Redrill. K. T. and O. well No. 35. Approved proposal to shut off upper 
 oil sand in order to shut out the mud and shale. ITie upper sand in this well 
 was free from water. 
 
90 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Section 11, 20-15. 
 
 Letter from K. T. aud O Company September 13, 1915. Water shut ofiE well 
 
 No. 31. Test satis£actox-y. Test for top water. 
 Letter October 22, 1915. Approved proposal to plug off bottom sand on account 
 
 of water. 
 Letter December 20, 1915. Test for top water. Approved plan proposing to place 
 
 a bridge under the water string. 
 AA-27. Redrill. K. T. and O. well No. 31. Approved proposal to shoot bottom 
 
 of well and cement liner through intermediate water sand so that lower oil sand 
 
 could be tested through the liner. 
 Form No. 113. March 7, 1916. Approved proposal to redrill hole to original 
 
 depth and plug back with cement, in order to shut off bottom water. 
 Form 113. April 25, 1916. Approved proposal to make pumping test for water 
 
 shutoff. 
 AA-204. Plug bottom. K. T. and O. well No. 31. June 20, 1916. Approved pro- 
 posal to clean out and shoot bottom of well and plug up to 3900'. Recommended 
 
 that company drill aud plug to about 3930' in case water was found to be 
 
 shut off. 
 AA-125. Redrill. K. T. and O well No. 30. While trying to recover a packer 
 
 the oil string parted. Approved proposal to redrill and land new oil string at 
 
 original depth. 
 
 Section 12, 20-15. 
 
 AA-11. Redrill. Coalinga Mohawk well No. 4. Approved proposal to put 
 
 cement in the bottom of the hole to shut off water. Also approved proposal to 
 
 put in liner. 
 AA-30. Redrill. Coalinga well No. 4. December 7, 1915. Approved proposal 
 
 to cut off 12' of water string that is in poor condition, drill up this pipe, then 
 
 dump in cement up around the liner. Then clean out through and perforate the 
 
 liner and test again for water. 
 AA-77. Redrill. Coalinga Mohawk well No. 4. March 13, 1916. Approved 
 
 proposal to loosen up the water string and recement at the same depth. This 
 
 approval was given, providing that the company demonstrate to this department 
 
 that the upper oil sands which were to be shut off, on account of an intermediate 
 
 water sand were fully protected from water. New well test showed top water 
 
 satisfactorily shut off. 
 AA-51. Redrill. Coalinga Mohawk well No. 5. December 30, 1915. Approved 
 
 proposal to redrill to bottom of old hole and shoot and cement, in order to shut 
 
 off bottom water. 
 Form No. 113. April 7, 1916. Coalinga Mohawk well No. 5. Approved proposal 
 
 to pull the oil string and replug the hole at a lower depth and test again in 
 
 order to determine, if possible, the location of the bottom water. 
 Form No. 113. December 7, 1915. Commenced drilling. Coalinga Mohawk well 
 
 No. 7. Approved estimated depth for shutting off top water. 
 Form No. 113. April 7, 1916. Commenced drilling Coalinga Mohawk well No. 8. 
 
 Estimated depth of water shut off satisfactory. 
 
 Section 18, 20-15. 
 
 Letter September 25, 1915. Redrill. American Petroleum well No. 4. Approved 
 
 proposal to test for top water with packer. 
 A-8. Shutoff. American Petroleum Company well No. 4. Bridge of rope rock 
 
 and cement placed under water string, in order to test for possible top water. 
 
 Test proved that well was not making top water. 
 AA-9. Redrill. American Petroleum Company well No. 6. Approved proposal 
 
 to redrill on account of oil string, and shut off water and redrill to original 
 
 depth. 
 A-128. Shutoff. American Petroleum Company well No. 6. Packer set to shut 
 
 off top water. June 17, 1915. Witnessed production test. Recommended that 
 
 company pump well for ninety days longer as further test for water shut off. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 91 
 
 Skction is 20-15 — Continuod. 
 
 AA-7. Rodrill. American Petroleum Company well No. 7. October 20, 1010. 
 Approved proposal to redrill on account of collapsed oil string. 
 
 Form No. 113. January 17, 1910. Redrill. American Petroleum Company well 
 No. 7. The proposal was to test for water, proposing to mud up an intermediate 
 water sand between the oil sands and cement the SJ" below the water sand. 
 This proposal was held up awaiting further data on the mudding process. 
 
 AA-73. Redrill. American Petroleum Company well No. 7. March 10, 1910. 
 Approved proposal to test wall to determine source of water recommended that 
 this department be notified so that important facts may be witnessed. 
 
 AA-93. Redrill. American Petroleum Company well No. 7. March 30, 1910. 
 Approved proposal to cement Si" casing below edge water sand, providing com- 
 pany prove to this department that upper oil sands would be protected from 
 water. 
 
 A-124. Shutoff. American Petroleum Company well No. 7. The test indicated 
 that water above the cementing was excluded from the lower oil formations. 
 The conclusion recorded in this report stated that there was no evidence at 
 hand to prove that the oil formations above 1071' (new cementing point) were 
 protected from water and that damage might be ensuing. 
 
 AA-9o. Redrill. American Petroleum Company well No. 24. Approved pro- 
 posal on account of collapsed oil string. 
 
 Letter September 2-5, 1915. Redrill. American Petroleum Company well No. S. 
 Approved proposal to recement ofiE top water above the "edge water" sand. 
 
 Form No. 113. January 17, 1910. Withheld approval to proposal to shut off 
 top water below the oil sand recorded from 1415' to 1450'. Well remains shut 
 down. 
 
 Form No. 113. March 31, 1910. Commenced drilling. AA'elch and Chandler well 
 No. 10. Proposed depth of water shut off about 50' too high. This matter is 
 to be adjusted later. 
 
 AA-5.3. Redrill. American Petroleum Company well No. 31. Proposal approved. 
 Oil string collapsed. 
 Section 19, 20-15. 
 
 AA-101. Redrill. K. T. and O. well No. 3. Approved proposal to set packer 
 in water string in order to shut off probable top water. 
 
 A-130. Shutoff. K. T. and O. well No. 3. Witness production test after packer 
 had been set for nineteen days. Recommended that company pump the well 
 for sixty days longer, when another test would be witnessed. 
 
 A-0. Shutoff K. T. and O. well No. 11. Old well recemented on account of top 
 water. Test of new water string proved satisfactory. 
 
 -\-120. Redrill. American Petroleum Company well No. 3. Approved proposal 
 to i)iit in a number of plugs in order to determine the source of the water. 
 
 A-IOS. Shutoff. American Petroleum Company well No. 3. Packer set in water 
 string. Fluid level test witnessed. Recommended that the company pump the 
 well sixty days at which time production test would be witnessed. 
 
 AA-Ij4. Redrill. American Petroleum Company well No. 14. Oil string col- 
 lapsed. Approval proposal to renew oil string and redrill to original depth. 
 Section 20, 20-15. 
 
 Letter September 25, 1915. Nevada Petroleum well No. 1. Ajjproved proposal 
 to test to determine source of the water by plugging between the oil sands and 
 under the water string. 
 
 .V-12. Shutoff. Nevada Petroleum Company well No. 1. October 21, 1915. 
 Bridge under water string te.st showed that well was probably not making top 
 water. Reconunended plugging bottom of hole. 
 
 AA-92. Redrill. Nevada I'etroleum well No. 1. March 24, 1010. Approval 
 propo.sal to again test water string by bridging cementing for bottom water 
 proved unsuccessful. 
 
92 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Section 20, 20-15 — Continued. 
 
 AA-175. Plug bottom. Nevada Petroleum Company well No. 1. June 9, 1916. 
 
 Recommended that the company carry out their plan of shooting and replugging 
 
 the bottom of the well. 
 Section 30, 20-15. 
 
 All papers concerning wells of Creme Petroleum Company. See complaints, 
 
 Coalinga field. 
 Letter September 25, 1915. Redvill. American Petroleum well No. 4. North 30. 
 
 Approved proposal to reset packer in order to shut off possible top water. 
 AA-10. Shut off. American Petroleum Company well No. 1. North 30. Test 
 
 made by bridging under water string. Test proved that well was not making 
 
 top water. Recommended that company cement off the sand recorded from 1705 
 
 to 1715. This is an edge water sand on eastern part of the company's property. 
 Letter October 15, 1915. Redrill. American Petroleum well No. 23. 
 
 Acknowledging receipt of record of work done in placing bridge over oil sand. 
 
 The work on this well was completed before a notice was received. 
 Section 1, 20-14. 
 
 AA-105. Redrill. Amity Oil Company well No. 1. Approved proposal to reper- 
 
 forate oil string. 
 AA-181. Redrill. Pennsylvania Coalinga Petroleum Company well No. 10. 
 
 Approved proposal to redrill and deepen. Prospecting for lower oil sand water 
 
 condition of well satisfactoiy. 
 Section 12, 20-14. 
 
 AA-59. Redrill. Spinks Crude Oil Company well No. 1-E. Water condition 
 
 satisfactory. Approved proposal to replace oil string on account of collapsed 
 
 casing. 
 AA-132. Deepen. Homestead Development Company well No. B-G. Approved 
 
 proposal to deepen to the lower oil sands. 
 AA-164. Redrill. Homestead Development Company well No. B-8. Approved 
 
 proposal to pull oil string and set ini a liner in its place. 
 AA-203. Redrill. Homestead Development Company well No. 3-C. Approved 
 
 proposal to replace liner. 
 Section 13, 20-14. 
 
 AA-6. Redrill. K. T. and O. well No. 23. Old well approved proposal to plug 
 
 off bottom water. 
 Form No. 113. February, 191G. Well No. 23. Approved proposal to put in 
 
 bridge and test water string, and if well was found to be making top water to 
 
 recement the SJ". 
 A-79. Shutoff. K. T. and O. well No. 23. Test was made through tubing which 
 
 was cemented in the water string. Test indicated that top water was shut 
 
 off. Approved proposal to shut well down for sixty days, awaiting results on 
 
 neighboring wells. 
 A-13i. Shutoff. K. T. and O. well No. 23. Refer to report AA-79. Well 
 
 tested again for top water after remaining shut down over two months. 
 
 Approved proposal of company to have well shut down three months longer. 
 A-20. Shutoff. K. T. and O. well No. 31. New well approved test for shut off 
 
 of top water. 
 AA— il. Redrill. K. T. and O. well No. 10. Approved proposal to set packer to 
 
 shut off top water. 
 A-113. Shutoff. K. T. and O. well No. 10. Old well. Production test recom- 
 mended that company pump well for ninety days longer. Production of well 
 
 and fluid level indicated improvement since packer was set. 
 A-114. Shutoff. K. T. and O. well No. 18. Old well. Production test fluid 
 
 level and production of well indicated improvement in condition of well. 
 
 Recommended that company pump the well for ninety days longer, when 
 
 another test would be witnessed. 
 Letter October 13, 1915. Redrill. Union Oil Company well No. 14. Approved 
 
 proposal to set packer in order to shut off top water. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 93 
 
 Section 14, 20-14. 
 
 AA-201. Redrill. Western Oil and Gas Company well No. G. Approved pro- 
 posal recement off top water. 
 Section 23, 20-14. 
 
 AA-14. Redrill. St. Paul Consolidated Oil Company well No. G. Approved pro- 
 posal to plug the well from the bottom up to the water string if necessary, to 
 locate the source of the water. 
 
 AA-20S. Recement. St. Paul Consolidated well No. G. Approved proposal to 
 pump cement behind the 10" water string. 
 
 AA-13. Redrill. St. Paul Consolidated Oil Company well No. 9. Approved 
 proposal to shut oEf top water. 
 
 A-G7. Shutoff. St. Paul Consolidated Oil Company well No. 9. Oil well wit- 
 nessed bailing test and on account the small amount of hole below the water 
 string, recommended pumping test to be witnessed thirty days after the well 
 started producing. 
 
 A-125. Shutoff. St. Paul Consolidated Oil Company well No. 9. Refer to 
 AA-67. Production test proved that top water was satisfactorily shut off. 
 
 AA-162. Redrill. .St. Paul Consolidated Oil Company well No. 2. Approved 
 proposal to bridge under water string, then perforate water string so that 
 cement could be pumped through the perforations to protect an oil sand formerly 
 shut off. 
 Section 24, 20-14. 
 
 Letter October 4, 1915. Abandon Inca Oil Company well No. 4. Approved pro- 
 posal plan for plugging and abandoning. 
 
 Letter February 14, 1916. Abandonment Inca Oil Company well No. 4. 
 
 Letter Traders Oil Company vs. Inca Oil Company well No. 7. February 7, 191G. 
 (See complaints, Coalinga field.) 
 
 AA-37. Redrill. Inca Oil Company well No. 7. Approved proposal to test 
 water string by bridging below the shoe. 
 
 A-3G. Shutoff. Inca Oil Company well No. 7. Test proved that the well was 
 not making water from above the top of plug, which was about 30' below the 
 shoe of the water string. 
 
 AA-99. Redrill. Inca Oil Company well No. 17. Approved proposal to pull 
 the oil string and test the water string for possible top water. 
 
 A-101. Shutoff. Inca Oil Company well No. 17. The test proved the water 
 which the well produced did not come from above the top of the bridge which 
 was placed 45' below the shoe of the water string. 
 
 AA-142. Redrill Inca Oil Company well No. 33. Approved proposal to move 
 collapsed oil string and put in bridge under the water string to test for possible 
 top water. 
 
 AA-17. Redrill. Claremont Oil Company well No. 5. Approved proposal to 
 set packer to shut off top water. 
 
 .\.-24. Shutoff. Claremont Oil Company well No. 5. Old well production test. 
 Packer set to shut off top water. Test showed that top water was shut off. 
 
 .VA-18. Redrill. Claremont Oil Company well No. 14. Approved proposal to 
 bridge under water string to determine if well is making top water. 
 
 A-2S. Shutoff Claremont Oil Company well No. 14. Old well bridge under water 
 string. Test proved that well was not making top water. 
 
 .VA-69. Redrill. Salvia Oil Company well No. 9. Approved proposal to pull 
 out string in order to set packer to shut off top water. 
 
 .\-8S. Shutoff. Salvia Oil Company well No. 9. Packer set to shut off top 
 water. Well had produced about two months when fluid level test indicated 
 improvement in water condition. Recommended pumping sixty days longer for 
 further test. 
 
 -VA-Sl. Redrill Salvia Oil Company well No. 13. Approved proposal to pull oil 
 string and set packer to shut off top water. 
 
94 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Section 24, 20-14^Continued. 
 A-102. Shutoff. Salvia Oil Company well No. 13. Packer set to shut off top 
 water. After setting packer the fluid in the well dropped from 00' to 1050' 
 from the surface in thirty-one days. This indicated an improvement in the 
 water condition. Recommended that company pump well for sixty daj's 
 longer. At end of this time another test to be witnessed. 
 AA-102. Redrill. Salvia Oil Company well No. 2. Approved proposal to 
 redrill in order to increase production of the well. Water condition satisfactory. 
 
 AA-101. Redrill Salvia Oil Company well No. 6. Approved proposal to pull the 
 oil string in order to set packer to shut off top water. 
 
 A-134. Shutoff. Salvia Oil Company well No. 6. Old well. Packer set to 
 shut off top water. The change in fluid level in the well after the packer had 
 been set and well pumped showed improvement in the well. Recommended 
 pumping ninety days longer for further test. 
 
 AA-138. Redrill. Salvia Oil Company well No. 14. Approved proposal to pull 
 oil string and set packer to shut off top water. 
 
 A-135. Shutoff. Salvia Oil Company well No. 14. Packer set to shut off top 
 water. Production test indicated improvement in the water condition of the 
 well. Recommended pumping for ninety days longer; &t end of this time 
 another test would be witnessed and further recommendations made. 
 
 AA-S9. Redrill. Premier Oil Company well No. 1. Approved proposal to shoot 
 well at about 1100' and to place bridge at about 1075' to test well for water 
 and, if found, to cement the Gf" at about 1100'. 
 
 A-122. Shutoff. Premier Oil Company well No. 1. Test made to determine if 
 water came around shoe of water string. Recommended that plug be drilled 
 out and hole replugged at a lower depth, to test formations below top of 
 original plug. 
 
 AA-S8. Redrill. Traders Oil Company well No. 34. Approved proposal to pull 
 oil string in order to set packer to shut off top water. 
 
 A-77. Shutoff. Traders Oil Company well No. 34. Packer set to shut off top 
 water, production test proved that top water was satisfactorily shut off. 
 
 AA-107. Redrill Traders Oil Company well No. 24. Approved proposal to pull 
 the oil string in order to replace the collapsed casing. 
 
 Notice, May 22, 1916. Redrill Traders Oil Company well No. 26. This proposal 
 was not approved on account of the company's noncompliance with the law in 
 the matter of well logs. A copy of General Departmental Orders of May 6, 
 1916, was mailed to the company. 
 
 Notice, June 17, 1916. Redrill Traders Oil Company well No. 15. Did not 
 appi'ove proposal to redrill on account of the company's noncompliance with the 
 law in the matter of furnishing this department with log records. Mailed the 
 company departmental orders of May 6, 1916. The company ignored all of 
 these ruling-'S and redrilled the well without approval. 
 
 Letter April 24, 1916. Ozark Oil Company vs. Traders well No. 20. See com- 
 plaints Coalinga Field. 
 
 AA-1S4. Redrill. Claremont Oil Company well No. 1. Approval proposal to 
 set packer to shut off possible top water. 
 
 Section 25, 20-14. 
 
 AA-42. Redrill. K. T. and O. well No. 25. Approved proposal to pull out liner 
 
 and set heaving plug in oil string. 
 AA-97. Redrill. K. T. and O. well No. 35. Approved proposal to pull oil 
 
 string and bridge hole under water string, for the purpose of location of possible 
 
 water in the well. 
 A-110. Shutoff. K. T. and O. well No. 35. Plug put in below the water string. 
 
 Test proved that the source of the water which the well made was below the 
 
 top of the plug. Recommended replugging at a lower depth in order to make a 
 
 further test. 
 
 I 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 95 
 
 Section 2r», 20-14 — Continued. 
 
 AA-160. Redi-ill. K. T. and O. well No. 54. Approved proposal to put in a 
 new packer in order to shut off top water. 
 
 A-137. Shutoff. K. T. and O. well No. 54. Packer set to shut off top water. 
 After producing: twenty-six days, the well still produced all water. Recom- 
 mended that the company pump the well sixty daj'S longer, at the end of which 
 time another production test would be witnessed and further recommendations 
 made. 
 
 Letter October 15, 1915. Abandon K. T. and O. well No. 5. xVpproved proposal 
 plan of plugging and abandonment. 
 
 Letter October 15, 1915. Abandon K. T. and O. Company well No. 4. Approved 
 proposed plan of plugging and abandonment. 
 
 Section 26, 20-14. 
 
 AA-103. Redrill. Coalinga Homestake Oil Company well No. 1-A. Approved 
 
 proposal to pull oil string in order to clean out and reland at about original 
 
 depth. 
 AA-133. Pull oil string. Coalinga Homestake Oil Company well No. 1-A. 
 
 Approved proposal to pull out the oil string and produce from open hole. 
 AA-197. Shutoff top water. Coalinga Homestake Oil Company well No. 0. 
 
 Approved proposal to test water string and in case water was found, that the 
 
 water string be recemented at the same depth as not cemented. 
 Letter March 3, 1916. Change number. Coalinga Homestake well No. 7. Per- 
 mission was granted to change the number from 7 to 1-A. 
 AA-56. Redrill. Smith and Pevey (Netherlands Oil Company) well No. 3. 
 
 Approved proposal to test water string by bridging under the shoe, and in case 
 
 water was found that a new water string be cemented at about 7S3'. 
 .V-SO. Shutoff. Netherlands Oil Company well No. 3. On account of being 
 
 unable to establish that the hole was open below the shoe of the new water 
 
 string, recommended that plug be drilled out and well pumped for further test 
 
 of water shut off. 
 Section 36, 20-14. 
 
 AA-55. Redrill. Associated well No. 9-D. Chemical analysis of water from the 
 
 well indicated top water. Approved proposal to test water string by bridging 
 
 below the shoe. 
 AA-84. Redrill. Associated well No. 9-D. Approved proposal to cement the 
 
 SJ" between the 10" casing and the top of the oil sand. 
 A-13S. Shutoff. Associated well No. 9-D. Production test indicated that top 
 
 water was properly shut off. Recommended pumping for sixty days longer, 
 
 when another test would be witnessed. 
 AA-106. Redrill. Associated well No. 8-D. Approved proposal to test 10" 
 
 casing with packer and if water is found to cement the Si" about 30' below the 
 
 shoe of the 10" casing. 
 A-139. Shutoff. Associated well No. S-D. The Si" was cemented and the 
 
 packer which formerly shut off top water eliminated. Recommended that com- 
 pany plug the bottom of the hole as the chemical analysis of water from the 
 
 well indicated bottom water. 
 A.V-17(>. Abandon. Associated well No. 9-1. Approved proposal plan for 
 
 plugging and abandoning. Recommended that company ascertain that each 
 
 cement plug be set properly. 
 S-^rnoN 2, 19-15. 
 
 A.V-7G. Deepen. General Petroleum Company well No. 6. Recommended 
 
 deepening as proposed. 
 AA-15. Redrill. General Petroleum Company well No. 7. Recommended 
 
 redrilling as proposed top sand to be shut off on account of water. 
 A^3. Shutoff. General Petroleum Company well No. 7. Old well. Test for 
 
 shut off of top water satisfactorj'. 
 AA-49. Redrill. General Petroleum Company well No. 9. Well to be tested 
 
 for water. Recommended that company test as proposed. 
 
96 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR, 
 
 Section 10, 19-15. 
 
 Letter, October 9, 1915. Recondition well No. 1, Coalinga Midland Oil Company. 
 Letter, September 27, 1915. California Oil Fields, Limited, well No. 2. Approved 
 
 plan to test upper sands to determine their contents. 
 A-23. Slnitoff. California Oil Fields, Limited, well No. 2. Production test O. K. 
 
 Test made of sands formerly shut off. These sands now produce about 100 
 
 barrels of oil per day. 
 AA-20. Redrill. California Oil Fields, Limited, well No. 7. Approved plan to 
 
 test the upper sands, formerly shut off. 
 A-31. Shutoff. Shell Company well No. 7. Test of water shut off satisfactory. 
 
 Recommended testing upper formations before deepening to original depth. 
 AA-115. Recement. Shell Company well No. 7. Approved company's plan of 
 
 cementing at a lower depth on account of upper formations containing water. 
 AA-34. Redrill and deepen. California Oil Fields, Limited, well No. 8. 
 
 Approved proposal to recement at a higher point in order to test formations 
 
 formerly shut off. Recommended testing by pumping before deepening below 
 
 original depth. 
 A-39. Shutoff. Shell Company well No. 8. Test satisfactory. 
 Form No. 113. February 24, 1916. Test water string Shell well No. S. Approved 
 
 proposal to test by plugging a few feet under the water string. 
 Letter, March G, 1916. Test of water string Shell well No. 8. Test approved. 
 
 Recommended that company follow their plan of drilling out plug by stages 
 
 and testing in order to locate the water. 
 Section 11, 19-15. 
 
 AA-26. Redrill. K. T. and O. Company well No. 16. Approved proposal to 
 
 recement at the original depth. 
 A-40. Shutoff. K. T. and O. well No. 16. (See correspondence.) Test showed 
 
 that top water was probably shut off. Approved proposal to land oil string at 
 
 original depth and recommend pumping for further test of water shut off. 
 AA— 4. Abandon. K. T. and O. Company well No. 39. Approved method of 
 
 plugging as proposed. 
 Section 14, 19-15. 
 
 AA-75. Deepen. Shell Company well No. 1. Approved proposal to deepen 
 
 from 1565' to 1700'. 
 Letter, October 9, 1915. California Oil Fields, Limited, well No. 4. Approved 
 
 plan of redrilling to determine condition of hole. This well was formerly 
 
 plugged and abandoned. 
 A-32. Shutoff. Shell Company well No. 4. Test of water string satisfactory. 
 
 Recommended "drilling in" and that pumping test be made to determine con- 
 tents of lower formations. 
 A^l. Shutoff. Shell Company well No. 4. Production test proved satisfactory. 
 
 This well was formerly abandoned. The present management redrilled the well 
 
 and got a production of about 250 barrels of clean oil per day. 
 Letter, September 27, 1915. California Oil Fields, Limited, well No. 6. 
 
 Approved proposal to test by pumping and if water was excessive that bottom 
 
 of the hole be replugged. 
 AA-113. Shell Company well No. 6. Test water string. Approved proposal to 
 
 bridge under the water string in order to test the well for possible top water, 
 
 and note what efforts, if any, this might have on wells. Nos. 14 and 16 on 
 
 same section, 
 AA-90. Redrill and deepen. Shell Company well No. 11. Approved proposal 
 
 to drill out cement plug in bottom of hole in order to test the lower formations. 
 AA-114. Recement. Shell Company well No. 11. Approved proposal to loosen 
 
 the SJ" water string and recement same in order to shut off top water. 
 A-123. Shutoff, Shell Company well No. 11. Bailing test not entirely con- 
 clusive, so recommended drilling ahead 40' and make further test by pumping 
 
 for about 60 days, at which time another test would be witnessed. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 97 
 
 ^^KCTION 14, 19-15— C'nntiiuK'd. 
 
 Letter, September 27, 1015. California Oil Fields, Limited, well No. 14. 
 Approved proposal to recement the well iu order to shut oflf probable top water. 
 
 Lettei', November 17, 1915. Approved proposal to make pumpiug test rather thau 
 bailing test for water shut off. 
 
 Letter, February 14, 1916. Giving data on production test witnessed on Feb- 
 ruary 2d, and stating that further test would be witnessed after the well had 
 been deepened. 
 
 Form No. 113. Approved proposal to redrill and deepen to original depth. 
 Various letters rewell No. 14, Shell Company. 
 
 Letter, September 27, 1915. Recement Shell Company No. 16. Approved pro- 
 posal cementing depth in order that a supposed sand formerly shut off could be 
 tested, called attention to possible doubtful character of upper formations in 
 this vicinity, particularly on account of depth of shut off on neighboring wells. 
 
 A-14. Shutoff. California Oil Fields well No. 16. Test of water string 
 approved. Recommended drilling to original depth and test by pumping before 
 further deepening. 
 
 A-22. Shutoff. California Oil Fields well No. 16. Production test satisfactory. 
 
 Form No. 113. January 10, 1916. Deepen Shell well No. 16. Approved pro- 
 posal to deepen to about ISOO'. 
 
 Skction 15, 19-15. 
 
 AA-5S. Deepen. Shell Company well No. 1. Approved proposal to drill the 
 well 1.50' deeper. 
 
 Section 17, 19-15. 
 
 AA-2S. Redrill. Jeremiah Miller well No. 1. Approved proposal to plug uot- 
 tom of hole in order to shut off water. 
 
 AA-S5. Redrill. Western Oil and Gas Company, Limited, well No. 1. Approved 
 proposal to pull a liner and shoot oil sand in order to increase production. 
 
 AA-SO. Redrill. Western Oil and Gas Company, Limited, well No. 2. 
 Approved proposal to clean out and plug off bottom water. 
 
 Form No. 113. Commence drilling well No. 6, Western Oil and Gas Company 
 called for details concerning manner in which water was to be shut oft". Com- 
 pany replied stating that they had changed their plans and would not drill the 
 well. 
 
 Skctiox 22, 19-15. 
 
 AA-118. Redrill. Caribou Oil Company well No. 5. Approved proposal to 
 
 reperforate the oil string. 
 AA-117. Redrill, Caribou Oil Company well No. 7. Approved proposal to 
 
 reperforate the oil string. 
 AA-144. Redrill. Caribou Oil Company well No. S. Approved propo.^al to 
 
 reperforate the oil string. 
 
 Skction 26, 19-15. 
 
 Letter, September IS, 1915. Redrill. Shell Company well No. 3. Proposal 
 
 satisfactory. 
 Letter, September IS, 1915. Redrill. Shell Company well No. 7. Proposal 
 
 satisfactory. 
 A-4. Shutoff. California Oil Fields, Limited, well No. 15. Production test for 
 
 shut off of top water, test satisfactory. 
 AA-123. Deepen. Shell Company well No. 15. Approved proposal to deepen. 
 Letter, October 18, 191.5. Cementing depth California Oil Fields, Limited, well 
 
 No. 16. Approved proposal to shut off water in order to test upper sands. 
 
 These sands were shut off in adjoining wells. 
 AA-206. Recement. Shell Company well No. 16. Proposal approved. 
 
 Section 27, 19-15. 
 
 AA-33. Rodrill. California Oil Fields well No. 2. Approved proposal to pull 
 6§" oil string. 
 
 7—27014 
 
98 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Section 27, 19-15 — Continued. 
 
 AA-46. Redrill. California Oil Fields well No. 3. Approved proposal to pull 
 
 6§" string. 
 AA-29. Kedrill. California Oil Fields well No. 4. Approved proposal to pull 
 
 portions of 6i" oil string and perforate. 
 Letter, September IS, 1915. Redrill California Oil Fields, Limited, well No. G. 
 
 Proposal satisfactory. 
 AA-45. Redrill. California Oil Fields well No. 24. Approved plan to pull a 
 
 portion of the 61" oil string and perforate. 
 Letter, October 8, 1915. Redrill. California Oil Fields well No. 7. Approved 
 
 proposal to redrill in order to increase production. 
 AA-3. Redrill. California Oil Fields well No. 25. Approved proposal to pull 
 
 6|" string and test out for production. 
 A-133. Shutoff. Shell Company well No. 23. Approved test of water string, 
 
 which was recemented. Shall witness production test three months after 
 
 completion. 
 AA-25. Redrill. California Oil Fields well No. 2S. Approved proposal to pull 
 
 a portion of the 6|" oil string. 
 AA-23. Redrill. California Oil Fields well No. 29. Approved proposal to pull 
 
 portion of G|" oil string. 
 Letter, October 8, 1915. California Oil Fields well No. 33. Approved proposal 
 
 to pull liner and test for production. 
 A-11. Shutoff. California Oil Fields well No. 35. Top water recemented off. 
 AA-1. Redrill. California Oil Fields well No. 35. Approved proposal to deepen. 
 AA-2. Redrill. California Oil Fields well No. 37. Approved proiwsal to 
 
 reperforate. 
 AA-32. Redrill. California Oil Fields well No. 44. Approved proposal to pull 
 
 liner. 
 
 Section 28, 19-15. 
 
 Notice, September 17, 1915. Deepen. Standard well No. 16. Proposal satis- 
 factory. 
 
 AA-57. Redrill. Standard well No. 56. Approved proposal to pull 6J" line 
 and redrill with Si" casing. 
 
 Form No. 113. Februai-y 18, 1916. Resume drilling. Standard well No. 97. 
 Withheld decision on proposed depth for shutting off water, awaiting results 
 on adjoining wells. Decision to be rendered later and before shutting off 
 point is reached. 
 Section 29, 19-15. 
 
 Letter, September 27, 1915. Test water shut off. California Oil Fields, Limited, 
 well No. 5. Approved proposal to make pumping test of sand from 2655' to 
 2670'. 
 
 Letter, October S, 1915. Deepen. Shell Company well No. 5. Approved pro- 
 posal to deepen and prospect for oil sands, before again shutting off water. 
 
 Letter, November 12, 1915. Shell Company well No. 5. Approved proposal depth 
 for shutting off top water. 
 
 A-42. Shutoff. Shell Company well No. 5. Production test satisfactory. 
 
 Lettei-, May 5, 1916. Shell Company well No. 6. Recommended shutting off 
 top water at about 2700'. The proposal was to shut off at 2800'. 
 
 Letter, jNIay 8, 1916. Shell Company well No. 6. Approved new proposal to 
 shut off top -water at about 2640'. 
 
 Section 31, 19-15. 
 
 AA-154. Redrill. W. M. and M. Oil Company well No. 4. Approved proposal 
 to redrill to oi-iginal depth and shoot and plug the bottom of the hole on account 
 of possible bottom water. 
 
 AA-127. Redrill. Commercial Petroleum Company well No. 6. Approved pro- 
 posal to replace oil string which had collapsed. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 99 
 
 Section 32. 10-15. 
 
 AA-65. Redrill. Coalinga Empire Oil Company well No. 2. Approved pro- 
 posal to cut oft" and side track about 25' of the old water string and cement 
 new water string at about same depth as oi'iginal water string. 
 
 Letter, October 5. 191.">. Deepen. American Petroleum Company well No. 1. 
 Approved proposal to deepen to next oil sand. 
 
 AA-S3. Redrill. American Petroleum Company well No. 19. Approved pro- 
 posal to redrill on account of collapsed oil string. 
 
 AA-S2. Redrill. American Petroleum Company well No. 37. Approved pro- 
 posal to redrill on account of collapsed oil string. 
 
 Form No. 113. April 11, 191G. Drilling. Pantheon Oil Company well No. 3. 
 Your letter April 10, 191G. called the attention of the company to the fact 
 that notice of intention to drill this well had not been received, although drill- 
 ing had commenced. 
 
 A-1. Shutoff. Call Oil Company well No. 3. (Well redrilled on account of 
 top water.) Test satisfactory. 
 
 Section 33, 19-15. 
 
 Letter, December 13, 1915. Recement K. T. and O. well No. 40. Approved pro- 
 posal to recement below doubtful sand found below point of original shut off. 
 
 A-44. Shutoff K. T. and O. well No. 40. New well. Test for shutoff of top 
 water satisfactory. 
 .'Mixtion 34, 19-15. 
 
 AA-36. Deepen. California Oil Fields well No. 19. Approved proposal to 
 deepen about SO'. 
 
 AA^O. Deepen. California Oil Fields well No. 20. Approved proposal. 
 
 Letter, October 8, 1915. California Oil Fields, Limited, well No. 2S. Approved 
 proposal to drill to shale under first oil sand and land oil string to test water 
 shut off by pumping. (Water shut off at 2156'.) 
 
 A-13. Shutoff. California Oil Fields, Limited, well No. 28. New well, produc- 
 tion test satisfactor}\ 
 
 A-5. Shutoff". California Oi' Fields well No. 29. New well test satisfactory. 
 
 AA-112. Deepen. Shell Company well No. 29. Proposal approved. 
 
 A-Gl. Shutoff. Shell Company well No. 31. Test of water string satisfactory. 
 
 Form No. 113. April 15, 1916. Shell Company well No. 31. Approved pro- 
 posal to recement again at lower depth (2290'), on account of finding water 
 below the former cementing point. 
 
 AA-131. Shoot casing. Shell Company well No. 31. Approved proposal to 
 shoot casing in order to recement off water. 
 Section 35, 19-15. 
 
 Letter, October 8, 1915. Commence drilling K. T. and O. well No. IG. Esti- 
 mated depth for shutting off water satisfactory. 
 
 A-51. Shutoff'. K. T. and O. well No. IG. New well. Top water test satis- 
 factory. 
 
 AA-120. Plug bottom. K. T. and O. well No. IG. Proposal approved. 
 
 A-112. Shutoff. K. T. and O. well No. 16. Bottom water test satisfactory. 
 
 Form No. 113. Commence drilling. K. T. and O. well No. 22. Approved pro- 
 posal depth for shutting off top water. 
 
 A-2. Shutoff. K. T. and O. well No. 30. Tested formations, just above the 
 brown shale. Test satisfactory. 
 
 A-3. Shutoff. K. T. and O. well No. 30. Cemented string of casing perforated 
 to locate water sands between the oil sands. This was satisfactorily done and 
 casing plugged. 
 
 A-7. Shutoff. K. T. and O. well No. 30. Perforated cemented string opposite 
 oil sand above the water sand. Test showed that these sands were fully pro- 
 tected from water. 
 
 Form No. 113. March 1, 1916. Commence drilling well No. 41, K. T. and O. 
 Approved proposed depth for shutting off top water. 
 
100 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Section 85, 19-15^ — Continued. 
 
 Form No. 113. February 5, 1910. Coiuiuouce drilling well No. 42, K. T. and O. 
 Approved proposal depth for shutting off top water. 
 
 A-90. Shutoff. K. T. and O. well No. 42. New well test of top water shutoff 
 satisfactory. 
 
 Form No. 113. March 11, 191G. Commence drilling well No. 43, K. T. and O. 
 Approved proposal depth for shutting off top water. ; 
 
 A-103. Shutoff. K. T. and O. well No. 43. New well. Top water test satis- 
 factory. 
 
 Section 36, 19-15. 
 
 Letter, September 10, 1915. Standard well No. 1. Redrill. Approved proposed 
 depth of shutting off top water. 
 
 Letter, September 17, 1915. Redrill. Standard well No. 1. Approved proposal 
 to shut water off 5' deeper than original proposal. 
 
 A-15. Shutoff. Standard well No. 1. Old well test of water string. Approved 
 recommended drilling to original depth and testing before further deepening, 
 in order to locate possible bottom water. 
 
 Letter, September 17, 1915. Abandon. Standard well No. 5. Approved pro- 
 posed method of abandonment. This approval resulted from several joint con- 
 ferences had with representatives of the Standard and Shell companies. 
 
 Letter, September 25, 1915. Commence drilling. California Oil Fields, Limited, 
 well No. 1. Approved estimated depth of shutting off water. 
 
 Letter, December IS, 1915. Depth of shutting off water. Shell Company well 
 No. 1. Proposal approved. 
 
 A-38. Shutoff. Shell Company well No. 1. New well. Top water. Test satis- 
 factory. 
 
 Letter, April 11, 191G. Commence drilling. Shell Companj' well No. 2. Pro- , 
 posed depth of water shut off satisfactory. 
 
 Section 12, 21-14. 
 
 AA-185. Abandon. Lubricating Oil Company well No. 1. Approved method 
 
 of plugging recommended that company determine that each cement plug set 
 
 properly and furnish this department with record of work for final approval. 
 AA-18G. Abandon. Lubricating Oil Company well No. 2. Api^roved proposed 
 
 method of plugging and abandoning. 
 AA-1S7. Abandon. Lubricating Oil Company well No. 3. Approved proposal 
 
 method of plugging and abandoning recommended that that company furnish 
 
 this department with record of work done in abandoning for final approval. 
 AA-ISS. Abandon. Lubricating Oil Company well No. 4. Approved proposed 
 
 method of abandoning. 
 AA-1S9. Abandon. Lubricating Oil Company well No. 5. Approved proposed 
 
 method of abandoning productive oil sands not encountered. No plugging 
 
 necessary. 
 
 Section 8, 17-11. 
 
 AA-136. Deepen. Merced ParafBne Oil Company well No. 1. Proposal approved. 
 Section 20, 22-18. 
 
 AA-48. Abandon. R. L. Patterson well No. 1. Approved proposal method of 
 plugging and abandoning. 
 
 Section 13, 24-18. 
 
 Commence drilling. Hugh McPhail well No. 1. Approved proposal to prospect 
 for oil sands befoi-e sending in estimated depth for shutting off water. 
 Section 22, 25-18. 
 
 AA-38. Abandon. Baker and Henshaw well No. 1. Approved proposed method 
 
 of plugging and abandonment. 
 AA-39. Abandon. Baker and Henshaw well No. 2. Approved proposal to 
 abandon. This well was not drilled deep enough to encounter oil formations. 
 Recommended that plugging was not necessary. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 101 
 
 Section 27, 25-20. 
 
 AA-12. Abandon. Borst and Baker well No. 1. Approved proposal to abandon 
 without plugging. No oil formations were encounterod in this well according 
 to the data submitted by the company to this department. 
 
 Section 2, 25-10. 
 
 Notice, April 29, 1910. Drill. Crescent Petroleum Company well No. 1. 
 Approved proposal to prospect for oil formations before giving depth for 
 shutting off water. 
 
 Section 3, 26-20. 
 
 T>etter, March 17. 1910. Removal of derrick. B. B. and E. R. Dudley Petroleum 
 Company well No. 1. Did not approve proposal to move derrick to drill well 
 No. 2. Called attention to fact that work done in plugging No. 1 was not done 
 P under the supervision of this department. 
 
 AA-178. Shutoff at lower depth. B. B. and E. R. Dudley Petroleum Company 
 
 well No. 2. Approved proposal to recement in more suitable formation. Rccom- 
 
 » mended that all sands carrying oil below the present depth be thoroughly tested. 
 
 P AA-194. Cement at SOO*. B. B. and E. R. Dudley Petroleum Company well 
 
 No. 2. Approved proposal to cement 12V' casing at this depth. 
 
 Section 11. 20-20. 
 
 Notice, May 24, 1916. Begin drilling. B. B. and E. R. Dudley Petroleum Com- 
 pany well No. 1. Approved proposal depth for shutting off top water. 
 
 Section 12, 26-20. 
 
 Form No. 113. November 12, 191.5. Commence drilling. Baker and Henshaw 
 
 well No. 1. Approved proposed depth for shutting off top water. 
 A-70. Shutoff. Baker and Henshaw well No. 1. Test not conclusive. Recom- 
 mended that additional tests be made later. 
 Form No. 113. April 11, 1916. Commenced drilling. Baker and Henshaw well 
 No. 2. Proposed depth for shutting off top water not approved. Recommended 
 that water be shut off higher, so that producing sands south in Section 13, be 
 not exposed to possible top water. 
 AA-172. Test for top water. Baker and Henshaw well No. 2. Approved pro- 
 posal to put in plug over lower oil sand to test for top water. 
 »AA-205. Shutoff water. Baker and Henshaw well No. 2. Approved proposal 
 to cement in liner, top of which would be in 10" water string. 
 
 Section 13, 26-20. 
 
 Letter, December 4, 1915. Commence drilling. Associated Oil Company well 
 
 No. 12. Requested data on proposed depth of water shut off. This information 
 
 was not received. 
 A-30. Shutoff. Associated Oil Company well No. 12. Water test satisfactory. 
 Form No. 113. January 10, 1910. Commence drilling. Associated Oil Company 
 
 well No. 13. Proposed depth of water shut off satisfactory. 
 .\-46. Shutoff. Associated Oil Company well No. 13. Water test satisfactory. 
 Form No. 113. May 27, 1910. Associated Oil Company well No. 14. Commence 
 
 drilling. Proposed depth of water shut off satisfactory. 
 A-120. Shutoff. Associated Oil Company well No. 14. Test of water string 
 
 satisfactory. Supplementary test to be made on production after 60 days from 
 
 completion. 
 Form No. 113. May 13, 1916. Commence drilling. Associated Oil Company 
 
 well No. 15. Proposed depth of water shut off approved. 
 A-116. Shutoff. Associated Oil Company well No. 15. Test of water string 
 
 satisfactory. 
 
 »Form No. 113. December 31, 1915. Commence drilling. Associated Oil Com- 
 pany well No. 16. Proposed depth of water shut off approved. 
 A-45. Shutoff. Associated Oil Company well No. 16. Water test satisfactory. 
 Form No. 113. Deceml)er 26, 1915. Commence drilling. Associated Oil Com- 
 pany well No. 17. Proposed depth of water shut off satisfactory. 
 
102 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR, 
 
 Section 13, 2G-20— Continued. 
 
 A— iS. Shutofif. Associated Oil Company well No. 17. Test of water shut off 
 
 satisfactory. 
 Form No. 113. December 20, 1915. Commence drilling. Associated Oil Com- 
 pany well No. 18. Proposed depth of water shut off satisfactory. 
 A-3o. Shutoff. Associated Oil Company well No. 18. Test of water shutoff 
 
 satisfactory. 
 Form No. 113. March 4, 1916. Commence drilling. Associated Oil Company 
 
 well No. 19. Proposed depth of water shut off satisfactory. 
 A-65. Shutoff. Associated well No. 19. Water test satisfactory. 
 Form No. 113. April 2.5, 191G. Commence drilling. Associated well No. 20. 
 
 Proposed depth of water shut off approved. 
 A-97. Shutoff. Associated well No. 20. Test of water string satisfactory. 
 Form No. 113. February 6, 1916. Commence drilling. Associated well No. 21. 
 
 Proposed depth of water shut off approved. 
 A-55. Shutoff. Associated Oil Company well No. 21. Test of water shut off 
 
 satisfactory. 
 Form No. 113. February 1, 1916. Commence drilling. Associated Oil Company 
 
 well No. 22. Proposed depth of water shut off approved. 
 A-52. Shutoff. Associated Oil Company well No. 22. Test of water satisfactory. 
 Form No. 113. February 19, 1916. Commence drilling. Associated well No. 23. 
 
 Proposed depth of water shut off approved. 
 A-69. Shutoff. Associated well No. 23. Bailing test showed water was not 
 
 satisfactorily shut oft'. Recommended that company carry out their plan and 
 
 recement at lower depth. 
 A-74. Shutoff. Associated well No. 23. Test of water satisfactory. 
 Form No. 113. March 13, 1916. Commence drilling. Associated well No. 24. 
 
 Proposed depth of water shut off approved. 
 A-S7. Shutoff. Associated Oil Company well No. 24. Test of water shut off 
 
 satisfactory. 
 A-85. Shutoff. Associated well No. 24. Test of bottom water shut off not 
 
 entirely satisfactory. Recommended that well be pumped for further test. 
 Form No. 113. April 7, 1916. Commence drilling. Associated well No. 25. Pro- 
 posed depth of water shut off approved. 
 A-84. Shutoff. Associated well No. 25. Test of water shut off satisfactory. 
 AA-134. Shutoff bottom water. Associated well No. 25. Proposed work of 
 
 plugging off bottom water approved. 
 A-117. Shutoff. Associated well No. 25. Test of bottom water shut off not 
 
 satisfactory. Recommended that well be pumped for 60 days and 10-hoiir 
 
 gauges taken at least once a week, and further recommendation would be made. 
 Form No. 113. March 17, 1916. Commence drilling. Associated well No. 26. 
 
 Proposed depth of water shut off approved. 
 A-Sl. Shutoff. Associated well No. 26. Test of water shut off satisfactory. 
 Form No. 113. February 9, 1916. Commence drilling. Associated well No. 27. 
 
 Proposed depth of water shut off approved. 
 A-59. Shutoff. Associated well No. 27. Test water shut off satisfactory. 
 
 Recommended that well be tested after completion to determine whether small 
 
 amount of water present was drilling water. 
 Form No. 113. February 14, 1916. Commence drilling. Associated well No. 28. 
 
 Proposed depth of water shut off approved. 
 A-62. Shutoff. Associated well No. 28. Water test satisfactory. 
 Form No. 113. April 23, 1916. Commence drilling. Associated well No. 30. 
 
 Estimated depth of water shut off approved. 
 A-98. Shutoff. Associated well No. 30. Test of water shut off satisfactory. 
 Form No. 113. April 12, 1916. Commence drilling. Associated Oil Company 
 
 well No. 31. Proposed depth of water shut off approved. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 103 
 
 Skctiox 1?.. 20-20— Continued. 
 A-{>i. Shutoff. Associated Oil Company well No. 31. Test of water shut off 
 
 satisfactory. 
 Form No. 113. May 6, 1916. Commence drilling. Associated Oil Company 
 
 well No. 82. Proposed depth of water shut off approved. 
 A-106. Shutoff. Associated Oil Company well No. 32. Test of water shut off 
 
 satisfactory. 
 Form No. 113. June 9. 1916. Commence drilling. Associated Oil Company 
 
 well No. 33. Estimated depth of water shut off approved. 
 Form No. 113. June 16, 1916. Commence drilling. Associated well No. 34. 
 
 Estimated depth of water shut off approved. 
 Form No. 113. March 4, 1916. Commence drilling. Lost Hills Dev. Company 
 
 well D-2. Estimated depth of water shut off approved. 
 A-119. Shutoff. Lost Hills Dev. Company well No. D-2. Test of water shut 
 
 off not entirely satisfactory. Recommended that well be pumped for 00 days, 
 
 making monthly determination of water in 10-barrel samples. 
 Form No. 113. December 30. 1915. Commence drilling. Lost Hills Dev. Com- 
 pany well No. D-3. Estimated depth of water shut off approved. 
 A-120. Shutoff. Lost Hills Dev. Company well D-3. Test of Avater shut off 
 
 not entirely satisfactory. Recommended that company pump well for 90 days 
 
 making monthly determination of water in 10-barrel samples. 
 Form No. 11.3. March 4, 1916. Commence drilling. Lost Hills Dev. Company 
 
 well No. D-4. Estimated depth of water shut off approved. 
 A-121. Shutoff. Lost Hills Dev. Company well D-4. Test of water shut off 
 
 not entirely satisfactory. Recommended that company pump well for 90 days. 
 
 making monthly determinations of water in 10-barrel samples. 
 Form No. 113. March 4, 1916. Commence drilling. Lost Hills Dev. Company 
 
 well No. D-5. Estimated depth of water shut off approved. 
 A-72. Shutoff. Lost Hills Dev. Company well No. D-5. Water test not entirely 
 
 satisfactory. Recommend that well be drilled in and pumped for further tests. 
 Form No. 113. March 7, 1916. Commence drilling. Lost Hills Dev. Company 
 
 well No. A-4. Estimated depth of water shut off approved. 
 A-127. Shutoff. Lost Hills Dev. Company well No. A^. Test of water shutoff 
 
 satisfactory. 
 Form No. 113. March 7, 1916. Commence drilling. Lost Hills Dev. Company 
 
 well No. A-5. Estimated depth of water shut off approved. 
 A-147. Shutoff. Lost Hills Dev. Company well No. A-5. Test of water shut off 
 
 not entirely satisfactory. Further tests to be made after well is on pump. 
 Form No. 113. March 7, 1916. Commence drilling. Lost Hills Dev. Company 
 
 well No. A-6. Estimated depth of water shut off approved. 
 A-100. Shutoff. Lost Hills Dev. Company well No. A-6. Test of water string 
 
 satisfactory, however water should have been shut off above oil sand logged 
 
 from 538 to 612. 
 Form No. 113: March 7, 1916. Commence drilling. Lost Hills Dev. Company 
 
 well No. A-7. Estimated depth of water shut off approved. 
 A-99. Water shutoff. Lost Hills Dev. Company well A-7. Test of water shut 
 
 off unsatisfactory. Recommended that results of further tests be submitted 
 
 before deepening. 
 A-86. Shutoff. Lost Hills Dev. Company well No. .\.-7. Test of water shut off 
 
 unsatisfactory. Recommend well be shut down awaiting results of tests on 
 
 neiu:hboring wells before cementing deeper. 
 AA-llO. Recement. Lost Hills Dev. Company well No. A-7. Recommend that 
 
 well stand awaiting tests on adjoining wells. 
 Form No. 113. November .30. 1915. Commence drilling. P.. R. and E. R. Dudley 
 Petroleum Company well No. 2. Estimated depth of water shut off approved. 
 
104 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 . Section 13, 26-20— Continued. 
 
 A-m. Shutoff. B. B. and E. R. Dudl.'y Petroleum Company well No. 2. 
 
 Satisfactory. 
 AA-100. Redrill. B. B. and E. R. Dudley Petroleum Company well No. 2. 
 
 Recommended company make another shut ofif with 10" casing and use at least 
 
 30 sacks of cement. 
 Letter, April 3, 191 G. Dudley and Dudley well No. 2. Test of water shut off 
 
 unsatisfactory. Recommended that well No. 3 be drilled immediately to locate 
 
 source of water. 
 Form No. 113. December 22, 1915. Commence drilling. B. B. and E. R. Dudley 
 
 Petroleum Company well No. 3. Proposed depth of water shut off approved. 
 A-82. Shutoff. B. B. and E. R. Dudley Petroleum Company well No. 3. 
 
 Satisfactory. 
 AA-12S. Shutoff. Bottom water. B. B. and E. R. Dudley Petroleum Company 
 
 well No. 3. Plugging in bottom approved and recommended that before addi- 
 tional work is done, this department be notified before work is started. 
 AA-193. Redrill. B. B. and E. R. Dudley Petroleum Company well No. 3. 
 
 Proposal not approved until additional information is received, including log 
 
 of well, work previously done and production report. 
 AA-202. Plug bottom. B. B. and E. R. Dudley Petroleum Company well 
 
 No. 3. Approved proposal to plug in bottom and recement water string. 
 Form No. 113. April 2. 1916. Commence drilling. B. B. and E. R. Dudley 
 
 Petroleum Company well No. 4. Proposed depth of water shut off approved. 
 Form No. 113. April 7, 1916. Commence drilling. B. B. and E. R. Dudley 
 
 Petroleum Company well No. 5. Proposed depth of water shut off approved. 
 Form No. 113. April 17, 1916. Commence drilling. B. B. and E. R. Dudley 
 
 Petroleum Company well No. 6. Proposed depth of water shut off approved. 
 A-101. Shutoff. B. B. and E. R. Dudley Petroleum Company well No. 6. 
 
 Satisfactory. 
 Form No. 113. May 10. 1916. Commence drilling. B. B. and E. R. Dudley 
 
 Petroleum Company well No. 7. Proposed depth of water shut off approved in 
 
 letter of May 25. 1916, after receipt of further information. 
 A-130. Shutoff. B. B. and E. R. Dudley Petroleum Company well No. 7. 
 
 Satisfactory. 
 Form No. 113. May 27, 1916. Commence drilling. B. B. and E. R. Dudley 
 
 Petroleum Company well No. 8. Proposed depth of water shut off approved. 
 Section 24, 26-20. 
 
 Form No. 113. March 7, 1916. Commence drilling. California Star well No. 1. 
 
 Estimated depth of shutting off water satisfactory. 
 A-68. Shutoff. California Star well No. 1. Test satisfactory. 
 AA-169. Bridge over oil sand. California Star well No. 1. Proposal approved. 
 
 The company desire to shut down this well awaiting results on adjoining wells. 
 Form No. 113. March 21, 1916. Commence drilling. California Star well No. 2. 
 
 Estimated depth for shutting off water satisfactory. 
 A-75. Shutoff. California Star well No. 2. Test approved conditionally. 
 
 Recommended drilling through the oil sands and pumped for further test of 
 
 these sands. 
 AA-116. Test next oil sand. California Star well No. 2. Approved proposal to 
 
 dril Ithrough and test the next oil sand, below 530'. 
 AA-124. Deepen. California Star well No. 2. Approved proposal to deepen to 
 
 same depth, stratigraphically, as No. 1 and test well by pumping. 
 AA-168. Deepen. California Star well No. 2. Approved proposal to deepen well 
 
 to next sand below 728' and test the well by pumping. 
 AA-174. Deepen. California Star well No. 2. Approved proposal to drill 
 
 through next sand, as the last one passed through made no change in the 
 
 production of the well. 
 AA-191. Deepen. California Star well No. 2. Approved proposal to deepen to 
 
 next sand below 80S'. At this depth the well was tested by pumping to deter- 
 mine its water condition. The pumping test proved satisfactory. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 105 
 
 Si (TiON 24, 26-20— Continued. 
 
 AA-19S. Deepen. California Star well No. 2. Approved proposal to drill to 
 test sand and test by pumpinc:. The company desired definite information as to 
 location of possible bottom water, and tested each sand before entering the next 
 lower one. 
 
 Form No. 113. April 13, IMG. Commence drilling. California Star well No. 3. 
 Approved proposal to await results on wells No. 2 and 3 before making decision 
 on depth for shutting off water on this well. 
 
 AA-135. Depth of shutting off water. California Star No. 3. Approved esti- 
 mated depth as proposed. 
 
 A-lOu. Shutoff. California Star No. 3. Test of water shutoff satisfactory. 
 
 Form No. 113. Commence drilling. California Star well No. 4. Approved pro- 
 posal to "spud in" and shut down well awaiting results on adjoining well 
 before furnishing estimate for cementing depth. 
 
 Form No. 113. Commence drilling. California Star well No. 5. Estimated depth 
 of shutting off water satisfactory. 
 
 Form No. 113. Commence drilling. California Star well No. 9. Approved pro- 
 posal to "spud in" and shut down awaiting results on adjoining wells before 
 shutting off top water. 
 
 Form No. 113. Commence drilling. California well No. 13. Approved pro- 
 posal waiting results on adjoining wells before company submit final estimate 
 for depth of water shut off. 
 
 AA-141. Cement. California Star well No. 13. Approved proposed depth for 
 shutting off top water. 
 
 .\.-109. Shutoff. California Star well No. 13. Test of water shut off satis- 
 factory. 
 
 Form No. 113. Commence drilling. California Star well No. 17. Proposed 
 estimated depth for shutting off water satisfactory. 
 
 AA-192. Test oil sand. California Star well No. 17. Approved proposal to test 
 tar sands above proposed cementing depth, by pumping. No water was noticed 
 in drilling to these tar sands. 
 Skction 19, 26-21. 
 
 AA-1S2. Deepen. Lost Hills Dev. Company well No. A-6. Approved. 
 
 AA-173. Deepen. Lost Hills Dev. Company well No. A-7. Approved pro- 
 posal to deepen to fii-st sand below present depth and test same for bottom 
 water before further deepening. 
 
 AA-183. Deepen. Lost Hills Dev. Company well No. A-8. Approved. 
 
 AA-200. Deepen. Lost Hills Dev. Company well No. C-6. Approved. 
 
 Letter, October 1, 1915. Commence drilling. Lost Hills Dev. Company well 
 No. D-4. Estimated depth of water shut off approved. 
 
 A-34. Shutoff. Lost Hills Dev. Company well No. D-4. Satisfactory. 
 
 AA-196. Deepen. Lost Hills Dev. Company well No. D-4. Approved. 
 
 Ijetter, October 1, 191.'5. Commence drilling. Lost Hills Dev. Company well 
 No. D-5. Estimated depth of water shut off approved. 
 
 A-27. Shutoff. Lost Hills Dev. Company well No. D-5. Satisfactory. 
 
 fiCtter. October 29, 1915. Commence drilling. Lost Hills Dev. Company well 
 No. D-6. Approved proposal depth for shutting off water. 
 
 A-19. Shutoff. Lost Hills Dev. Company well No. D-6. Water test satis- 
 factory. Recommended well be sampled for water at least 3 times a week 
 for next 30 days. 
 
 Form No. 113. .Tanuai-y 3, 1916. Commence drilling. Lost Hills Dev. Comjiany 
 well D-7. Estimated depth of water shut off approved. 
 
 .V-63. Shutoff. Lost Hills Dev. Company well No. D-7. Bailing test of water 
 shut off satisfactory. Recommended further pumping test. 
 
106 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Section 30, 26-21. 
 
 AA-68. Redrill. Universal Oil Company well No. 1. Approved. Recom- 
 mended shut off at about 500'. The proposal was to test for water by bridging 
 
 over the oil sand. 
 A-58. Shutoff. Universal Oil Company well No. 1. Satisfactory. The test 
 
 proved that the water which the well produced came through the oil sand. 
 Section 34, 26-21. 
 
 AA-16. Abandonment. American Oil Fields well No. 3. Method of abandon- 
 ment approved. No oil formations were encountered in this well. 
 Section 32, 26-21. 
 
 AA-S. Redrill. Universal Oil Company well No. 14. Proposal to test water 
 
 string approved. Proposal to shut off top oil sand to be discussed later. 
 A-25. Shutoff. Universal Oil Company well No. 14. Satisfactory. The test 
 
 proved that the water which the well produced came through the oil sand. 
 
 This may be "edge water." 
 AA-21. Deepen. Universal Oil Company well No. 14. Proposal to deepen and 
 
 shut off top oil sand approved. 
 AA-66. Redrill. Universal Oil Company well No. 15. Approved proposal to 
 
 pull a portion of the oil string, leaving well finished with a liner. 
 A-143. Shutoff. Universal Oil Company well No. 16. Satisfactory. 
 AA-67. Deepen. Universal Oil Company well No. 30. Approved proposal to 
 
 deepen and shut off top oil sands on account of their water content. 
 A-S3. Shutoff. Universal Oil Company well No. 30. Satisfactory. 
 AA-139. Deepen. Universal Oil Company well No. 16. Approved proposal to 
 
 deepen and shut off top oil sand on account of its water content. 
 Form No. 113. April 21, 1010. Commence drilling. Universal Oil Company 
 
 well No. 37. Proposed depth of water shut off approved. 
 A-142. Shutoff. Universal Oil Company well No. 37. Satisfactory. 
 Section 8, 27-19. 
 
 Letter, September 27, 1915. Commence drilling. Standard well No. 1. Approved 
 
 proposal to prospect for oil formations and proper shut off depth. 
 AA-63. Abandon. Standard well No. 1. Approved proposal to pull the casing. 
 
 No oil and gas sands reported. 
 Form No. 113. February 10, 1916. Commence drilling. Well No. 1. The 
 
 derrick was moved 50' from original No. 1 and new hole started. Proposal 
 
 approved. 
 AA-122. Abandon. Standard well No. 1. Approved proposal to abandon the 
 
 second hole. The proposal being to move the derrick to start new well on 
 
 account of condition of hole. 
 AA-130. Begin drilling. Standard well No. 1. Approved proposal. This being 
 
 the third hole started. The others were abandoned on account of the condition 
 
 of the holes. 
 Section 4, 27-21. 
 
 AA-145. Redrill. General Petroleum Company well No. 6. Approved proposal. 
 
 Oil string bad. Unable to clean out to oil sand. 
 AA-146. Redrill. General Petroleum Company well No. 7. Approved proposal 
 
 to redrill on account of oil string troubles. 
 AA-148. Redrill. General Petroleum Company well No. 8. Approved proposal 
 
 oil string collapsed. 
 Form No. 113. March 18, 1916. Commence drilling. General Petroleum Com- 
 pany well No. 9-A. Proposed estimated depth of water shut off satisfactory. 
 A-89. Shutoff. General Petroleum Company well No. 9-A. Test approved. 
 Form No. 113. March 18, 1916. Commence drilling. General Petroleum Com- 
 pany well No. 10-A. Estimated depth of water shut off satisfactory. 
 AA-152. Recement. General Petroleum Company well No. 10-A. Approved 
 
 proposed depth of recementing*. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 107 
 
 t^KcTio.N 4, 27—21 — Continuofl. 
 
 A-111. Shutoff. General Petroleum Company well No. IQ-A. Top water not 
 shnt off. Recommended recementing before drilling into the oil sand. 
 
 Form No. 113. December 22, 1915. Commence drilling. General Petroleum 
 Company well No. IG. Proposed estimated depth of water shut off satisfactory. 
 
 A-53. Shutoff. General Petroleum Company well No. 16-A. Test of water 
 shut off satisfactory. 
 
 AA-153. Deepen. General Petroleum Company well No. 25. Approved pro- 
 posal to deepen. 
 
 Form No. 113. December 23, 1915. Commence drilling. General Petroleum 
 Company well No. 28. Approved estimated depth of water shut off. 
 
 A-49. Shutoff. General Petroleum Company well No. 28. Test of water shut 
 off satisfactory. 
 
 Form No. 113. February 18, 1916. Commence drilling. General Petroleum 
 Company well No. 26-A. Approved estimated depth of water shut off. 
 
 AA-109. Redrill. General Petroleum Company well No. 32. Approved proposal 
 to pull string and redrill sidetracking casing left in hole. 
 
 A-92. Shutoff. General Petroleum Company well No. 26. Test of water shut 
 off satisfactory. 
 
 Form No. 113. March 18, 1916. Commence drilling. General Petroleum Com- 
 pany well No. 38-A. Approved estimated depth of water shut off. 
 
 AA-151. Redrill. General Petroleum Company well No. 3S-A. Approved pro- 
 posal to move derrick about 20' and drill new hole. The casing parted in the 
 original hole before the water was shut off. 
 f A-145. Shutoff'. General Petroleum Company well No. 38-A. Test of water 
 shut off satisfactory. 
 
 Form No. 113. June 5, 1916. Commence drilling. General Petroleum Company 
 well No. 43-A. Approved estimated depth of water shut off. 
 
 Form No. 113. March 18, 1916. Commence drilling. General Petroleum Com- 
 pany well No. 44-A. Approved estimated depth of water shut off. 
 
 A-93. Shutoff. General Petroleum Company well No. 44-A. Test of water 
 shut off satisfactory. 
 
 Form No. 113. February 18, 1916. Commence drilling. General Petroleum 
 Company well No. 45-A. Approved proposed depth of water shut off. 
 
 A-56. Shutoff. General Petroleum Company well No. 45-A. Test satisfactory. 
 
 Form No. 113. June 5, 1916. Commence drilling. General Petroleum Company 
 well No. 49-A. Approved estimated depth of water shut off. 
 
 Form No. 113. June 5, 1916. Commence drilling. General Petroleum well 
 No. 50-A. Estimated depth for water shut off. 
 
 Form No. 113. March 18, 1916. Commence drilling. General Petroleum Com- 
 pany well No. 51-A. Approved estimated depth of water shut off. 
 
 Form No. 113. March 18, 1916. Commence drilling. General Petroleum Com- 
 pany well No. 56-A. Approved estimated depth of water shut off. 
 
 A-144. Shutoff. General Petroleum Company well No. 56-A. Test satisfactory. 
 
 A-lt;7. Abandon. Standard well No. 21. Work in abandoning was begun 
 before an investigation concerning the proposal could be made. Recommended 
 that company furnish additional information concerning the well. 
 
 .VA-171. Abandon. Standard well No. 21. The work of abandonment com- 
 pleted but not approved, called for additional information. 
 
 AA-177. Concerning abandonment. Standard well No. 21. Approved work 
 done in abandoning this well. 
 
 Form No. 113. December 20. 1915. Commence drilling. Standard well No. 51. 
 Approved proposal estimated depth of shutting off water. 
 
 .\-71. Shutoff. Standard well No. 51. Production test satisfactory. 
 
 Form No. 113. February 8, 1916. Commence drilling. Standard well No. 52. 
 Approved proposed estimate depth of shutting off water. 
 
 A-64. Shutoff. Standard well No. 52. Satisfactory. 
 
108 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Section 4, 27-21 — Continued. 
 
 Form No. 113. February 8, 1916. Commence drilling. Standard well No. 53. 
 
 Approved proposed estimated depth of shutting off water. 
 A-7S. Shutoff. Standard well No. 53. Production test satisfactory. 
 
 Section 5, 27-21. 
 
 AA-22. Deepen. Universal Oil Company well No. 7. Proposal to deepen and 
 shut off water approved. The proposal was to shut off oil sands on account 
 of their water content. 
 
 A-54. Shutoff. Universal Oil Company well No. 7. Satisfactory. 
 
 AA-70. Deepen. B. B. and E. R. Dudley Petroleum Company well No. 1. 
 Approved proposal to shut off the upper oil sands on account of their water 
 content. 
 
 A-6G. Shutoff. B. B. and E. R. Dudley Petroleum Company well No. 1. Satis- 
 factory. 
 
 AA-47. Deepen. B. B. and E. R. Dudley Petroleum Company well No. 4. 
 Approved deepening and recommended water shut off at about 1275'. The 
 proposal was to shut off upper oil sand on account of their water content. 
 
 A-57. Shutoff. B. B. and E. R. Dudley Petroleum Company well No. 4. Satis- 
 factory. 
 
 Form No. 113. April 10, 1916. B. B. and E. R. Dudley Petroleum Company 
 well No. 5. Commence drilling. Proposed depth of water shut off approved. 
 
 A-140. Shutoff. B. B. and E. R. Dudley well No. 5. Satisfactory, 
 
 Form No. 113. June 12, 1916. Commence drilling. B. B. and E. R. Dudley 
 Petroleum Company well No. 6. Proposed depth of water shut off approved. 
 Requested logs of wells on Section 5. 
 
 AA-91. Deepen. Standard well No. 3. Approved. 
 
 AA-96. Redrill and deepen. Standard well No. 7. Proposal to redrill and 
 deepen approved. 
 
 AA-147. Redrill. General Petroleum Company well No. 2-B. Approved pro- 
 posal to redrill on account of collapsed oil string. 
 
 Form No. 113. March IS, 1916. Commenced drilling. General Petroleum Com- 
 pany well No. 3-B. Proposed depth of water shut off approved. 
 
 Form No. 113. March 18, 1916. Commence drilling. General Petroleum Com- 
 pany well No. 4-B. Proposed depth of water shut off approved. 
 
 Form No. 113. June 1, 1916. Commence drilling. Standard Oil Company well 
 No. 10. Proposed depth of water shut off approved. 
 
 Section 9. 27-21. 
 
 Form No. 113. December 7, 1915. Commence drilling. Standard well No. 47. 
 Approval proposed estimated depth of water shut off. 
 
 A-33. Shutoff. Standard well No. 47. Satisfactory. 
 
 Form No. 113. June 27, 1916. Commence drilling. Standard well No. 50. 
 Approved proposed estimated depth of water shut off. 
 
 Form No. 113. March 17, 1916. Commence drilling. D. J. Oil Company well 
 No. 2. Approved proposed estimated depth for shutting off water. : 
 
 Section 17, 27-21. 
 
 Letter, September 1, 1915. Drill. Associated Oil Company well No. 1. Proposal 
 satisfactory. 
 
 A-17. Shutoff. Associated Oil Company well No. 1. Satisfactory. 
 
 A-47. Shutoff. Associated Oil Company well No. 1. Satisfactory. 
 
 A-73. Shutoff. Associated Oil Company well No. 1. Satisfactory. 
 Section 22, 27-20. 
 
 Letter, November 19, 1915. Drilling. Associated Oil Company well No. 1. 
 Called for information concerning proposed depth of water shut off and esti- 
 mated depth Avhere producing formations were expected. Received only the 
 well location and date drilling was commenced. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 109 
 
 Section 27, 27-20. 
 
 Commence drilling. Bel ridge well No 7. After receiving corroctod notice for 
 this well the proposed estimated depth of shutting off water was approved. 
 Section 34, 27-20. 
 
 Form No. 113. December 15, 1915. Commence drilling Reward Oil Company 
 well No. 1. Proposals satisfactory. 
 
 A-76. ShutofiF. Reward Oil Company well. Production lest approved. The 
 production from this well came from upper formations which were shut off by 
 neighboring wells. This company was well compensated for their efforts in 
 prospecting these upper formations. 
 
 ^\^\.-129. Deepen. Reward Oil Company well No. 1. Approved proposal to 
 deepen about ten feet. 
 
 Form No. 113. May 5, 1916. Commence drilling. Reward Oil Company well 
 No. 2. Proposed estimated depth of shutting off water approved. 
 
 Fonn No. 113. June IG, 1916. Commence drilling. Reward Oil Company well 
 No. 3. Approved proposed estimated depth of shutting off water. 
 _. Section So, 27-20. 
 
 AA-62. Redrill and deepen. Belridge Oil Company well No. 2. The company 
 was notified that damage probably would result if the upper producing forma- 
 tion were not protected from water, when water was shut off below these 
 formations. 
 
 AA-Cl. Redrill. Belridge Oil Company well No. 4. The proposal made no pro- 
 vision for the protection of the upper oil formations which the company 
 intended to shut off. The attention of the company was called to this fact. 
 
 AA-64. Deepen. Belridge Oil Company well No. 5. The proposal made no pro- 
 vision for the protection from water of the upper formation which was the 
 original source of production in the well. The attention of the company was 
 called to the fact that this department had no evidence that the upper forma- 
 tions were ever protected. 
 
 A-118. Shutoff. Belridge Oil Company well No. 5. Test showed that water 
 above the cementing point was excluded from formations below this point. 
 Attention was called to decision. 
 
 A-37. Shutoff. Belridge Oil Company well No. 6. See correspondence re gas 
 waste, see complaints. Test proved that water above the cementing point was 
 excluded from the formntious below. 
 Section 30, 27-20. 
 
 I>etter, October 15, 1915. Drilling. Standard well No. 1. Proposal satisfactory. 
 
 A-IS. Shutoff. Standard well No. 1. Test of water shut off satisfactory. 
 
 .\.-60. Shutoff. Standard well No. 1. Test of water string satisfactory. Called 
 attention to fact that possible oil formations above cementing point were prob- 
 ably not protected from water. 
 
 AA-111. Cement. Standard well No. 1. Recommended that company shut off 
 water found below the cementing point referred to in decision No. A-60. 
 
 AA-195. Test upper formation. Standard well No. 1. Approved proposal to 
 plug bottom of hole and test oil formations referred to in decision No. A-60. 
 
 Form No. 113. January 19, 1916. Commence drilling. Union Oil Company well 
 No. 1. Withheld approval of estimated depth of water shutoff, pending neigh- 
 boring developments approved proposal, however, to cement 12*" casing to shut 
 off surface water. Late developments in the well proved that the 12A" casing, 
 cemented at 693' shut off water above the upper oil formations. 
 Section 33, 28-21. 
 
 AA-24. Deepen. Belridge Oil Company well No. 112. Approved proposal to 
 deepen and prospect for lower oil formations. 
 
 I-K'tter. March .'U. 1916. Belridge Oil Company well No. 112. Called for data 
 concerning the bottom water which was encountered in deepening. 
 
 Letter, April 21, 1916. Commence drilling. Belridge Oil Company well No. 408. 
 Called for corrected estimated depth of shutting off water. The original pro- 
 posal was not satisfactory. 
 
110 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Section 2, 29-21. 
 
 Form No. 113. June 5, 191G. Commence drilling. General Petroleum Company 
 well No. 32-A. Approved proposed depth for shutting off water. 
 
 Form No. 113. June 5, 1916. Commence drilling. General Petroleum Company 
 well No. 56. Approved proposed depth for shutting off water. 
 Section 3, 29-21. 
 
 AA-149. Abandon. General Petroleum Company well No. 14. Approved pro- 
 posed abandonment and recommended that cement be allowed to set below 
 10" before plugging in 10" casing. 
 
 AA-143. Abandon. General Petroleum Company well No. 20. Approved pro- 
 posed method of plugging. 
 
 Form No. 113. June 5, 191G. Commence drilling. General Petroleum Company 
 well No. 20-A. Estimated depth of water shut off approved. 
 
 Form No. 113. June 5, 1916. Commence drilling. General Petroleum Company 
 well No. 31-A. Estimated depth of water shut off approved. 
 
 A-146. Shutoff. General Petroleum Company well No. 31-A. Satisfactory. 
 
 Letter, September 20, 1915. Abandon. General Petroleum Company well No. 44. 
 
 Letter, September 29, 1915. Abandon. General Petroleum Company well No. 44. 
 Approved proposal to abandon with recommendation that hole be plugged below 
 and into water string, instead of in water string only, also in bottom and 
 between sands as proposed. 
 
 A-26. Shutoff. General Petroleum Company well No. 44-A. Satisfactory. 
 
 AA-19. Deepen. General Petroleum Company well No. 45. Approved. 
 
 AA-IOS. Abandon. General Petroleum Company well No. 45. Approved pro- 
 posal to abandon with recommendation that if possible, the 10" be cut off below 
 the 12^" and plugged with cement below and into the 12F' at least lO*. 
 
 Form No. 113. May 13, 1916. Commence drilling. General Petroleum Company 
 well No. 45-A. Proposed depth of water shut off approved. 
 
 Letter, September 4, 1915. Commence drilling. General Petroleum Company 
 well 47. Proposals approved. 
 
 A-50. Shutoff. General Petroleum Company well 45-A. Satisfactory. 
 
 A— 9. Shutoff. General Petroleum Company well No. 47. Satisfactory. 
 
 METHOD OF USING PRODUCTION RECORDS. 
 
 As there are many operators avIio do not realize tlie importance of, 
 production records and seem to consider them merely as official red 
 tape, it may be well to give an example of how they are used and what 
 they show. The figures are from reports of wells in the Coalinga Field, 
 situated as shown in the following map (Fig. 16), which also shows the 
 dip of the oil-bearing sands. 
 
 All of the wells were drilled several years before the period covere( 
 by these figures. Some of the dates and figures have been slightly 
 changed from those sho^^^l in the original reports, so that it is possible 
 to show the use of records with a limited number of wells and figures. 
 There are, of course, many factors which influence the production oi 
 wells which do not show on a production report, such as their physical' 
 condition, and these factors must be taken into consideration Avhen 
 dealing with any given problem. 
 
FIRST ANNUAIi REPORT. 
 
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 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 The figures appearing on the regular monthly production reports 
 show the total amounts of oil and water produced and the number of 
 days the wells pumped, as follows : 
 
 TABLE A. 
 Production Records Taken from the Monthly Production Reports. 
 
 Well No. IC 
 
 Well No. 2B 
 
 T5arrel3 i Barrels 
 of clean ' of 
 oil water 
 
 Percent- 
 age of 
 water 
 
 Number i _ , 
 dfSs I Barrels 
 
 wellbro-"^ £}?"'" 
 duccd 
 
 oil 
 
 Barrels 'percent- 1 ^""^«' 
 
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 August — 
 September 
 October _. 
 November 
 December 
 January . 
 February _ 
 
 March 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 2,760 
 
 240 
 
 8.0 
 
 31 
 
 3,174 
 
 26 
 
 0.8 
 
 2,659 
 
 341 
 
 11.0 
 
 30 
 
 2,754 
 
 23 
 
 0.8 
 
 1,020 
 
 6S8 
 
 40.0 
 
 31 
 
 2,290 
 
 
 
 0.0 
 
 145 
 
 2,755 
 
 95.0 
 
 30 
 
 2,680 
 
 
 
 0.0 
 
 » 
 
 * 
 
 * 
 
 
 
 2,836 
 
 95 
 
 3.2 
 
 * 
 
 * 
 
 * 
 
 
 
 990 
 
 810 
 
 45.0 
 
 * 
 
 » 
 
 * 
 
 
 
 228 
 
 2,052 
 
 90.0 
 
 0.0 
 
 2,700 
 
 ica 
 
 27 
 
 250 
 
 2,250 
 
 90.0 
 
 t 
 
 t 
 
 t 
 
 
 
 150 
 
 2,850 
 
 95.0 
 
 t 
 
 t 
 
 t 
 
 
 
 * 
 
 * 
 
 * i 
 
 t 
 
 t 
 
 t 
 
 
 
 160 
 
 2,996 
 
 95.0 
 
 *R€drilling. 
 tShut down. 
 
 TABLE A — Continued. 
 Production Records Taken from the Monthly Production Reports. 
 
 WeU No. 3A 
 
 Barrels 
 
 of clean 
 
 oU 
 
 Barrels Percent- javs 
 of I agerf I well pro- 
 duced 
 
 water water 
 
 Well No. 2A 
 
 Barrels 
 
 of clean 
 
 oU 
 
 Barrels 
 
 Percent- 
 
 of 
 
 age of 
 
 water 
 
 water 
 
 well pro- 
 duced 
 
 August -.- 
 
 September 
 
 October .. 
 
 November 
 
 December 
 
 January . 
 
 February 
 
 March 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 3,360 
 3,270 
 3,484 
 3,075 
 2,955 
 3,458 
 2,310 
 760 
 
 465 
 
 34 
 
 1.0 
 
 31 
 
 1,600 
 
 33 
 
 1.0 
 
 29 
 
 1,530 
 
 IC 
 
 0.5 
 
 30 
 
 1,687 
 
 25 
 
 0.8 
 
 31 
 
 1,389 
 
 45 
 
 1.5 
 
 30 
 
 1,360 
 
 42 
 
 1.2 
 
 28 
 
 1,096 
 
 990 
 
 30.0 
 
 24 
 
 988 
 
 3,040 
 
 80.0 
 
 30 
 
 1,452 
 
 * 
 
 * 
 
 
 
 1,503 
 
 * 
 
 * 
 
 0, 
 
 375 
 
 2,635 
 
 85.0 
 
 20 
 
 330 
 
 *Redrilling. 
 tShut down. 
 
 
 
 0.0 
 
 
 
 0.0 
 
 17 
 
 1.0 
 
 11 
 
 0.8 
 
 10 
 
 0.7 
 
 4 
 
 0.4 
 
 12 
 
 1.2 
 
 18 
 
 1.3 
 
 167 
 
 10.0 
 
 695 
 
 65.0 
 
 770 
 
 70 
 
 30 
 30 
 31 
 30 
 30 
 28 
 28 
 31 
 29 
 26 
 27 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 
 113 
 
 TABLE A — Continued. 
 Production Records Taken from the Monthly Production Reports. 
 
 VVeU No. 3B 
 
 WeU No. 4B 
 
 Barrels 
 
 of clean 
 
 oil 
 
 Barrels 
 
 of 
 water 
 
 Percent- 1 ^'5f_^«^ Barrels 
 
 «Ke5 IweUpro- of clean 
 
 duced 
 
 water 
 
 oU 
 
 Barrels 
 
 of 
 water 
 
 T>„.„«„> Number 
 Percent- ^ 
 
 *!L°' 'well pro- 
 duced 
 
 water 
 
 August 3,850 
 
 September 
 October . 
 November 
 December . 
 January .. 
 February 
 
 March 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 2,290 
 
 2,340 
 
 2,600 
 
 2,806 
 
 2,340 
 
 1,680 
 
 480 
 
 708 
 
 260 
 
 180 
 
 126 
 
 87 
 
 72 
 
 94 
 
 110 
 
 420 
 
 1,920 
 
 2,496 
 
 3,150 
 
 3,220 
 
 6.5 
 
 5.2 
 
 3.6 
 
 3.0 
 
 3.2 
 
 4.4 
 
 20.0 
 
 80.0 
 
 78.0 
 
 90.0 
 
 95.0 
 
 31 
 
 3,560 
 
 28 
 
 3,320 
 
 30 
 
 3,820 
 
 30 
 
 3,336 
 
 29 
 
 3,285 
 
 31 
 
 2,606 
 
 28 
 
 430 
 
 27 
 
 600 
 
 30 
 
 255 ! 
 
 31 I 
 
 257 
 
 29 1 
 
 i 
 
 * 
 
 1.0 
 
 
 
 
 
 34 
 
 81 
 
 918 
 
 157 
 
 3,400 
 
 3,470 
 
 3,413 
 
 0.0 
 
 0.0 
 
 0.0 
 
 1.0 
 
 2.4 
 
 26.0 
 
 30.0 
 
 85.0 
 
 93.2 
 
 93.0 
 
 31 
 30 
 31 
 80 
 
 30 
 29 
 
 6 
 27 
 30 
 31 
 
 
 
 *Redrilling. 
 
 The figures when reduced to a common basis of daily production of 
 oil are as follows : 
 
 TABLE B. 
 
 Average Daily Production of Oil and Water, in Barrels, for Each Producing Day 
 
 During the Month. 
 
 Well No. 2 B 
 
 August .. 
 September 
 October ... 
 November 
 December . 
 January .. 
 February . 
 
 March 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 Juno 
 
 Oil 
 
 Water 
 
 89 
 
 7.7 
 
 80.8 
 
 11.3 
 
 32.9 
 
 21.9 
 
 4.8 
 
 90.2 
 
 Total 
 fiuld 
 
 OU Water 
 
 Total 
 fluid 
 
 OU Water 
 
 S.7 102.0 
 
 .09 102.9 
 
 100.0 
 t 
 + 
 t 
 
 92.1 
 54.8 
 95.0 
 0.0 
 0.0 
 
 o.b 
 
 100.0 
 0.0 
 0.0 
 0.0 
 
 95.0 
 82.0 
 89.3 
 94.5 
 33.0 
 8.4 
 8.1 
 5.0 
 
 * 
 
 5.7 
 
 0.8 
 
 0.0 
 
 0.0 
 
 3.0 
 
 27.0 
 
 76.0 
 
 72.6 
 
 93.0 
 
 « 
 
 107.0 
 
 124.2 
 81.8 
 70.8 
 80.9 
 96.7 
 75.5 
 60.0 
 17.8 
 23.6 
 8.4 
 6.2 
 
 Total 
 fluid 
 
 0.0 
 
 4.5 
 
 2.9 
 
 2.6 
 
 3.2 
 
 3.6 
 
 15.0 
 
 71.0 
 
 83.2 
 
 104.0 
 
 111.0 
 
 124.2 
 
 86.3 
 
 73.7 
 
 83.5 
 
 99.9 
 
 79.1 
 
 75.0 
 
 88.8 
 
 106.8 
 
 112.4 
 
 117.2 
 
 •Redrilhng. 
 tShut down. 
 
 TABLE B — Continued. 
 
 Average Daily Production of Oil and Water, in Barrels, for Each Producing Day 
 
 During the Month. 
 
 Well No. 4B 
 OU Water ^^^ 
 
 WeU No. 2A 
 
 OU Water fi°fj 
 
 WeU No. lA 
 
 OU 
 
 water ^of,' 
 
 August .. 114.5 
 
 September 110.6 
 
 October 123.0 
 
 November 111.2 
 
 December 100.6 
 
 January 90.0 
 
 February 71.7 
 
 Marcli 29.6 
 
 April 8.0 
 
 May 8.0 
 
 .Tnno ._ _ • 
 
 0.0 
 0.0 
 0.0 
 
 1.1 
 
 2.6 
 
 31.6 
 
 26.1 
 
 103.0 
 
 115.0 
 
 110.0 
 
 114.5 
 110.6 
 123.0 
 112.3 
 112.2 
 121.6 
 87.8 
 129.6 
 123.0 
 118.0 
 0.0 
 
 108.3 
 113.0 
 116.1 
 99.2 
 98.5 
 123.5 
 96.2 
 25.3 
 
 23.2 
 
 1.0 
 1.0 
 0.5 
 1.0 
 1.5 
 1.5 
 41.2 
 101.3 
 
 131.0 
 
 109.3 
 114.0 
 116.6 
 100.2 
 100.0 
 125.0 
 137.4 
 126.6 
 0.0 
 0.0 
 155.0 
 
 63.3 
 51.0 
 54.4 
 46.3 
 45.3 
 39.1 
 85.3 
 47.0 
 61.8 
 14.4 
 12.2 
 
 0.0 
 0.0 
 0.5 
 0.3 
 0.3 
 0.1 
 0.4 
 0.6 
 6.7 
 26.7 
 28.1 
 
 53.3 
 51.0 
 54.€ 
 46.C 
 45.6 
 39.2 
 85.7 
 47.6 
 57.5 
 41.1 
 40.3 
 
 " RedriUing. 
 8—27014 
 
114 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 A careful study of the above figures would reveal many striking 
 features but in order to most clearly bring out their meaning, diagrams 
 are necessary. The diagrams here presented (Figs. 17 and 18) are 
 almost self-explanatory and show that well IC was the first in tlie group 
 
 Well N5 
 
 /^ug 
 
 Sept. Qcf. 
 
 Nov. 
 
 Dec. 
 
 ^Jan. 
 
 Feb. 
 
 March 
 
 /}pn/ 
 
 Af^y 
 
 June 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 New wa ter string paf in. 
 
 
 S, 
 on scco 
 
 /nt of w 
 trouble 
 
 iter 
 
 
 -"» 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 
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 StBtE 
 
 |-C ^^H 
 
 
 
 rjggg 
 
 SS-^ 
 
 ■ 1 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 /fccfrilhn^ 
 Testing 
 water 
 str/n^ 
 
 
 
 - 
 
 2-B 
 
 
 ^^ 
 
 ^^^ 
 
 ?HS51 
 
 ^SH 
 
 ^^ 
 
 
 
 ^^^^Hl 
 
 ITJL.— .LrT-.^rT. 
 
 
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 Hi 
 
 
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 ^41 
 
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 L^l-S^J 
 
 4-6 ■^■[^■■^■^^■■^P 
 
 ^^ 
 
 ■ 
 
 fi^r/ifing 
 Te!.fing 
 »3fcr 
 sfrtng. 
 
 ^ 
 
 -io 
 
 ^■^3.^--^= 
 
 g^^i> 
 
 
 1 
 
 ■■■m 
 
 ffedr 
 Teshn^ 
 top y 
 
 /ling 
 
 tor 
 
 ■gter. 
 
 E|±|±g§ 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 3WATERE 
 
 ~^^^^^^^^H^^IHHesMS 
 
 
 r;;=-?±T=: 
 
 ^^ 
 
 2-A 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 50 
 
 a 1 
 
 
 
 
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 IH 
 
 H^ 
 
 ^^P 
 
 Figure n ~ D/egr3tn s/iow/ngi amounts of a// enct ivdfer procfucect by certain wetts. 
 
 to produce water, which quickly increased in amount accompanied by 
 an equally rapid decrease in the amount of oil. It will be noted that 
 the other wells in the group later followed a similar course. This indi- 
 cates that well IC is the source of the water trouble. 
 
 Diagrams based only on the water percentage, such as Fig. 18, can 
 be more easily made and sometimes are sufficient to point out the 
 origin of trouble. However, such a diagram might be inisleading for 
 the reason that a well reporting high percentage of water, but making 
 only a small amount of oil, would be given equal prominence on the 
 diagram with a more productive well. It will be readily seen that 
 figures of percentage mean but little unless accompanied by another 
 basic figure which shows the true volume of water. The percentage 
 of water in the wells under consideration shows as follows in a diagram : 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 
 115 
 
 Fifure 16 - D/dffram sftow/n^ percentages ot ivater prodt/ced b/ cer/'ain vrells. 
 FLUID LEVEL IN WELLS. 
 
 The usefulness of recording and comparing the levels to which fluid 
 rises in wells at various times is excellently shown by some of these 
 same wells. The following drawing (Fig. 19) is a cross-section or 
 profile through some of the wells. The dotted line shows the levels at 
 which the fluid stood in the various wells before water trouble devel- 
 oped, while the solid line shows the levels about a year later, when the 
 water trouble was serious. It will be noted that the high fluid level in 
 well IC points to it as being the source of the water trouble. This is 
 the same conclusion afforded by the figures on production. 
 
 F'^ure 19 
 
 FLUID LEVEL CURVE 21 WELLS along the I IMF A-A. »,,.j..^^ 
 
 8 % 
 
 j„, ^ ,,7,;, - i.iv, j i ftji,, ,/,j^w,,„,,^ — ■%,„^,'''' ' ■ --iil|j!;^^/i/ /,;j;.t >>3 g 
 
 ^±/f virion 7J, 
 
 ^^mM 
 
 >£ftAlOuf!,T STArt Oil 4«J 6A3 St/^fMViMM 
 
116 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 CHAPTER III. 
 
 MIDWAY-SUNSET, McKITTRICK AND KERN RIVER FIELDS. 
 
 By Chester Xaramore, Deputy Supervisor. 
 Organization. 
 
 The Taft office of this department was established in September,| 
 1915, by taking over the offices and equipment of the Kern County Oi 
 Protective Association. iMr. E. B. Latham, formerly geologist ii 
 charge of the field work of that organization, remained in charge ol 
 the work of the IMining Bureau until after the arrival of myself earlj 
 in October, 1915. 
 
 District. 
 
 The work assigned to this office included the supervision of the wells^ 
 of the ]\IcKittrick, Midway, Sunset and Kern River oil fields and 
 adjacent territor3\ The north boundary of the district was later 
 extended to the center of T. 29 S., so as to include the McKittrick 
 Front Development. 
 
 General summary. 
 
 The work undertaken by this department was not entirely new tc 
 many operators of the J\Iidway and Sunset fields. Similar work hadi 
 been carried on in these two fields through the agency of the Kern 
 County Oil Protective Association. This organization was composed 
 of the representatives of many of the operating companies of these 
 fields. It was managed by a board of directors who appointed a geolo- 
 gist to carry on the active field work, in conjunction with the county, 
 water commissioner. 
 
 Acknowledgment is here made to the officers of that association for 
 the records collected and the campaign of pioneer education carried^ 
 on prior to the inauguration of this department. 
 
 In beginning the work in this district this office was confronted with 
 many possible lines of procedure, all of value and seemingly each was] 
 a pressing necessity for the moment. The first and most apparent workj 
 was the testing of water shut offs in drilling wells or in redrilling wellsJ 
 Avhere the water strings had been disturbed or were failing to exclude 
 the water. This testing automatically demanded a very great deal of, 
 time ; in fact, it was all, and at times more than one man could properly! 
 attend to, as tests would be scheduled in the ]\IcKittrick. in the Sunset 
 and in the Kern River fields on the same day. 
 
 While this work is relatively important, more beneficial results could! 
 have been obtained for the same amount of time involved, by making] 
 geological cross-sections graphically showing the formations penetrated 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 117 
 
 by the wells and the casing records of each well. Mnch time could have 
 been spent investigating formal complaints filed with this department. 
 
 For a considerable period, prior to the establishment of this depart- 
 ment, the efforts of the field staff of the Kern County Oil Protective 
 Association were concentrated on the construction of the elaborate peg 
 model of the Avells of the Midway-Sunset District for exhibition at 
 the Panama-Pacific International Exposition at San Francisco. As a 
 result, there was a very meager .supply of cross-sections and no graphic 
 logs were available in the Taft files. 
 
 All spare moments have been devoted to constructing these very 
 necessary drawings. Again, instructions from the state oil and gas 
 supervisor have been to use only the information vouched for and 
 furnished by the legally appointed agents of the various companies in 
 making these permanent records. Many sections remain incomplete 
 because of the tardy arrival of company records. 
 
 This must not be interpreted as a reflection upon the spirit of the 
 operators towards cooperation with this work, for Avith a very few 
 exceptions, it has certainlj' been a pleasure to work with the operators 
 of the fields in this district. Uniformly, the field superintendent has 
 done all within his power to assist in making the best of the handi- 
 capped conditions under which we have worked. They have realized 
 that one man could not properly handle the problems of this large 
 district, and have often made allowances for the apparent shortcomings 
 of the deputy in charge. 
 
 Likewise the head office representatives have often been most con- 
 siderate of the circumstances under which this office has operated. One 
 very notable exception was in the Kern River field. !Much time was 
 spent in traveling to and from that field to merely witness tests. This 
 time could have been used with a greater profit to all parties concerned. 
 
 With the lack of assistance, much more clerical work has of necessity 
 been overlooked, including the acknowledgment of many notices of 
 intention to drill new wells. "When feasible, by the use of the tele- 
 phone, oral authorization has often been given to proceed with certain 
 drilling operations and written confirmation has been forwarded at a 
 later date. In justification of such apparently lax methods, it may be 
 stated that during the period under review, the Mining Bureau Weekly 
 received notice of 485 new wells. 577 tests of water shut off, 113 wells 
 abandoned, and 412 wells redrilled in the state of California. Of 
 these, the Taft office reported 276 new wells, 57 per cent of the total 
 listed; 314 water te^sts, 50 per cent; 54 wells abandoned, 44 per cent; 
 and 412 redrilling jobs, 45 per cent. A total of 826 entries of work 
 pa.ssed on, out of a total of 1587 for the entire state. 
 
 To one familiar with such work it is needless to add that very little 
 lime could have been devoted to each problem faced, and that the time 
 
118 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 required to carefully study out the problems involved in 17 odd formal 
 complaints was not available. Many minor informal complaints were 
 received and adjusted incidental to the routine work by bringing the 
 parties interested together for a review of the situation. In most 
 cases an agreement was reached satisfactory to all concerned. 
 
 Incidentally it may be of interest to state that occasionally the 
 operator who has registered a complaint against a neighboring well, 
 has been negligent and dilatory about furnishing the department the 
 evidence necessary to support his contention, while the operator com- 
 plained of has often been verj^ prompt in supplying the data requested 
 of him. This is not a uniform experience but represents one of the 
 difficulties under which we have worked and one for which no good 
 excuse can be offered. 
 
 We have aimed to be of service to each and every company in every 
 way compatible with the spirit of the law, and to the limit possible with 
 the equipment available. 
 
 In interpreting the problems of the past year we have endeavored 
 to consider them from the point of view of a practical operator, in order 
 that no deviation from customary methods of lease operation might be 
 foisted upon a superintendent except, of course, in the case where 
 there was a likelihood of damage being done to adjoining wells, as in 
 the case of an irregular shut off. 
 
 The work in the future should be carried along the same lines, and 
 with the increased force more results can be expected and the fruition 
 of many of the plans started in the past year will be realized. 
 
 Witnessing shut off tests. 
 
 The testing of the water shut off on some of the wells of the Buena 
 Vista Hills presents a problem because of the heavy gas pressures met 
 with, and the risk of having all of the water blown from the hole, if 
 the fluid level is bailed too low. 
 
 Since most of the wells in certain localities have been drilled with 
 the rotary method, little is known of the location and quantity of the 
 top waters. Accordingly, if an operator finds that he can not lower 
 the fluid level below 900 or 1000 feet without risking a blowout, there 
 is no means of determining the value of the test, as the water level out- 
 side of the casing may not be high enough to make the test possible. 
 In such cases to date, we have given the operator a temporary approval, 
 contingent upon a "pumping test"; — more correctly a flowing test, 
 which is made by sampling the oil after the well has produced for 
 30 or 60 days. Thus far no reversals have been recorded, but it leaves, 
 something to be desired as a method of procedure. Other companies 
 insist upon bailing their wells low enough for an efficient test and 
 sometimes have a blowout, but they maintain that it is the only positive 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 119 
 
 way to learn if the shut off is satisfactory before holing into the oil 
 measures. 
 
 The question of just what constitutes a satisfactory t&st of a water 
 shut off is many sided, and has many advocates for and against each 
 separate phase of the procedure, but all seem to agree upon the essen- 
 tials, if not upon the details of the work as carried on by this depart- 
 ment. Of necessity, like some other oil country methods of reasoning, 
 the point of view is often greatly influenced by the superintendent's 
 work in hand, and not from impartial engineering facts. 
 
 No set rules or approval methods of procedure can be made to apply 
 to all wells, and the inspector must consider the test of each well as a 
 separate problem. 
 
 COMPLAINTS. 
 
 During the past fiscal year the following 12 formal complaints have 
 been made to the Taft ofHce of this bureau. 
 
 Complaint No. 1. October 9, 1915. 
 
 Sunset Monarch Oil Company, Section 26, 12-24, 
 
 vs. 
 American Oil Fields Company, Ltd., Section 32, 32-24, wells 
 No. 5 and No. 6. 
 
 The Sunset IMonarch Oil Company, on October 9, 1915, sent this 
 department a formal complaint of the condition of the American Oil 
 Fields Company's wells No. 5 and No. 6 on Section 32, 32-24. The 
 matter was taken up with the latter company by letter and by 
 conference. 
 
 On December 1, 1915, the American Oil Fields Company made a 
 written proposal to ''redrill and shut off water in well No. 5." Work 
 was started and the crew drilled through the pipe high up the hole. 
 Work was suspended, and the management reported that the casing 
 had been eaten out by the action of the water. The matter was again 
 taken up in June, 1916. No results have been obtained to date. 
 
 Complaint No. 2. November 30, 1915. 
 Brad Oil Company, Section 15, 32-23, 
 
 vs. 
 Consolidated Midway Chief Oil Company, Section 15, 32-23. 
 Well No. 2. 
 
 November 30, 1915, the superintendent of the Brad Oil Company 
 made a complaint of the manner in which the Consolidated Midway 
 Chief Oil Company's No. 2 well was being abandoned. This depart- 
 ment immediately waited upon the latter company's superintendent in 
 charge of the work, and was assured that they were not abandoning 
 
120 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 the Avell, and that they would confer with this department before 
 starting any such work. 
 
 They later sold the wells and all surface improvements to a wrecking 
 firm. This concern started immediately to abandon the well No. 2 
 without taking note of its condition or reporting the proposed work to 
 this department. We caused the work to be halted and, after a regular 
 proposal to abandon the well had been received from the Avrecking 
 company, caused them to redrill the well to the original bottom. After 
 shooting the holes together, cement was dumped in the bottom and 
 brought up to the shoe of the old water string. The shut off was then 
 tested and approved. The casing was shot again above the top oil 
 zone and below the top water, and a cement plug placed at this point. 
 
 Complaint No. 3. November 30, 1915. (Verbal.) February 21, 1916. 
 Canadian Pacific Oil Company, Section 4, 32-23, 
 
 vs. 
 Alaska Pioneer Oil Company, Section 31, 31-23. Well No. 6. 
 
 The Canadian Pacific Oil Company, operating on Section 4, 32-23, 
 reported an increase of water up to 54 per cent in the oil from their 
 No. 1 well and complained that the water was being let in from the 
 No. 6 well of the Alaska Pioneer Oil Company, contending that the 
 Alaska Pioneer well had been drilled into bottom water and never 
 properly shut off prior to the abandonment of the well. 
 
 A conference was held in this office at which the superintendent of 
 each property was present. Mr. McGilvray, representing the Alaska 
 Pioneer Company, contended that the well in question had been prop^ 
 erly abandoned and that all oil sand had been protected. No definite 
 conclusion was reached and other possible sources of water should be^ 
 investigated before any semblance of a decision can be rendered. 
 
 Complaint No. 4. November 11, 1915. 
 
 Traders Oil Company, Section 23, 32-23, 
 
 vs. 
 
 Indian Colonial Development Company, Section 22, 32-23. Gen- 
 eral complaint. 
 
 The Traders Oil Company filed a general complaint against the 
 Avells of the Indian and Colonial Development Company, on Sections 22, 
 32-23, and 23, 32-23, without specifying individual wells, maintaining 
 that the wells had made water for some time, even when pumped 
 24 hours per day; and that since the Indian and Colonial Company 
 had commenced to pump their wells only at intervals, the water had 
 accumulated and was flooding the wells of the Traders property. 
 
 The management of the Indian and Colonial Company offered to 
 meet the situation in any way recommended by this department, as 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 121 
 
 they also were anxious to correct the water troubles if possible, having 
 already expended some $75,000.00 on this work without definite result. 
 
 All parties concerned were requested to furnish this department logs 
 and production figures with water content if possible, that the problem 
 might be approached from every angle. 
 
 In the meantime in drilling a new well, No. 106, the Traders Oil 
 Company located an intermediate water between the upper and lower 
 oil horizons, as described in the note on Section 22. This discovery may 
 lead to the solution of this very perplexing problem. 
 
 This department has made graphic logs of manj^ of the wells 
 involved; has constructed a few sections and hopes to have all the 
 desired sections available soon. 
 
 Complaint No. 5. November 17, 1915. 
 
 Kern 'Trading and Oil Company, Section 31, 12-23, 
 vs. 
 
 Xational Pacific Oil Compan\j, Section 30, 12-23. Well No. 1. 
 The Kern Trading and Oil Company in complaining against the 
 condition of the No. 1 well of the National Pacific Oil Company, on 
 fractional section 30, 32-23, admitted that their off-set well No. 35, 
 on Section 31, 12-23, was also a water well and suggested plugging the 
 bottom of each to protect the sands from further damage. No results 
 were obtained because of the lack of cooperation on the part of the 
 receiver, Howard ]\I. Payne. 
 
 Complaint No. 6. January 21, 1916. 
 
 liocl- Oil Company, Section 23, 31-22, 
 
 vs. 
 San Francisco Midway Oil Company , Section 24, 30-22. Wells 
 No. 2 and No. 3. 
 
 In January, 1916, the Rock Oil Company, Section 23, 31-22, com- 
 plained of the condition of two unfinished wells belonging to the San 
 Francisco Midway Oil Company, Nos. 2 and 3, Section 24, 31-22. 
 After securing tlie necessary data and drawing up the sections, the 
 lomplaint was placed before the San Francisco ^lidway Oil Company. 
 The president of this company under date of May 5, 1916, agreed to 
 make another effort to shut off the water in No. 2 well and to complete 
 \v.dl No. 3. 
 
 Work had not been started up to July 1, 1916. 
 
122 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Complaint No. 7. February 14, 1916. 
 
 Facific Crude Oil Compamj, Section 32, 31-23, 
 
 vs. 
 Buick Oil Company, Section 32, 31-23. AVell No. 3. 
 On February 14, 1916, the Pacific Crude Oil Company filed a com- 
 plaint against the water condition in well No. 3 of the Buick Oil Com- 
 pany, Section 32, 31-23. They contend that in this well the water 
 string was landed above a top water sand, and that the oil string was 
 carried into bottom M'ater, making it a double menace to the surround- 
 ing wells in this gusher district. This well is probably doing as much 
 damage as any well in the Midway field. 
 
 This well is in the hands of the receiver, H. M. Payne. 
 No remedial work has been attempted. 
 
 Complaint No. 8. February 19, 1916. 
 
 Nacircma Oil Company, Section 6, 30-22, 
 
 vs. 
 United States Oil and Mining Company, Section 6, 30-22. Wells 
 
 No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4. 
 The superintendent of the Nacirema Oil Company called at this office 
 on February 19, 1916. to make complaint of the water conditions in 
 wells No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 of the United States Oil and Mining Com- 
 pany, Section 6, 30-22, on the McKittriek Front. No definite informa- 
 tion has as yet been received of the facts concerning these wells. 
 
 Complaint No. 9. February 25, 1916. 
 
 Fairbanks Oil Company, Section 26, 32-23, 
 
 vs. 
 General Petroleum Company, Section 26, 32-23. "Sibyl" well 
 No. 1. 
 The Fairbanks Oil Company on February 25, 1916, complained to 
 this department that their No. 2 well, on Section 22, 31-23, was being 
 damaged by water from well No. 1, of the Sibyl lease of the General 
 Petroleum Company, which they contend was improperly abandoned. 
 The matter was immediately taken up with the local management of 
 the General Petroleum Company, and on February 28th the superin- 
 tendent and resident geologist called at this office Avith graphic logs 
 and office records giving the details of the abandonment of No. 1 well. 
 The driller, who stripped the casing from the well months after the 
 Avell was plugged, made a statement to this department that the well 
 was dry at that time. It was concluded that tlie water found in the 
 Fairbanks No. 2 well did not come from the Sibvl No. 1. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 123 
 
 Complaint No. 10 was withdrawn. 
 
 Complaint No. 11. March 30, 1916. 
 
 Halc-McLcod Oil Company and Midivay Five Oil Company, Sec- 
 tion 5, 32-23, 
 vs. 
 Kalispcl Oil Company, Section 5, 32-23. Well No. 2. 
 Oil March 29, 1916, the Hale-McLeod Oil Company, acting for the 
 Midway Five Oil Company, made a formal complaint against the exist- 
 ing water conditions in the No. 2 well of the Kalispel Oil Company. 
 All three companies operate on Section 5, 32-23. No definite data 
 accompanied the complaint. Since that date this office has drawn sec- 
 tions and compiled as mnch data as possible relative to the water 
 situation on the SW. | of Section 5. The findings to date lead us to 
 think that all three companies have offending wells and much remedial 
 work must be undertaken to better conditions if a profitable oil yield 
 is to be won from this territory for a much longer period. The records 
 of tliree important wells have just been received and will be added 
 to the drawings as soon as possible. 
 
 Complaint No. 12. April 3, 1916. 
 
 Midway Boyal Petroleum Company, Section 19, 31-23, 
 
 vs. 
 Brookshirc Oil Company, Section 24, 31-22. Wells No. 6 and 
 No. 7. 
 
 The Midway Royal Petroleum Company, Section 19, 31-23, under 
 date of April 15, 1916, made complaint against the water conditions in 
 the No. 6 and No. 7 wells of the Brookshire Oil Company, Section 24, 
 31-22. The contention was that the Brookshire Company had been 
 pumping 24 hours per da.y until about October 1st, when they began 
 pumping daylight tours onl.y, and that very shortly after the change, the 
 water in the Midway Royal well increased from 8 per cent to 21 per cent. 
 
 The deputy made a trip to the property and noted the behavior^ of 
 wells No. 6 and No. 7. both of which delivered into one tank. But 
 very little free water was found in this tank. A request was made to 
 M'e any record kept b)^ the superintendent. The books were promptly 
 placed at his disposal. It was noted that the cuts ranged from 2.2 per 
 cent to 3 per cent, and that water drawn from tlie tank gauged 
 11 inches, or 40.25 barrels in ten days; four barrels per day. This 
 was not deemed a dangerous condition and plans were made to make 
 fnrtli(>r tests, but tini<> lias not bocn available t<» do so. 
 
124 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Complaint No. 13, June 28, 1916. 
 
 Stocldon Midway Oil Company, Section 14, 31-22, 
 
 vs. 
 Onisbo Oil Company, Section 14, 31-22. Well No. 1. 
 
 Formal complaint was made June 26. 1916, by the Stockton ]Midway 
 Oil Company against the No. 1 well of the Onisbo Oil Company, Section 
 14, 31-22. Complaint contended that in this well the water string was 
 landed 100 feet above the water sand. The well has not been pumped 
 for two years and is presumably flooding the territory. 
 
 The complaint is being taken up with the Onisbo Oil Company. 
 
 INFORMAL COMPLAINTS. 
 
 The Alaska Pioneer Oil Compau}- complained to this department in 
 September, 1915, that well No. 8 of the C. C. M. 0. Company, on 
 Section 31, 31-23, was letting water into their No. 1 well. Acting on 
 the complaint the C. C. IM. 0. Company redrilled the well and shut off 
 the water. Shutoff Ayas tested :.nd approved by this department. 
 
 The Kalispel Oil Company, on October 21, 1915, made complaint to 
 this department that through the medium of improper shutoffs, the 
 Kern Trading and Oil Company and the St. Lawrence Oil Company 
 Ayere flooding their upper oil horizon. It was shown that the wells 
 involved had made double shutoffs to protect the sands in question. 
 This complaint has been merged with complaint No. 11 in a general 
 study of the water condition in this section. 
 
 On November -4, 1916, Mr. F. B. Chapin, acting for the Consolidated 
 Mutual Oil Companj^ made an informal complaint of the water condi- 
 tions in the No. 1 well of the Record Oil Company. 
 
 The work of this department in each oil field of the district served 
 by the Taft office is brieflj^ reviewed in the following notes, and a list isj 
 given of the wells passed on in each section. For convenience the fields] 
 are considered in the following order : Midway, Sunset, Kern River andj 
 McKittrick. 
 
 MIDWAY FIELD. 
 
 In carrying on the work of this office it has been necessary to a.ssumel 
 more or less arbitrary boundaries between the McKittrick and Midway! 
 and between the Midway and Sun.set fields, as in reality they merge] 
 into one long field. The Midway field is here considered to include alll 
 of Townships 31, 22; 31. 23; 31. 24; 32, 23 and 32, 24, and Sections ij 
 32-22. This includes the Buena Vista Hills and the Elk Hills. 
 
 This field includes more than double the proven acreage of any other 
 field in California and is the source of more than two-fifths of the total 
 production of the state each month. In addition it has great gas 
 resources. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 125 
 
 During the period under review, in the Midway field there were 
 155 new wells started; 165 tests were made of water sliutoffs; 33 wells 
 were deepened; 46 were redrilled, and 29 were abandoned; a total of 
 428 wells worked, representing: about 27 per cent of all work done in 
 California. Nearly one-third of the new wells and tests of the state 
 were registered from this one field. Notes of interest concerning the 
 new work will be found following the list of w^ells passed on by the 
 department. 
 
 List of Wells Passed on the Midway Field Including Townships 31-22; 31-23; 
 31 24; 32 22; 32 23 and 32-24. 
 (Figures DD-77, etc., refer to report uumbei-. ) 
 Section 2, 31-22. 
 June 10, 1916. Drill. J. E. O'Donuel lease well No. 1. This lease consists of 
 the E. i of the NE. ^ of Section 2 ; eighty acres. 
 Section 3, 31-22. 
 
 May 15, 191G. Drill. J. E. O'Donuel lease well No. 1. (Large gas well at 
 
 850 feet.) 
 June 5, 1916. Drill. J. E. O'Donnel lease well No. 2. 
 Seitign 14, 31-22. 
 
 I)D-77. Redrill. Combined Oil Company well No. 5. 
 
 D-200. Shutoff. Alberta Midway Oil Company well No. 15. 
 
 Form No. 113. April 12, 1916. Drill. Alberta Midway Oil Company well 
 
 No. 15. 
 Form April 11, 191G. Drill. Alberta Midway Oil Company well No. 14. 
 D-223. Shutoflf. Alberta Midway well No. 14. 
 Section 15, 31-22. 
 
 DD-177. Redrill. Bankliue Oil Company well No. 2. 
 
 Letter, September 15, 1915. Shutoff. General Petroleum Company well No. 28. 
 
 DD-161. Redrill. Dominion Oil Company well No. 1. October 14, 11)15, drill, 
 
 General Petroleum Company, new well No. 29. 
 D-5. Shutoff. General Petroleum Company well No. 29. November 10, 1915, 
 
 drill. General Petroleum Company well No. 30. 
 I)-19. General Petroleum Company well No. 30, shutoff. April 30, 1910, drill. 
 
 General Petroleum Company well No. 31. 
 1)-1G2. Shutoff. General Petroleum Company well No. 31. April 30, 1916, 
 drill. General Petroleum Company well No. 32. December 31, 1915, drill. 
 General Petroleum Company well No. 33. 
 D-70. Shutoff. General Petroleum Company well No. 33. 
 Letter, September 30, 1915. Drill. General Petroleum Company well No. 34. 
 Letter, October 27, 1915. Shutoff. General Petroleum Company well No. 34. 
 
 February 16, 1916. Drill. General I'etroleum Company well No. 35. 
 D-S9. Shutoff. General Petroleum Company well No. 35. 
 
 Letter, September 4, 1915, drill, General Petroleum Company well No. 36. Decem- 
 ber 1. 1915. drill. General Petroleum Company well No. 37. 
 i)-47. Shutoff. General Petroleum Company well No. 37. ^^arch 3. 191(5, drill, 
 
 General I'etroleum Company well No. 38. 
 D-117. Shutoff. General Petroleum Company well No. 38. 
 Notice. June 12, 1916. Drill. Hondo Oil Company well No. 11. 
 Letter, September 29, 1915. Shutoff. K. T. and O. well No. 3. 
 DD-184. Redrill and deepen. Midway Peerless Oil Company well No. 4. 
 Letter, September 15, 1915. Abandon. Potter Oil Company well No. 2. (Old 
 No. 2.) 
 
126 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR, 
 
 May 22, 1916, drill, Pottoi 
 March 24, 1916, drill, Pottei 
 March 11, 1916, drill, Pottei 
 
 Section 15, 31-32 — Continued. 
 
 D-6. Shutoff, Potter Oil Company ^Yell No. 2. May 2, 1916, drill. Potter OH] 
 
 Company No. 17 ; 15, 31-22. 
 D-164. Shutoff, Potter Oil Company well No. 17. 
 
 Form No. 113. April 14, 1916. Drill, Potter Oil Company well No. 18. 
 D-141. Shutoff, Potter Oil Company well No. IS. January 14, 1916, drillj 
 
 Potter Oil Company well No. 20. 
 D-S5. Shutoff", Potter Oil Company well No. 20. June 3, 1916, drill. Potter Oi^ 
 
 Company well No. 21. 
 D-227. Shutoff, Potter Oil Company well No. 21. 
 
 Oil Company well 22. 
 D-195. Shutoff, Potter Oil Company well No. 22. 
 
 Oil Company well No. 23. 
 D-134. Shutoff, Potter Oil Company well No. 23. 
 
 Oil Company well No. 24. 
 D-100. Shutoff, Potter Oil Company well No. 24. 
 
 DD-ISO. Redrill and deepen, Security Development Company well No. 7. 
 DD-206. Redrill, Security Development Company well No. 9. 
 
 Section 21, 32-22. 
 
 DD-136. Abandon, State Oil Company well No. 2. 
 D-143. Shutoff, State Consolidated Oil Company well No. 2. 
 Section 23, 31-22. 
 
 November 10, 1915. Drill, General Petroleum Company well No. 10-B. 
 
 D— 41. Shutoff, General Petroleum Company well No. 10-B. 
 
 Form No. 113. April 12, 1916. Drill, General Petroleum Company wella 
 
 No. 12-B and No. 13-B. 
 DD-159. Shutoff bottom water, Tumbador Oil Company well No. 6. 
 Section 24, 31-22. 
 
 Form No. 113. May 9, 1916. San Francisco Midway Oil Company, 
 commence shutting off water wells No. 2 and No. 3. 
 Section 26, 31-22. 
 
 December 11, 191.5. Drill, California Star Oil Company well No. 14. 
 
 D-3S. Shutoff. California Star Oil Company well No. 4. December 11, 1915J 
 
 drill, California Star Oil Company well No. 5. 
 D-61. Shutoff, California Star Oil Company well No. 5. 
 D-7. Shutoff, Dabney Oil Company well No. 10. 
 
 Letter, September 21, 1915. Drill, General Petroleum Company well No. 12. 
 D-14. Shutoff, General Petroleum Company well No. 12-B. September 3C 
 1915. Drill, General Petroleum Company well No. 13-A. 
 D-23. Shutoff. General Petroleum Company well No. 13-A. 
 
 Letter, March 28, 1916. Water conditions, General Petroleum Company wel 
 
 No. 13. 
 DD-187. Redrill. CJeneral Petroleum Company well No. 13-A. December 31 
 
 1915. Drill, Genei'al Petroleum Company well No. 14— A. 
 D-104. Shutoff, General Petroleum Company well No. 14— A. 
 DD-186. Redrill, General Petroleum Company well No. 14-A. December 31 
 
 1915. General Petroleum Company well No. 15-A. 
 D-176. Shutoff, General Petroleum Company well No. 15-A. January 20, 191( 
 Drill, General Petroleum Company well No. 23-A. 
 Section 19, 31-23. 
 
 April 4, 1916. Drill, Union Oil Company, Midway Royal No. 2 well. 
 D-229. Shutoff, Union Oil Company well Midway Royal No. 2. 
 Section 35, 31-22. 
 
 January 5, 1916. Drill, Associated Oil Company well No. 23. 
 
 D-58. Shutoff, Associated Oil Company well No. 23. 
 
 Form No. 113. December 8, 1915. Drill, Associated Oil Company well No. 24 
 
 Notice to 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 127 
 
 Section 35, 31-22 — Contimied. 
 D-39. Shutofif, Associated Oil Company well No. 24. 
 
 Form No. 113. December 8, 1915. Drill, Associated Oil Company well No. 25. 
 D-37. Shuto£f, Associated Oil Company well No. 25. 
 
 Form No. 113. December 20. 3915. Drill, Associated Oil Company well No. 33. 
 D-54. Shutoff, Associated Oil Company well No. 33. 
 DD-139. Redrill, Associated well No. 33. December 20, 1915, Drill, Associated 
 
 Oil Company well No. 34. 
 D-53. Shutoff, Associated Oil Company well No. 34. January 5, 1910. Drill, 
 
 Associated Oil Company well No. 35. 
 D-79. Shutoff, Associated Oil Company well No. 35. 
 
 Form No. 113. November 15, 1915. Drill, Associated Oil Company well No. 41. 
 D-IS. Shutoff, Associated Oil Company well No. 41. 
 
 Form No. 113. November 20, 1915. Drill, Associated Oil Company well No. 42. 
 D-31. Shutoff, Associated Oil Company well No. 42. 
 DD-91. Redrill oil string, Associated Oil Company well No. 42. 
 Form No. 113. November 15, 1915. Associated Oil Company well No. 43. 
 D-25. Shutoff, Associated Oil Company well No. 43. March 27, 1910. Drill, 
 Associated Oil Company well No. 44. 
 ■jb D-119. Shutoff, Associated Oil Company well No. 44. May 3, 1910. Drill, 
 ^^L Associated Oil Company well No. 45. 
 ^H D-203. Shutoff, Associated Oil Company well No. 45. 
 ^^P Letter, November 3, 1915. Drill, Associated Oil Company well No. 52. 
 
 D-13. Shutoff, Associated Oil Company well No. 52. April 7, 1910. Drill, 
 
 Associated Oil Company well No. 53. 
 D-139. Shutoff, Associated Oil Company well No. 53. 
 Section 20, 31-23. 
 Letter, October 0, 1915. Drilling, Associated Oil Company well No. 3. (New- 
 No. 72.) 
 DD-2S. Drilling, Associated Oil Company well No. 3. 
 DD-07. Redrill and deepen. Associated Oil Company well No. 3. 
 D-50. Shutoff, Assoc-iated Oil Company well No. 3. 
 D-80. Shutoff, Associated Oil Company well No. 3. 
 DD-110. Abandon lower part, Associated Oil Company well No. 3. 
 Section 21, 31-23. 
 
 Letter, June 12, 1910. Drilling, well No. 14, K. T. and O. 
 Section 22, 31-23. 
 Letter, September 10, 1915. Redrill and deepen. Associated Oil Company well 
 
 No. 3. 
 DD^S. Redrill and deepen. Associated Oil Company well No. 3. 
 Letter, September 4, 1915. Shutoff, Associated Oil Company well No. 32. (Old 
 
 No. 7.) 
 Form No. 113. April 10, 1910. Drill, Associated well No. 8. (New No. 33.) 
 DD-205. Omit test, Associated well No. 33. (Old No. 8.) 
 D-2:55. Shutcff. A.ssociated well No. 8. (New No. 33.) 
 DD-9. Abandon, Associated well No. 5. (New No. 43.) 
 DD-9e. Deepen, Standard well No. 1. 
 DD-170. Deepen, Standard well No. 5. 
 D-177. Shutoff, Standard well No. 10. 
 D-175. Omitting test, Associated well No. 8. 
 Section 25, 31-23. 
 
 February 10, 1910. Drill, K. T. and O. Company well No. 11. 
 
 D-211. Shutoff, K. T. and O. Company well No. 11. February 10, 1910. Drill. 
 
 K. T. and O. Company well No. 12. 
 D-1S9. Shutoff, K. T. and O. Company well No. 12. June 20. I'JIO. Drill, 
 K. T. and O. Company well No. 13. May 2, 1910. Drill, K. T. and O. Com- 
 pany well No. 10. 
 
128 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Section 2G, 31-23. 
 
 Letter, December 21, 1915. Drill, Associated well No. 1. (Old No. 9.) 
 
 Letter, January 5, 1915. Drill, Associated well No. 6. (Old No. 9.) 
 
 DD-107. Drill, Associated well No. 23. (Old No. 12.) 
 
 DD-137. Drill, Associated well No. 23. (Old No. 12.) 
 
 D-146. Shutoff, Associated well No. 23. (Old No. 12.) 
 
 Letter, September 4, 1915. Drill, Associated well No. 24. (Old No. 7.) 
 
 DD-S4. Drill, Associated well No. 33. (Old No. 11.) 
 
 DD-115. Drill, Associated well No. 33. (Old No. 11.) 
 
 D-123. Shutoff, Associated well No. 33. (Old No. 11.) 
 
 DD-47. Drill, Associated well No. 34. (Old No. 10.) 
 
 Letter, September 4, 1915. Shutoff, Associated well No. 42. (Old No. G.) 
 
 Letter, September 22, 1915. Drill, Associated well No. 53. (Old No. 8.) 
 
 D-17. Shutoff', Associated well No. 53. (Old No. 8.) 
 
 D-36. Shutoff", Associated well No. 53. (Old No. 8.) 
 
 Form No. 113. April 25, 1916. Drill, Associated well No. 63. (Old No. 13.) 
 
 D-17G. Test 12i" casing. Associated well No. 63. (Old No. 13.) 
 
 D-23. Shutoff, Associated well No. 63. (Old No. 13.) 
 
 Form No. 113. Drill, Associated Oil Company well No. 83. 
 
 DD-210. Test 12i" casing, Associated well No. S3. (Old No. 14.) 
 
 DD-44. Redrill and deepen, Standard well No. 1. 
 
 DD-43. Redrill, Standard well No. S. 
 
 D-118. Shutoff, Standard well No. 11. April 4, 1916. Drill, Standard Oil 
 
 Company well No. 12. April 4, 1916. Drill, Standard Oil Company well 
 
 No. 13. 
 D-167. Shutoff, Standard well No. 13. 
 
 Section 28, 31-23. 
 
 Letters re Standard Oil Company well No. 3, Columbus lease. 
 D-2. Shutoff, Consolidated Mutual Oil Company well No. 11. 
 DD-2. Deepen, Consolidated Mutual well No. 11. 
 
 D-30. Shutoff, Consolidated Mutual well No. 11. (See various other corres- 
 pondence re this section.) 
 Section 30, 31-23. 
 
 Letter, September 3, 1915. Redrill, Pioneer Midway well No. 2. 
 Letter, October 13, 1915. Shutoff, Pioneer Midway well No. 2. 
 Section 31, 31-23. 
 
 December 2, 1915. Drill, Eagle Creek well No. 11. 
 
 D-67. Shutoff, Eagle Creek Company well No. 11. May, 26, 1916. Drill, Eagle 
 
 Creek well No. 12. 
 Letter, September 11, 1915. Abandon, Mammoth Oil Company well No. 3. 
 
 October 22, 1916. Drill, Mammoth Oil Company well No. 6. 
 D-20. Shutoff, Consolidated Mutual Oil Company well No. G. 
 D-27. Shutoff, Consolidated Mutual Oil Company well No. 6. 
 D-16S. Shutoff, C. C. M. O. Company well No. 8. 
 Section 32, 31-23. 
 
 Letter, September 7, 1915. Deepen, Alaska Pioneer well No. 1. 
 DD-114. Abandon, California Midway well No. 2. May 5, 1916. Drill, Cali- 
 fornia Midway Oil Company well No. 10. Letter, September 10, 1915. 
 Abandon, Olig Crude well No. 1. November 26, 1915. Drill, Olig Crude Oil 
 Company well No. 5. 
 D-69. Shutoff, Olig Crude well No. 5. 
 DD-113. Shutoff" bottom water. Pacific Crude well No. 4. 
 D-174. Shutoff, Pacific Crude well No. 4. 
 DD-ISI. Abandon, Pacific Crude well No. 4. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 129 
 
 Section 33, 31-23. 
 
 DD-2G. Abaudou, K. T. aud U. Company well Xo. 22. 
 
 D-24. Shutoir, K. T. aud O. well No. 5). 
 Skction 34, 31-23. 
 
 DlJ-15. Abandon, Associated well No. 31. (Old No. 4.) 
 
 1)D-190. Deepen, Associated well No. 74. (Old No. U.) 
 
 I)D-14. DoeiKjn, Associated well No. 83. (Old No. G.) 
 
 DD-iyy. Drill, Associated well No. 91. (Old No. 10.) 
 
 DL>-21]. Omit test of shutoff, Associated well No. 03. 
 
 DD-rJT. Deepen, Associated well No. IMj. (Old Xo. 3.) 
 
 ] 10-31. Kediill and deepen. Union Oil ('()iiii>:iii.v will Nn. (I. 
 
 i)D-178. Deepen, Union well No. 8. 
 
 DD-J34. Deepen, Union well No. 'J. 
 
 Skction 35, 31-23. 
 
 February 10, 1010. Drill, K. T. and O. Company well No. 30. 
 
 D-101. Shutofif, K. T. and O. Company well No. 30. February 10, lOlG. Drill, 
 
 K. T. aud O. Company well No. 28. 
 D-111. Shutoff, K. T. and O. Company well No. 28. 
 Si:cTiON 3G, 31-23. 
 
 DD-103. liedrill and deepen, Staudard well No. 3. 
 
 DD-1'J4. liedrill and deepen. Standard well No. 4. 
 
 D-22. Shutoff, Standard well No. 18. 
 
 DD-100. liedrill and deepen. Standard well No. IS. 
 
 DD-IS. liedrill and deepen, Standard well No. 26. 
 
 I>D-11. Redrill and deepen, Standard well No. 26. 
 
 I)-22G. Shutoff", Standard well No. 26. Letters, Shutoff, Standard well No. 31. 
 
 l{('l>i)rt. AuKu.st 27, 101."). Shutoff, Standard well No. 31. (Signed Kirwan.) 
 
 Letter, September 16, 1915. Shutoff. Standard well No. 32. September 14, 
 
 191.J. Drill, Standard Oil Company well No. 33. 
 D-78. Shutoff, Standard well No. 35. October 13, 1915. Drill, Standard Oil 
 
 Company well No. 34. 
 I>-6G. Shutoff, Standard well No. 34. March 17, 1916. Drill, Standard Oil 
 
 Company well No. 35. 
 D-172. Shutoff, Standard well No. 35. January 24, 1916. Drill. Standard Oil 
 
 Company well No. 36. 
 0-103. Shutoff, Standard well No. 36. January 24, 1016. I>rill, Standard Oil 
 
 Company well No. 36. 
 1)-197. Shutoff, Standard well No. 36. February 21, 1916. Drill, Standard 
 
 Oil Company well No. 37. 
 D-147. Shutoff, Standard well No. 37. April 4, 1916. Drill, Stan<lard Oil 
 
 Company well No. 38. March 17, 1916. Drill, Standard Oil Company well 
 
 No. 39. 
 D-165. Shutoff, Standard well No. 39. April 4, 1916. Drill, Standard Oil 
 
 Company well 41. 
 D-210. Shutoff", Standard well No. 41. May 10, 1916. Drill. Standard Oil Com- 
 pany well No. 42. 
 
 Section 10, 31-24. 
 
 DD-23. Abandon, Cenoral Petroleum Company well No. 1. 
 Section 1, 32-22. (San Luis Obispo County.) 
 
 -May 1, 1916. Drill, C. C. M. O. Company well No. 15. 
 
 I)-175. Shutoff, C. C. M. O. Company well No. 15. 
 
 •May 1, 1916. Drill, C. C. M. O. Company well No. 16. 
 
 June 30, 1916. Drill, C. C. M. O. Company well No. 17. 
 
 June 30, 1916. Drill, C. C. M. O. Company well No. IS. 
 
 June 30, 191(j. Drill, C. C. M. O. Company well No. 19. 
 
 9—27014 
 
130 STATE OUj and GAS STTPER VISOR. 
 
 Section 1, 32-23. 
 
 June 2(i, ll.H(>. Drill. K. T. iiiul O. C'ompauy well Xo. 32. 
 June 8, IMG. Drill, K. T. and (). Company well No. 34. 
 D-212. Shutofif, K. T. and O. Company well No. 34. 
 February 14, llHO. Drill, K. T. and O. Company well No. 3S. 
 D-138. Shutoif, K. T. and O. Company well No. 38. 
 December 1.1, 1915. Drill. K. T. and O. Company well No. oO. 
 December IH, lOl.l. Drill. K. T. and O. Company well No. W. 
 D-77. Shutoff, K. T. and (). Company well No. (!0. 
 December 15, IDl.l. Drill. K. T. and (). Company well No. t!l. 
 D-5!). Shutoff. K. T. and (). Company well No. (H. 
 
 Section 2, 32-23. 
 
 Detter, September l.'. lill.l. SliutolT, Sc<-ti(in Two Syndicali', well No. 14. 
 Letter. l)ecend)er It. T.»1.'>. Uc K. T. ami ( >. Cdiiipauy well No. ti and .Xi.rlU 
 American Cons, well No. 8. 
 
 Section 3, 32-23. 
 
 Letter, October 18, lOlo. Shutoff. K. T. and O. Company well No. 13. 
 
 Section 4, 32-23. 
 
 DD-27. Deepen. California Counties well No. 5. 
 
 Letter. January 30, 191G. Re California Counties well No. 5. 
 
 January 15, 191G. Drill. C. C. M. O. Company well No. 9. 
 
 D-132. Shutoff, C.,C. M. O. Company well No. 9. 
 
 DD-81. Abandon, Midway Cons, well No. 4. 
 
 January 4. 1910. Drill. Standard Oil Company well No. 7. 
 
 D-115. Shutoff, Standard well No. 7. 
 
 DD-30. Deepen, Wilkes-Head well No. 1. 
 
 D-55. Shutoff, Wilkes-Head well No. 1. 
 Section 5, 32-23. 
 
 Letter, October 27, 1915. Re Kalispel well No. 3. 
 
 DD-98. Deepen, Kalispel Midway well No. 2. 
 
 Letter. April 3, 1916. (^omplaint re Kalispel well No. 2. 
 
 October 19, 1915. Shutoff, K. T. and O. Company well No. 2. 
 
 D-21. Shutoff. K. T. and O. well No. 3. 
 
 Form No. 113. June 22. 1910. Drill, Midway Five Oil Company well No. 7. 
 
 February 10. 1910. Drill, St. Lawrence Company well No. 8. 
 
 D-14S. Shutoff. St. Lawrence well No. S (10" casing). 
 
 D-232. Shutoff, St. Lawrence well No. 8 (0^" casing). 
 Section 0, 32-23. 
 
 Letter, September 3. 1915. Test. C. C. M. O. well No. 31. 
 
 D-8. Shutoff, C. C. M. O. Company well No. 31. 
 
 D-60. Shutoff, C. C. M. O. well No. 33. 
 
 May 1. 1910. Drill C. C. M. O. Company well No. 34. 
 
 D-207. Shutoff, C. C. M. O. Company well No. 34. 
 
 May 1, 1910. Drill. C. C. M. O. Company well No. 35. 
 
 May 24. 1910. Drill. C. C. M. O. Company well No. 36. 
 
 Msxy 24. 1910. Drill. C. C. M. O. Company well No. 37. 
 
 June 30. 1910. Drill. C. C. M. O. Company well No. 38. 
 
 June 30. 191(>. Drill. C. C. M. O. Company well No. 39. 
 
 June 30. 1910. Drill. C. C. M. O. Company well No. 40. 
 
 June 30, 1910. Drill. C. C. M. O. Company well No. 41. 
 
 Section 8, 32-23. 
 
 February 28, 1910. Drill. Ilale-McLeod Oil Company well No 15. 
 D-113. Shutoff. Hale-:McLeod well No. 15. 
 March 17, 1910. Drill, C. C. M. O. Company well No. 24. 
 D-103. Shutoff. C. C. M. O. well No. 24. 
 
FIRST AXNl'AL REPORT. 131 
 
 Skctiox S, '.V2-'2'-> — ("ontiniicd. 
 
 May 24, I'.HO. Drill, (". (". M. O. (."oiupany well Xo. •_'.".. 
 
 May 0, ]int>. Drill. Ilalf-McLfod Oil C'oiiii.any well Xo. IC. 
 
 D-213. Sluitoflf. Ilale-McLeod well No. Hi. 
 Sh:cTiON U, 32-23. 
 
 September 24, 1010. Drill. ('. ('. M. (). ("ompaiiy well Xo. IS 
 
 D-20. Sluitoff, C. C. M. O. Company well Xo. 18. 
 
 June 30, li)lG. Drill, (\ C. M. (). Company well Xo. V.K 
 Skction 10, 32-23. 
 
 Letter, September 10. 101."). Slmtofl". C. C. M. (). Company well Xo. 0. 
 
 D-3r>. Shntoff, C. C. M. O. Company well .\o. 0. 
 
 September 14. 101(5. Drill. Standard Oil Company well Xo. (i. 
 
 D-.S2. ShutofF, Standard w.'ll Xo. fi. 
 SKcrrox 14, 32-23. 
 
 Letter. September 21. 101."). SliutolV. rnion Oil Company well Xo. S. 
 
 DD-1. IJedrill. Standard well Xo. 0. 
 
 Letter. October 11. 101."). Ke water conditions, ^'i.':alia Oil Company. 
 
 September 4. lOlo. Redrill. (ieneral Petroleum Company well Xo. 4. 
 
 October lo, 191.5. Shntoff. (Jeneral Petroleum Comjianj- well Xo. 4. 
 
 DD-30. Abandon. (General I'etroleum Company well Xo. 4. 
 
 DD-T.j. Abandon. T'uion Oil Company well No. 2. 
 
 DD-74. Abandon. Union Oil Company well No. 1. 
 
 DD-132. Abandon, I'nion Oil Compan.v well No. 2. 
 
 Section 15, 32-23. 
 
 Letter, September 2s, lOlo. Ke Brad Oil Company well No. 2. 
 
 Letter. December 2, 1915. Re Cons. Midway Chief well X'o. 2. 
 
 DD-32. Abandon, Cons. Midway Chief well No. 2. 
 
 DD-(>5. Abandon, Con.*?. Midway Chief well No. 1. 
 Sfxtion It), 32-23. 
 
 DD-189. Kedrill oil strin-, Xorth American Cons, well Xo. 13. 
 Sh:cTioN 17, 32-23. 
 
 December 23. 1915. Drill, C. C. M. O. Company well Xo. 23. 
 
 D-Tl. Shntoff. C. C. M. O. Company well No. 23. 
 
 March 17. 1010. Drill. C. C. M. O. Company well No. 24. 
 
 D-14<l. Shutoft\ C. C. M. O. Company well No. 24. 
 
 March 17, lOKi. Drill. C. C. M. O. Comi)any v.ell No. 25. 
 
 D-191. Shntoff, C. C. M. O. Company well No. 25. 
 Section 22, 32-23. 
 
 Form No. 113. April 10. lOlC. Drill. Fairbanks Oil Comi)aiiy W(>11 No. 9. 
 Section 23. 32-23. 
 
 May 12. lOKi. Drill, Trad.-rs Oil Comi)any w«>ll Xo. IW-A. 
 
 Various letters re conditions. 
 Sectio.n 24, 32-23. 
 
 Letter. September 27. 191.5. Shntoff. C. C. M. O. Com|.any well Xo. 12. 
 
 DD-2(h Deepen, C. C. M. O. Company well Xo. 11. 
 
 DD-7n. Plus off bottom water, C. C. M. O. Company well Xo. 7. 
 
 DD-OO. Deepen, C. C. M. O. Company well Xo. 1. 
 Section 25, 32-23. 
 
 DD-172. Redrill, Safe Oil Company well Xo. 2. 
 
 DD-t;:'.. IJ.drill. Safe Oil Company well Xo. 3. 
 
 DD-IOC). Redrill. Tamalpais Oil Company well Xo. 3. 
 
 DD-108. Redrill oil string. W. T. and M. Company well No. 1. 
 
 Letter. October. 1015. Re.lrill. W. T. and M. Company well Xo. 5. 
 
 DD-18S. Redrill, W. T. and M. Company well Xo. 7. 
 
132 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAR SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Section 20, 32-23. 
 
 March 10, 191G. Drill, North Amorican Oil Company well No. GO. 
 
 D-105. Shutoff, North American Oil Cons, well No. 00. 
 
 April 10, 1910. Drill, North American Oil Cons, well No. 54. 
 
 D-127. Shutofif, North American Oil Cons, well No. 54. 
 
 May 1, 1010. Drills, North American Oil Cons, well No. 59. 
 
 D-157. Shutoff, North American Oil Cons, well No. 59. 
 
 February 20, 1910. Drill, North American Oil Cons, well No. 01. 
 
 D-122. ShutolT, North American Oil Cons. Company well No. 01. 
 
 May 12, 1!)1(). Drill, North American Oil Cons. Company well No. 02. 
 
 D-214. Sliutoff, North American Oil Cons, well No. 02. 
 
 June 0, 1910. Drill, North American Cons, well No. 03. 
 
 D-239. Shutoff, North American Oil Cons, well No. 03. 
 
 Notice, June 17-, 1910. Drill, North American Cons, well No. 04. 
 
 DD-207. Retlrill, Mt. Diablo Oil Mining and Dev. Company well No. .5 
 
 Section 30, 32-23. 
 
 April 11, 1910. Drill, Bankline Oil Company well No. 1-A. 
 
 D-187. Shutofif, Bankliue Oil Company well No. 1-A. 
 
 May 18, 1910. Drill, Bankline Oil Company well No. 8-A. 
 
 D-241. Shutoff, Bankline Oil Company well No. 8-A. 
 Section 4, 32-24. 
 
 D-65. Shutofif, Honolulu Consolidated well No. 2. 
 
 Section S, 32-24. 
 
 March 30, 1910. Drill, Honolulu Cons. Oil Company well No. 8. 
 
 D-188. Shutoff, Honolulu Cons, well No. 8. 
 
 March 30, 1910. Drill, Honolulu Cons. Oil Company well No. 9. 
 
 Section 9, 32-24. 
 
 DD-52. Redrill and deepen, K. T. and O. Company well No. 17. 
 
 Section 10, 32-24. 
 
 Letter, September 13, 1915. Shutofif, Honolulu Cons, well No. 8. 
 
 DD-5. Deepen, Honolulu Cons, well No. 7. 
 
 DD-4. Abandon, Honolulu Cons, well No. 0. 
 
 D-ie. Shutofif. Honolulu Cons, well No. 7. 
 ■D-15. Shutoff, Honolulu Cons, well No. 0. 
 
 June 15, 1910. Drill, Honolulu Cons. Oil Company well No. 9. 
 Section 12, 32-24. 
 
 D-12. Shutoff, Honolulu Cons, well No. 2. 
 
 DD-25. Redrilling, Honolulu Cons, well No. 2. 
 
 D-72. Shutofif, Honolulu Cons, well No. 2. 
 
 DD-123. Make pumping test. Honolulu Cons, well No. 2. 
 
 Section 15, 32-24. 
 
 Letter, September 27, 1915. Shutofif, K. T. and O. well No. 2. 
 May 25, 1910. Drill, K. T. and O. Company well No. 5. 
 May 25, 1910. Drill, K. T. and O. Company well No. 0. 
 
 Section 10, 32-24. 
 
 DD-202. Redrill, Retroleum Midway well No. 3. 
 
 Form No. 113. January 1, 1910. Drill. Petroleum Midway Company well No. 4. 
 
 DD-92. Test by pumping. Petroleum Midway Company well No. 4. 
 
 DD-130. Locate and Shutofif water. Petroleum Midway well No. 4. 
 
 DD-102. Locate water. Petroleum Alidway well No. 4. 
 
 DD-19.5. Redrill. Petroleum Midway well No. 4. 
 
 D-23e. Shutofif. Petroleum Midway well No. 4. 
 
 Notice, March 1, 1910. Drill, I'etroleum Midway well No. 5. 
 
 D-18e. Shutofif, Petroleum Midway well No. 5. 
 
 Form No. 113. April 1, 1916. Drill, Petroleum Midway well No. G. 
 
r 
 
 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 133 
 
 Section 10, 32-24 — Coutinncd. 
 
 D-202. Shutoflf, Petroleum Midway well No. G. 
 
 June 15, 191G. Drill, Petroleum Midway well No. 7. 
 
 June 17, 191G. Drill, Petroleum Midway well No. 8. 
 
 January 2o, 1916. Dx'ill, St. Helens Petroleum Company well No. 10. 
 
 October 30, 1915. Drill, St. Helens Petroleum Company well No. 11. 
 
 D-51. Shutoff, St. Helen."? Petroleum Company well No. 11. 
 
 December 13, 1915. Drill, St. Helens Petroleum Company well No. 12. 
 
 March 28, 191G. Drill, St. Helens Petroleum Company well No. 1.3, Alek well. 
 
 April 17, 1916. Drill, St. Helens Petroleum Company well No. 14. 
 
 May 20, 1916. Drill, St. Helens Petroleum Company well No. 15. 
 
 June 20, 191G. Drill, St. Helens Petroleum Company well No. 16. 
 
 DD-19. Deepening:. Southern California Gas Company (Midway Gas Company), 
 well No. 3. 
 
 Form No. 113. April 29, 1916. Drill, Southern California Gas Company well 
 No. 4. 
 
 Form No. 11.3. April 29, 1916. Southern California Gas Company well No. 5. 
 
 DD-7. Redrill and deepen. Standard well No. 2. 
 
 Tetter. September 22, 1915. Shutoff. Standard well No. 3. 
 
 DD-8. Redrill and deepen. Standard well No. 6. 
 
 I.rtitter, October 11, 1915. Shutoff, Standard well No. 13. 
 
 DD-110. Deepen, Standard well "Alice." 
 
 October 13. 1915. Drill. Standard Oil Company well No. 14. 
 
 D-93. Shutoff. Standard well No. 14. 
 
 February 21, 1916. Drill, Standard Oil Company well No. 15. 
 
 February 21. 1916. Drill, Standard Oil Company well No. 16. 
 
 D-114. Shutoff. Standard well No. 16. 
 
 June 13, 1916. Drill, Standard Oil Company well No. IS. 
 
 June 1.3, 1916. Drill, Standard Oil Company well No. 19. 
 Sfx-tion 17, 32-24. 
 
 May 25, 1916. Drill, K. T. and O. Company well No. 30. 
 Section 18, 32-24. 
 
 Letter, September 14. 19J5. Shutoff, Standard well No. 1. 
 
 DD-49. Abandon. Standard Oil Company well No. 4. 
 
 Nov. 23, 1915. Drill Standard Oil Co. well No. 13. 
 
 D-112. Shutoff. Standard Oil Company well No. 13. 
 
 D-129. Shutoff. Standard well No. 10. 
 
 D-16<>. Shutoff. Standard well No. 13. 
 
 DD-20;]. Redrill. Standard well No. 8. 
 
 -May 10, 1916. Drill, Standard Oil Comi.any well No. 14. 
 
 May 10, 1916. Drill, Standard Oil Company well No. 1.5. 
 Skctio.x 22. 32-24. 
 
 Letter. October 13. 1915. Redrill and deepen. Maricojia Investment Company 
 well No. 1. 
 
 D-Sl. Shutoff, Maricopa Livestmeut Company well No. 1. 
 Section 28, 32-24. 
 
 Report dated August 21, 1915. Shutoff. Standard w.-ll No. S. (Report sif,'ned 
 by Kirwan.l 
 
 DD-72. Abandon. Standard wi'll \o. 5. 
 
 D-76. Shulolf, Standard well No. 8. 
 Si:( tion .30, 32-24. 
 
 IH)-7;;. Abandon, Standard wi-Jl .\<.. 16. 
 Si:< Tio.N 32. 32-24. 
 
 Letter. November i:t. I'.lL"). .\nieri<:in Oil Fi.-lds w.-ll No. 5. 
 
 Letter. June 20. I'.t16. Re American Oil Fields wells 5 .iiid 6. 
 
 l)D-99. Redrill. Edmonds Midwav well No. 3. 
 
l;}4 STATE OIL AND (iAS SI M'KKVISOU. 
 
 Section .'52. .■>2-24 — Continued. 
 
 D-2in. Sliutoff. Eflmonrts ^[idway well No. 3. 
 
 Letter. October, l!)!."). Drill. Edmonds Midway well No. 4. 
 
 D-94. Shutoff. Edmonds Midway well No. 4. 
 
 February IS, IDK!. Drill. General retroleum Cunii)auy well No. '.). ( Su.spended 
 
 drilliuR- well.) 
 Letter, October 19, IDIO. Abandon. (Jeneral I'etroleum Coniiiany well No. !."». 
 
 Section 34, 32-24. 
 
 Letter, October 14, IDl.'t. liedrill and deepen. South Midway Oil Com])any 
 
 well No. 4. 
 DD-97. Abandon, I'nion, Lakeview No. 3. (Lake View Oil Co.. well No. 3.) 
 DD-80. Abandon. Union, Lakeview No. 4. (Lake View Oil Co., well No. 4.) 
 DD-131. Abandon, Union well No. (5. (Lake View Oil Co., well No. G.) 
 DD-190. Abandon, Union well No. (5. (Lake View Oil Co., well No. (J.) 
 DD-61. Abandon, Union Oil Co. well No. 7. (Lake View Oil Co., well No. 7.) 
 
 Statement of Operations. 
 
 Section 3, 31-22. 
 
 Work was started on the J. E. O'Donnell lease, eonsistinj>' of the 
 NE. 1 of Section 3, 31-22, in April, 1916. On April 10th well No. 1 
 was spudded in, and on IVIay 3d a very heavy gas sand was encountered 
 at a depth of 850 feet. The derrick was wrecked and the Avell blew 
 wild for several days before it could ])e capped and properly shut in. 
 The manaoement reports a measured flow of 17,400,000 cubic feet per 
 day. Work was discontinued on this well, and on June 5th No. 2 well 
 was spudded in. 
 
 On June 10th the same company started No. 1 well on the E. | of 
 NE. i of Section 2, 31-22. This firm has also taken over the SW. i of 
 Section 34, 30-22 and all of Sections 1 and 11, 31-22, and the holdings 
 of the Fairfield Oil Company on Section 13. 31-22 and Section 19, 
 31-23. 
 
 The SW. I of Section 15, 31-22 is divided into a checkerboard of ten- 
 acre squares, each alternate ten acres belonging to the General Petro- 
 leum Company and to the Potter Oil Company. During the fall of 
 1915 and spring of 1916, these two companies started a crowding cam- 
 paign by drilling four wells in each ten-acre tract. The shallow wells 
 were drilled with rotary tools and the drilling program was continued 
 westward until wells of diminished production made it a poor 
 investment. 
 
 This section afi'ords a splendid example of the uneconomical develop- 
 ment and operation of oil land subdivided into small tracts, and 
 especially when neighboring companies fail to estal^lish mutual drilling 
 restrictions. It is merely the culmination of the old time method of 
 being first to the oil, regardless of capital investment. 
 
first annual kep<1kt. 135 
 
 Section 21, 31-22. 
 
 The State Consolidated Oil Company took over the X. i of NW. \ of 
 Section 21, 31-22 early in April, 1916. They planned to put the old 
 wells in shape and to start a drillinf; eampaiirn. 
 
 The management of this company did everythin<r within their i)u\ver 
 to furnish this department the necessary data preparatory to redrilling 
 or abandonin^r the old wells, bnt the information was not available. 
 This case affords a very fjood example of the value of filin<? such records 
 with the Mining: Bureau, as a part of a permanent file, to be available 
 at any future date regardless of the changes of personnel on the 
 property. 
 
 Section 35, 31-22. 
 
 Between October. 1915, and .May. 1916. the Associated Oil Company 
 drilled 13 shallow wells on Secti(»n 35, 31-22 with very satisfactory 
 results. 
 
 Section 19. 31-23. 
 
 The Union Oil Company acquired the X. 4 of N. ^ of Section 19, 
 31-22 from the Midway Royal Petroleum Company, and in April. 191<j, 
 started drilling the No. 2 well. 
 
 Section 2, 31-23. 
 
 In October. 1915. the Associated Oil Company made a proposal to 
 drill a new well. No. 3 (number since changed to 72), in the center of 
 the SE. ] of SE. J of Section 20, 31-23. with the rotary method. They 
 planned to drill through the top water sands, top gas horizon, upper oil 
 zone and intermediate water sands with one string of casing, by using 
 the mud laden fluid method of protecting the upper oil and gas forma- 
 tions from the water. 
 
 These plans were the pivot of much convspondence and many co!i- 
 ferences, and after many delays, tlie well was started with plans to 
 protect each f(jrmation with a string of casing. After landing the 
 V2V' casing to shut off top water and drilling ahead some 340 feet, the 
 12^" casing collapsed. Witli the then existing conditions, as an emer- 
 gency measure, it was deemed advisable to sanction the use of the mud 
 laden fluid method to sidetrack the collapsed casing, and to drill down 
 through the formations to a point above the second oil measures. 
 
 After cementing the casing and drilling ahead through the lower oil 
 measures, the well was deepened, and a heavy flow of gas was eiu^oun- 
 tered. The well has been sei'ving the liiiih i>re.ssure gas lines for several 
 months. 
 
136 
 
 STATE Olli AND GAS SUrERVISOR. 
 
 Section 22, 31-23. 
 
 The drilling program on the S. | of Section 22, 31-23, brought ui 
 the question of the pr&sent economical values to be won from the to| 
 gas formations and upper oil sands. One company maintained tha| 
 these sands were commercially exhausted, in support of a proposec 
 drilling plan. The proposal was to use one string of casing with ihi 
 mud laden fluid method of shutting off all of the formations above the 
 lower oil sands. As yet this department has ruled that the differenj 
 series of gas and oil formations should be protected by separate string 
 of casing. In such a policy Ave have the support of a lai^e majority 
 of the operators of this field. Nevertheless, our aim is to be conj 
 structive, as well as to conserve the oil and gas reserves, and we do no| 
 desire to take a stand which may in any way hinder the introductioi 
 of methods which may result in a material saving to the operator ii 
 casing cost, providing no damage results from the innovation. 
 
 Section 26, 31-23. 
 
 This office has had many interviews and much correspondence witl 
 the officers of the Associated Oil Company relative to the propei 
 drilling methods to be used on Section 26. 31-23. Their proposal w£ 
 to set one string of casing with rotary mud and cement, after passing 
 through the top waters and upper gas measures, in order to develoj 
 the first oil measures. This section has been a heavy gas producer an( 
 is at the present time. Several wells of the Associated and of the 
 Standard Oil Companies are used solely a.s gas producers. 
 
 This department ruled adversely on the proposal to drill line well 
 by this method, but did approve of the drilling of well No. 6 (old No. 9] 
 as a test well. The well was to be located in the center of the Ass 
 ciated Oil Company's wells on the N. ^ of N. | of the section. In thi 
 case any damage that might occur from this method of protecting th^ 
 ga.s zone would first effect the wells belonging to that company, an( 
 theoretically, the damage could then be corrected at the expense of the 
 Associated Oil Company before the neighboring companies wei 
 harmed. The company did not drill this well, but did drill sever? 
 wells along the lines, and protected the gas zone in each case by landing 
 a separate string of casing below the top waters and above the gas. 
 
 It .should be clearly stated here that this department does not aii 
 to take an arbitrary stand in any such rulings, and desires to do every-j 
 thing possible to make all of its rulings harmonize with progressiva 
 methods. The department is willing to cooperate at any time with th( 
 operators desiring to carry on experimental work, when such experi-j 
 ments are not liable to cause damage to wells on neighboring properties 
 
first annual report. 137 
 
 Skction 27, 31-23. 
 
 The famous fire well of the Kern Trading and Oil Company in the 
 NW. corner of Section 27, 31-23, offsetting the wells of the Record Oil 
 Company and the Consolidated IMutnal Oil Company on Section 28, 
 has been considered to be a menace to the surrounding territory for 
 some time. It is not possible to definitely attribute all of the water 
 trou])Ie of tliis vicinity to the condition of the K. T. and 0. No. 2 well, 
 ;is the conditions in some of the adjoining wells are open to criticism. 
 The No. 2 well was drilled only to the top oil sand when it came in as 
 a gusher and caught fire. This department has recommended to the 
 K. T. and 0. Company that an effort be made to shut off the top waters 
 hy cementing a string of 8^" casing below the depth of the original 
 10" shutoff. This well has been the subject of much discussion, and the 
 officials of the K. T. and 0. Company have uniformly assisted this 
 C'ffice in ever\^ way possible, furnishing all data requested, and in addi- 
 tion, a series of detailed charts giving the curves of water production 
 during the period the well produced. 
 
 Section 28, 31-23. 
 
 One of the more difficult problems confronting this department is 
 furnished by Section 28, 31-23. Much water is reported in the wells 
 across the N. ^ of the section. The first study started by the Taft office 
 covered this territory. The federal courts placed these properties in 
 the care of Receiver H. ]M. Payne. 
 
 Section 31, 31-23. 
 
 The Chanslor Canfield ]Midway Oil Company, in i-csi)onse to a formal 
 (omplaint from tlie Alaska Pioneer Oil Company, undertook to locate 
 and shut oft' the water in well No. 8 in the SB. corner of Section 31, 
 :n-23, and were successfid in so doing. 
 
 The Consolidated Mutual Oil Company was drilling a deep lest liolc, 
 \'o. (), and liiul just latuled the 8}" casing, when the wind storm of 
 •Ijinnai-y 27tli destroyed the derrick. Drilling operations have remained 
 suspended since that date. 
 
 Section 32, 31-23. 
 
 TIk; question of localizing the water 1r()nl)les in the east eentr;d poi-- 
 tion of Section 32, 31-23, radiating around the old Buiek and Paeitie 
 erude gusher wells, has had the attention of this department for man\' 
 mcmths. It is the opinion of this office that the bottom watei- in Buiek 
 well Xo. 5 and Paeific Oude well No. 1 has been properly plugged off 
 ;ind that the water now produced l)y each of these wells (approxi- 
 mately 50 per cent) is derived from the Bniek well No. 3, situated one 
 location north and midway between the two wells mentioned. Buiek 
 No. 3 well is i-eported to be in very bad shape, with tools lust in the 
 
138 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 hole and the casing collapsed. This information has not been verifiedj 
 by test as the derrick was destroyed by the wind storm. 
 
 This territory originally was very productive and a center of gusherj 
 wells, l)ut lack of proper correlation of the water sand (intermediate! 
 water, but commonly spoken of as bottom water), which is found at aj 
 depth of only 30 or 50 feet below the bottom of the upper oil sands,] 
 led many of the drillers to carry the oil string too low, with disastrous] 
 results to that splendid oil sand. Work should be undertaken imme-| 
 diately to clear the No. 3 Buick well of tools and other junk and these! 
 bottom sands should be plugged off. This well is in the care of Receiver j 
 H. M. Payne. 
 
 kSection 36, 31-23. 
 
 The Standard Oil Company drilled eleven new wells and deepened 
 four old wells during the period under review, on the McNee lease, 
 comprising all of Section 36, 31-23. This property is a splendid pro- 
 ducer and is being systematically drilled up, contrary to the usual 
 custom in this field of confining operations to the line wells when a 
 company controls an entire section. Because of a drilling agreement 
 Avith the neighboring K. T. and 0. Company previous drilling had been 
 carried on two locations back from the property lines. Since the first; 
 of the year, ])oth companies have been drilling the line wells. The 
 production on the McNee lease is l)eing won from the west limb of the 
 Buena Vista anticline. The crest of the anticline, as shown by the 
 surface geology, passes diagonally across the NE. ^ of the section, in a 
 northwest-southeast direction. 
 
 Section 10, 31-24. (Elk Hills.) 
 
 In December, 1915, the General Petroleum C()mi)any abandoned their 
 No. 1 well on Section 10. 31-21, in the Elk Hills, and dismantled the 
 camp. The well had been drilled to a depth of 3072 feet without 
 encountering any oil or gas sands. 
 
 Section 4, 32-23. 
 
 The Midway Consolidated Oil Company abandoned their No. 4 well^ 
 on Section 4, 32-23. The upper oil sands in the vicinity of this well 
 should be greatly benefited by plugging of this well, which had been 
 redrilled so often and with such luisatisfaetory results. 
 
 In testing out the Wilkes Head well in the north central part of 
 Section 4, it was found to be making considerable water. Pumping 
 tests are being carried on over a long period with hopes of exhausting 
 the water from the oil sands. The well stood idle with the water in on 
 the sand for manv months. 
 
FIKST ANNUAL liEl'(JRT. 131) 
 
 Section 5. 32-2:3. 
 
 The No. 2 well on the Kalispel lease, ►Section 5, 32-23 has produced 
 larjre (jiiantities of water and the present management proposed to case 
 off this upper flooded oil beariii<r horizon and deepen the well to the 
 lower sands, which furnish the production in the wells on the neighbor- 
 ing leases to the north and east. This caused a protest to be made by 
 the neighbors to the west and south as they feared that the quantity of 
 water formerly raised by the pump at Kalispel No. 2 well, would soon 
 back up and tlood other top sand-producing wells, in case the proposed 
 work was carried out. The informal complaint has developed into an 
 investigation that now includes nearly all of the wells on Section 5. 
 This office has made several graphic sections and gathered considerable 
 evidence from interested parties, but still lacks a few logs and well 
 records. Some of the most vital well records seem to be nonexistent. 
 
 Section 23, 32-23. 
 
 A difference of opinion has exi.sted for several years between the 
 respective operators of the Indian and Colonial Development Company, 
 and the Traders Oil Company, as to the source of the water which 
 troubles the wells of these companies on Sections 22 and 23, 32-23. It 
 was originally considered to be bottom water and considerable work 
 has been done in the past in attempting to shut off bottom water. In 
 May, 1916, the Traders Oil Company started a new well. No. 106, and 
 drilled it dry in order to test out the various formations. They were 
 very successful in determining that there is an intermediate water 
 between the top oil sands and the bottom oil measures, as developed in 
 a few of the wells in the immediate vicinity. It is hoped that this dis- 
 covery will lead to the correction of one of the oldest water problems 
 on Twenty-Five Hill and the Midway Field. 
 
 Section 24, 32-23. 
 
 .\1! (.f Section 24. 32-23. except the W. }, of the S\V. [. has been 
 operated by the Chanslor Canfield Midway Oil Company under lease 
 from ^Ir. J. W. Jame.son until July 1. 1!)1(), when ]Mr. Jameson pur- 
 chased the lea.se back from that company and started to operate the 
 property. 
 
 Section 26, 32-23. 
 
 The North American Oil C'onsolidaled Company started a drilling 
 campaign in the sju-iiig on their lease holdings on Section 26, 32-23. 
 Seven wells have been completed. 
 
 Section 36. 32-23. 
 
 In drilling two line wells on the Uiinklini' lease on Seelion -h^ 32-23 
 the nuinagement crowded the wells within 20 feet of the property line. 
 
140 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAS SITPERVISOR. 
 
 There may have been a drilling agreement which permitted these loca 
 tions in this special case, but as a rule, such methods are the direci 
 cause of wasteful expenditures by both companies affected by such 
 crowding, as offset wells are usually in turn crowded in as a defensive 
 measure. 
 
 Section 16, 32-24. 
 
 A keen drilling rivalry between the companies operating in Se^ 
 tion 16, 22-24 resulted in the starting of twenty new wells and tM 
 deepening of six others during the fiscal year. This section affords 
 another illustration of a crowding campaign, as practically all of these 
 wells have been drilled to protect the lines. In locating the wells 150 
 feet from the lines it often brings offset wells within 300 feet of each 
 other, while the individual companies aim to space their own wells 
 from 500 to 700 feet apart in that fairly deep territory. 
 
 Unfortunately, when the company holdings represent small leases, 
 there seems to be little opportunity to reach any agreement whereby 
 the wells may be located further than 1 50 feet from the line ; and on. : 
 small tracts it is usually impossible to stagger the offset location to any 
 advantage. 
 
 The drilling of so many new wells on this section will hasten the day 
 when the wells will have to be pumped to win the oil from the present 
 sands. Already preparations are being made to prospect for loM^er 
 sands below the water sands now termed bottom water. 
 
 Records Received for Midway Field. 
 
 The following list of oil companies of the Midway Field shows at a 
 glance to what extent each company has cooperated with this depart- 
 ment in furnishing the desired logs and production reports : 
 
 Name of company and lease 
 
 Number 
 of wells 
 shown 
 on maps 
 
 Number 
 of 1ob;s 
 leceived 
 
 Production 
 reports 
 received 
 
 Sec. 2, 31-22— 
 
 J. E. O'Donnell lease__ 
 
 Sec. 3, 31-22— 
 
 J. E. O'Donnell 
 
 Sec. 4, 31-22— 
 
 Globe Exploration Company 
 
 Midway Chief Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 9, 31-22— 
 
 General Petroleum, "Carnegie" 
 
 Drake & Yancey Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 10, 31-22— 
 
 Union Oil Company 
 
 N. American Consolidated O. Company.. 
 
 See. 11, 31-22— 
 
 ■ J. E. O'Donnell lease, formerly Fairfield 
 Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 12, 31-22— 
 
 A. 0. P. Midland Oil Fields, Ltd 
 
 General Petroleum Company, "Oakburn" 
 
 None 
 1 
 
 All 
 1 
 
 None 
 
 Yes 
 Yes 
 
 Drilling. 
 
 Drilling. 
 
 Idle. 
 Idle. 
 
 Idle. 
 Idle. 
 
 Idle. 
 Idle. 
 
 Drilling. 
 
 Idle. 
 Idle. 
 
 i 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 
 141 
 
 Name of company and lease 
 
 Number 
 of wells 
 shown 
 on maps 
 
 Number 
 of logs 
 received 
 
 Production \ 
 reports i 
 received 
 
 8€C. 13, 31-22— 
 J. E. O'Donnell lease, formerly Fairfield 
 
 Oil Company 
 
 Oakland Midway Oil Company 
 
 General Petroleum Company 
 
 Sec. 14, 31-22— 
 
 Engineers Oil Company 
 
 General Petroleum, "."Shale" 
 
 Combined Oil Comi)any 
 
 Alberta Midway Oil Company 
 
 Manley & Mcfiinn oil I'ompany 
 
 Midway Gas ami Petroleum Company 
 
 Onisbo Oil Company 
 
 Stockton Midway Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 15, 31-22— 
 
 K. T. & O. Company 
 
 Security Development Company 
 
 Manley & McGinn 
 
 Midway Peerless Oil Company 
 
 Hondo Oil Company 
 
 Dominion Oil Company 
 
 Banklin Oil Company 
 
 M. Z. Elliott, "Fortune" 
 
 General Petroleum Company 
 
 Potter Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 16, 31-22— 
 Traders Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 17, 31-22— 
 
 State Consolidated Oil Company 
 
 Durango Oil Company 
 
 Dabney Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 21, 31-22— 
 
 State Consolidated Oil Company 
 
 C. C. M. O. Company 
 
 Sec. 22, 31-22— 
 C. C. M. O. Company 
 
 Sec 23, 31-22— 
 
 Pinal Dome Oil Company 
 
 Pinal Dome, "Gem" 
 
 Tumbador Oil Company - 
 
 K. T. & O. Company 
 
 General Petroleum Company, "Logan" 
 
 Rock Oil Company -. 
 
 Sec. 24, 31-22— 
 
 Midway Pacific Oil Company 
 
 Coalinga Monterey O. Company 
 
 Brookshire Oil Company 
 
 United Oil Company- 
 
 San Francisco Midway Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 2.5, 31-22— 
 
 K. T. & O. Company — . 
 
 Midland Oil Fields Company, Ltd 
 
 C. C. M. O. Company 
 
 Recovery Oil Company -. 
 
 Visalia Midway Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 26, 31-22— 
 
 G. P. Co., "linmswick" 
 
 Result Oil Company 
 
 El Camino Oil Company 
 
 C. C. M. O. Company 
 
 Pyramid Oil Company... 
 
 Mocal Oil Company 
 
 Soudan Oil Company 
 
 California Star Oil Company 
 
 Dabney Oil Company 
 
 Armstrong & .Tergins Oil Company 
 
 State Consolidated Oil Company 
 
 Yes 
 
 Yes 
 
 Yes 
 
 Yes 
 
 2 
 6 
 
 5 
 10 
 
 6 i 
 
 7 - 
 3 L. 
 
 15 |.. 
 
 Idle. 
 
 Idle, 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Idle. 
 Idle. 
 Idle. 
 
 Drilling. 
 Idle. 
 
 Idle. 
 Idle. 
 
142 
 
 STATE OIL AND (iAS STTPERVISOR. 
 
 Name of company and lease 
 
 Sec. 
 .Sec. 
 Sec. 
 
 Sec. 27, .31-22— 
 
 Ma.xwell Oil Company 
 
 International Oil Company 
 
 C. C. M. O. Company 
 
 See. 30, 31-22— 
 Oree Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 3i5, 31-22— 
 
 C. O. M. O. Company 
 
 Associated Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 36, 31-22— 
 
 A. O. P. Company, Ltd 
 
 C. C. M. O. Company 
 
 T. 31, R. 23— 
 
 Sec. 1, J. F. Carmen Company 
 
 2, Combination Midway O. Co 
 
 6, Union Oil Co. (Rudisen) 
 
 8, Calinava Oil Company 
 
 Rex Oil Company 
 
 See. 10, Mercedes Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 11, Hart Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 14, Barnedon Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 16, Standard Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 17, S. O. Co., "Burr" 
 
 Sec. 18, Midland O. ¥., Ltd '-_.. 
 
 Sec. 18, Toronto Midway Oil Company 
 
 Sec. If), Midway Royal Oil Company 
 
 G. P. Company 
 
 J. E. O'Donnell lease, Fairfield-—. 
 Calidon Petroleum Company 
 
 Sec. 20, 31-23— 
 
 Associated Oil Company 
 
 United Oil Company 
 
 See. 21, 31-23— 
 K. T. & O. Company . 
 
 Sec. 22, 31-23— 
 
 Associated Oil Company 
 
 Standard Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 24, 31-23— 
 
 Union Oil Company 
 
 Barnedon Oil Company 
 
 Number 
 of wells 
 shown 
 on maps 
 
 See. 25, 31-23— 
 K. T. & O. Company 
 
 See. 26, 31-23— 
 
 Associated Oil Company 
 
 Standard Oil Company 
 
 See. 27, 31-23— 
 K. T. & O. Company 
 
 See. 28, 31-23— 
 
 Record Oil Company 
 
 S. O. Co., "Columbus" 
 
 Consolidated Mutual Oil Company 
 
 United Oil Company 
 
 California Amalgamated Oil Company... 
 Caribou Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 30, 31-23— 
 
 Pioneer Midway Oil Company 
 
 N. A. O. Consol Co., Consolidated Mutual 
 
 See. 31, 31-23— 
 
 Honolulu Consolidated Company 
 
 C. C. M. 0. Company 
 
 Mammoth Oil Company 
 
 Kagle Creek Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 32, 31-23— 
 
 Olig Crude Oil Company 
 
 General Petroleum Company 
 
 Pacific Crude Oil Company 
 
 Number 
 of logs 
 leceived 
 
 Production 
 reports 
 received 
 
 1 . 
 i I 
 
 Idle. 
 Idle. 
 Idle. 
 
 Idle. 
 
 One water well. 
 
 Suspended. 
 
 Suspended. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Suspended. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Suspended. 
 
 Idle. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Idle. 
 
 Idle. 
 Idle. 
 
 Care of Fed. receiver. 
 Care of Fed. receiver. 
 Care of Fed. receiver. 
 Care of Fed. receiver. 
 Care of Fed. receiver. 
 Care of Fed. receiver. 
 
 2 suspended drillers. 
 
 4 abandoned. 
 
 1 abandoned. 
 1 abandoned. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 
 143 
 
 Name of company and lease 
 
 Number 
 of wells 
 sliown 
 on maps 
 
 Si-P. 32, 31-23— Continued. 
 
 Alaska Pioneer Oil Company 10 
 
 lUiick Oil Company .'« 
 
 California Midway Oil Company 8 
 
 McMiirtry & Hoeppiier 1 
 
 Associated Oil Company | 3 
 
 See. 33, 31-23— 
 
 K. T. & O. Company 3 
 
 S.M-. 34, 31-2;3— 
 
 As.xoeiated Oil Company 10 
 
 I'niou Oil Company, "MeLeod" 
 
 ^.c. 3.-), 31-23— 
 
 K. T. & O. Company 7 
 
 .SK-. 36, 31-23— ' 
 
 Standard Oil Company, McXee lease -ki 
 
 Sec. 32, 31-24— 
 
 Oeneral Petroleum Co., Biiena Vista lease 4 
 
 St. Helen.* Petroleum Company 1 2 
 
 Boston Pacific Oil Company 2 
 
 -.r. 1, 32-22— 
 
 C. C. M. O. Company 17 
 
 -'■c. 1, 32-23— 
 
 K. T. & O. Company 1.5 
 
 -.1-. 2, 32-23— 
 
 N. A. O. Consolidated Company 14 
 
 -r. 3, 32-23— 
 
 K. T. & O. Company 3 
 
 Src. 4, 32-23— 
 
 Midway Consolidated Oil Company • i 
 
 Standard Oil Company, "Equitable" I 3 
 
 Canadian Pacific Oil Company 3 
 
 Wilkes Head Oil Company 1 
 
 California Counties Oil Company 5 
 
 C. C. M. O. Oil Company 3 
 
 Sec. 5, 32-23— 
 
 K. T. & O. Company 12 
 
 St. Lawrence Oil Company 8 
 
 Kalispel Oil Company 3 
 
 .Midway Five Oil Company 7 
 
 Mi<lway Premier Oil Company 8 
 
 Hale McLeod Oil Company 7 
 
 Sec 6, .32-23— , 
 
 C. C. M. O. Company — . 41 
 
 United Oil Company ' 9 
 
 Sec. 8, 32-23— I 
 
 Hale McLeod Oil Company 10 
 
 C. C. M. O. Company 2-5 
 
 Sec. 9, 32-23— 
 
 C. C. M. O. Company 10 
 
 Traffic Oil Company i 
 
 See. 10, 32-23— 
 
 S. O., "Kquitalile" 7 
 
 "Standard Oil Company 10 
 
 >'. C. M. (». Con)pany. 7 
 
 12, 32-23— 
 
 standard Oil Company. 5 
 
 .^.f. 13, 32--23— 
 
 K. T. & O. Company I 4 
 
 Sec. 14, 32-23- j 
 
 standani Oil Company 10 
 
 li. P. Continental 5 
 
 iiiion Oil Company, "Regal" 7 
 
 ' . O. Company, "Bedrock" 4 
 
 ' . I.';, 32-23— 
 
 Kmpire lias and Fuel Company 4 
 
 Union Oil Company, "Kquitable" 1 
 
 Cnion Oil Company, ".41varado"... 3 
 
 National Pacific Oil Company .— 2 
 
 of l<lgs 
 received 
 
 10 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 3 drilling. 
 
 8 new. 
 
 4 drilling; 1 aband'd. 
 
 1 abandoned. 
 
144 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Name of company and lease 
 
 Number 
 of wells 
 shown 
 on maps 
 
 Number 
 of logs 
 received 
 
 Production 
 reports 
 received 
 
 Sec. lo, 32-23— Continued. 
 
 Kenewha Oil Company 
 
 S. K. D. Oil Company 
 
 N. A. O. Consolidated Company 
 
 Brad Oil Company 
 
 G. P. Co., "Foxtail" 
 
 Oleum Crude Company 
 
 Consolidated Midway Chief Oil Company 
 C. C. M. O. Company — 
 
 See. 16, 32-23— 
 
 Midland Oil Company 
 
 N. A. O. Consolidated Company ... 
 
 N. A. O. Con.solidated Co., Loekwood lease 
 
 See. 17, 32-23— 
 C. C. M. O. Company 
 
 Sec. 21, 32-23— 
 C. C. M. O. Company 
 
 Sec. 22, 32-23— 
 
 Fairbanks Oil Company 
 
 General Petroleum Company, "Sibyl" 
 
 Producers Guaranteed Company 
 
 Burks Oil Company 
 
 Combination Midway Oil Company 
 
 AVilbert Oil Company 
 
 Buena Fe Oil Company, Usona 
 
 Buena Fe West Forty 
 
 Buena Fe Amador 
 
 Buena Fe Alpine 
 
 Buena Fe Amazon 
 
 Buena Fe Bay City 
 
 Buena Fe Mountain Girl 
 
 Indian-Colonial Dev. Company 
 
 Sec. 23, 32-23— 
 
 Indian-Colonial Dev. Company 
 
 Griffin Cnide Oil Company 
 
 Traders Oil Company 
 
 Cheney Stimson Oil Company 
 
 Palmer Union Oil Company i 
 
 E. J. Boust I 
 
 Knob Hill lease 1 
 
 Kern Crown Oil Company 
 
 See 24, 32-23— 
 
 J. W. Jameson 
 
 Standard Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 25, 32-23— 
 
 Section TAventy-five Oil Company 
 
 Rico Oil Company (Princeton Oil Co.),-.; 
 
 Pierpont Oil Company 
 
 T. W. Oil Company 
 
 Millie Francis Oil Company 
 
 Tamalpais Oil Company 
 
 Elkhorn Oil Company 1 
 
 San Francisco Midway Oil Company ! 
 
 Seaboard Oil Company 
 
 General Petroleum Company (Scrongo). 
 
 General Petroleum, "Halloway" 
 
 Opal Oil Company 
 
 Cresceus Oil Company 
 
 Safe Oil Company 
 
 West Side Oil Company 
 
 W. T. & M. Oil Company 
 
 B. H. & C. Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 26, 32-23— 
 
 Mascot Oil Company 
 
 N. A. O. Consol. Oil Company 
 
 General Petroleum, "Xev. Midway" 
 
 Dunlop Oil Company - 
 
 Wilbert Oil Company 
 
 2 
 3 
 
 P 
 
 
 
 
 
 9 
 1 
 
 P 
 
 
 
 
 1 1 P 
 
 9| P 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 Both abandoned. 
 
 13 
 6 
 
 13 
 
 P 
 
 Q 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 it 
 
 1 
 
 n 
 
 
 9t 
 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 
 30 
 6 
 
 IS 
 
 P 
 P 
 
 
 
 P 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 _ 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 
 <> 
 
 
 8 
 16 
 
 8 P 
 16 P 
 
 11 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 p 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 7 
 8 
 
 43 
 4'? 
 
 1 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 P 
 P 
 
 P 
 
 16 
 
 7 
 
 16 
 
 P 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 P 
 
 Abandoned. 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Idle. 
 All idle. 
 
FIRST ANNTTAIi REPORT. 
 
 145 
 
 Name of company ami lease 
 
 Number 
 of wells 
 shown 
 ou maps 
 
 Number Production 
 of logs reports 
 
 received received 
 
 Sep. 26, 32-23— Continued. 
 Penn. Consolidated Oil Co., alias March 
 
 Oil Co., alias January Oil Co C 
 
 Ilayden Oil Company 
 
 Carbo Oil Company 10 
 
 Mt. Diablo O. M. & D. Co., formerly J. M. 
 
 & S. Co. 7 
 
 Mt. Diablo Oil Co., alias Malaytin Oil Co. ' 2 
 
 Sec. sr,, 32-2.3— ; 
 
 Vietor Oil Company 4 
 
 r. O. Co., alias Diinlop Oil Co 3 
 
 Union Oil Company ' 1 
 
 See. 30, 33-23— j 
 
 C. P., "Bankline" ' 13 
 
 Los Posos Oil Company i 2 
 
 Sec. 2, 32-24— j 
 
 Honolulu Consolidated Oil Co j 3 
 
 'I'ownship 32, Range 24 — 
 
 .'^ec. 4, Honolulu Consolidated Oil Co t 5 
 
 Sec. 5, Honolulu Consolidated Oil Co j 6 
 
 Sec. 8, Honolulu Consolidated Oil Co.— | 9 
 
 Sec. 10, Honolulu Consolidated Oil Co | 9 
 
 Sec. 12, Honolulu Consolidated Oil Co i 4 
 
 See. 14, Honolulu Consolidated Oil Co 5 
 
 Sec. 24, Honolulu Consolidated Oil Co.„- 4 
 r. 5, 32-24— 
 
 Kern Trading and Oil Company.. 2 
 
 Sec. 7, Kern Trading and Oil Company.. 2 
 
 Sec. n, Kern Trading and Oil Company.. C 
 
 Sec. 11, Kern Trading and Oil Company.. 4 
 
 Sec. 15, Kern Trading and (>\\ Company.. i 
 
 Sec. 17, Kern Trading and Oil Company.. | 3 
 
 Sic. 16, 32-24— 
 
 Midway Gas Co. or So. California Gas Co.| 5 
 
 I'etroleum Midway Oil Company ' 8 
 
 St. Helens Petroleum Company ] 16 
 
 Standard Oil Company, "Derby" ' 19 
 
 Sec. 18, 32-24— 
 
 Standard Oil Company | 8 
 
 Sec. 20, 32-24— 
 
 Standard Oil Company 8 
 
 Sec. 19, 32-24— I 
 
 Kem Trading and Oil Company 4 
 
 See. 22, 32-24- 
 
 Maricopa Investment Company i 
 
 Schultz et al 3 
 
 (iincral Petroleum Company 3 
 
 I.uxor Oil Company... 1 
 
 See. 26, 32-24- 
 
 T-ake View .^nnex Oil Company.. 1 
 
 JIanitoba Crude Oil Company 1 
 
 Lake View No. 2 Oil Company 2 
 
 Sec. 28, 32-24— j 
 
 Pyramid Oil Company 1 
 
 Petroleum Syndicate 2 
 
 I'.MJtiiiiore Oil Company ! 3 
 
 Standard Oil Company 8 
 
 Sec. 29, 32-24— 
 
 K. T. & O. Company 2 
 
 S. e. 30, 32-24- j 
 
 Standard Oil Company 23 
 
 ^••■. .31, 32-24— 1 
 
 <'. C. M. O. Company. I 2 
 
 Ainerieaii Oil Fields Company, Ltd 2 
 
 Kline Oil (^tinpany ] 
 
 Union Oil Company. 1 
 
 August Water Company... I 5 
 
 10—27014 
 
 3 
 1 
 
 P 
 
 1 
 
 P 
 
 5 
 
 P 
 
 le 
 
 P 
 
 2 
 
 P 
 
 8 
 
 P 
 
 5 
 
 P 
 
 4 
 
 P 
 
 4 
 
 P 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 Idle. 
 
 One new. 
 
 2 new. 
 
 
 
 P 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 19 
 
 P 
 P 
 P 
 
 2 
 
 P 
 
 
 
 Idle. 
 Idle. 
 Idle. 
 
 Idle. 
 Idle. 
 
 Idle. 
 Idle. 
 Idle. 
 Idle. 
 All water wells. 
 
146 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Name of company and lease 
 
 Number 
 
 of wells 
 
 shown 
 
 on maps 
 
 Numljer 
 of logs 
 received 
 
 Production 
 reports 
 received 
 
 Remarks 
 
 Sec. 32. 32-24— 
 Edmonds Midway Oil Company. 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 2 
 
 13 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 3 
 
 1 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 P 
 
 
 Knickerbocker Oil Company ... 
 
 
 •ieneral Petroleuni Company 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 Manhattan Midway Oil Company. . 
 
 
 
 American Oil Fields Co., Ltd 
 
 13 P 
 4 ■P 
 
 
 Sec. 33, 32-24— 
 K. T. & 0. Co 
 
 One new. 
 Suspended drillers. 
 
 Sec. 34, 32-24— 
 
 Union Oil Company, "Lake View" 
 
 Union Oil Company 
 
 
 P 
 P 
 
 Lake View No. 2 0. Co. (Extension) _. 
 
 
 
 Lake View No. 2, "S. Midway" 
 
 
 
 Sec. 36, 32-24— 
 Golden Gate Oil Company . 
 
 ; 
 
 Idle 
 
 
 
 
 Official decisions M'ere made on the following wells: 
 
 Section 4, 11-23. 
 
 D-42. Shutoff, Interstate Oil Company well No. 4. 
 
 D-13o. Shutoff, Interstate Oil Companj' well No. 4. 
 
 Form No. 113. December 30, 1915. Drill, Interstate Oil Company well No. G. 
 
 D-136. Shutoff, Interstate Oil Company well No. 6. 
 
 May 13, 1916. Drill, Interstate Oil Company well No. 8. 
 
 Letter, October 20, 1915. Shutoff, Lakeview No. 2 Oil Company well No. 1. 
 
 Letter, October 31, 1915. Shutoff, Lakeview No. 2 Oil Company well No. 3. 
 
 D-91. Shutoff, Lakeview No. 2 Oil Company well No. 3. 
 
 December 10, 1915. Drill, Lakeview No. 2 Oil Company well No. 5. 
 
 May 13, 1916. Drill, Lakeview No. 2 Oil Company well No. 7. 
 
 D-48. Shutoff, Miocene Oil Company. (P. Welch well No. 3.) 
 
 Letter, October 25, 1915. Abandon, Union Oil Company, International well No. 1. 
 
 Letter, August 28, 1915. Shutoff, Union Oil Company, International well No. 3. 
 
 DD-T6. Drill, Union Oil Company. International well No. 4. 
 
 D-156. Union Oil Company, Shutoff, International well No. 4. 
 
 D-201. Shutoff, Union Oil Company, International well No. 4. 
 Section 6, 11-23. 
 
 113. April 12, 1916. Drilling, Bankline well No. 5. 
 
 March 3, 1916. Drill, General Petroleum Company well No. 5-B. 
 
 D-131. Shutoff, General Petroleum Company well No. 5-B. 
 
 DD-173. Deepen, General Petroleum Company well No. 5-B. 
 
 D-196. Shutoff, General Petroleum Company well No. 5-B. 
 
 D-228. Shutoff. General Petroleum Company well No. 5-B. 
 
 December 21, 1915. Drill, General Petroleum Company well No. 6-B. 
 
 D-144. Shutoff, General Petroleum Company well No. 6-B. 
 
 D-20S. Shutoff. General Petroleum Company well No. 6. 
 
 DD-144. Redrill General Petroleum Company Well No. 7-B. 
 
 DD-6. Redrill and deepen. General Petroleum Company well No. 9-B. 
 
 Form No. 113. April 12, 1916. Drilling, General Petroleum Co. well No. 11-B. 
 
 Form No. 113. April 12, 1916. Drilling, General Petroleum Co. well No. 32-B. 
 
 P'orm No. 113. April 12, 1916. Drilling, General Petroleum Co. well No. ]7-B. 
 
 D-4. Shutoff, Maricopa National Petroleum Company well No. 2. 
 
 April 27, 1916. Drill, Maricopa National Petroleum Company well No. 7. 
 
FIRST ANNlTATi REPORT. 147 
 
 Section 10, 11-23. 
 
 DD-112. Abandon, KI Camino Oil and Dev. Company well No. 1. 
 
 DD-160. Abandon, Kl Camino Oil and Dev. Company well No. 1. 
 Section 29, 11-23. 
 
 DD-7S. Abandon, Bakersfield Pipe and Wrockins: Company for Sunset Secnrity 
 Oil Company well No. 1. 
 Section 1, 11-24. 
 
 DD-83. Deepen, Standard well No. 1. 
 
 DD-37. Redrill, Standard, Maricopa wells 3, 5, 12 and ISi. See also various 
 letters. 
 
 DD^169. Redrill and deepen, Standard well No. 3. 
 
 J)D-6S. Test by pumping, Standard well No. "►. 
 
 DD-87. Deepen, Standard well No. ">. 
 
 D-190. Shutoff, Standard well No. 12. 
 
 D-130. Shuton:, Standard well No. 14. 
 
 D-92. Shutoff, Standard well No. 16. 
 
 D-237. Shutoff, Standard well No. 18. 
 
 DD-171. Deepen, Standard well No. 20. 
 
 February 21, 1916. Drill, Standard Oil Company well No. 22. 
 
 D-224. Shutoff, Standard Oil Company well No. 22. 
 
 DD-182. Redrill Oil String Melita Oil Company well No. 15. 
 Section 2, 11-24. 
 
 DD-150. Deepen, McCutcheon Bros, well No. 6. 
 
 DD-146. Abandon, Sunset Monarch well No. 10. 
 
 DD-147. Abandon, Sunset Monarch well No. 24. 
 
 Form No. 113. April 14, 1016. Drill, Sunset Monarch well No. 26. 
 
 Form No. 113. April 14, 1916. Drill, Sunset Monarch well No. 27. 
 Section 12, 11-24. 
 
 Letter, November 1, 1915. Shutoff, Cons. Midway Chief well No. 4. 
 
 March 1, 1916. Drill, Good Roads Oil Company well No. 3. 
 
 D-133. Shutoff, Good Roads Oil Company well No. 3. 
 
 May 29, 1916. Drill, Good Roads Oil Company well No. 8. 
 
 D-238. Shutoff, Good Roads Oil Company well No. 8. 
 
 March 1, 1916. Drill, Petrolia Oil Company well No. 3. 
 
 D-106. Shutoff, Good Roads Oil Company well No. 3. 
 
 March 21, 1916. Drill, Petrolia Oil Company well No. 4. 
 
 D-198. Shutoff, Petrolia Oil Company well No. 4. 
 
 June 19, 1916. Drill, Petrolia Oil Company well No. 5. 
 Section 28, 12-23. 
 
 DD-135. Abandon, Midas Oil Company well No. 1. 
 
 Section 30, 12-23. 
 
 Letter, November 17, 1915. Complaint, K. T. and O. Company No. 35 vs. Gen. 
 
 Pet. Company No. 2, National Pacific well No. 2. 
 DD-124. Redrill oil string, Nat. Pacific. Oil Company well No. 1. 
 
 Section 31, 12-23. 
 
 Letter, September 22, 1915. Shutoff K. T. and O. Company well No. 26. 
 
 letter, Oc(olM-r 10, 1915. Shutoff K. T. and O. Company well No. 26. 
 Section 32, 12-23. 
 
 DD-41. Redrill, ElDora Oil Company well No. 2. 
 
 1)D-16S. Redrill, General Petroleum Company well No. 3-A. 
 
 Letter, S(>ptember 4, 1915. Shutoff. Maricojja Northern well No. 1. 
 
 I^etter, September 29, 1915. Shutoff. Mari(;oi)a Northern well No. 1. 
 
 Letter. October 4, 1915. Abandon. Maricopa Northern well No. 2. 
 
 DD-40. Redrill. Midland Oil Fields Company well No. 3. 
 
 D-1S5. Shutoff, Midland Oil Fields Company well No. 3. 
 
148 STATE OITi AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Section 32, 12-2?> — C'outinuod. 
 
 D-149. ShutofF, Midway Northern well No. 2. 
 
 DD-19S. Redrill, Obispo Oil Company well No. 3. 
 
 DD-38. Redrill, Spreckels Oil Company well No. 2. 
 Section 25, 12-24. 
 
 Letter, September 23, 191.5. Shutoff, K. T. and O. Company well No. 14. 
 
 DD-15S. Abandon, K. T. and O. Company well No. 14. 
 
 DD-21G. Abandon, Union Oil Company "Lakeview" well No. 12. 
 Section 26, 12-24. 
 
 DD-145. Abandon, Sunset Monarch Oil Company well No. F. 
 
 Dl)-lo7. Redrill, Sunset Monarch Oil Company well No. (i. 
 
 April 14, 191G. Drill, Sunset Monarch Oil Company well No. M. 
 Section 35, 12-24. 
 
 ])])-1.54. Cut casing from well. T'Uion Oil ("ompany well Nn. (5. (Sago No. G. 
 (See also correspondence re this work.) 
 Section 3G, 12-24. 
 
 DD-IG. Abandon, Ethel D. well No. 1. 
 
 D-75. Shutoff, Ethel D. well No. 17. 
 
 Letter, October 8, 1915. Deepening, Ethel D. well No. 19. 
 
 DD-11. Deepening, Ethel D. well No. 22. 
 
 April 8, 191G. Drill, Ethel D. well No. 30. 
 
 D-173. Shutoff, Ethel D. well No. 30. 
 
 May 12. 191G. Drill. Ethel D. Oil Company well No. 31. 
 
 DD-102. Deepen, M. J. and M. and M. Cons, well No. 29. 
 
 December 14, 1916. Drill, M. J. and M. and M. Cons, well No. 44. 
 
 D-80. Shutoff, M. J. and M. M. Cons, well No. 44. 
 
 SUNSET OIL FIELD. 
 Statement of Operations. 
 
 Section 4, 11-23. 
 
 On Section 4, 11-23 on the Maricopa flat, the Interstate Oil Com- 
 pany, adjoining the famou.s Lake View No. 2, Oil Company on the 
 north, completed wells No. 4 and No. 6, and started well No. 8. This 
 lease is operated under the same management as the Lake View No. 2 
 Oil Co., where wells No. 3, No. 5 and No. 7 have been drilled. The 
 work of cleaning out No. 1 well, the famous gusher, is under way. It 
 is planned to fish out the old string of 6|'' casing to a point below the 
 old 8|'' casing, then sidetrack the old 6^" casing by carrying a new 
 string of the same size, and after .shooting for the purpose of smashing 
 the old casing, to cement the nevr string in with a large quantity of 
 cement. On previous attempts to redrill this well it showed a great 
 deal of life, breaking loose with a large flow of emulsion. On the 
 present occasion the well Avas thoroughlj- mudded to start with, and 
 thus far, has maintained perfect quiet. A bailer has been lowered to 
 the original bottom of 3013 feet. 
 
 At the P. Welch well in the SE. corner of the NW. i of NE. ^ of 
 Section 4, 11-23, the Pollock Brothers carried the hole down to approxi- 
 jnately 4200 feet, and then plugged the hole back to approximately 
 3600 feet, where they are now endeavoring to develop an oil sand. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 149 
 
 The International lease of the Union Oil Company, consisting of 
 the SE. I of the NW. | of Section 4, has been the center of continuous 
 activity, resulting in the abandonment of well No. 1 (old Coronation 
 well), and well No. 2, and in the bringing in of two good flowing wells, 
 No. 3 and No. 4, each developing an initial yield of over 3000 barrels 
 per day. 
 
 In the outlying sections of the Sunset Field there have been a num- 
 ber of old wild cat wells abandoned during the past year, including 
 the El Camino Oil and Development Company No. 1 well, Section 10, 
 11-23 (4800 feet deep) ; the Sunset Security Oil Company well. Sec- 
 tion 29, 11-23 (4110 feet deep) ; and the Midas Oil Company No. 1 
 well, Section 28, 12-23 (3855 feet deep), 
 ft In each of the above cases the work of abandoning was done by 
 wrecking and salvaging companies for the values present in the casing. 
 Some oil shows were recorded in the logs of these widely separated 
 wells, but during the drilling operations they were not considered as 
 worth developing. Nevertheless in abandoning the wells care was 
 taken to protect each recorded oil showing by cement plugs above and 
 below. 
 
 It should be impressed upon the operators that when any well is 
 a])andoned, and especially a deep wild cat Avell, situated away from 
 jn'oven areas, this department desires to secure the old log books, 
 casing records and all other matters of record for the purpose of filing 
 where such records will be preserved and available. Often all such 
 i(H'ords are turned over to a wrecking firm for their use in bidding on 
 the Avork. In this district these firms have been uniformly accommo- 
 dating in preserving the books and drawings and delivering them to 
 tliis office. 
 
 Skction 1, 11-24. 
 
 Early in Decem])er, 1915, the Standard Oil Company actpiired the 
 old Monto Cristo property (NW. ^ Section 1, 11-24) and immediately 
 started to put the wells in shape by shutting oft' M'ater and deepening. 
 
 In May, 1916, the INIelita Oil Company took over the old Fulton 
 Road Oil Company lioldings in the SW. j of Section 1, 11-24, and 
 redrilled well No. 15 (old No. 38) immediately. 
 
 Skction 12, 11-24. 
 
 The Good Koads Oil Company di-illed two and tiic Petrolia Oil Com- 
 pany drilled three shallow wells on Section 12, 11-24 since March, 
 1916. An unexpected gas blowout encountered above the oil sands of 
 the Good Roads well No. 3, resulted in a fire that destroyed the derrick. 
 
150 state oil and uas supervisor. 
 
 Section 30, 12-23. 
 
 A serious water condition exists in the National Pacific No. 2 well 
 on the south line of Section 30, 12-23 and in the offsetting K. T. and 0. 
 well No. 35 on Section 35, 12-23. 
 
 In early drilling the water strings were carried too deep in these well^ 
 passing through and shutting off the oil sands, later termed the Wilheli 
 sands. When the matter was referred to the General Petroleum Com-| 
 pany, November 17, 1916, it was learned that recommendations hadl 
 alread}^ been made by their tield staff that the No. 2 National Pacific" 
 well be abandoned. We were referred to the federal receiver for action 
 in the matter, as lease was then in his charge. When the problem was 
 presented to the receiver and his local manager, we were informed 
 that they had other work on which to use the money derived from the 
 National Pacific oil sales. The K. T. and 0. Company were willing 
 and anxious to cooperate by working on their No. 35 well, as they 
 desired to plug the bottom portion of the well and then test out the 
 sand now correlated as the Wilhelm sand, in order to protect other 
 wells producing from that sand. 
 
 Section 32, 11-23. 
 
 All of Section 32, 11-23 is operated under the supervision of 
 Receiver H. M. Payne. This office has been advised by the state super- 
 visor to cooperate with his field operators, and we have consistently 
 endeavored to do so. But lack of time to thoroughly correlate the 
 formations on the Maricopa flat has made it impossible to keep in touch 
 with their operations. 
 
 The aim of the receiver as represented to this department has been 
 to test out each well, locate the water trouliles, if any, and redrill offend- 
 ing wells to correct water troubles. 
 
 This department has only been appraised of the work after its 
 completion, so is not in a position to report on details of such. 
 
 Section 36, 12-24. 
 
 In drilling Ethel D. well No. 30 near the center of the 160-acre 
 property in the SW. | of Section 36, 12-23, a very heavy gas pocket 
 was encountered at about 600 feet, which partially wrecked the rig. 
 At the depth of 1140 feet a flowing oil sand was developed and the 
 well has been producing at better than 600 barrels per day. 
 
FIRST ANNUAIi REPORT. 
 List of Oil Weils of Record in Sunset Field. 
 
 151 
 
 Tlie following list of oil companies, holdings and recorded wells in 
 Sunset Field, shows at a glance the extent to which each company has 
 cooperated with this department in furnishing the desired logs and 
 production reports. 
 
 Name of company and lease 
 
 Sec. i, 11-23— 
 Kyle & Davies 
 
 Hibernian 
 
 Miocene 
 
 Interstate 
 
 Lake View No. 2 
 
 Union Oil Company, "International" 
 
 Midway Fields Oil Company 
 
 Union Oil Company, "Midway Fields" 
 
 Union Oil Company, ".Tergins" 
 
 United Midway Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 5, 11-23— 
 Kern Trading and Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 6, 11-23— 
 
 General Petroleum Company, "Essex" 
 
 Bankline Oil Company 
 
 Maricopa National Oil Company 
 
 Pacific Petroleum Company 
 
 a. P. Company, "American Sunset" 
 
 Pacific Petroleum Company, "Virginia".- 
 
 G. P. Company, "Eclipse" 
 
 r.en. Petroleum Company 
 
 I.e Blanc Oil Company 
 
 Canadian Sunset Oil Company or Lady 
 Washington Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 7, 11-23— 
 
 Guarantee Oil Company 
 
 Canadian Sunset Oil Company 
 
 F. G. Munzer et al 
 
 Occidental Oil Company 
 
 •Tohnson Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 8, 11-23— 
 
 Midland Southern Oil Company 
 
 Bronco Oil Company 
 
 Maricopa Producers Oil Company 
 
 Sunset Extension Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 10, 11-23— 
 
 1 Canu'no Oil Company 
 
 • neral Petroleum Company, "Sunset"-.. 
 Harbour & Ripley Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 12, 11-23— 
 Esperanza Consolidated Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 14, 11-23— 
 Midland Oil Fields Company, Ltd. (A. O. 
 F. Ltd.) 
 
 Sec. 1.5, 11-23— 
 Midland O. F. Co., Ltd. (A. O. P.) - 
 
 See. 17, 11 23— 
 
 Western Minerals Company (N. J) 
 
 Western Minerals Company (S. J) 
 
 Hazelton Crude Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 18, 11-23— 
 
 Johnson Oil Company 
 
 Topaz Oil Company 
 
 Union Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 19, 11-23— 
 Union Oil Company 
 
 Number 
 of wells 
 shown 
 on miiDS 
 
 Number Produrtion 
 of logs reports 
 received received 
 
 4 
 4 
 
 5 1 
 2 - 
 
 2 :- 
 1 
 
 1| 
 
 3 P 
 
 4 P 
 3 P 
 
 8 
 
 Abandoned. 
 Abandoned. 
 P. Welch abandoned; 
 
 No. 3 redrilling. 
 One drilling. 
 
 1 drilling; 1 aband. 
 
 1 abandoned; 1 susp. 
 
 10 10 P 
 
 4 4 One suspended. 
 
 6 One abandoned. 
 
 2 One drilling. 
 
 2 2 One abandoned. 
 
 2 j One drilling. 
 
 1 ! 1 j P 
 1 i 1 
 
 1 |. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 Abandoned. 
 
 One suspended. 
 
 . Water well. 
 
 . 1 abandoned; 1 drill's. 
 
 .1 Abandoned. 
 ! Abandoned. 
 .; Abandoned. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 
 1 Drilling. 
 
 One abandoned. 
 
 I 
 Abandoned. 
 
 17 I All abandoned. 
 
 4 1 Abandoned. 
 
152 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Name of company and lease 
 
 Number 
 of wells 
 shown 
 on maps 
 
 Sec. 20, 11-2.'<— 
 
 Union Oil Company, "Navajo" 
 
 Union Oil Co. vs. Maricopa Visalia 
 
 See. 21, 11-23— 
 Western Minerals Company 
 
 Sec. 22, 11-23— 
 Western Minerals Company 
 
 Sec. 23. 11-23— 
 Western Minerals Company 
 
 Sec. 24, 11-23— 
 Nevada Pacific Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 25, 11-23— 
 Western Minerals Company 
 
 Sec. 26, 11-23— 
 Western Minerals Company 
 
 Sec. 27, 11-23— 
 Western Minerals Company 
 
 Sec. 28, 11-23— 
 Western Minerals Company 
 
 Sec. 29, 11-23— 
 
 Snnset Security Company 
 
 Buick Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 30, 11-23— 
 Buick Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 34, 11-23— 
 
 Thirty Four Oil Company 
 
 Sunset Security Oil Company 
 
 See. 35, 11-23— 
 
 G. P. Company, "El Centre" 
 
 Western Minerals Company 
 
 Sec. 1, 11-24— 
 
 K. T. & O. Company 
 
 Standard Oil Company, "Maricopa" 
 
 Northern Oil Company 
 
 Vancouver Midway Oil Company 
 
 Melita Oil Coiiipany (Fulton Road Oil Co.) 
 Muscatine Oil Company 
 
 Canadian Sunset Oil Company 
 
 Mohawk Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 2, n-24— 
 
 Ruby Oil Company 
 
 McCray Bros. Oil Company 
 
 Sunset Monarch Oil Company 
 
 United Crude Oil Company 
 
 Case Mineral and Petroleum Company... 
 
 McCutcheou Bros. Oil Company 
 
 Sunset Monarch Oil Company 
 
 Kl Rey Oil Company 
 
 Occidental Oil Company 
 
 Sunset Monarch Oil Company 
 
 Ida May Oil Company 
 
 Union Oil Company 
 
 Midway View Oil Company 
 
 Adeline Read Oil Co. Consol. (S. I) 
 
 Adeline Read Oil Co. Consol. (N. J) 
 
 Sec. 3, 11-23— 
 
 Adeline Road Oil Co. Consol. (S. I) 
 
 Adeline Road Oil Co. Consol. (N. J) 
 
 Union Oil Company 
 
 Rio Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 11, 11-24— 
 Union Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 12, 11-24— 
 
 Union Oil Company 
 
 Topaz Oil Company 
 
 New Centre Oil Company 
 
 Number 
 of logs 
 received 
 
 Production 
 reports 
 received 
 
 All abandoned. 
 
 2 abandoned; 1 drill') 
 
 Two abandoned. 
 
 One abandoned. 
 
 2driUing; 2 susp'd. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Suspended. 
 Suspended. 
 
 Suspended. 
 
 Drilling. 
 Drilling. 
 
 One drilling. 
 
 1 water well, 1 aban- 
 doned, 1 location. 
 2 abantioncd; 
 1 water well. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 One abandoned. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 Abandoned. 
 1 abandoned; 1 water 
 
 well. 
 3 abandoned; 1 drill's. 
 
 All abandoned. 
 Two abandoned. 
 
 Four abandoned. 
 
 Four abandoned. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 
 153 
 
 Name of company and lease 
 
 Number 
 of wells 
 shown 
 on maps 
 
 25 
 
 Sen. 12. 11-24— Continued. 
 
 \VaItor Snook Oil Company 
 
 I'l'trolia Oil Company 
 
 Nortliern Oil Company 
 
 liolden West Oil Company 3 
 
 Consolidated Midway Chief Oil Company 4 
 
 Sec. 12, 11-24— 
 Good Roads Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 13, 11-24— 
 
 Union Oil Company 
 
 Union Oil Company, K. \ of XE. \ 6 
 
 Union Oil Company, "Monarch" 6 
 
 Union Oil Company, "St. Paul" 1 
 
 Sec. 14, 11-24— 
 White Etal Oil Company 1 
 
 Sec. 1.-), 11-24— 
 Mirson Oil Company 1 
 
 Sec. 28, 12-23— 
 Midas Oil Company 1 
 
 Sec. 30, 12-23— 
 
 Gen. Pet., "National Pacific," XE 5 
 
 Gen. Pet., "National Pacific," SW' 5 
 
 Sec. 31, 12-23— 
 K. T. & O. Company 
 
 Sec. 32, 12-23— 
 
 Maricopa Northern Oil Company 
 
 National Pacific Oil Company 
 
 Midway Northern Oil Company 
 
 Maricopa Consolidated Oil Company... 
 
 Midland Oil Fields (A. O. F., Ltd.) 6 
 
 Maricopa Oil Fidds (A. O. F., Ltd.) 1 
 
 <"nlifomia Amalgamated Oil Company ] 1 
 
 f 1 Dora Oil Company ! 3 
 
 •■neral Petroleum Oil Company 6 
 
 ^ureckels Oil Company 7 
 
 -Maricopa Star Oil Company 8 
 
 I'acific Midway Oil Company 7 
 
 (Jl)ispo f)il Company 3 
 
 National Pacific Oil Company l 2 
 
 Miocene Oil Company 3 
 
 Sec. 32, 12-23— ' 
 
 Trojan Oil Company 1 
 
 See. 34, 12-23— 
 Case Mineral and Petroleum Company... 1 
 
 Comstock Cnide Oil Company 1 
 
 Sec. 25, 12-24— 
 
 K. T. & O. Company 10 
 
 Union Oil Company, "Lake View" 6 
 
 Sec. 26, 12-24— 
 Sunset Monarch Oil Company | 15 
 
 Sec. 27, 12-24— 
 Union Oil Company 1 
 
 Sec. 28, 12-24— 
 
 Union Oil Company 2 
 
 . Sec. 29, 12-24- 
 
 Union Oil Company 2 
 
 Sec. 32, 12-23— 
 
 Gillette & McBride Oil Company 1 
 
 Los Angeles Midway Oil Company 1 
 
 8 c. 33, 12-21— 
 Union Oil Company 4 
 
 Sec. 34, 12-24- 
 Tannehill Oil Company 12 
 
 i- Beaver Oil Company 3 
 
 Union Oil Company 4 
 
 Boston Pacific Oil Company 6 
 
 Number 
 of logs 
 received 
 
 I'roductlon 
 reports 
 received 
 
 One water well. 
 One abandoned. 
 
 1 abandoned; 1 water 
 well. 
 
 16 wells abandoned. 
 One abandoned. 
 Five abandoned. 
 Abandoned.. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 2 abandoned; 1 drill'g. 
 1 drilling; 1 water well. 
 
 Two abandoned. 
 
 One abandoned. 
 
 Two abandoned. 
 
 1 One abandoned. 
 
 6 
 
 P 
 P 
 
 
 
 P 
 P 
 
 1 
 
 P 
 
 
 P 
 
 
 P 
 
 
 P 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 P 
 P 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 P 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 water well; 1 aband. 
 Abandoned. 
 Abandoned. 
 One water well. 
 
 Two abandoned. 
 
 1 abandoned; 1 drill'g. 
 
 One drilling. 
 One abandoned. 
 
 Two aliandoned. 
 
 Four a])andoned. 
 Abandoned. 
 Abandoned. 
 .-! Abandoned. 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Two abandoned. 
 
 Shut down April 16, 
 
 1916. 
 Abandoned. 
 Abandoned. 
 
154 
 
 STATE Olli AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Name of company and lease 
 
 Number 
 of wells 
 shown 
 on maps 
 
 Number 
 of logs 
 received 
 
 Production 
 reports 
 received 
 
 Remarks 
 
 See. 35, 12-24— 
 
 13 
 22 
 2 
 
 
 
 Three abandoned. 
 
 Union Oil Company, "Sage" 
 
 
 
 11 abandoned; 2 drill 
 
 
 
 
 
 Union Oil Company, .J. B. & B 
 
 16 
 
 4 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 Two abandoned. 
 
 See. 36, 12-24— 
 Maricopa Thirty-six Oil Company 
 
 
 
 
 M. & T. Oil Company 
 
 
 
 
 M. J. & M. Consolidated Oil Company, 
 "M. J." . ------ 
 
 4 
 
 P 
 
 P 
 
 P 
 P 
 P 
 
 
 M. J. & M. Consolidated Oil Company, 
 NE. 
 
 9 9 
 
 8 1 8 
 16 16 
 22 29 
 
 One abandoned. 
 
 Sec. 36, 12-23— 
 
 M. J. & M. Consolidated, "M. & M." 
 
 M. J. & M. Consolidated, SW. -. . - 
 
 One abandoned. 
 One abandoned. 
 
 Ethel D. Oil Company -- — 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 KERN RIVER OIL FIELDS. 
 
 The service rendered by this department to the operators of the 
 Kern River Oil Fields from September, 1915, to July 1, 1916, leaves 
 much to be desired, as this field offers several very interesting prob- 
 lems and a splendid opportunity for a demonstration of the working 
 possibilities of the department. 
 
 In beginning our work it was immediately evident that in order to 
 properly handle the mere routine work of the Kern River Field it would 
 be necessary to have an assistant stationed at Bakersfield, and the 
 state oil and gas supervisor endeavored to locate an a.ssistant on that 
 work in December. 1915, but lack of funds made it impossible. 
 
 Accordingly it has been necessary for the Taft office to limit its work 
 in this field almost entirely to formal testing of Avater shutoffs and 
 the more important problems have been neglected for lack of time. In 
 this work we were very greatly assisted by Mr. C. E. Ballagh, who 
 accepted an appointment as special deputy supervisor, and gratuitously 
 gave the department of his time when he could spare it from his regular 
 duties, to make shutoff tests on numerous wells in the Kern River Field 
 on occasions Avhen the deputy was unable to make the trip from Taft. 
 Mr. Ballagh is superintendent of the Amaurot Oil Company, Apollo Oil 
 Company and the Four Oil Company, all in this field. 
 
 Seventy-eight new wells Avere drilled during this period and 60 of 
 these were put down on the properties of the Associated Oil Company, 
 the largest operator in this field. There were 69 wells redrilled or 
 deepened and eight wells abandoned in this field. 
 
 Water situation. 
 
 To report on the water situation in the Kern River Oil Field at this 
 time would not be fair either to the operators or to this department, as 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 155 
 
 our findings to date have not been tabulated or studied except as indi- 
 vidual problems including one well or possibly a group of nearby wells. 
 
 Enough study has been given the problem to state that the most 
 important work of this department will be to impress upon many of 
 the operators the importance of cooperation in their work of correcting 
 the unfortunate water conditions in certain parts of that field, as well 
 as preventing the spread of the water-soaked area. The present condi- 
 tion of many of the worst-flooded sections can be directly attributed to 
 the lack of cooperation on the part of the early operators. 
 
 A superintendent on one of the many small leases may closely study 
 the behavior of his wells and immediately exclude intrusive water in 
 a manner tliat may seem satisfactory in every way to his wells, while it 
 may in turn be the means of flooding a neighbor's well. Thus, in time 
 the damage may return to the Avells in his care througli some other 
 sands which have been penetrated by the wells of both properties. 
 
 With the wells drilled so close together, and some of the operators 
 differing as to the proper depth on the formation to land the water 
 strings, a very serious condition was certain to result. Again some of 
 the water strings were landed in oil or tar sands and no test was made 
 of the impossil)le shutoff. Then some of the wells were carried deep, 
 into bottom water, and not properly slmt off. BecaiTse of the resultant 
 expense, some of these wells were then abandoned without plugging 
 between each sandy formation. 
 
 This is a severe description of existing conditions in portions of the 
 field and is not to be taken in any way as a standard of operations 
 today in the Kern River Field, for such a reflection upon the present 
 operators would be most unjust. But it is true in the extremes met 
 with in the field, and in some cases represents a status that has existed 
 for several years without systematic remedial work being attempted. 
 To prescribe corrective measures would be an impossible undertaking 
 without first being supplied with the existing records of all of the 
 companies, the active assistance of each company, and the necessary 
 staff in the department to work up the information when received. 
 Granted such conditions, much can be accomplished and much benefit 
 can be expected from the work. 
 
 This office plans to get many of the uece.s.sary drawings completed in 
 the near future, so that it will be possible to review the problems 
 in detail with the field superintendents or their engineers, preparatory 
 1o making any recommendations as to the possible remedial measures. 
 
150 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Decisions. 
 
 Following is a list of the wells passed on by this department betweei 
 September, 1915, and July 1, 1916. (The figures DD-79 etc., refer t<i 
 the report number.) 
 
 Section 5, 28-27. 
 
 DD-TO. Redrill to shut off water, Staiulanl well No. 1. 
 D-90. Shutoff, Standard well No. 1. 
 Section 15, 28-27. 
 
 DD-SO. Redrill, Standard well No. 1. 
 Section 27, 28-27. 
 
 Letter, September 10, 191."). Shutoff, Standard well No. 1. 
 Letter, October 12, 191.5. Test, Standard Mell No. 1. 
 D-3. Shutoff, Standard well No. 1. 
 
 Letter, September 6, 1915. Shutoff, Standard well No. 2. 
 Section 27, 28-27. 
 
 Letter, October 19th and 27th, re Standard well No. 1. 
 Section 36, 28-27. 
 
 DD-60. Redrill, oil string, Tejon Oil Company well No. 11. 
 DD-167. Abandon, Traffic Oil Company well No. 10. 
 Section 19, 28-28. 
 
 DD-183. Deepen and redrill. Traders Oil Company well No. 53. 
 
 DD-165. Abandon, Traders Oil Company well 54. 
 
 Form No. 113. June 19, 191G. Redrill and deepen, Traders well No. 54. Delayed 
 
 until log received. 
 DD-200. Redrill and deepen. Traders well No. 54. 
 D-116. ■ Shutoff, Traders Oil Company well No. 65. 
 Section 20, 28-28. 
 
 DD^2. Redrill, Yellowstone Oil Company well No. 5. 
 DD-82. Redrill, Yellowstone Oil Company well No. 2. 
 Section 28, 28-28. 
 
 May 30, 1916. Drill, Bankers Oil Company well No. 34. 
 Section 29, 28-28. 
 
 D-64. Shutoff, Associated well M. and S. No. 10. 
 DI)-192. Abandon, Associated well No. 10 M. and S. 
 
 Shutoff' bottom water, Virginia Oil Company well No. 6. 
 Redrill, Virginia Oil Company well No. 18. 
 Redrill, Virginia Oil Company well No. 29. 
 28-28. 
 
 Redrill, Associated Oil Company well No. 5. 
 113. June 30, 1916. Drill Associated well G. and W. 10-A. 
 June 30, 1916. Drill, Associated well G. and W. 11-A. 
 June 15, 1916. Drill, Associated well No. 12-A. 
 June 15, 1916. Drill, Associated well G. and W. No. 14-A. 
 June 17, 1916. Drill, Associated well No. 15-A. 
 June 17, 1916. Drill, Associated G. and W. well No. 16-A. 
 June 30, 1916. Drill, Associated well G. and W. well No. 17-A. 
 June 15, 1916. Drill, Associated well No. 20-A. 
 Form No. 113. June 17, 1916. Drill, Associated well No. 21-A. 
 Letter, September 25, 1915. Drilling, Associated, G. and W. well No. 24-A. 
 D-11. Shutoff, Associated well G. and W. well No. 24-A. 
 DD-45. Redrill and deepen. Associated "Hawkeye'' wells, 1, 2, 3 and 4. 
 D-233. Shutoff, Bald Eagle Oil Company well No. 1-A. 
 DD-104. Redrill and deepen, Bald Eagle Oil Company well No. 2. 
 DD-128. Redrill, Bald Eagle Oil Company well No. 9. 
 
 DD-18.5. 
 DI)-1.53. 
 I)I>-]52. 
 Section 30, 
 DD-14S. 
 Form No. 
 Form No. 
 Form No. 113. 
 Form No. 113. 
 Form No. 
 Form No. 
 Form No. 
 Form No, 
 
 113. 
 
 113. 
 113. 
 113. 
 113. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 157 
 
 Section 30, 28-28 — Continued. 
 
 DD-105. Redrill and deepen, Bald Eagle Oil Company well No. 13. 
 
 DD-174. Abandon, Bald Eagle Oil Company well No. 13. 
 
 Form No. 113. June 30, 1910. Drill, Bald Eagle Oil Company well No. 13-A. 
 
 1>D-103. Redrill and deepen, Bald Eagle Oil Company well No. 17. 
 
 1 tD-2y. Deepen and redrill, Euclid Oil Company well No. 1. 
 
 Form No. 113. May 8, 1910. Drill, Euclid Oil Company well No. 8. 
 
 I)D-191. Redrill and deepen, Nevada County Oil Company well No. 1. 
 
 1)D-201. Redrill and deepen, Nevada County Oil Company well No. 4. 
 
 1)D-117. Deepen, Nevada County Oil Company well No. 10. 
 
 1)1)-12.">. Deei>en, Nevada County Oil Company well No. 19. 
 
 DD 120. Deepen, Nevada County Oil Company well No. 20. 
 
 Dl)-141. Abandon, I'acilic Crude Oil t'ompany well No. 3. 
 
 I'orm No. 113. May S, 1910. Drill, Traffic Oil Company well No. 7. 
 
 1>1)-104. Abandon, Traffic Oil Company well No. 33. 
 
 1 10-71. Redrill and deepen, Traffic Oil Company well No. 39. 
 
 DD-118. Redrill and deepen, Traffic Oil Company well No. 40. 
 
 Section 31, 28-28. 
 
 Form No. 113. February IS, 1910. Drill, Associated, Bear Flag No. 4. 
 
 1)-124. Shutoff, Associated well No. 4, Bear Flag. 
 
 Form No. 113. February 19, 1910. Drill, Associated, Clarence No. 0. 
 
 D-109. Shutoff, Associated, Clarence well No. 0. 
 
 Form No. 113. February 22, 1910. Drill, Associated, Clarence No. 7. 
 
 1)-110. Shutoff, Associated, Clarence well No. 7. 
 
 1)D-143. Redrill, Associated well G. and W. No. 4. 
 
 DD-3.5. Redrill, Associated well G. and W. No. 0. 
 
 l)-52. Shutoff, Associated well G. and W. No. 0. 
 
 1)-2S. Shutoff, Associated well G. and W. No. 9. 
 
 DD-30. Redrill, Associated well G. and W. well No. 12. 
 
 D-107. Shutoff, Associated G. and W. well No. 12. 
 
 Form No. 113. February 10, 1910. Drill, G. and W. No. lo. Associated. 
 
 1)-10S. Shutoff. Associated. G. and W. well No. 15. 
 
 Letter, September 25, 1915. Drilling, Associated H. and F. well No. 4. 
 
 Form No. 113. September 26, 1915. Drill (prospect hole), Associated II. and F. 
 
 No. 4. 
 I)-45. Shutoff, Associated well H. and F. No. 4. 
 Form No. 113. February 2, 1916. Test shutoff with 10" casing, Associated 
 
 H. and F. No. 4. 
 D-08. Shutoff, Associated H. and F. well No. 4. 
 D-221. Shutoff, Associated well II. and F. No. 4. 
 
 Form No. 113. June 15, 1910. Drill. Associated H. and F. well No. 5. 
 Form No. 113. June 15, 1910. Drill, Associated H. and F. well No. 0. 
 February 25, 1910. Drill, Associated, Queen Esther, well No. 4. 
 D-121. Shutoff, Associated, Queen Esther, well No. 4. 
 Letters, re Associated. Stirling, well No. 19. 
 r>etter, October 11, 1915. Redrill, Associated well No. 19. 
 Letter, October 19, 1915. Shutoff, Associated well No. 21 Stirling. 
 DD-G4. Redrill, Associated, Stirling, well No. 22. 
 Letter, February 20, 1910. Redrill, Associated Stirling well No. 2(5. 
 DD-KK Redrill. Associated S.vcaniore well. No. 2. 
 
 Form No. 113. January 20, 1910. Drill, Associated Sycamore well No. 9. 
 D-S7. Shutoff, Associated Sycamore well No. 9. 
 
 Form No. 113. February 9, 1910. Drill, Associated Sycamore well No. 10. 
 I)-90. Shutoff. Associated Syeamore well No. 10. 
 
 Form No. 113. February S. 1910. Drill. Associated Sycamore well No. 11. 
 D-97. Shutoff, Associated Sycamore well No. 11. 
 Form No. 113. January 20, 1910. Drill, Associated Sycamore well No. 12. 
 
158 
 
 STATE on. AND (JAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 SiX'TioN ni, 28-2?^^— Contimiofl. 
 
 D-SS. Shutoff, Associated Sycamore well No. 12. 
 
 Drill, Associated Sycamore well No. 13. 
 
 Drill, Associated Sycamore well No. 14. 
 
 Drill, Associated Sycamore well No. 15. 
 Drill, Associated Sycamore well No. IG. 
 Drill, Associated Sycamore well No. 17. 
 Drill, Associated Sycamore well No. IS. 
 
 Form No. 113. June 10, 1910. 
 
 Form No. 113. June 10, 1916. 
 
 Form No. 113. June 10, 1916. 
 
 Form No. 113. June 10, 1916. 
 
 Form No. 113. June 15, 1916. 
 
 Form No. 113. June 15, 1916. 
 
 D-99. Shutoff, Calex Oil Company well No. 4. 
 
 DD-151. Redrill, Calloma Oil Company well No. 7. 
 
 DD-121. Shut water off. Peerless Oil Company well No. 22. 
 
 Form No. 113. April 22, 1916. Make pumping test, Peerless well No. 22. 
 
 DD-50. Shutoff bottom water, Peei'less Oil Company well No. 37. 
 
 DD-209. Redrill, Peerless Oil Company well No. 36. 
 
 D-180. Shutoff, Peerless Oil Company well No. 37. 
 
 DD-21. Plug off bottom water, Peerless Oil Company well No. 39. 
 
 Letter, October 26. 1915. Fvedrill, Peerless well No. 40. 
 
 DD-66. Redrill, Peerless Oil Company well No. 42. 
 
 Form No. 113. February 22, 1916. Test water shutoff. Peerless Oil Compai 
 
 well No. 42. 
 D-181. Test by pumping, Peerless Oil Company well No. 42. 
 DD-S8. Redrill, Peerless Oil Company well No. 43. 
 DD-100. Test by pumping, Peerless Oil Company well No. 43. 
 D-1S2. Shutoff, Peerless Oil Company well No. 43. 
 DD-33. Redrill to shutoff water. Peerless Oil Company well No. 49. 
 DD-62. Redrill, Peerless Oil Company well No. 53. 
 D-183. Shutoff, Peerless Oil Company well No. 53. 
 DD-122. Redrill, Peerless Oil Company well No. 67. 
 
 Form No. 113. April 22, 1916. Make pumping test. Peerless well No. 67. 
 D-184. Shutoff, Peerless Oil Company well No. 67. 
 
 Form No. 113. Februai-y 28, 1916. Drill, Peerless Oil Company well No. 68. 
 D-120. Shutoff, Peerless Oil Company well No. 08. 
 D-170. Shutoff, Peerless Oil Company well No. 68. 
 April 26, 1916. Drill, Peerless Oil Company well No. 69. 
 D-171. Shutoff, Peerless Oil Company well No. 09. 
 May 23, 1916. Drill, Peeriess Oil Company well No. 70. 
 D-256. Shutoff, Peerless Oil Company well No. 70. 
 DD-90. Redrill oil string only, Sovereign Oil Company well No. 1. 
 DD-34. Redrill Sovereign Oil Company well No. 8. 
 DD-133. Redrill. Yesta Oil Company well No. 15. 
 Section 32, 28-28. 
 
 DD-149. Redrill, Associated Kern well No. 27. 
 
 D-9. Shutoff, Associated well No. 34. 
 
 Form No. 113. March 31, 1916. Drill, Associated Kern well No. 35. 
 
 D-150. Shutoff, Associated Kern well No. 35. 
 
 Form No. 113. March 31, 1916. Drill, Associated Kern well No. 30. 
 
 D-152. Shutoff, Associated Kern well No. 30. 
 
 Form No. 113. April 10, 1910. Drill, Associated Kern well No. 37. 
 
 Form No. 113. April 12, 1910. Test water shutoff. Associated Kern well No. 3] 
 
 D-142. Shutoff, Associated Kern well No. 37. 
 
 Form No. 113. April 14, 1910. Drill, Associated Kern well No. 38. 
 
 D-159. Shutoff, Associated Kern well No. 38. 
 
 Form No. 113. March 31, 1916. Drill, Associated Kern well No. 39. 
 
 D-153. Shutoff, Associated Kern well No. 39. 
 
 Form No. 113. March 30, 1916. Drill, Associated Kern well No. 40. 
 
 D-155. Shutoff, Associated Kern well No. 40. 
 
 Form No. 113. March 21, 1916. Drill, Associated Kern well No. 41. 
 
FIRST ANNUA!, REPORT. 159 
 
 Section .T2, 2S""-*8 — Contiiuio<l. 
 
 Form No. 113. April 12, 1910. Test water shutoff, A.ssociateil Kern well No. 41. 
 
 D-120. Shutoff, Associated well No. 41. 
 
 Form No. ll."). April 4, 1010. Drill, Associated Keru well No. 42. 
 
 D-154. Shutoff, Associated Kern well No. 42. 
 
 Form No. 113. April 11. 1910. Drilling, Associated Kern well No. 43. 
 
 D-100. Shutoff, Associated Kern well No. 43. 
 
 Form No. 113. March 21, 1910. Drill, Associated Kern well No. 44. 
 
 I)-151. Shutoff, Associated Kern well No. 44. 
 
 I'orm No. 113. March 10, 191G. Drill, Associated Omar No' 10. 
 
 I'orni No. 113. April 12, 1910. Test water shutoff, Associated Omar No. 10. 
 
 1»-12."). Shutoff, Associated Omar well No. 10. 
 
 1)D-100. Rodrill, Illinois Crude Oil Company well No. 2. 
 
 Skction 33, 2S-2S. 
 
 DD-12. Redrill oil string. Kern River Oil Fields well No. r.-2. 
 
 Section 2, 29-28. 
 
 May 4, 1910. Drill, No. lo. Petroleum Development Company. 
 
 Section 3, 29-28. 
 
 Form No. 113. March 31, 1910. Drill, J. E. Gray Estate well No. 23. 
 I)-137. Shutoff, J. E. Gray Estate well No. 23. 
 May 0, 1910. Drill, J. E. Gray Estate well No. 24. 
 D-178. Shutoff, J. E. Gray Estate well No. 24. 
 June 11, 1910. Drill. .T. E. Gray Estate well No. 2-5. 
 
 Section 4, 29-28. 
 
 l)D-50. Abandon, Associated Aztec well No. 9. 
 
 December 13, 191.5. Drill, Associated Blinn well No. 3. 
 
 l)-74. Shutoff, Associated Blinn well No. 3. 
 
 December 5, 1915. Drill, Associated Blinn well No. 4. 
 
 D-02. Shutoff, Associated Blinn well No. 4. 
 
 Form No. 113. November 24, 1915. Drill, Associated Gold Standard No. 3. 
 
 D-G3. Shutoff, Associated Gold Standard well No. 3. 
 
 Form No. 113. December 4, 1915. Drill, Associated Gold Standard well No. 4. 
 
 D-40. Shutoff, Associated Gold Standard well No. 4. 
 
 Form No. 113. December 5, 1915. Drill. Associated Gold Standard well No. 5. 
 
 D-57. Shutoff, Associated (Jold Standard well No. 5. 
 
 Form No. 11.3. December 5, 1915. Drill, Associated Gold Standard well No. 0. 
 
 D-40. Shutoff, Associated Gold Standard well No. 6. 
 
 Form No. 113. November 22, 191.5. Drill, Associated Kern River Mutual well 
 
 No. 4. 
 I)-34. Shutoff, AssofMated Kern River Mutual well No. 4. 
 Form No. 113. November 22. 1915. Drill. Associated Wilson well No. 0. 
 D-32. Shutoff, Associated Wilson well No. 0. 
 .January 11, 1915. Drill. Clampitt Oil Company well No. 15. 
 I)-73. Shutoff. Clampitt Oil Company well No. 1.5. 
 
 Form No. 113. February, 1910. Drill, Clampitt Oil Company well No. 10. 
 D-9S. Shutoff". Clampitt Oil Company well No. 10. 
 DD-51. Redrill, Kern Four Oil Company well No. 10. 
 
 Section 5, 29-28. 
 
 D-33. Shutoff, Associated well No. SJ-3S. 
 
 I)-2G. Shutoff, Associated well No. SJ-39. 
 
 Form No. 113. May 22, 1910. Drill, Associated well No. SJ-40. 
 
 Form No. 113. May 18, 191(5. Drill, Associated well No. SJ-41-N. 
 
 Form No. 113. May 18, 1910. Drill, Associated well No. SJ-42. 
 
 Form No. 113. May 6, 1910. Drill, A.ssociated well SJ-43. 
 
 D-240. Shutoff, Associated well No. SJ-43. 
 
 Form No. 113. May 6, 1010. Drill, Associated well SJ-44-N. 
 
160 STATE OIL AND (JAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Skctiox r>. 29-28 — Coutimied. 
 
 D-220. ShutoflF, Associated well No. SJ-44. 
 
 Form No. 113. May 5, 191G. Drill, Associated well SJ-i.". 
 
 D-219. Shutoff, Associated well No. SJ-^.5. 
 
 Form No. 113. May 5, 191G. Drill, Associated well SJ^G. 
 
 D-21S. Shutoff, Associated well No. SJ-46. 
 
 Form No. 113. May 1, 191G. Drill, Associated well SJ-17-N. 
 
 D-217. Shutoff, Associated well No. SJ-47. 
 
 Form Xo. 113. May 1, 191G. Drill, Associated S.J-4.S-N. 
 
 D-230. Shutoff, Associated well SJ-48. 
 
 Form No. 113. April 27, 191G. Associated well S.r-49. 
 
 D-204. Shutoff, Associated well No. SJ^9. 
 
 Form No. 113. April 2G, 191G. Drill, Associate.! well S.T HO. 
 
 D-199. Shutoff, Associated well No. SJ-.50. 
 
 Form No. 113. April 2G, 191G. Drill, Associated well SJ-.51-N. 
 
 D-200. Shutoff, Associated well No. SJ-51. 
 
 Form No. 113. April 22, 1916. Drill, Associated well SJ-52. 
 
 D-179. Shutoff, Associated well SJ-52. 
 
 Form No. 113. April 2.5, 191G. Drill. Associated well SJ-.i)3. 
 
 D-192. Shutoff, Associated well SJ-53. 
 
 Form No. 113. April 25, 191G. Drill, Associated well SJ-54. 
 
 D-193. Shutoff, Associated well No. SJ-54. 
 
 Form No. 113. February 22, 1916. Test water shutoff, Amaurot Oil Company 
 well No. 2. 
 
 D-15S. Shutoff, Del Rey Oil Compauy well No. 1. 
 
 DD-163. Redrill, Standard well No. 13, Monte Cristo. 
 
 DD-95. Redrill. Standard well No. 14. 
 
 DD-120. Redrill, Standard well No. 2G. 
 
 DD-119. Redrill Standard well No. 33. 
 
 DD-101. Redrill, Standard well No. 41. 
 
 D-128. Shutoff, Standard well No. 41. 
 
 DD-93. Redrill, Standard well No. 53, Monte Cristo. 
 
 DD-94. Redrill, Standard well No. 55, Monte Cristo. 
 
 DD-22. Redrill, Standard well No. 67, Monte Cristo. 
 Section 6, 29-28. 
 
 DD-179. Redrill, Enos Oil Company well No. 14. 
 
 Section 8, 29-28. 
 
 DD-59. Redrill, Harris and Stevens Corp., Ltd, well No. 6. 
 
 D-194. Shutoff, C. C. Harris Company well No. 6. 
 
 DD-129. Redrill, Harris and Stevens well No. 7. 
 
 DD-142. Redrill, Homer Oil Company well No. 1. 
 
 Form No. 113. June 16, 1916. Drill. Prairie Oil Company well No. 3. 
 
 DD-85. Redrill. Thomas Montgomery well No. 3. (Cleveland Oil Company.) 
 
 Section 9, 29-28. 
 
 DD-86. Redrill oil string. Junction Oil Company well No. 2. 
 
 DD-24. Redrill, Junction Oil Company well No. 3. 
 
 D-222. Shutoff, Junction Oil Compauy well No. 5. 
 
 June 6, 1916. Drill, Petroleum Development Company well No. 5. 
 
 DD-127. Redrill, Section Five Oil Company well No. 4. 
 
 I 
 
 Notes Reviewing the Above Listed Operations. 
 
 Sections 5, 15, 27, T. 28 S., R. 27 E. 
 
 The Standard Oil Company, in drilling a number of deep wild cat 
 wells on Sections 5, 15, 21, 27 and 35, T. 28 S., R. 27 E., have had 
 considerable difficulty in shutting off the top waters because of the lack 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 161 
 
 of a suitable formation in which to cement the casing. It was necessary 
 to make several attempts at cementing; before satisfactory jobs were 
 secured on three of the wells. After several years of discouraging 
 work, it now appears as if they would begin to win a production from 
 these wells. 
 
 Section 30, 28-28. 
 
 The Associated Oil Company drilled ten new wells on the Green and 
 Whittier lease and deei)ened four wells on the Ilawkeye lea.se as a 
 jiart of the extensive drilling campaign being carried on by that 
 company. 
 
 The Bald Eagle Oil Company redrilled four and drilled two new 
 wells, while the Nevada County Oil Company deepened five wells. 
 
 Section 31, 28-28. 
 
 A review of the work accomplished on Section 31, 28-28 shows that 
 21 new wells were drilled and 20 old wells were deepened or redrilled 
 (luring the past year. 
 
 Statement of Operations. 
 
 The Associated Oil (^ompany drilled 18 and the Peerless Oil Company 
 three of the new wells. Eight of the redrilling jobs wei'e on Associated 
 leases and ten were on the Peerless proi>erty. On the latter lease 
 Mr. Wells has been very successful in shutting off bottom water by 
 iiiudding up the offending lower sand under heavy pressure and then 
 cementing. By this method, he has been able to double and treble the 
 oil production and to reduce the quantitj' of water lifted by air from 
 an excess of 1000 barrels to less than 75 barrels by pumping. Some 
 contend that this is not a permanent cure of the water troubles and 
 will result in an early flooding of the next higher oil sand, but not 
 enough time has elapsed to definitel.y decide the question. 
 Section 32, 28-28. 
 
 The Associated Oil Company drilled eleven new wells on Section 32, 
 28-28. 
 
 Shction 2 and 3, 29-28. 
 
 The Petroleum Develo[)ment Company drilled one new well on Sec- 
 tion 2 and the J. E. Gray Estate drilled three shallow wells on the 
 south side of the river on Section 3, 29-28. This repr&sents the work 
 done on the east end of the field. 
 Section 4, 29-28. 
 
 Eight shallow wells were drilled on Section 4, 29-2S by the A.sso- 
 ciated Oil Company and the Clampitt Oil Company put down two ni'W 
 onas. The Clampitt Oil Company operates the old Denver and ]\Iich- 
 igan leases, formerly owned by the Atlantic Oil Ci)mpany. 
 
 Section 5, 29-28. 
 
 On the San Joaquin lease of the A.ss()ciated Oil Comjiany, Section 5, 
 29-28, 17 new wells were drilled. After taking over the old Monte 
 
 11—27014 
 
162 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Cristo property, the Standard Oil Company redrilled seven of the ok 
 wells in order to shut off water and improve the production. The 
 Standard Oil Company started immediately to thoroughly overhang 
 that property and it is hoped that notable results will be aecomplishec 
 in remedying the water conditions. 
 
 Sections 8 and 9, 29-28. 
 
 The increase in the price of low gravity oil caused some activity oi 
 the river front in Sections 8 and 9, 29-28. Five wells were redrilled or 
 SectiorLs 8 and two on Section 9, while three new wells were drilled on 
 the latter section. 
 
 Complaints Received from the Kern River Oil Field. 
 
 In October, 1915, the Associated Oil Company, the Amaurot Oil 
 Company, the Del Rey Oil Company, and the Monte Cristo Oil Com- 
 pany, after making a series of tests, agreed that the source of the water 
 troubles in the center of Section 5, 29-28 was one of two wells, Amaurot 
 No. 2 or Del Rey No. 1. It was agreed that the top water should be 
 shut off in both wells and this work was done. The Amaurot No. 2 
 well was placed on air and produced as much water as ever. The Del 
 Rey well remained suspended. 
 
 Formal complaint was later made against the Del Rey Oil Company. 
 Because of the fact that this well was originally drilled some 200 feet 
 deeper on the formation than the adjoining wells, it was claimed that it 
 was the source of bottom water flooding. After a number of con- 
 ferences between the interested companies and the deputy .supervisor, 
 the Del Rey Oil Company started to redrill the well. The top water 
 was tested and found dry. The well will be redrilled to the clay forma- 
 tions above the lower sands, where the old casing will be shot, and a 
 cement plug will be placed in the hole after mudding the lower sand. 
 It is being cemented at the present time, September, 1916, so that it is 
 too early to determine whether this work will effectually shut the water 
 off from the others.^ 
 
 The Associated Oil Company, the Alma Oil Company, and the Petro- 
 leum Development Company have jointly placed before this deaprt- 
 ment the water conditions existing in the SE. -]- of Section 4, for 
 arbitration. Each company recenth" furnished this department with 
 copies of the logs of the Avells, and work will be undertaken immediately 
 to locate if possible the source of the water troubles or determine what 
 tests would be of service in ascertaining the iacts desired. - 
 
 'Since the manuscript went to tlic printer the remedial work has been completed 
 and greatly increased the oil production of both properties and also decreased the 
 amount of water pumped. This case is striking proof of the possibility of profitably 
 repairing old wells. 
 
 ^The investigation has been completed since the manuscript went to the printer 
 and it seems fairly certain that effective and profitable repairs can be made. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 
 163 
 
 Numerous other informal complaints have been made, but in each 
 ease the complaining company refrained from making a written com- 
 plaint, trusting that conditions could be improved without such action. 
 In investigating the facts of some of these complaints, a willingness to 
 cooperate in any work tending to improve the water conditions was met 
 with and usually some tests were undertaken to prove or disprove the 
 basis of the complaint. 
 
 RECORDS RECEIVED. 
 
 The following list of oil companies and holdings in the Kern River 
 Field shows the number of wells of record in this office on June 30, 
 1916, and shows the extent to which the various companies have coope- 
 rated with this department in furnishing the logs and production 
 reports requested: 
 
 Name of company and lease 
 
 Number 
 of wells 
 shown 
 on maps 
 
 Number ]Piocluction 
 of logs reports 
 received received 
 
 S.e. 24, 28-27— 
 
 Siippliire Oil Company 
 
 I'etroleiiiii Development Company 
 
 S. P. Wible 
 
 Oklalioma Oil ("ompany 
 
 Century Oil Company 
 
 Oakland Oil Company . 
 
 Oakland Water Company 
 
 Sec. 25, 28-27— 
 
 Provident Oil Company 
 
 Fox and Garrett, "Sturgeon" 
 
 Jewell Oil Company 
 
 Los Angeles Oil Company, "Kern" 
 
 Fox & Garrett, "Vanderlip" 
 
 Sec. 36, 28-27— 
 
 Kern River Drillers 
 
 Kern Union Oil Company 
 
 Kern Central Oil Company 
 
 Tejon Oil Company 
 
 Metropolis Oil Company 
 
 M. P. Oil Company 
 
 Traffic Oil Company, "Melcvan" 
 
 Sec. 19, 28-28— 
 
 Kern River O. F. of Cal., Ltd 
 
 Minnehaha Oil Company 
 
 Kxploration Oil Company 
 
 Traffic Oil Company, "Olemo" 
 
 Traders Oil Company 
 
 Mecca No. 2 Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 20, 28-28— 
 
 Mercliants and Bankers Oil Company 
 
 Pyramid Oil Company 
 
 H. H. Fish Oil Company 
 
 lioston Petroleum Company 
 
 Yellowstone Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 21, 28-28— 
 
 Ojai Valley Petroleum Company 
 
 Melwood Petroleum Company 
 
 A. Pollock 
 
 Sec. 22, 28-28 — 
 
 Caledonian Oil Company 
 
 Hibernian Oil Company 
 
 1 ' 1_ 1 Abandoned. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 Abandoned. 
 Abandoned. 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 One water well. 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 
 
 •S 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 j 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 .? 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 19 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 R 
 
 
 
 n 
 
 
 
 f^ 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 4 
 
 i 
 
 22 
 6 
 
 
 
 « 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 ' 1 
 
 18 
 8 
 
 3 
 
 ft 
 
 
 S 
 
 1 __ ^ 
 
 R 
 
 
 
 1ft 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 13 
 4 
 
 — 
 
 
 fi 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 Idle. 
 
 One abandoned. 
 
 Idle. 
 
 ITiree water wells. 
 
 Tbree abandoned. 
 Two abandoned. 
 One abandoned. 
 Three abandoned. 
 
 .Abandoneri 
 
164 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Name of company and lease 
 
 Reed-.. 
 Comet- 
 
 Sec. 28, 28-28— 
 Bankers Oil Company ._ 
 Stauffer Oil Company .- 
 Associated Oil Company 
 Associated Oil Company 
 Overland Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 29, 28-28— 
 
 EI Dorado Oil Company 
 
 Continental Oil Company 
 
 M. C. Parker 
 
 Pricewell Oil Company 
 
 Patricia Oil Company 
 
 American Crude Oil Company 
 
 Potomac Oil Company 
 
 Virginia Oil Company 
 
 Mecca Oil Company 
 
 Alva Oil Company 
 
 Associated Oil Company, Gillelen 
 
 Associated Oil Company, Columbian 
 
 Associated Oil Company, Vernon 
 
 Associated Oil Company, M. & S 
 
 Associated Oil Company, Hecla 
 
 Associated Oil Company, Bolena 
 
 Associated Oil Company, Canfleld 
 
 Associated Oil Company, Missouri 
 
 Associated Oil Company, Richmond 
 
 Linda Vista Oil Company 
 
 Sesnon Oil Company 
 
 E. P. T. Oil Company 
 
 Piedmont Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 30, 28-28— 
 
 A. O. Co., G. & W. 
 
 A. O. Co., G. & W., -Jacalitas I 
 
 A. O. Co., G. & W., Orient 
 
 A. O. Co., G. & W., Chicago Crude 
 
 A. O. Co., G. & W., Kern O. and Dev 
 
 A. O. Co., G. & W., Luck No. 2 
 
 A. O. Co., G. & W., Lorenzo 
 
 A. O. Co., G. &W., Irma, Moneta, 
 
 Hawkeye 
 
 A. O. Co., G. & W., Toltee 
 
 Mt. Diablo Oil Company 
 
 Pacific Crude Oil Company 
 
 Bald Eagle Oil Company 
 
 Nevada County Oil Company 
 
 Federated Oil Company 
 
 TraflQc Oil Company 
 
 Wrenn Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 31, 28-28— 
 
 Associated Oil Co., Hanford— P 
 
 Associated Oil Co., Sycamore 
 
 Associated Oil Co., Clarence B. 
 
 Associated Oil Co., Queen Esther 
 
 Associated Oil Co., Senator 
 
 Associated Oil Co., Bear Flag 
 
 Associated Oil Co., G. & W 
 
 Associated Oil Co., Sterling 
 
 Calloma Oil Company 
 
 Vesta Oil Company 
 
 Sovereign Oil Company 
 
 Peerless Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 32, 28-28— 
 
 Associated Oil Co., Kern— A 
 
 Associated Oil Co., Reed— A 
 
 Associated Oil Co., Kern 
 
 Associated Oil Co., Omar 
 
 Associated Oil Co., Reed Crude 
 
 Standard Oil Company, West Sliore 
 
 Number 
 of wells 
 shown 
 on maps 
 
 Number 
 of logs 
 received 
 
 Production 
 reports 
 received 
 
 
 
 
 14 
 
 P 
 
 6 
 
 P 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 P 
 
 
 
 
 i 
 
 P 
 
 13 
 
 P 
 
 9 
 
 P 
 
 10 
 
 P 
 
 3 
 
 P 
 
 7 
 
 P 
 
 24 
 
 P 
 
 6 
 
 P 
 
 5 
 
 P 
 
 9 
 
 P 
 
 1 
 5 
 
 
 P 
 
 8 
 
 P 
 
 2 
 5 
 
 
 P 
 
 7 
 
 P 
 
 8 
 
 P 
 
 6 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 P 
 
 8 
 
 P 
 
 6 
 
 P 
 
 3 
 12 
 
 
 P 
 
 3 
 
 P 
 
 13 
 
 P 
 
 48 
 
 P 
 
 
 P 
 P 
 
 
 
 29 
 
 P 
 
 18 
 
 ■P 
 
 34 
 
 P 
 
 9 
 
 P 
 
 19 
 
 P 
 
 20 
 
 P 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 
 165 
 
 Name of company and lease 
 
 Number 
 of wells 
 shown 
 on maps 
 
 Number Production ' 
 of logs reports 
 received 1 received : 
 
 ^ir. 32, 28-28— Continued. 
 
 Illinois Crude Oil Company 
 
 Claremont Oil Company 
 
 - 0. 33, 28-28— 
 
 Kem River Oil Fields of California, Ltd... 
 
 .NIC. 3i, 28-28— 
 Associated Oil Companv, Reed Crude 
 
 Sec. 2, 29-28— 
 
 Petroleum Development Company 
 
 Gray Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 3, 29-28— 
 
 Kem Trading and Oil Company 
 
 .1. E. Gray Estate 
 
 Petroleum Development Co., Elwood 
 
 Petroleum Development Company 
 
 See. 4, 29-28— 
 
 Petroleum Development Company 
 
 Revenue Oil Company 
 
 Michigan .\tlanta Oil Company 
 
 Denver Oil Company 
 
 Alnia Oil Company 
 
 Kern River Oil Company 
 
 -Mma Jr. Oil Company 
 
 Kern Four Oil Company 
 
 Kern Four Oil Company, Black Jack lease 
 
 Knob Hill Oil Company 
 
 East Puente Oil Company 
 
 .Apollo Oil Company 
 
 Four Oil Company 
 
 A-.^ociatcd Oil Co., Central Pet 
 
 Associated Oil Co., Red Bank 
 
 Associated Oil Co., Wolverine 
 
 Associated Oil Co., Aztec 
 
 Associated Oil Co., Wilson 
 
 Associated Oil Co., Famosa 
 
 Associated Oil Co., Kern River Mutt 
 
 Associated Oil Co., Blinn 
 
 Associated Oil Co., Gold Standard 
 
 5, 29-28— 
 
 South Kern Oil Company 
 
 el Rey Oil Company 
 
 .\maurot Oil Company 
 
 Standard Oil Company, Monte Cristo . 
 
 Associated Oil Company, San Joaquin 
 
 - i\ 6, 29-28— 
 
 .\urora Oil Company 
 
 Enos Oil Company 
 
 Skockum Oil Company 
 
 rolin Stewart 
 
 Kern American Oil Company 
 
 ^. c. 8, 29-28— 
 
 Peerless Oil Company 
 
 Rio Bravo Oil Company. 
 
 Prairie Oil Company 
 
 Montgomery Oil Company .. 
 
 Ohio Crude Oil Company.. 
 
 S e. 9, 29-28— 
 
 .Junction Oil Company 
 
 Section Five Oil Company 
 
 Capital City Oil Company... 
 
 King Oil Company 
 
 272 IP 
 
 10 10 I P 
 
 14 ' P 
 
 22 ' I 
 
 261 ; 261 P 
 26 I 
 
 12 P 
 
 37 P 
 
 37 33 j P 
 16 ' I P 
 
 6 ' 
 
 6 
 
 13 
 
 14 
 
 13 
 
 26 . ■ 1 , P 
 
 1.5 I P 
 
 38 ' 
 
 11 P 
 
 22 
 
 10 i 
 
 34 : 34 : p 
 
 18 : 18 . P 
 
 19 19 P 
 
 11 11 P 
 
 5 5 P 
 
 6 6 P 
 
 3 3 P 
 
 4 4 P 
 3 3 P 
 
 6 .. 
 13 .. 
 
 75 
 39 
 
 9 .. 
 23 
 
 1 -. 
 
 1 .. 
 
 1 .. 
 
 1 
 
 60 
 39 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 9 
 
 l.i 
 
166 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 McKITTRICK OIL FIELD. 
 
 This old field, with its many wells clcsely drilled along a narrow 
 strip approximately four and one-half miles long in a northwest- 
 southeasterly trend and less than one-half mile in width, continues to 
 make a steady daily production of approximately- 9,000 barrels. 
 
 The water conditions in this field form a very serious problem because 
 of the following facts : 
 
 (1) In many of the early wells no effort was ever made to effect a 
 shutoff of the top waters. 
 
 (2) Some of the wells were carried too deep and into the bottom 
 water, and were not properly plugged. 
 
 (3) With the above conditions existent, occasional wells have been 
 abandoned because of troubles incurred, or lack of production, without 
 first plugging off the sands. These holes in turn serve as water courses 
 to flood the various formations penetrated. 
 
 ]Most of the producing wells of this field make Avater, many of them 
 a high percentage. This field Avarrants an extensive and thorough 
 study of the water conditions, and such a work was planned months 
 ago. The cooperation of some of the larger companies was promised 
 but nothing has been accomplished to date becau.se of the shortage of 
 help in this office. Some routine progress has been made in collecting 
 the logs of various wells and securing the production reports from some 
 of the operating companies, thereby recording the water percentage on 
 the wells reported. 
 
 As soon as the personnel of the Taft office is increased to the point 
 where clerical work does not monopolize most of the time of the deputy, 
 cross sections will be constructed, water conditions Avill be tabulated, 
 and then with the assistance of the operators, an effort will be made to 
 locate the offending Avells." 
 
 The McKittrick Field suffered a greater percentage of loss of rigs 
 than other fields during the two destructive wind storms of January, 
 1916. In addition to the actual damage and loss sustained to the sur- 
 face improvements, a substantial loss in production resulted from the 
 wrecking of the derricks of so many pumping rigs. 
 
 No formal complaints have been received from the operators of the 
 McKittrick Field. They have freely discussed the wells on their own 
 properties that might need remedial Avork, and expressed a desire to 
 cooperate in any general movement to exclude the Avater from the Avells 
 of the field, w^here possible to do so. ScA^eral of the superintendents 
 believe that certain portions of the field Avould not justify the expense 
 
 I 
 
 •■'The necessary increase in the engineering staff has been made sinre the manu- 
 script was sent to tlie printer. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 
 167 
 
 of repairing the many defective wells. It may be possible that a fewer 
 number of wells are responsible for flooding of the sands than most 
 operators consider offenders at this time. 
 
 List of Oil Wells of Record in McKittrick Field. 
 
 The following list of oil comj^anies, holdings and recorded wells in 
 the McKittrick Field, shows at a glance to what extent each company 
 has cooperated with this department in furnishing the desired logs and 
 production reports: 
 
 Name of company and lease 
 
 Number 
 of wells 
 shown 
 on maps 
 
 Number 
 of logs 
 received 
 
 Production 
 reports 
 received 
 
 Bematks 
 
 Sec. 13, 29-30- 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 
 
 Drilling. 
 
 Sec. 25, 29-2(>— 
 Sunshine Oil Company 
 
 
 
 Spc. 36, 29-20— 
 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 3 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 Sliear Petroleum Co. or Dillon Oil Co. 
 
 
 
 
 Shear Petroleum Company 
 
 
 
 One drilling. 
 
 St. .loe Oil Company -- -- -- 
 
 
 
 Drilling. 
 
 Warren Oil Company . 
 
 1 
 
 Drilling. 
 
 See. 21, 29-21— 
 Standard Oil Company - --- - 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sec. 22, 29-21— 
 Standard Oil Company --- - - 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sec. 25, 29-21— 
 Oakland McKittrick Oil Company 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Sunbeam Oil Company - . - 
 
 
 
 
 
 ^' c. 26, 29-21— 
 H. S. Williams Oil Company 
 
 United Western Oil Company, Successus . 
 
 4 
 1 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 P 
 
 Three drilling. 
 Drilling. 
 
 r. W. Company, Aicata 
 
 
 
 Drilling. 
 
 Sec. 27, 29-21— 
 Standard Oil Company, M'y Premier 
 
 
 
 
 Spc. 29, 29-21— 
 Los Angeles McKittrick Oil Company .. 9 
 
 
 
 1 abandoned; 1 water 
 
 Sec. 31, 29-21 — 
 M. Z. Klliott Oil Company. 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 
 
 well. 
 
 Sec 32, 29-21— 
 
 Miller & Lux 
 
 .(ones Oil Company (1908) 
 
 
 
 Idle. 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Associated Oil Company 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 Sec. 35, 29-21 - 
 Leader Oil Company .. .. 
 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Siv. 35, 29-21— 
 
 -Miller & Lux (old 1908 A. C. Macon prop.) 
 Src. 36, 29-21- 
 
 Standard Oil Company, M<-Phee 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 1 
 1 
 1 
 2 
 2 
 
 
 
 Idle. 
 
 
 
 Drilling. 
 
 West Penn. Company, Inc., Mohaska 
 
 Sec. 32, 29-22— 
 
 Petroleum Producers Company 
 
 Sec. 1, 30-21- 
 
 McKittrick Oil Cfimpany 
 
 1 
 
 — 
 
 One drilling. 
 Abandoned driller. 
 
 
 
 Idle. 
 
 .See. 2, .30-21 - 
 Research Oil Company .., 
 
 
 
 Idle. 
 
 Idle. 
 
 Idle. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Susp., abandoned. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Kverett Oil Company 
 
 
 
 Kverrtt Oil (ompany. Little Standard... 
 Loader Oil Company ... _. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 •laeksun Oil (^)nipany . 
 
 Result Oil Company 
 
 
 
168 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Name of company and lease 
 
 Spc. 3, 30-21— 
 
 Result Oil Company 
 
 Miller & Lux, Belcher 
 
 Miller & Lux, Puritan 
 
 J. M. Smith 
 
 Associated Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 10, 30-21— 
 
 Everett Oil Company 
 
 North End Oil Company 
 
 J. M. Smith, Miley 
 
 G. Kinkaid, Carolina 
 
 McKittrick Operators Company.. 
 
 Sec. 11, 30-21— 
 
 Josephine Oil Company 
 
 Merrill Oil Company 
 
 Madison Oil Company 
 
 Everett Oil Company 
 
 East Puente Oil Company No. 3. 
 East Puente Oil Company, Kern.. 
 East Puente Oil Company, King. 
 
 East Puente Oil Company 
 
 Kern Trading Oil Company 
 
 Jackson Oil Company 
 
 Associated Oil Company, Giant.. 
 Eeward Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 12, 30-21— 
 
 McKittrick Oil Company 
 
 K. T. & O. Company 
 
 A. O., California Standard 
 
 Sec. 13, 30-21— 
 A. 0. Co., California Standard. .- 
 A. O. Co., Giant 
 
 Number 
 of wells 
 shown 
 on maps 
 
 A. O. Co., Del Monte 
 
 C. J. Oil Company or Berry & Keller 
 
 K. T. & O. Company 
 
 Reward Oil Company 
 
 Jewett Oil Company 
 
 Kern River Oil Company 
 
 Olig Crude Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 14, 30-21— 
 
 K. T. & O. Company 
 
 San Francisco McKittrick O. Co 
 
 Sec, 6, 30-22— 
 Pittsburg Oil and Gas Company (Naci- 
 
 rema Oil Company) 
 
 Standard Oil Company, McKittrick 
 
 S. O. Co., Oakland McKittrick 
 
 S. O. Co., Sea Breeze 
 
 S. O. Co., M. Fox 
 
 U. S. Oil and Mining Co., NW 
 
 Sec. 7, 30-22— 
 Standard Oil Company, McKittrick 
 
 Sec. 8, 30-22— 
 Standard Oil Co., McKittrick Extension.. 
 
 S. O. Co., S. P. Wible 
 
 Burns Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 10, 30-22— 
 
 Petroleum Producers Company 
 
 Globe Exploration Company 
 
 Sec. 16, 30^22— 
 Fearless Oil Company 
 
 See. 18, 30-22— 
 
 McKittrick Extension Oil Company 
 
 San Souc'i Oil Company 
 
 Whittier Oil Company 
 
 Associated Oil Company, Del Monte 
 
 Number 
 of logs 
 received 
 
 Production 
 reports 
 received 
 
 Abandoned. 
 Abandoned. 
 Abandoned. 
 Abandoned. 
 
 2 ' Abandoned. 
 
 1 ! Abandoned. 
 
 1 i Abandoned. 
 
 1 ! Abandoned driller. 
 
 1 I Abandoned. 
 
 1 I Abandoned. 
 
 New. 
 
 3 Abandoned. 
 
 3 I L ! Abandoned. 
 
 4 I ' I Abandoned. 
 
 Two abandoned. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Two abandoned. 
 One abandoned. 
 One abandoned. 
 
 Si.K abandoned. 
 Two abandoned. 
 
 One water well; 
 abandoned. 
 
 Seven abandoned. 
 
 One abandoned driller4 
 
 Three abandoned. 
 
 2 ' One abandoned. 
 
 Four abandoned. 
 
 Two abandoned. 
 
 All water wells. 
 
 Drilling. 
 
 Drilling. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Idle; 3 abandoned. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 Abandoned. 
 
 All abandoned. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 Abandoned. 
 Abandoned. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 
 169 
 
 Name of company and lease 
 
 Sir. i,s. 30-22— Continued. 
 
 McKittriek Oil Company 
 
 Cousins Oil Company 
 
 1. X. L. Oil Company 
 
 Src. 19, 30-22— 
 Associated Oil Company, Del Monte. 
 
 Fairfielrl Oil Company 
 
 state Consolidated Oil Company 
 
 Associated Oil Co., W. Development- 
 Associated Oil Co., Giant, SW 
 
 Associated Oil Co., Shamrock 
 
 Kern Trading and Oil Company 
 
 A. O. Co., W. Development Co 
 
 A. O. Co., Giant 
 
 A. O. Co., Arequipa 
 
 A. O. Co., California Standard 
 
 Virginia Crude Oil Company 
 
 Twenty Oil Company 
 
 Kern Trading and Oil Company 
 
 Sec. 26, 30-22— 
 W. Morris Land and Oil Company.. - 
 
 Sec. 27, 30-22— 
 S. P. Railroad 
 
 Sec. 2S, 30-22— 
 
 Associated Oil Company 
 
 .Associated Oil Company, Sterling 
 
 Tulare Oil and Mining Company 
 
 r. K. Bowles 
 
 s. c. 29, 30-22— 
 .Midway Royal Petroleum Company.. 
 
 Commonwealtli Oil Company 
 
 Sliale Basin Oil Company 
 
 Sit. 30, 30-22— 
 Yancy Oil Company 
 
 s.-c. 34, 30-22— 
 
 lielgian Oil Company 
 
 Associated Oil Company, 1901 
 
 J. K. O'Donnell, Monarch 
 
 Sec. ,35, 30-22— 
 S. P. R. R 
 
 Number 
 of wells 
 shown 
 oil mapa 
 
 Numl)er 
 of loss 
 received 
 
 Production 
 reports 
 received 
 
 Four abandoned. 
 All abandoned. 
 All abandoned. 
 
 16 16 P 
 
 10 L Five abandoned. 
 
 13 . 
 
 4 3 j P 
 
 3 2 j P 
 
 8 8 ' P 
 
 One drilling. 
 Two abandoned. 
 Abandoned. 
 Abandoned. 
 Abandoned. 
 Abandoned. 
 One abandoned. 
 All abandoned. 
 All abandoned. 
 All abandoned. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 Abandoned. 
 Abandoned. 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Nine abandoned. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Idle. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 Abandoned. 
 
 r McKittriek Front. 
 
 " Tile past year witnes.sod a very considerable chancre in the operating; 
 conditions on the McKittriek Front. It has been a transition from a 
 number of idle wells and deserted eamps, to a busy little field with 
 several strinjsfs of tools running and almost every lease activel\' iir(^par- 
 injr to commence development work if not already doing so. 
 
 l\Tany of the leases have changed hands. Some of the [)riiicipal new 
 holdings include: 
 T. 20 S., R. 21 E.— 
 
 Section 21. To the Standard Oil Company, SE. .}, 100 acres. 
 
 Section 22. To the Standard Oil Company, S. i of SW. ^ and NW |- 
 "T the SE. ], 120 acres. 
 
 Section 27. To the Standard Oil Company, NW | and S. i of NE. {, 
 240 acres. 
 
170 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Section 26. To the H. S. Williams Oil Company, SE. i of NE. I 
 and E. ^ of the SE. J-, 120 acres. 
 
 (This company is operated under the same management as the Pacific 
 Crude Oil Company of the Midway Field.) 
 
 Section 26. To the United Western Oil Company, NE i of SW. ^ 
 (formerly Areata Oil Company), and SW. ^ of SE. ^ (formerly Suc- 
 eessus Oil Company). 
 
 Section 26. To R. B. Blodgett. NW. i of SW. ^ and SE. i of SW. ^ 
 NW. i of SE. i, 120 acres. 
 
 Section 25. To the Sunbeam Oil Company, S. | of SW. ^, 80 acres. 
 
 Section 36. To the Standard Oil Company, N. ^ of N. -J and SW. ^ 
 of NW. i, and SE. i of NE. i, and SW. i, and W. i of SE.\ 480 acres, 
 known as the McPhee lease. 
 
 Section 36. To the West Penn. Company, Inc., SE. 1 of NW. i and 
 SW. I of NE. ^, 80 acres, formerly Mahaska lease. 
 
 T. 30 S., R. 22 E. : 
 
 Section 6. To the Pittsburg Oil and Gas Company, NE. ^, 160 acres. 
 
 Section 6. To the Standard Oil Company, N. i of NW. i, and W. ^ 
 of SW. A of NW. i, and E. ^ of SE. i of NW.i of SE i, and all of 
 SE. i except W. ^ of NE. i of SE. i 420 acres. 
 
 Section 7. To the Standard Oil Company, NW. I of NW. |, more 
 than 40 acres, tract formerly owned by the McKittrick Oil Company. 
 
 Section 8. NW. | and S. i, 480 acres. 
 
 In several cases the operators carrying on development work on 
 the McKittrick Front have encountered considerable trouble in trying 
 to correlate the sands and oil measures, and in shutting off the water 
 in both the new wells and the old wells, which were improperly finished. 
 Most of the leases in that section of the McKittrick Field have drilled 
 one or more old wells in Avhieh the water had never been shut off. 
 
 Some of the present difficulties have resulted from the lack of com- 
 plete and correct records of the formations and easing in the old wells. 
 The importance of a carefully recorded formation log and casing record 
 is never more forcefully brought to an operator's attention than when 
 he takes over a partially developed property with some of the wells not 
 properly finished. 
 
 List of Wells in the McKittrick Field Passed on by this Department 
 During the Last Fiscal Year. 
 
 Section 36, 29-20 (a). 
 
 June 29, 1916. Drill, Shear Petroleum Company well No. 12. 
 Section 26, 29-21. 
 
 Form No. 113. April 22, 1916. Drill, 11. S. Williams Oil Company well No. 9. 
 
 Form No. 113. May 30, 1916. Drill, H. S. Williams Oil Company well No. 17. 
 Section 36, 29-21. 
 
 March 17, 1916. Drill, Standard Oil Company McPhee lease well No. 1. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 171 
 
 (a) The Shear Petroleum Company commenced drilling well No. 12 
 on June 29, 1916. This company is operating the old Templor Ranch 
 Oil Company and the Dillon Oil Company holdings, located five miles 
 northwest of Reward post office and six miles due west from the 
 McKittrick Front developments on Section 36, 29-21. 
 
 Section 11, 30-21. 
 
 Form No. 113. April 8, 1916. East Piieuta Oil Compauy lease No. 2 well No. 2. 
 
 D-14G. Shutoff, East Puenta Oil Company well No. 2. 
 
 June 1, Drill, East Puenta Oil Compauy well No. 3. 
 
 D-234. Shutoff, East Puenta Oil Company well No. 3. 
 
 November 17, 1915. Drill, Jackson Oil Company well No. 5. 
 
 D-206. Shutoff, Jackson Oil Company well No. 5. 
 
 Form No. 113. March 16, 1916. Drill, Jackson Oil Company well No. 6. 
 
 May 14, 1916. Shutoff, Jackson Oil Company well No. 6. 
 
 May 24, notice to drill new well, Jackson Oil Company No. 7. 
 Section 12, 30-21. 
 
 Letter, October 11, 1915. Redrill, K. T. and O. well No. 129. 
 
 DD-3. Redrill, K. T. and O. well No. 141. 
 
 D-10. Shutoff, K. T. and O. well No. 141. 
 
 DD-57. Abandon, K. T. and O. well No. 124. 
 Section 13, 30-21. 
 
 DD-53. Abandon, Associated well No. 12 (Del Monte Lease). 
 
 DD-.j4. Abandon, Asso<-iated well No. 30 (Del Monte Lease). 
 
 DD-55. Abandon, Associated well No. 37 (Del Monte Lease). 
 
 1)D-17. Deepen, Berry and Keller well No. 5. 
 
 DD-46. Deepen, Berry and Keller well No. 5. 
 
 DD-58. Deepen, Berry and Keller well No. 7. 
 
 D-95. Shutoff, Berry and Keller well No. 7. 
 
 DD-155. Redrill, Berry and Keller well No. 32. 
 
 D-205. Shutoff, Berry and Keller well No. 12. 
 
 DD-204. Redrill, Berry and Keller well No. 13. 
 
 D-215. Shutoff, Reward Oil Company well No. 20. 
 
 Form No. 113. March 31, 1916. Drill, Reward Oil Company well No. 41. 
 
 DD-138. Cement with 10" casing. Reward Oil Company well No. 41. 
 
 D-161. Shutoff, Reward Oil Company well No. 41. 
 Section 0, 30-22. 
 
 May 10, 1916. Drill, Standard Oil Company well No. 1. 
 
 D-225. Shutoff, Standard Oil Company well No. 1. 
 Section 19, 30-22. 
 
 November 26, 1915. Drill, Associated Oil Company (liant Ix^ase No. 52. 
 
 D-43. Shutoff', Associated well No. 52, Giant Lease. 
 
 November 27, 1915. Drill, Associated Oil Company No. 53, Ciant Lease. 
 
 D-56. Shutoff, Associated well No. 53, Giant Lease. 
 
 DD-13. Abandon, Associated well No. 5, Shamrock Lease. 
 
 DD-14. Redrill, Associated well No. 7, Shamrock Lease. 
 
 T)-S4. Shutoff, Associated well No. 7, Shamrock Lease. 
 
 December 3, 1915. Drill, Associated well W. D. No. 1. 
 
 l)-49. Shutoff, Associated well No. 1 W. D. Lease. 
 
 December 3, 1915. Drill, Associated W. D. well No. 2. 
 
 T)-44. Shutoff, Associated well No. 2. W. D. Lease. 
 
 December 3, 1915. Drill, Associated well W. D. No. 3. 
 
 1)-S3. Shutoff, Associated well W. D. No. 3. 
 
 Form No. 113. March 28, 1916. Drill, Associated W. D. No. 4. 
 
 D-169. Shutoff, Associated well No. W. D. No. 4. 
 
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 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Section 29, 30-22. 
 
 April 3, 1916. Drill, Midway Royal Petroleum Company well No. 1. 
 No. 1, old No. 1 abandoned.) 
 
 (N« 
 
 Reviewing the above listed operations, we note that 18 new we| 
 were drilled in the entire McKittriek Field between October, 191f^ 
 and July 1, 1916. Six of these Avells are on the McKittriek Front 
 leases. Seven wells were redrilled or deepened and five were abandoned. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 173 
 
 CHAPTER IV. 
 
 LOS ANGELES, ORANGE AND VENTURA COUNTY OIL FIELDS. 
 By Rout. B. M<)r.\n, Depntj- Supervisor. 
 
 EAST COYOTE. 
 
 The East Coj'ote Field lies iu a detached group of low hills which 
 are the easterly extention of the Coyote hills and extend into the 
 flats to the east for a distance of about a mile. The development of 
 the topography of these hills is fairly mature, while the Coyote hills 
 are but slightly cut except by one strong stream, which makes its 
 way across the west end. The eastern hills are deeply eroded, notwith- 
 standing the fact that all the streams in them have small water beds. 
 There is one conspicuous ridge which bears southwesterly from the 
 center of the field. The producing territory covers the end of this 
 ridge, but does not follow along it. A number of deep wells have been 
 drilled out in this direction and the reason was proba1)ly l)ecau.se this 
 to])()gj-ai)hic feature was mistaken for the axis of the anticlinal uplift. 
 There are 1100 acres of proven land with 1*6 producing wells, with a 
 production of 300,000 barrels for the month of July, 191G. 
 
 Geology. 
 
 The producing measures are presumably of the same geologic age 
 as the West Coyote Field. The producing zone is 300 to 600 feet in 
 thickness. It is made up of brown sandy shale and oil sand; some of 
 the sands are coarse. 
 
 The structure is anticlinal. There are many good exposures on the 
 south line, showing a dip of about 20 degrees, though but little evidence 
 of north dip can be obtained from surface out-crop of beds. A section 
 N. 25 ' E. througli the center of the field shows the top of the 
 producing zone to rise from 2974 feet below sea level to 2550 feet 
 on top of the arch and drop to 3046 feet on the north side. There 
 is a sharp steepening at the edge of the field on both sides. In a 
 number of places this is so rapid that it might well be interpreted 
 as a fault. All the wells are drilled nearly down to the oil sand with 
 a rotary so that little can l)e learned from logs about the upper fornui- 
 tions. This makes such questions as this difficult to .solve. 
 
 A section across the east end of the field through the St. Helens 
 and Colokla properties, shows a fairly uniform southerly dip of the 
 oil zone from about 2400 feet below the sea level. However, drilling 
 farther to the north in this vicinity may disclose a dip in that direction. 
 A number of dry holes have been drilled in the La Ilabra Valley 
 syncline, to a depth of 1300 to 4600 feet. 
 
174 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Water Conditions. 
 
 The field is, at present, producing about 40,000 bbls. of water pel 
 month; 27,000 bbls. of this is coming from 10 wells. The property of 
 the Petroleum company is the only one entirely free from water. 
 This property is near the highest part of the anticlinal uplift near the 
 center of the field. 
 
 During the past year much activity has been shown in the west third 
 of the field. Considerable care has been exercised in the matter of 
 shutting off water, with results which are fairly satisfactory. Eighteen 
 wells showed a production of 144,000 bbls. of oil and 1800 bbls. of 
 water for the month of July. 
 
 Wells in both the east and west end of the field have been drilled into 
 water sand underlying the producing zone, but have been successfully 
 plugged. A deep well now drilling in the northeast part of the field, 
 reports water sand from 3870 to 4180 feet. 
 
 WEST COYOTE. 
 
 The West Coyote Field occupies a range of outlying hills on the , 
 south side of La Habra Valley. The highest point is 610 feet above sea : 
 level and about 300 feet above the floor of the valley. There are about 
 700 acres of proven land, with 46 producing and 6 abandoned welLs. 
 Structurally it is an anticlinal uplift which corresponds roughly with 
 the topographic features. It is in fact one of the most striking examples 
 of accumulation of oil in a quaquaversal in California. In out-crop 
 the beds are seen to dip from 10 to 20 degrees and the strike swings 
 almost around the entire compass. 
 
 The main oil zone is about 300 feet in thickness and is made up of f 
 shale and sandy shale and sand. This zone lies in depth of 2900 to 
 3200 feet below sea level in the center of the dome, and 3300 to 3600 in 
 the edge wells on the west end. It is worthy of especial note that on 
 the east end this zone, 3800 to 4060 feet below sea level, is giving a 
 strong flow of oil with lively gas pressure from this depth. On the east 
 end a well was carried to 4169 feet below sea level and abandoned as 
 a dry hole. 
 
 Water Conditions. 
 
 This pool is at the present time comparatively free from water. A 
 total of 17,500 bbls. per month is raised. Of this, 12,000 bbls. comes 
 from 4 edge wells. One edge well which has been plugged in the 
 bottom from 3800 to 3690 feet makes 250 bbls. of water per month, 
 which suggests a similar treatment might improve the 4 wells above 
 mentioned. Two inside wells make in the neighborhood of 1000 bbls. 
 of water a month. 
 
 In part of the fields there is a sand carrying 18 gravity oil which 
 has been cased off. There are also lenses of gas sand which are erratic 
 
FreST ANNUAL REPORT. 175 
 
 in their distribution both laterally and vertically'. These sands cause 
 blow-outs during drilling which are sometimes so violent that work is 
 interrupted and the wells are allowed to blow off for a time. Initial 
 i productions from these sands are from 1,000,000 to 50,000,000 cubic 
 . feet of gas per day. The largest of these blow-outs occurred at a 
 ; depth of 2800 feet. The casing collapsed and it was not known 
 1 whether the sand was drowned out by water, or exhausted itself. 
 The well was subsequently redrilled and came in with a production of 
 , 3800 bbls. of 31 gravity oil at a depth of 3765 feet. These gas blow-outs 
 \ are liable to occur at any point from this depth of 2800 feet down to 
 \ the producing oil sand. The oil sands themselves produce large quanti- 
 ties of gas with oil often amounting to several million feet. 
 
 Under the present sj'stem of handling, no adequate protection is 
 
 given to these sands overlying the oil zone. The usual practice is to 
 
 cement the 10-inch where it is landed, but the principal shutoff is 
 
 with the 8^-inch just above the oil sand. If this string is carried too 
 
 j far, the hole is bridged with gravel, and cement lowered in torpedo 
 
 i cans; the 8^ is then cemented above the bridge. It is stated that a 
 
 I succei5sful job can be obtained in no other way, owing to the presence 
 
 j of water in the formation immediately above the producing measures. 
 
 It is the belief of the men in the tield that water was carried into this 
 
 ' formation by earlier drilling. 
 
 'Sir. H .R. Johnson, and others who have done geological work in this 
 
 region, placed the producing zone in the upper sandy portion of the 
 
 i Montere\- formation. Others seem inclined to place it at the base of 
 
 the Fernando. The writer has made no investigations on which to base 
 
 an opinion. 
 
 BREA CANON. 
 
 The Brea Canon Field is located in the Puente hills where Brea 
 
 I Canon opens out into La Habra Valley. It comprises about 200 acres 
 
 j of proven territory with 79 producing and 7 abandoned wells, ranging 
 
 i in depth from 2000 to 2500 feet. Production amounts to about 
 
 170,000 bbls. per month. 
 
 1 Geology. 
 
 I The field is located in a highly disturljed region on the south side of 
 
 I the Puente fault. The strike of the fault is nearly east and west. The 
 beds on the north side belong to the Puente series, while those on the 
 south are Fernando. In the latter formation, many beds of heavy 
 conglomerate are conspicuous in the canon walls. Dips run from 30 to 
 
 j 80 degrees. There is much diversity of strike, indicating a flexure 
 
 ' almost at right angles to the major .structure. 
 
 Owing to the fact that only about half of the well logs have been 
 
 I filed, and mast of these but recently, no detailed investigation has been 
 
 I 
 I 
 I 
 
176 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 made of the underground structure. A hasty examination indicate 
 that conditions are complicated. Tliere appears to be a marked diffe^ 
 ence in conditions reported by the wells on the north from those 
 the south side. 
 
 Operating Conditions. 
 
 The field is remarkable for the slow decline of its wells, notwiti 
 standing the fact that they are considerably crowded in parts of tl 
 field. Drilling has been unusually difficult and expensive. Many 
 the wells have been from two to four years in drilling. The presenc 
 of heavy conglomerate makes the territory unsuitable for rotary drillii 
 and much of the interbedded formation gives much trouble froi 
 "freezing up" and also collapsing of casing. These difficulties ha^^ 
 resulted in the use of heavier and heavier equipment, until at tl 
 present time it is equaled on this score nowhere else in the Unite 
 States. 
 
 The Birch Oil Company has successfully landed a string of 20-inc| 
 110-pound screw casing at a depth of 1365 feet in one of their wells. 
 
 Mr. Allen Craig, superintendent of the FuUerton Oil Company, h£ 
 designed and used for four years, a special drilling rig. Tlic drillir 
 and casing lines are handled by a two-drum cast iron hoist, weigliing" 
 about 6 tons. This hoist replaces the "bull wheels" and "calf wheel" 
 of the usual California type of Standard rig. It is placed under the 
 walking beam in the position usually occupied by the "calf wheel" and 
 driven by a sprocket chain from a clutch, on the band Avlieel shaft. The 
 casing line drum is equipped with two speeds. A very heavy string 
 of tools has also been designed and used by the same man. This 
 consists of a 6-inch stem 41 feet long with 6-7-10 tool joints, with bit 
 and jaws to match. The whole weighs about 8000 pounds. Owing to 
 the heavy duty and the long period of heavy drilling, not only tlic 
 derrick corners but also the mud sills are set on concrete piers. 
 
 Water Conditions. 
 
 The wells on the north side of the field encounter only very small 
 quantities or no water at all; while the wells on the south side have 
 reported both top and bottom waters. The field is making about 44,000 
 bbls. of water per month at the present time, most of which is coming 
 from 11 wells. Most of the operators believe that this is return drilling 
 water. This is undoubtedly the case as regards the northern wells. 
 Unusually large quantities of water are continually run into drilling 
 wells in order to keep the casing free. The nearest producing wells 
 are observed to make from 2000 to 6000 bbls. of Avater per month 
 while this drilling is going on. In some cases, when a new well comes 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 177 
 
 in it will pump 200 bbls. of water per day and little or no oil ; as pump- 
 ing continues, the water will decrease and the oil increase until after 
 60 to 90 days, a well will make clean oil. 
 
 It is doubtful whethtn- the water produced from the southern wells 
 can be attributed to drilling water. If these wells prove to be producing 
 from the same sands as the northern group, it would not be surprising 
 if large quantities of the water put in at the upper end should gravi- 
 tate to this end of the field. On the other hand, some of these wells 
 have reported both top and bottom water in their logs. 
 
 SUMMERLAND FIELD. 
 
 This field is located on the Santa Barbara Channel about five miles 
 east of the city of Santa Barbara. The record shows 364 completed 
 wells. In June, 1916, there were 112 producing, with total production 
 of 4600 bbls. per month, with a considerable quantity of water. The 
 majority of welLs were from 80 to 400 feet in depth and were located 
 vei-y close together. The total i)roduction of the pool has been about 
 2.000,000 barrels. For detailed information, the reader is referred to 
 I iiited States Geological Survey, Bulletin 321, by Ralph Arnold, and 
 lo California State Mining Bureau, Bulletin No. 69. 
 
 The field is of interest because of the fact that a large number of 
 the wells have been drilled from piers extending out into the channel. 
 This, however, is not such a difficult feat as might be supposed. The 
 piers are light inexpensive affairs, owing to the fact that the channel 
 waters are very quiet, there lieing almost no surf. The ocean water was 
 excluded from the wells by driving casing into the clay beds overlying 
 the oil sands. However, it is surprising that flooding has not been more 
 rapid and complete than it has. Wells wrecked by a storm a number of 
 years ago, were never repaired. In 1912 broken casing could be seen 
 under the water with small quantities of oil and gas continually escap- 
 ing. The field is also of note in that operations are continued, notwith- 
 .standing the very low production per well, which only amounts to 
 1.03 bbls. per day. This is due partly to the fact that there is a local 
 market for the product and also the fact that operating costs are very 
 low. The wells are shallow and very close togethei- and a large number 
 can be operated from one power. 
 
 SALT LAKE OR SHERMAN FIELD. 
 General Statement. 
 
 The Salt Lake Field lies about midway between the business section 
 of the city of Los Angeles and Santa ]Moniea. The producing territory 
 covers about two square miles. The total completions number 434 wells. 
 In June, 1916, there were 280 producing, 143 abandoned, and one drill- 
 ing. The production ainounts to about 118,000 barrels in a montli. 
 
 12—27014 
 
178 
 
 STATE on. AND (JAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Geology. 
 
 A general statement of the geology of the region can be found in 
 Bulletin 309, United States Geological Survey, and Bulletins Nos. 63 
 and 69, California State Mining Bureau. 
 
 No statement seems to have been published giving the structural 
 conditions in detail. A glance at a map of the field shows the present 
 producing wells in the main field to occupy an area about half a milei 
 in width and about two miles and a half in length, with a detached 
 group covering about a quarter section, one mile and a half further 
 west. The detached group is known as the Beverly Hills Field, located 
 in the low range of hills which lines up with the Domingues and Ingle- 
 wood hills. The writer has done no detail work on the underground 
 conditions of this group. 
 
 The main field lies on the Santa Monica Coastal plain, with the long 
 axis parallel to the Santa Monica Mountains. The whole area is 
 covered with Pleistocene gravels and clays and also alluvial deposits, 
 so tliat no idea of the structural conditions is obtainable except from a' 
 study of well logs. A little south of the center of the field there is a' 
 considerable area wliere these superficial deposits are heavily impreg- 
 nated with asphalt, Avith also numerous live seepages of heavy oil I 
 accompanied by gas. It is these Brea beds which have contributed 
 such enormous quantities of fossil remains of Pleistocene vertebrates. 
 
 From the study of well logs of the producing field, the structure is 
 found to be a su])merged anticline plunging sharply west. The produc- 
 ing zone is from 300 to 600 feet in thickness and some wells reported 
 it as almost all oil sand. In the extreme northwest end of the field, 
 near the center of Section 15, T. 1 S„ R. 14 W., S. B. B. and M., the 
 top of this zone is 100 feet below sea level. From this point there is 
 a plunging anticline extending soutliwest to the vicinity of Salt Lake 
 Oil Company's No. 5, near the center of Section 21, where there is ai 
 tendency to doming; thence the axis takes a direction N. 70° W. to| 
 Arcturus Oil Company's No. 57 in Section 20. At this point the top 
 of the oil zone is 2900 feet below sea level, and just beyond the oil zone i 
 it is raised about 1300 feet by a fault. The hade of this fault strikes! 
 approximately S. 50° W. In the first cross section examined, it! 
 appeared to be overthrust so tliat a single well pa.s,sed through both the 
 truncated ends of the oil zone, but further study inclined one to the 
 belief that the hade is nearly vertical and that wells which appeared] 
 to penetrate l)oth the shallow and the deep oil zone, were merely located 
 in the fractured zone of the fault where the whole formation, clear to' 
 the Pleistocene gravels, is more or less regularly impregnated with oil. 
 It is noteworthy that some of these wells also report water from about 
 1200 to 1800 feet. 
 
FIRST ANNUAI> REPORT. 179 
 
 West of the fault zone tliere i.s a soiiicwliat siinilai- irreji^ular anticline, 
 with the axis about N. 50^ W. and pliinying in this direction. The top 
 of the producing zone drops from KiOO feet below .sea level to 2300 feet 
 ))elow sea level. At the present time the best producing wells in the 
 field are the group of Arcturus wells on the southeast side of the fault 
 plane. This, however, may be chiefly due to the fact that these wells 
 are located further apart than was the practice in the shallower part 
 of the field where the territory appears to be over drilled. The west 
 end of the field showed some very large initial productions and some 
 very heavy gas pressures. It is very surprising that it is doing so 
 little today. 
 
 Water Conditions. 
 
 The prevailing opinion among operators seems to be that it is not 
 advisable to try to remedy water conditions in an old field where water 
 is produced from all or from the great majority of wells and it is 
 (litficnlt to ol)tain sufficient detailed information to analyze the situation 
 and see whether this is the ca.se or ]U)t. In the Salt Lake Field, a study 
 lias ])een nuide of the monthly production records, of 167 wells in the 
 main pai't of the field. These reports are furnished l)y three companies 
 in the exact nuinner prescribed l)y this department, and from them the 
 following facts are obtained: 149 wells which ai'e making less than 
 lOOO bbls. of water per month each, pump 53,000 bl)ls. of oil (356 each), 
 and 17,400 bbls. of water (117 bbls. each) ; 18 wells which are making 
 more than 1000 libls. of water per month each, pump 5700 bbls. of oil 
 (319 each), and 28,000 bbls. of water (1560 bbls. each). 
 
 There is no particular reason to assume that a well making 1000 bbls. 
 of water per month is a menace, while a well making less than that 
 amount is all right. Each well must be considered on its merits, and 
 local conditions taken into account. It often happens that when water 
 increases in a well beyond a certain point, that the oil production will 
 nuike a sudden decline, and conditions of tliis kind should be considered, 
 rather than some arbitrary amount of water. The above analysis, 
 liowever, .shows that the water trouble is far more local than might be 
 generally supposed, and it looks like good business to thoroughly 
 investigate each of the 18 wells. In all probability some mechanical 
 difficulty, which can be remedied, will be found in many cases. It is 
 a well established fact that where there is an excessive (luantity of water 
 in a particular well, there is apt to l>e a spreading of water into an 
 adjoining territory. 
 
 Taking a group of 40 wells out of the above 167, 38 show an average 
 of 50 bbls. of water per month each, while two show an average of 
 1860. These two are 500 feet apart and are near the center of the 
 group. The nearest well to them shows 360 bbls. of water per month. 
 It would certaiidy be good business to investigate the.se two wells. 
 
180 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 WHITTIER FIELD. 
 
 Whittier Field is located a short distance north and east of the town 
 of Whittier. It li&s along the foot and well up on the shonlders of the 
 Fueute hills. In many places the ground is so rough as to entail 
 considerable difficulty in operations. In such places, most of the move- 
 ment of tools and machinery is done ]\v means of sleds. The field is 
 two miles long by half a mile wide. There are 320 acres of proven 
 land with 251 completed wells, 88 abandoned and 149 producing. In 
 the month of June, there were G di-illing wells and tlie production 
 amounted to 80,000 bbls. per montli. 
 
 Geology. 
 
 The field is very similar in many respects to Olinda. It is located 
 along the Puente fault. ]\Iost of the production is from 15° to 22° 
 Baume, and is derived from the Fernando formation. There are a few 
 wells producing oil of 30° to 32"' Baume which is derived from the 
 Puente formation. 
 
 The structure is, if anything, even more comi)lex tlian that of Olinda. 
 ]\I().st of the wells are located on the south side of tlie fanlt and pene- 
 trate beds of Fernando formation inclined to a high angle. 
 
 Water Conditions. 
 
 The water conditions are serious. Detailed information has been 
 filed with this department concerning only about 20 per cent of the 
 wells. Thirty-two wells show a production of 61,000 bbls. of oil per 
 month and 52,000 bbls. of water. The water is so generally distributed 
 that there is but one well producing clean oil and one with a five per 
 cent cut. There are no others under 20 per cent. 
 
 Like Olinda, there are wells on the northeast side of the field which 
 show no top water. The early development in this field, dates back 
 from 1899 to 1903. At that time little attention was paid to the matter 
 of shutting off water. Whether or not the present condition of the 
 field can be attributed to this earlier work, can not be determined until 
 more information has been filed and thoroughly investigated. 
 
 OLINDA FIELD. 
 
 The Olinda Field is located in the foothills on the north side of the 
 La Habra Valley, between Soquel Canon and Brea Caiion. It is now 
 practically continuous with the Brea Canon Field. 
 
 There are 1100 acres of proven land with 395 completed wells of 
 which 241 are producing and 100 are abandoned. In the month of 
 June, 1916, there were 12 drilling wells, and production amounted to 
 220,000 bbls. per month. 
 
FIRST ANNl^Mi REPORT. 181 
 
 Geology. 
 
 The field is located on the Pufiite fault. Most of the production is 
 15° to 22^ Baume and is obtained from the Fernando formation. The 
 production which comes from a narrow strip on the east end of the field 
 is 28° to 32° Baume and is derived from the Lower Puente shale. 
 
 The structure is complex. There is one anticline, the Fernando; 
 another in the Puente formation on the north side of the contact. 
 There is much evidence of faulting along the contact, and l)oth the 
 surface exposures and underground structure, determined from well 
 logs show the presence of secondary folding. 
 
 Water Conditions. 
 
 The wells on the north side of the field report little or no upper water 
 in the formation. Many of these wells were drilled with machine per- 
 forated casing almost to the top of the hole. There are, however, 
 heavy water strata overlying the oil sand on the south side of the field 
 next to the La Habra Valley. One or two wells in the southwest of 
 section 8, show the top oil sand to be flooded with water and have to 
 land their water strings below this, in order to protect the lower sand. 
 
 Owing to the fact that one group of wells has reported only in per 
 cent of the Avater determined by centrifugal test, the total Avater 
 pumped from the field could not be estimated. One hundred and 
 seventy wells make 30,000 bbls. per month; of this, 17,500 comes from 
 
 11 wells. 
 
 VENTURA-NEWHALL DISTRICT. 
 
 The Ventura-Newhall District has 1000 completed wells, 476 aban- 
 doned and 436 producing. The district comprises a number of fields 
 scattered through the southern part of Ventura County and the 
 northern part of Los Angeles County. Most of the region is rough and 
 some of the development is far back in the mountains in places difficult 
 i.f access. 
 
 The oldest oil development in the state is in this region. Seepage 
 oil is said to have been collected and di.stilled as early as 1854. In the 
 sixties, oil was produced by means of tunneLs and spring-pole holes. 
 The first successful drilling with steam rigs was done in 1877 in Pico 
 Canon. It is interesting to note that this property is still producing. 
 
 Geology. 
 
 For detailed information regarding the geology of the region, tiie 
 reader is referred to United States Geological Survey, Bulletin No. 309. 
 A brief statement of the geology is jiecessary in order to understand 
 the operating conditions in the district. The producing sands are not 
 confined to any one geologic horizon, but are found in beds of all ages 
 from upper Topa Topa through to the Fernando. 
 
182 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 The structure is very complex. The main structural features run I 
 in a general east and west direction. The dominant feature of the; 
 region is the Topa Topa anticline which involves the Topa Topa forma- 
 tion through the Santa Ynez range from Point Conception to Sespe 
 Creek. This structure is roughly paralleled along the south by second- 
 ary' faulting and folding. At Sespe Creek, the main structure plunges 
 to the eastward and is replaced by a number of intricate folds involving 
 successively the Sespe, Vaqueros, Modelo and Fernando formations. 
 This type of structure extends east as far as San Franciscito Canon. 
 
 The development north of the Santa Clara River has taken place 
 around the plunging end of the main anticline, and along the second- 
 ary structures above referred to. A sharp fold extending from Pitas: 
 Point to Sexton Caiion. has recently come into prominence by the dis- 
 covery of oil of 54° Baume in a well drilled near the Ventura River. 
 
 South of the Santa Clara River there are a number of sharp folds 
 having a general east and Avest trend, extending along Oak Ridge and 
 Santa Susana mountains. A well defined anticline extends along the 
 foothills on the north side of South Mountain and Oak Ridge from the 
 vicinity of Santa Paula east as far as Wiley Canon. The axis is not 
 only tortuous, but has a number of ups and downs. The beds exposed 
 along it range in age from Middle Sespe to Fernando. The most pro- 
 ductive pools in the district are situated along this structure and are 
 located at the points where the axis rises to form domes. 
 
 From Wiley Caiion to Salt Canon there are a number of irregular 
 folds, instead of a single well developed anticline. The region is one 
 of extreme complexity, characterized by faulting and overturning to 
 such an extent that the details of the structure have never been satis- 
 factorily worked out. 
 
 From Salt Caiion the Pico anticline extends into the region of Fer- 
 nando Pass. In Pico Caiion the fold is slightly overturned to the south | 
 and in Wiley Caiion it is overturned to the north. The Pico field is 
 situated on the plunging end of this .structure. 
 
 A secondary fold trending a little south of west extends from the 
 vicinity of Santa Susana Pass, through the Simi Valley to a point near 
 Somis. It involves the Topa Topa, Sespe and the Fernando formations. 
 A small group of wells located on the east end of this structure is 
 ])roducing 35° Baume. 
 
 Water Conditions. 
 
 The average production for the district is about 7 l)bls. of oil per 
 day. However, much of the oil is high gravity and high gasoline con- 
 tent. This fact, coupled with cheap drilling and operating conditions, 
 has enabled operations to be carried on in the district at a profit. So 
 few of the operators have filed complete water data that but little can] 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 183 
 
 be said of conditions of the district, a.s a wliole. Some of the fiehls are 
 known to be relatively free from water, notwithstanding tlie age of the 
 wells. In several of the smaller pools, the water condition is very bad. 
 
 General Conclusions. 
 
 An ar])itrary amonnt of water produced per well per montii has been 
 used as a dividing line in order to show that water conditions, even in 
 some of the older fields, are far more local than might generally be 
 supposed. There is no intention, however, to set such a limit and say 
 that all wells making over this amount are a menace and all wells under 
 it are regarded as all right. There are a number of things to be taken 
 into consideration, one of the most important is the position at which 
 the working barrel is placed. Under certain conditions a working ])arrel 
 coidd be located high so as to skim the oil, while if it were placed lower 
 down there might be more water than the pump would handle. A 
 2" by 6'' working barrel run at 20 r. p. m. giving 70 per cent efficiency 
 will handle 220 barrels per day. A 3" by 6", under the same conditions 
 will handle 520. It is natural to suppose that in any case where a pumj) 
 is working to capacity that there is apt to be water in the surrounding 
 wells as well. In any investigation of a well the condition of all tlu; 
 neighboring wells shoidd be carefully investigated. 
 
 If a group of wells are all making water, the use of dyes to determine 
 the origin of the water is recommended. Green or blue is more easily 
 detected than red, though I notice that red dyes are highly reconunended 
 in the scanty literature to be found on the subject. The fact that 
 emulsified oil is reddish in color makes red in a diluted state very 
 ditheidt to recognize. Owing to the present scarcity of dyes, due to 
 the European wars, dyes are very expensive and many are difficult to 
 obtain at any price. However, a crude dye would answer the purpose 
 and sueh dyes should not prove very expensive as the greatest expense 
 is entailed in refining. Very good results are said to have been 
 obtained in the matter of tracing water by the use of dyes on the Santa 
 Fe properties in ^Midway. The use of a substitute which might get the 
 same result as dye. has ])een suggested. A rare and at the same time 
 an easily recognizable element, such as lithium, might be used. The 
 water sliotdd be fii-st tested for lithium and if it was not found, a salt 
 of litliiuni could he introduced in the well suspected of giving trouble, 
 then samples taken fi'om neighboring wells and a lest made for the 
 l)i-esence of lithium. 
 
 It is, for some reason, difficult to get opei-ators to undertake such 
 investigation ; they generally ])alk at the expense, and yet the expen.se 
 of such investigation as compared with ex|)enditures in woi'king with 
 a crew of workmen at the ordinary o|)ei"ations about a w«Ml, would b(> 
 very small. If results were obtnined ;it nil they would be very positive, 
 
184 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 and then the work of remedying could be undertaken in an intelligent 
 manner. A crew costing $25 per day will often be employed for days, 
 even weeks, around a troublesome well engaged in operations which are 
 purely experimental, and yet the same operator will not spend $50 or 
 $100 in experimenting with dye. 
 
 The location of a well with respect to the geologic structure is also 
 important in this connection, and due consideration should be given to 
 this phase. For instance, an edge well might be making large quanti- 
 ties of water without, in any way, being a menace to the wells up the 
 dip from it. It must be recognized that in an investigation of a well, or 
 group of wells, local conditions must control, and each must be care- 
 fully investigated in regard to such local condition. 
 
 DECISIONS. 
 Official Decisions Were Made on the Following Wells, 
 
 (The figures CC-S2, etc., refer to report number.) 
 
 Section 19, 1-14. 
 
 CC-S2. Abandou, West Coast Oil Compnny well No. 25, Picot. 
 Section 20, 1-14. 
 
 CC-96. Begin drilling, James F. Ross well No. 2. 
 Section 21, 1-14. 
 
 CC-101. Abandon, Salt Lake Oil Company well No. 3. 
 
 CC-100. Abandon, Salt Lake Oil Company well No. 2. 
 
 CC-99. Abandou, Salt Lake Oil Company well No. 1. 
 
 CC-78. Abandon, Salt Lake Oil Company well No. 219. 
 
 CC-59. Begin drilling, James F. Ross well No. A. 
 Section 26, 1-15. 
 
 CC-Sl. Abandon, West Coast Oil Company well No. — , Gillis. 
 
 OC-SO, Abandon, West Coast Oil Company well No. 23. Wolfskill. 
 
 CC-79. Abandon, West Coast Oil Company well No. 43, Wolfskill. 
 Section 16, 2-9. 
 
 CC-55. Begin drilling. Gold Seal Petroleum Company well No. 1. 
 Section 20, 2-9. 
 
 CC-54. Begin di-illing, Copa de Oro Petroleum Company well No. 1. 
 Section 2, 2-10. 
 
 Letter, dated October 4, 1915. 
 
 Begin drilling, Columbia Oil Producing Company wells Nos. 7 and 25. 
 Section 22, 2-11. 
 
 CC-67. Deepen, Central Oil Company well No. 46-A. 
 
 CC-14. Deepen, Central Oil Company well No. 44-B. 
 
 CC-11. Redrill, Canadian Pacific Oil Company well No. 12. 
 
 CC-6. Deepen, Central Oil Company well No. 2-C. 
 
 Letter, Home Oil Company well 19, December 4, 1915. 
 
 CC-114. Deepen, Central Oil Company well No. 30-B. 
 Section 23, 2-11. 
 
 CC-7. Drill new well. Central Oil Company well No. 32-C. 
 Section 26, 2-11. 
 
 CC-104. Drill, Standard Oil Company well M-W No. 45. 
 
 CC-103. Drill, Standard Oil Company well M-W No. 44. 
 
 C-45. Water shutoff. Standard Oil Company well No. 38. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 185 
 
 Section 2G, 2-11 — Continued. 
 
 C-26. Shu toff, Standard Oil Company well No. 36. 
 
 C-25. Shutoff, Standard Oil Company well No. 37. 
 
 ("C-28. Begin drilling, Standard Oil Company well No. 39. 
 
 ( "C-23. Begin drilling, Standard Oil Company well No. 38. 
 
 ('-12. Shutoff, Standard Oil Company well No. 35. Report dated September 13, 
 1915. Standard Oil Company, shutoff well No. 32. (Test made by M. J. 
 Kirwan. ) 
 
 Letters, August 19, 1915. Begin drilling. Standard Oil Company wells Nos. 32 
 and 35. 
 
 CC-111. Begin drilling, Standard Oil Company well No. 43. 
 j Section 8, 3-6. 
 
 . CC-13. Begin drilling, Towsley Canon Oil Company well No. 1. 
 Section S, 3-9. 
 I C-39. Shutoff, Union Oil Company well No. 5. 
 
 CC-6S. Begin drilling. Petroleum Development Company well No. 74. 
 
 C-49. Water shutoff, Columbia Oil Producing Company well No. 27. 
 
 CC-S5. Abandon, West Coast Oil Company well No. 10. 
 
 t'C-84. Abandon, West Coast Oil Company well No. 7. 
 
 ("-43. Shutoff, Columbia Oil Producing Company well No. 26. 
 
 CC-So. Abandon. West Coast Oil Company well No. 19, Olinda. 
 
 ( "C-S(5. Deepen. Petroleum Development Company well No. 26. 
 
 ("('-49. Abandon, Olinda Land Company well No. 16. 
 
 ('C-46. Abandon, Olinda Laud Comi)any well No. 3. 
 
 ('('-,5.3. Begin drilling. Columbia (ji! Producing Company well No. 27. 
 
 (■('—43. Deepen, Petroleum Development Company well No. 41. 
 
 ( '('-39. Deepen, Petroleum Development Company well No. 24. 
 
 ("C-3S. Begin drilling, Olinda Land Company well No. 17. 
 
 ("C-18. Begin drilling. West Coast Oil Company well No. 6.5. 
 
 (,"(^-4. Drilling. West Coast Oil Company well No. 70. 
 
 Letter, September IS, 1915. Amalgamated Oil Company, drilling wells 58, 59 
 and 80. 
 
 C'-57. Shutoff, West Coast Oil Company well No. 70. 
 
 C-58. Shutoff, West Coast well No. 65. 
 
 CC-113. Drilling, Petroleum Development Company well No. 75. 
 
 Section 13, 3-9. 
 
 C-29. Shutoff, Amalgamated Oil Company well No. 28. 
 Skction 16, 3-9. 
 
 ('r-69. Begin drilling. Olinda Land Company well No. 18. 
 (."C-47. Abandon, Olinda Laud Company well No. 12. 
 Section 17, 3-9. 
 
 r'C-107. Redrill, Quintuple Oil Company well No. 2. 
 
 ("C-48. Abandon, Olinda Land Company well No. 15. 
 
 ("C— 45. Begin drilling. Union Oil Company well No. 2. 
 
 ('C-36. Abandon, Union Oil Company well No. 50. This should I>e classed as 
 
 a redrilling job, as derrick was moved on account of crooked hole. 
 No. 6 water shutoff. Quintuple Oil Company well No. 2. 
 No. 6. Quintuple No. 2. 10" landed 2561 8} landed 2600 both instances well 
 
 made water when drilled ahead. Well was drilled to 2990 but made 90 bbls. 
 
 water and 10 of oil. 
 ('C-107. Quintuple No. 2. Hole was filled cement at 2702, 81 was cut at 2502 
 
 and redrilled to 2732 where it was cemented and the well tested O.K. 
 
 Jn(l?inj? from the logs of S. O. Ci. No. 1 (Coyote-3), 2-3-0 and 
 Qiiintupl*^ No. ], it was by belief that a water existed about 2700 and 
 that the 10" and S} were both hiiided too hin:h. 
 
18f) STATE OIL AND GAS STTPERVISOR. 
 
 CC-45. Union 2 (broken stock) notwithstanding the trouble above 
 recorded in offset well. Quintuple No. 2, Union notice states, expect 
 to shutoff at 2500. 
 
 C-3. Shutoff, Quintuple Oil Company well No. 2. 
 Section IS, 3-9. 
 
 No. 4, water shutoff, St. Helens Petroleum Company Johnson well No. 3. 
 
 C-21. Water shutoff, TTnion Oil Company well No. 37. 
 
 CC— 29. Abandon, Standard Oil Company well No. 5. 
 
 CC-42. Redrill. Union Oil Company well No. 38. 
 
 CC-oO. Abandon, Standard Oil Company well No. 8. 
 
 C~5o. Shutoff, Union Oil Company well No. 36, G. and L. 
 Section 19, 3-9. 
 
 C-22. Geo. C. Fetterman well No. 3. 
 
 CC-22. Application to deepen Geo. C Fetterman well No. 3 was not approved 
 because deeper drilling in this part of the field had showed underlying sands 
 to contain large amounts of water. 
 
 C-37. Shutoff, San Diego Consolidated Oil Company well No. 4. 
 
 C-50. Shutoff, Fullertou Great West Oil Company well No. 3. 
 Section 20, 3-9. 
 
 Rei>ort dated August 29th, Standard Oil Company, shutoff', well No. 1. Signed 
 by M. J. Kirwan. 
 
 C-22. Shutoff, Standard Oil Company well No. 1. 
 
 CC-27. Begin drilling. Standard Oil Company well No. 2. 
 Section 2, 3-10. 
 
 GC-12. Begin drilling. Fullertou Oil Company well No. 11. 
 
 C-30. Shutoff, Birch Oil Company well No. 11. 
 
 C-31. Shutoff, Fullertou Oil Company well No. 11. 
 
 C-33. Shutoff", Birch Oil Company well No. 13. 
 
 CC-35. Abandon, Union Oil Company well No. 3. (Sec your letter February 3, 
 191G.) 
 
 CC-5S. Redrill, Brea Canon Oil Company well 3-A. 
 
 CC-73. Deepen, Brea Caiion Oil Company well No. 22. 
 Section 33, 3-10. 
 
 Letter, September 2.">, 1915. Amalgamated, Shutoff well No. 28. (Signed M. J. 
 Kirwan.) 
 
 No. 2. Amalgamated Oil Company, shutoff, well No. 1. 
 
 No. 5. Amalgamated Oil Company, shutoff", Anaheim well No. 12. 
 
 CC-1. Amalgamated Oil Company, redrill, well No. 2. 
 
 C-23. Shutoff, Amalgamated Oil Company well No. 2. 
 
 C-48. Shutoff", Amalgamated Oil Company well No. 2. 
 
 CC-52. Redrill, Amalgamated Oil Company well No. (i. 
 Section 1.5, 3-10. 
 
 C-15. Shutoff, Union Oil Company well No. 3. 
 Section 17, 3-10. 
 
 C-34. Shutoff, Standard Oil Company well No. 19. 
 
 CC-62. Begin drilling, Standard Oil Company well No. 23. 
 Section 18, 3-10. 
 
 Letter, redrilling. Standard Oil Company well No. IG. 
 
 Letter, October 7, 1915. Begin drilling. Standard wells Nos. 20 and 21. 
 
 C-2. Shutoff, Standard Oil Company well No. 18. 
 
 C-4. Shutoff, Standard Oil Company well No. 11. 
 
 CC-9. Begin drilling. Standard Oil Company Avell No. 22. 
 
 C-17. Shutoff, Standard Oil Company well No. 1<!. 
 
 C-41. Shutoff, Standard Oil Company well No. 20. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 187 
 
 Siiiiox is. 3-10 — Continued. 
 ('^4. Water shutoff, Standard Oil Company well No. 22. 
 ("C-G3. Begin drilling, Standard Oil Company well No. 24. 
 
 < 'C-64. Begin drilling. Standard Oil Company well No. 2-"). 
 Sk( noN 21, 3-10. 
 
 ('C-44. Begin drilling. Union Oil Company well No. o. 
 I Section 22, 3-10. 
 1 letter September 10, 191.5. Shutoff, Standard Oil Company wells Nos. and .". 
 
 IJeport dated September 14, l!)!.". Standard Oil Company, shutoff, well No. (i. 
 (Signed by M. J. Kirwau.) 
 
 I>'tter, October 4, 101."). Drilling. Standard Oil Company well No. 7. 
 
 ( '-.">. Shutoff. Union Oil Company well No. 1. 
 
 < '-7. Shutoff. Union Oil Company well No. 1. 
 
 ('-14. Shutoff'. Amalgamated Oil Company well No. IG. 
 
 « -24. Shutoff, Standard Oil Company well No. 7. 
 
 I'OIOG. Drill, Standard Oil Company well No. 8, Coyote lease No. 2. 
 Section 23, 3-10. 
 
 C-0. Shutoff, Amalgamated well No. 40. 
 
 < -11. Shutoff, Amalgamated well No. 14. 
 "'-13. Shutoff, Union well No. 6. 
 
 <■(!— 10. Begin drilling. Amalgamated well No. 17. 
 
 <'C-17. Begin drilling. Amalgamated well No. 20. 
 
 • '(.'-24. Begin drilling. Union well No. 8. 
 
 < 'C— 2.J. Begin drilling. Union well No. 9. 
 
 • •-:^2. Shutoff, Amalgamated well No. 20. 
 < ' 30. Shutoff, Amalgamated well No. 17. 
 
 ' ("-40. Begin drilling. Amalgamated wi'll No. ].">. 
 
 ('-40. Shutoff, Amalgamated well No. l.">. 
 
 ( "-."U. Water shutoff. Union Oil Company well No. 7. 
 
 ( "C-oO. Begin drilling, Union well No. 11. 
 
 ( 'C— r»7. Begin drilling. Union well No. 12. 
 
 CC-GO. Begin drilling. Amalgamated well No. 10. 
 
 CC-G."). Redrill. Amalgamated well No. 10. 
 
 ( 'C— 70. Begin drilling, I'nion Oil Company well No. 13. 
 
 ('C-72. Begin drilling. Amalgamated well No. 23. 
 
 CC-JH). Drill, Amalgamated Oil Company well No. 8 Ilaulde. 
 Section 24, 3-10. 
 
 ( "C-71. Al)andon, Amalgamated well No. 22. 
 
 ( ■C-I>7. Drill, Amalgamated well No. 40, Anaheim. 
 
 CC-98. Abandon, Petroleum Company well No. 1. 
 Section 13, 3-11. 
 
 Letter, shutoff. Standard well No. 19. (M. .T. Kirwau.) 
 
 Report dated August 17, 191.^. Shutoff, Standard well No. 19. (M. .T. Kirwan.) 
 
 I-etter. Septemlier 22. 191.'). Redrilling, Standard well No. G. 
 
 ( 'C-8. Begin drilling. Standard well No. 2.j. 
 
 (•("-20. Dcei)en. Standard well No. 3. 
 
 C-27. Shutoff, Standard well No. 22. 
 
 C-12. Shutoff, Standard well No. 2.3. 
 
 (-."".l. Shutoff, Standard well No. 20. 
 
 <'-^j3. Shutoff, Standard well No. 25. 
 Si 1 TiON 18. 3-11. 
 
 C-IS. Shutoff. Standard Oil Company well No. 21. 
 Si (TION 24. 3-11. 
 
 Letter. October 7. 191.".. Drilling. Standard well No. 24. 
 
 C-O. Shutoff. Standard well No. 21. 
 
 C-IG. Shutoff, Standard well No. 24. 
 
188 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Section 24, 3-11 — Continupd. 
 
 C-38. Shutoff, Standard well No. 24. 
 CC-51. Begin drilling, Standard well No. 2G. 
 CC-IOS. Abandon, Standard well No. 4, McNally. 
 CC-109. Drill, Standard well No. 5, McNally. 
 Section 13, 3-16. 
 
 CC-105. Drill, Standard well No. 26. 
 Section 2, 3-17. 
 
 CC-102. Standard well No. 41. 
 Section S, 3-17. 
 
 CC-94. Abandon, Union well No. 1. 
 Section 36, 3-18. 
 
 Letter, February 29, 1916. Deepen, Petroleum Company well No. 7. 
 Letter, May 10, 1916. Deepen, Petroleum Company well No. 1. 
 Section 1, 3-19. 
 
 CC-66. Abandon, Oak Ridge Oil Company well No. 1. (See also letters.) 
 Section 3, a-19. 
 
 CC-3. Deepen, Calumet Oil Company well No. 4. 
 CC-37. Begin drilling, Calumet Oil Company well No. 7. 
 Section 4, 3-19. 
 
 Letter, November 30, 1915. Plugging, Montebello well No. 88. 
 CC-2. Deepen, Montebello well No. 38. 
 C-10. Shutoff, Montebello well No. 97. 
 C-19. Shutoff, Montebello well No. 97. 
 C-35. Shutoff, Montebello well No. 82. 
 CC-41. Deepen, Montebello well No. 25. 
 C-46. Shutoff, Montebello well No. 82. 
 C-52. Shutoff, Montebello well No. 89. 
 CC-88. Begin drilling, Montebello well No. 109. 
 CC-89. Begin drilling, Montebello well No. 89. 
 CC-90. Begin drilling, Montebello well No. 98. 
 CC-91. Begin drilling, Montebello well No. 85. 
 CC-112. Drilling, Montebello Oil Company well No. 81. 
 Section 12, 3-20. 
 
 GC-92. Redrill, West Huasna Oil Company well No. 1. 
 Section 18, 3-20. 
 
 CC-110. Drill, Santa Paula Oil Association well No. 1. 
 Section 12, 4-18. 
 
 GC-93. Abandon, Ramona Home Oil Company well No. 1. 
 Section 20, 4-19. 
 
 C-28. Shutoff, Ventura Oil Lands Company well No. 1. 
 Section 13, 4-25. 
 
 CC-19. Deepen, California Reliance Oil Company well No. — . 
 Section 33, 5-19. 
 
 OC-5. Drilling, White Star Oil Company well No. 15. 
 Section Miscellaneous. 
 
 CC-61. Abandon, Zenith Oil Company well No. 4. 
 Rancho San Franciscito, Newhall Field. 
 Torrey Oil Field, Ventura County. 
 C-20. Shutoff, Eureka Caiion Syndicate well No. — . 
 
 CO-26. Deepen, Cameron Oil Company well No. 2. Rancho San Franciscito. 
 Salt Lake Field. 
 
 Letters re Amalgamated Arcturus well No. 21, redrilling. 
 
 CC-10. Deepen, La Brea Oil Company well No. 20. Lot 6, Rancho La Brea. 
 
 CC-74. Abandon, West Coast Oil Company well No. 10. Rancho de las Aguas, 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 
 189 
 
 loho La Brca, Salt Lake Field. 
 
 I C-30. Deepen, Rancho La Brea Oil Company well No. 4. 
 
 ( 0-31. Abandon, Arcturus Oil Company well No. 86. 
 
 < 'C-32. Abandon, Arcturus Oil Company well No. 84. 
 
 I '(-o3. Abandon, Arcturus Oil Company well No. 65. 
 
 ( L— 7."». Abandon. Arcturus Oil Company well No. 131. 
 
 ("('-76. Abandon, Arcturus Oil Company well No. 116. 
 
 ('C-77. Abandon, Arcturus Oil Comi)any well No. lOS. 
 Uancho San Jose de Buenos Ayers. 
 
 CC-lil. Ai)andon, AVest Coast well No. .".(>. 
 Rancho San Peilro, Los Angeles County. 
 
 ( 'C— l.j. Begin drilling. Highland Development Company well No. 1. 
 
 ("(J-87. Itedrill, Highland Development Company well No. 1. 
 I Section 6, 2-18. 
 
 BB-1. Abandonment, Hidalgo Oil Company well No. 1. Considerable corre- 
 spondence redrilling this well, which was later abandoned. 
 
 The fact that the Mining Bureau directed the abandonment of this well prevented 
 ! a lawsuit between the landowner and leasor. It was claimed that the well had 
 ( injured a nearby artesian water liasin. The proper plugging of the well settled the 
 i controversy. 
 
 Section 36, .3-18. 
 
 The following decisions in my district wi-re made by other ofhciais of the Bureau: 
 
 Letter. May 10, 1016. Deepen, I'etroleuni Company well No. 1. 
 
 Letter, February 21). linc*. Deepen, Petroleum Company well Xo. 7. 
 
 L)-l. ShutofF. Petroleum Company well No. 14. 
 
 RECORDS RECEIVED. 
 
 Logs aiul production reports have been received as shown in the 
 following list, which clearly shows the extent to which various 
 operators have complied with the law and taken steps to receive the 
 as-sistanee that can be furnished by this department. It will be noted 
 that a number of operators are furni.shing production reports which 
 are incomplete and of but slight value. A number of concerns have 
 filed almost no logs. 
 
 SALT LAKE. 
 
 Company 
 
 Number i 
 
 of l0K3 1 
 
 not yet _ 
 
 filed ^es 
 
 Water report 
 
 Amalgamated Oil .• 
 
 [ 
 73 i 
 26 
 115 
 681 
 45 i.- 
 
 22 ;.- 
 
 i 
 
 73 
 
 26 
 
 115 
 
 6 
 
 ' Yes 
 
 
 West Coast Oil 
 
 Yes 
 
 
 Salt Lake Oil 
 
 Yes 
 
 
 Rancho La Brea Oil 
 
 62 
 
 45 Yes 
 22 
 
 1 
 
 No 
 
 Paoiflc Light and Power . .... 
 
 
 Gilniore Oil Company 
 
 
 No 
 
 
 
 WHITTIER. 
 
 Central Oil 
 
 8.1 
 80 
 
 12 .. 
 18 -. 
 11 -. 
 
 2 
 
 27 
 
 83 
 53 
 12 
 18 
 11 
 
 "YeV" 
 
 No 
 
 Standard (Jil 
 
 Whittier (rude 
 
 No" 
 
 Heme Oil 
 
 C.iU.rado Oil 
 
 No 
 No 
 
190 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 BREA CANON. 
 
 Company 
 
 Brea Caiion Oil 
 
 General Petroleum 
 
 Birch Oil 
 
 FuUerton Oil 
 
 Union Oil 
 
 Number 
 of com- 
 pleted 
 wells 
 
 Number 
 of logs 
 filed 
 
 Number 
 
 of logs 
 
 not yet 
 
 filed 
 
 Water report 
 
 24 
 
 —J Yes 
 
 5 Yes 
 
 —J Yes 
 
 14 Yes 
 
 No 
 
 OLINDA FIELD. 
 
 Union Oil 
 
 Columbia Oil Producing 
 Petroleum Development 
 
 General Petroleum 
 
 Olinda Land 
 
 West Coast 
 
 Fullerton Oil 
 
 Yes 
 Yes 
 Yes 
 Yes 
 Yes 
 Yes 
 Yes 
 
 EAST COYOTE. 
 
 Union Oil 
 
 Amalgamated 
 
 Standard Oil 
 
 Tlie Petroleum Company 
 
 Quintuple Oil 
 
 .St. Helens Petroleum 
 
 Fullerton Great West 
 
 San Diego Cons. Oil 
 
 Calokle Oil 
 
 Geo. C. Fetterman ^ 
 
 28 
 
 15 
 
 30 
 
 .30 
 
 16 
 
 le 
 
 C 
 
 c 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 12 
 
 12 
 
 3 
 
 ■ 3 
 
 3 
 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 Santa Susana Syndicate 
 
 Hidalgo 
 
 Petrol 
 
 Yes 
 Yes 
 Yes 
 Yes 
 Yes 
 Yes 
 Yes 
 Yes 
 
 No 
 No 
 
 WEST COYOTE. 
 
 Standard Oil __ 
 
 44 
 4 
 
 44 
 
 
 Yes 
 
 
 Union Oil _._ .. . ... . _ . __ 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 SIMI. 
 
 Yes 
 
 Yes 
 
 No 
 
 NEWHALL. 
 
 Standard Oil Company .. .. . 
 
 84 
 
 C 
 
 1 
 
 78 
 
 
 No 
 
 Zenith (^il Company .. _ 
 
 No 
 
 
 
 PIRU. 
 
 Union Oil 
 
 59 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 
 59 
 1 
 
 Yes 
 
 (inc.) 
 
 (aban.) 
 
 
 Beattv Oil and r>evelopment .. .. .. .. 
 
 
 Ramona Home Oil 
 
 1 
 
 Cameron Oil .. .. ........... 
 
 
 South Pacific ..... ..... 
 
 22 
 20 
 11 
 12 
 
 
 22 
 20 
 11 
 12 
 
 
 
 No 
 
 Modelo 
 
 
 No 
 
 Sunset Oil 
 
 
 No 
 
 Aloha .. -. . -- - 
 
 
 No 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FIRST ANNl'ATi REPORT. 
 
 191 
 
 BARDSDALE. 
 
 Company 
 
 Number 
 of com- 
 pleted 
 wells 
 
 Number 
 
 of logs 
 
 filed 
 
 Number 
 
 of logs 
 
 not yet 
 
 filed 
 
 Water report 
 
 ( iilumet Oil ...j 7 
 
 Montebcllo Oil ' 85 
 
 West Huasua i)\\ 4 
 
 Union Oil of California 24 
 
 Mutual Oil Company 7 
 
 Barilsdulc Crude 1 7 
 
 SOUTH MOUNTAIN. 
 
 Oak Ridge Oil 1 
 
 Santa Paula Oil Association I 1 
 
 (inc.) 
 Yes 
 
 No 
 No' 
 
 No 
 No 
 
 (inc.) 
 Yes 
 
 SANTA PAULA. 
 
 Santa t'lara Oil and Development 1 
 
 Union Oil ■ 31 
 
 Empire Oil 11 
 
 D. M. & \V. Co 22 
 
 Salt Mar.^h Oil 18 
 
 Stit'll Petroleum | 11 
 
 Henderson Union 1 13 
 
 Tliankstriving Oil « 
 
 Elim Oil 1 
 
 
 Yes - 
 Yes L 
 
 
 31 
 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 No 
 
 22 
 
 
 No 
 
 18 
 
 
 
 No 
 
 11 
 
 
 No 
 
 13 
 
 
 No 
 
 C 
 
 (aban.) . 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 SESPE. 
 
 White Star Oil 
 
 Union oil _ . . _ _ _ .. ._ . 
 
 12 12 
 
 .30 
 
 5 ' 
 
 30 
 5 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 (inc.) 
 Yes 
 
 
 
 Turner Oil 
 
 No 
 
 Bose Oil 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 No 
 
 
 No 
 
 
 
 No 
 
 
 
 
 OJAI. 
 
 
 
 
 State Consolidated Oil -. -- 
 
 1 - — 
 
 38 
 
 1 
 
 
 Hard Oil and A.«plialt 
 
 Capitol Crude ... 
 
 38 
 
 16 
 
 15 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 No 
 
 16 L ..... 
 
 i.-i ; 
 
 No 
 
 Pyramid Oil -.- — . -- -_ 
 
 No 
 
 
 1 . 
 
 No 
 
 Ojai Oil 
 
 4 
 
 No 
 
192 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 CHAPTER V. 
 
 REPORT COVERING THE OIL FIELDS OF THE SANTA MARIA 
 
 DISTRICT. 
 
 By R. E. ('or.i.oM, Deputy Supervisor. 
 
 List of Formal Complaints, Etc. 
 
 There have been no formal comphiints registered with this office 
 since it was opened. This does not mean that there are no causes for 
 complaint, but very few companies here are in a position to complain 
 because their own boundaries are wet. The general prevalence of 
 Second Zone water in the Santa Maria Field seems to have eclipsed the 
 possibility of water migrating from an offending well to its neighbors. 
 
 List of Records Received, Etc. 
 
 With the exception of the Pinal Dome Oil ('ompany every producing 
 company in the Santa ]\laria District lias furnishtMl this department 
 with a complete set of logs of their respective wells. The Pinal Dome 
 Oil Company has furnished part of their logs but there are still a 
 number lacking. The geological department of the Union Oil Com- 
 pany of California submitted a complete set of blue-print graphic logs 
 of the Union Oil Company wells in this district. These logs were 
 found to be inadequate for our purpose and, upon request, the local 
 . field office made up a set of logs (124 logs in duplicate) sparing no 
 time nor pains in the effort to make them as complete and accurate 
 as possible. The smaller companies are also to be commended for 
 their promptness in filing logs. With one or two exceptions, all of 
 the old companies in the Santa Maria District, as well as a number of 
 other concerns, have displayed a hearty cooperation with this depart- 
 ment in its preliminary efforts. 
 
 The following is a list of the companies .which have filed logs with 
 this department : 
 
 Associated Oil Company. Palmer Union Oil Company. 
 
 Bradley Cailon Oil Company. Piual Dome Oil Company" (in part). 
 
 Brookshire Oil Company. Recruit Oil Company. 
 
 Gato Ridge Oil Company. Rice Ranch Oil Company. 
 
 Gilroy Oil Company. Santa Maria Oil Fields, Incorporated. 
 
 J. W. Goodwin. Slmw Ranch Oil Company. 
 
 New Penn.sylvania Petroleum Company. Union Oil Company of California. 
 
 Pacific Oil Fields Limited. Westei-n Union Oil Company. 
 
 W. P. Hammon (Bell Lease). 
 
FIRST ANNUAIi RKPORT. . 193 
 
 Production Reports. 
 
 All of the producing companies in the Santa ]\Iaria District, witii- 
 out exception, furnisli this office with the iMonthly Production Report, 
 in duplicate. The following is a list of the companies that have sub- 
 mitted production reports since October, 1915: 
 
 Brookshire Oil Compauy. Saiila Maria Oil Fields, Iiicoriionitcd. 
 
 New reunsylvania Potrolciim Company. Rico liauch Oil Company. 
 Orcutt Oil Company. Union Oil Company of California. 
 
 Palmer Union Oil Company. Western Union Oil Company. 
 
 I'inal Donic Oil Company. 
 
 Other Records. 
 
 Other records on file in this office which have been prepared by the 
 deputy in charge are: 
 
 List of derrick floor elevations of wells in this district. 
 
 Working map of the Santa Maria Field — scale of fiOO ft. to 1 in. 
 
 Working map of the Cat Canon Field — scale of 500 ft. to 1 in. 
 
 T'nderground contour map of 2d Oil Zone of the Santa Maria Field — scale of 
 
 -KiO ft. to 1 in. 
 Eight 3G-incli cross-sectional drawings showing geologic struc-ture in the Santa 
 
 Maria. Cat Canon and Lompoc oil fields — O-scale of 'AK> ft. to 1 in. 
 112 graphic logs on tracing cloth — scale of 100 ft. to 1 in. 
 
 Four blue-print cross-sections prepared from graphic logs — scale of 100 ft. to 1 in. 
 One map of Arroyo Grande Field — scale of i mile to 1 in. 
 
 Decisions. 
 
 The following decisions have been made on proposed well operations. 
 (The figures B-8, etc., refer to the report number.) 
 
 Skctio.n — S-33. Los Alamos Rancho. 
 B-S. Shutoff, Pinal Dome Oil Company well P,-8. 
 B-7. Shutoff, Pinal Dome Oil Company well P.-2. 
 
 Skctio.n 19. O-.^S. 
 
 BB-7. Deepen, New Pennsylvania Pet. Coinjiany well No. 4. 
 Si:cTioN 22, 9-33. 
 
 B-3. Shutoff, Pinal Dome Oil Company well No. 1, Los Flores. 
 
 SixTiON 23, 9-33. 
 
 BB-S. Redrill, Santa Maria Oil Fields of California, Ltd.. well Xo. C. 
 
 SK("n()N 24, 9-33. 
 
 Li'tter to E. B. L. Septemher 29, lOl.'t. Sliut(ttT. Palnii'i Union Oil Company 
 well No. 1. 
 
 Sk(!TI()N 2(;, 9-33. 
 
 P. 2. Sliutoff. Palmer T'nion Oil Company well Nc 7. 
 BB .">. Redrill, Palmer Union Oil Company well No. 7. 
 BB-1.">. Extend casing. Palmer T'nion Oil Company well No. 4. 
 
 Skction 27, 9-33. 
 
 Form No. 113. June 30. 1910. Drill. Santa Maria Oil Fields well B-2. 
 
 Skction — 9^34. Los Alamos Rancho. 
 
 BB-9. Deepen, Pinal Dome Oil Company well No. G-14. 
 
 BB-10. Deepen, Pinal Dome Oil Company well Xo. O-.". 
 Skction — S-32. Cat Cafion Field. 
 
 BP.-2. .\l)andon, Pinal Dome Oil Company well Xo. T-3. 
 
 13—27014 
 
194 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Section 31, 31-13. 
 
 B-17. Water shutoff, B. T. Dyer well No. 1. 
 Section 32, 9-33. 
 
 B-6. Shutoff, Western Union Oil Company well No. 57. 
 
 BB-6. Redrill, Western Union Oil Company well No. .53. 
 Section 24, 9-34. 
 
 BB-3. Deepen. Pinal Dome Oil Company well No. A-11. 
 
 B-4. Shutoff, Pinal Dome Oil Company well No. A-11. 
 
 BB^. Partly abandon, Pinal Dome Oil Company well No. 1-E. 
 
 BB-11. Deepen, Pinal Dome Oil Company well No. P— 4. 
 
 BB— 16. Deepen, Pinal Dome Oil Company well No. P-23. 
 
 BB-17. Deepen, Pinal Dome Oil Company well No. A-13. 
 Section 22, 9-34. 
 
 B-13. Shutoff, Pinal Dome Oil Company well No. DF-2. 
 Section 25, 9-34. 
 
 BB-18. Deepen, Union well No. 30, Newlove. 
 Section 20, 9-34. 
 
 B-16. Shutoff, Union well No. 27. 
 Section 33, 10-33. 
 
 BB-13. Abandon Bradley Canon Oil Company well No. 1. 
 Section 31, 11-4. Sargent Field. 
 
 Letters, redeepeuing well No. 0, Gilroy Oil Company. 
 Miscellaneous, Santa Maria Field. 
 
 Letter, September 20, 1915. Shutoff, Casmalia Syndicate well No. 3. 
 
 Letter, signed by E. B. Lathem, at Taft. 
 
 B-1. Shutoff, Rice Ranch well No. 13. 
 
 B-9. Shutoff, Western Union well No. 57. 
 
 B-10. Shutoff, Union well No. 34, Newlove. 
 
 B-11. Shutoff, Pinal Dome well No. G-5, Graciosa. 
 
 B-12. Shutoff, Pinal Dome well No. H-2, Harris. 
 
 BB-12. Deepen, Union well No. 12, Newlove. 
 
 B-14. Shutoff", Union well No. 12, Newlove. 
 
 BB-14. Deepen, Union well No. 27, Newlove. 
 
 B-15. Shutoff, Pinal Dome well No. G-14, Graciosa. 
 Section Miscellaneous, Cat Caiion. 
 
 B-5. Shutoff, Union well No. 7, Bell Lease. 
 
 SANTA MARIA DISTRICT AND ARROYO GRANDE FIELD. 
 
 Infiltration of Water. 
 
 In gathering data on the causes of the presence of water in the 
 producing oil sands of the Santa Maria District it was found necessary 
 to relj^ mostly upon the opinions of the operators. Of about 250 logs 
 examined there are less than 50 logs that make any mention of water, 
 and most of these give oul}^ the data on top water. There were eleven 
 wells abandoned under the direction of this department during the 
 past year. Three wells were redrilled and sixteen wells deepened 
 because of water trouble. 
 
 The remedies presented are meager and by no means conclusive; 
 but I believe that these ideas will be useful, working with dyes and 
 packers, in getting at a great deal of the water trouble. 
 
 I 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 195 
 
 It is hardly necessary to state to what extent the Santa Maria Dis- 
 tiict is aft'ectetl by water, but in order to bring the situation out 
 concretely, the following figures will show tlie condition of the Santa 
 j\laria Field during the month of June, 1916: 
 
 There are 257 wells in the Santa ^laria Field. Of these 257 wells, 
 is5 were producing during June, 1916. The total fluid production 
 (as given in the Monthly Production Reports to this department) from 
 these wells was 335,526 barrels. Of this fluid production 228,395 
 barrels were oil and 107,131 barrels were water. Ninety-four of these 
 
 Us — about one-half of the wells producing — contributed 95 per cent 
 ni the water. 
 
 The Union Oil Company of California keeps production figures 
 which show both the amounts of water in the oil, by distillation test, 
 and the amount of water drawn off from settling tanks, credited to 
 each well, during the month. These figures combined give a much 
 higher water percentage for the Union production than the average 
 of any of the other companies operating in the Santa ^Maria District. 
 Judging from these figures the total water produced by all companies 
 must have been considerably higher than the 107,131 barrels reported. 
 
 CAUSES OF WATER INFILTRATION. 
 
 Failure to shut ofl:' top water. 
 
 Failure to locate and shut off bottom water. 
 
 Corrosion and perforation of water strings l)y surface water. 
 
 Wells improperly abandoned. 
 
 Failure to Shut off Top Water. 
 
 Although tliis department has no specific knowledge at this time, 
 of failure to shut off top Avater, it is the opinion of several operators 
 that such a condition exists in some of the oldest wells drilled in this 
 district. Tests should be made by this department to determine 
 whether any such conditions exist. 
 
 Failure to Locate and Shut off Bottom Water. 
 
 Tiic faihu-c to locate and sluit off" bottom water is undoubtedly the 
 most pi-evah'nt cause of water infiltration in tliis district. Tiie strata 
 that harbor bottom water probably lie in an indefinal)le position at 
 the base of the 2d Oil Zone. Tl\is is diseussi-d moi-e fully und<T Ib.e 
 subject of "Wjitei- in I'le 2d Oil Zone." The logicjtl remedies stem 
 to be: 
 
 1. To cement up from bottom, making frecjuent tests until the water 
 is eliminated. To cement up throuyh the 2d Oil Zone into the " Kig 
 Brown." 
 
196 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 2. To cement up through the 2d Oi] Zone into the "Big Brown" 
 shales and shoot these for production. 
 
 3. To deepen wells, where conditions will permit, into the 3rd Oil 
 Zon(>, sealing up the oil and water production of the 2d Oil Zone. 
 
 Corrosion and Perforation of Water Strings by Surface Water. 
 
 The subject of surface water eating through the water strings is 
 covered in this report under the discussion of water conditions iu 
 "Group EE." Tests similar to those recommended when top water was 
 not shut off should be applied here. 
 
 Abandoned Wells. 
 
 It would seem probable, considering the manner in which wells 
 were abandoned in the early days, that some of the water trouble 
 might be traced to this source. The following is a partial list of 
 abandoned wells in the Santa Maria District: 
 
 Bradley Canon Oil Company No. 1. 
 Brookshire Oil Company No. 2. 
 Brookshire Oil Company No. 8. 
 Brookshire Oil Company No. 7. 
 New Penn. Petroleum Company No. 3. 
 New Penn. Petroleum Company No. 7. 
 Palmer Union (Rice) No. S. 
 Palmer ITnion (Rice 2) No. 2. 
 Pinal Dome (Tognazzini) No. 3. 
 Associated Oil Lucas No. 1. 
 Recruit Oil Company (Newhall) No. 1. 
 Recruit Oil Company (Pezzoni) No. 1. 
 Recruit Oil Company (Williams) No. 1. 
 Western Union Oil Company No. 1. 
 Western Union Oil Company No. 2. 
 Western Union Oil Company No. S. 
 Western Union Oil Company No. 9. 
 Western Union Oil Company No. 13. 
 Western Union Oil Company No. IG. 
 Western Union Oil Company No. 17. 
 Western Union Oil Company No. 20. 
 Western Union Oil Company No. 19. 
 Western Union Oil Company No. 2G. 
 A. Weil No. 1. 
 Coblentz Oil Company No. 1. 
 Coblentz Oil Company No. 2. 
 Merchants Oil Company No. 1. 
 Dispatch Oil Company No. 1. 
 Cat Canon Oil Company No. 1. 
 Treasure Oil Company (Section 19, Cat 
 
 Canon) No. 1. 
 Pinal Dome Oil Company (Section 30, 
 
 Cat Caiion) No. 1. 
 Santa Maria Pet. and P. L. Co. No. 1. 
 Santa Maria Enterprise No. 1. 
 
 Recruit Oil Company (Section 31, Cat 
 Caiion) No. 1. 
 
 Carpenteria Oil Company No. 1. 
 
 Pacific Oil Fields, Ltd., No. 1. 
 
 Pacific Oil Fields, Ltd., No. 3. 
 
 Pacific Oil Fields, Ltd., No. 4. 
 
 Pacific Oil Fields, Ltd., No. 5. 
 
 Pacific Oil Fields, Ltd., No. G. 
 
 Pacific Oil Fields, Ltd., No. 7. 
 
 Pacific Oil Fields, Ltd., No. S. 
 
 Western Union Oil Company No. 27. 
 
 Western Union Oil Company No. 28. 
 
 Western Union Oil Company No. 31. 
 
 Western Union Oil Company No. 35. 
 
 Western Union Oil Company No. 36. 
 
 Western Union Oil Company No. 38. 
 
 AVestern Union Oil Company No. 39. 
 
 Western Union Oil Company No. 42. 
 
 Pinal Dome Oil Company No. G-9. 
 
 Pinal Dome Oil Company No. G-12. 
 
 Pinal Dome Oil Company No. G-13. 
 
 Pinal Dome Oil Company No. G-18. 
 
 Pinal Dome Oil Company No. G-19. 
 
 Pinal Dome Oil Company No. G-20. 
 
 Santa Barbara O. and M. Co. No. 1. 
 
 Radium Oil Company No. 1. 
 
 Radium Oil Company No. 2. 
 
 Chaffin Oil Company No. 1. 
 
 Speed Oil Company No. 1. 
 
 Laguna Oil Company No. 1. 
 
 Hall and Hall No. 2. 
 
 Santa Maria Pet. and P. L. Co. (Sec- 
 tion 21), No. 1. 
 
 Emmet Bryant No. 1. 
 
 St. Helens Petroleum Company No. 1. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 197 
 
 Fiiglor Oil Company No. 1. 
 
 liiinn Oil Company of California — I'lirissima No. 12. 
 
 Siiuiros No. 1. Eefson No. 3. 
 
 Hartncll No. 2. Orcutt Oil Company No. L 
 
 llartnoll No. 3. Orcutt Oil Company No. 7. 
 
 Fox No. 7. Santa Maria Oil Field (old) No. 1. 
 
 Ilobbs No. 3. Santa Maria Oil Field (old) No. 2. 
 
 Iloblis No. 10. Santa Maria Oil Field (old) No. 3. 
 
 Bell No. 3. Santa Maria Oil Field (old) No. 4. 
 
 Hell No. 4. Santa Maria Oil Field (old) No. .">. 
 
 Newlove No. 23. Santa Maria Oil Field (new) No. 4. 
 
 Newlove No. 24. Union Oil Company (Nichols) No. 1. 
 
 Hill No. 3. Todos Santos Oil Company No. ]. 
 
 Hill No. o. Esperanza Consol No. 1. 
 
 Purissima No. 1. 
 
 The term "edge water" is often used for lack of a better explanation 
 of water difficulty. However, from the way the story is told, M'hen 
 certain Graeiosa Avells turned to water they did so in succession "up 
 the dip." It is quite probable that a number of the 2d zone wells in 
 the Santa ^Maria Field are affected by edge water. In such a ease the 
 only remedy is to deepen to the 3d zone, if conditions permit, sealing 
 up the 2d zone formations. It is po.ssible also that edge water is 
 threatening the sands in the north end of Section 26 of the Palmer 
 Union in the Cat Cafion Field. 
 
 I know of no particular case of water infiltration because of col- 
 lapsed casing. Such condition is not impossible in some of the older 
 wells, however. Such failures could be revealed in tests made under 
 the conditions presented in "a" and "c." 
 
 FIELDS STUDIED. 
 
 For tile purpose of more detailed description, the water conditions 
 ; s presented in each field are taken up under the following fields in 
 the Santa Maria District: 
 
 Santa Maria Field. — Field nearest Santa Maria in northern i)ai-t 
 of Los Alamos Rancho. 
 
 Cat Cafwn Field. — Field surrounding the portal to Canada del Gato 
 in Sections 22-23-24-25-26 of T. 8 N., R. 33 W. ; and Sections 
 20-30-31-32 of T. 8 X., R. 32 W. 
 
 Lompoc Field. — Purissima, Eefson and Hill leases of linion Oil 
 'nnipany; also Orcutt Oil Company and Pacific Oil Fields, Ltd., on 
 Sections 28, 8-34 and 31, 8-34. 
 
 Casmalia Field — Southeast portion of Punta de Laguna. 
 
198 statp: oiI; and gas supervisor. 
 
 SANTA MARIA FIELD. 
 Santa Maria, Rancho and Territory Running to North End of Casmalia Hills. 
 
 Ill the Santa ]\Iaria Field top water is logged at depths varying 
 from 35 to 700 feet. It is usually in a Fernando stratum close to 
 contact with ^Monterey shales. Top water, however, sometimes lies 
 in the ]\Ionterey shales, as in the case of wells in the Hobbs-Pinal area. 
 The top water is usually shut otf with a string of 12^-in. casing. In 
 some cases the 10-in. casing is also cemented. Generally the 10-in. 
 casing serves as the second member in a double shutoff for top water. 
 Rarely there is a showing of water in the blue shales at a depth of 
 1200 feet or less. 
 
 Water in the Second Zone. 
 
 The water which has caused mo.st concern in the Santa IMaria Field 
 is that which appears in wells producing from the 2d Oil Zone. The 
 2d Oil Zone production comes from hard fractured shales. The 
 water and oil strata in the 2d Oil Zone are so intimately related that 
 in most wells it has been impossible to log them separately. Some 
 operators claim that around the base of the Santa Maria Dome the 
 oil and w^ater were together before wells were drilled. Others claim 
 that the water lies in a stratum beneath the oil reservoir and that, if 
 the well is drilled carefully into the top of the producing zone, the 
 production can be kept free from water. A number of 2d Zone wells 
 that made water after being drilled in were plugged up with cement 
 from bottom. In these cases the amount of water usually decreased, 
 as did the oil also. In cases where the water is completely plugged 
 off, the remaining oil production undoubtedly comes from the "Big 
 Brown" shales which lie above the oil reservoir of fractured shales. 
 
 Practically all of the 2d Zone wells in the Santa ]\Iaria Field 
 show the presence of water. There are a number of wells, of course, 
 in which the percentage of water is not high. The water percentage, 
 in fluid produced, in others runs as high as ninety. The 2d Zone water 
 is salty. The wells in the southwestern quarter of the field show the 
 most water. Those 2d Zone wells of the Union and Western Union 
 oil companies, Avhich are east or southeast of the synclinal trough — 
 shown on our recent underground contour map of the 2d Oil Zone 
 as running northerly from Western Union well Xo. 49 to Coblentz 
 Avell No. 2 — show a lesser tendency toward 2d Zone Avater trouble. 
 There is an exception to this in a group of wells near Western Union 
 well No. 56. This is probably a local condition and wnll be discussed 
 under the sub.ject "Group A." 
 
 It has already been stated that a number of 2d Zone wells have been 
 plugged at the bottom. This was on the theory that the water lies in a 
 stratum at the bottom of the 2d Oil Zone. The following data taken 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 199 
 
 from various logs of wells are the only available ehies as to the |>ossil)le 
 position of the 2d Oil Zone water: 
 
 Folsom Xo. 2 shows 'Svater sancU' from 2810 to 2813 ft. at the 
 bottom of the 2d Zone oil sands. 
 
 Fox No. 5 shows "water sand" from 3090 to 3100 ft. at the bottom 
 of 2d Zone oil sands. 
 
 Hartnell No. 2 shows "water sand" from 306.5 to 3106 ft. at the 
 l)ottom of 1230 ft. of brown shale of 2d Oil Zone. 
 
 Ilobbs No. 1 shows "water sand" from 2825 to 2830 ft. at top of 
 •'d Oil Zone under 125 ft. of bine sandy shale. 
 
 Sqnires No. 5 shows oil and water in brown -shale at 2723 ft. at the 
 top of the 2d Oil Zone. 
 
 Brookshire No. 7 shows water at 2988 ft. in bottom of 2d Oil Zone. 
 
 New Pennsylvania No. 7 shows water at 3045 ft. to 3050 ft. at bottom 
 of 2d Zone brown shale. 
 
 Certain Graciosa Wells Log "Sand and Pebbles" at the Bottom of the 
 
 Second Zone. 
 
 (This might be a water stratum.) 
 
 Graciosa No. 2, 2861 to 2906 sand and pebbles (oil sand). 
 
 Graciosa No. 3. 2815 to 2870 coarse sand and pebbles. 
 
 Graciosa No. 4. 3068 to 3106 coarse sand and pebbles. 
 
 Graciosa No. 6, 3140 to 3204 oil sand and pebbles. 
 
 Graciosa No. 7, 3308 to 3330 oil sand and pebbles. 
 
 The log of Harris No. 1 of the Pinal Dome Oil Company shows that 
 at 3265 ft. the well pumped 99 per cent water. This was in brown 
 flinty shale 400 ft. below top of the "Big Brown" of the 2d Oil Zone. 
 
 The theory of these Graciosa "sands and pebbles" being the water 
 strata i.s supported by the fact that in a number of Rice Ranch wells 
 certain strata are logged as gravel while in other Rice Ranch Avells 
 strata correspondingly similar as to depth are logged as water. The 
 following are extracts from these Rice Ranch logs: 
 
 ^k Undoubtedly the strata referred to in the Graciosa and Rice Ranch 
 ^^Kgs as "gravel" or "pebbles" were encountered by other companies 
 
 but were logged differently. 
 
 There are a number of wells in the Santa ]Maria FieUl which, because 
 
 of their distance from other wells or because they are the only ones, 
 
 Rice Ranch No. 1 shows "gravel" 2860 to 2870 ft. (Bottom of 2d Zone.) 
 Rice Ranch No. 2 shows "gravel" 2940 to 2954 ft. (Bottom 2d Zone.) 
 Rice Ranch No. 7 shows "water" at 3325 ft. (Bottom 2d Zone.) 
 Rice Ranch No. S shows "gravel" at 310.") to 3170 ft. (Bottom 2d Zone.) 
 Rice Ranch No. 9 shows "water" at 3.304 ft. (Bottom 2d Zone.) 
 Rice Ranch No. 10 shows "water" at 3395 ft. (Bottom 2d Zone.) 
 Rice Ranch No. 11 shows "gravel" at 2914 to 2917 ft. (Top 3d Zone.) 
 Rice Ranch No. 12 shows "water" at 3040 ft. 
 
200 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 in certain groups, making a considerable amount of water, could be 
 treated as isolated eases. In the isolated eases thorough examinations 
 should be made to determine the condition of casings. It is probable 
 that in some of these cases there is defective casing or cementing jo])s 
 have not held. Possibly, in some of the 3d Zone cases, the fini.shing 
 string was not carried deep enough to seal oft" all 2d Zone water 
 before landing. 
 
 Group Cases. 
 
 There are several places in the Santa Maria Field where excessive 
 water shows in wells which can be grouped together. (The identity 
 of the wells in the following groups will be given, upon application, to 
 the companies directly interested.) 
 
 Group A. — Five Avells in north central portion of the Western Union 
 Oil Company property. 
 
 It would seem probable that one of the wells within the group is 
 responsible for the water trouble. It may be possible that the aban- 
 doned well within this group is the source of excessive water. The 
 wells all produce from the 2d Oil Zone. They are on the southerly 
 slope of the Western Union dome as shown on the underground contour 
 map of this 2d Zone and normally would not be expected to be water 
 wells. This Group A is one in which dye tests could be made to good 
 advantage. 
 
 Group B. — Four line wells on Western Union Oil Company and 
 Union Oil Company (Newlove) properties near northwest corner of 
 Western Union Oil Company property. 
 
 The four wells in Group B all produce from the 2d Oil Zone. The 
 underground contour map shows that these~wells are drilled into the 
 sharp synclinal fold which runs from this group ip a northerly direc- 
 tion through the property known as the Coblentz. It is quite probable 
 that the water trouble in these wells is a natural one, due to the 
 synclinal structure. Before this idea is accepted it would be Avell to 
 subject these wells to a series of dye tests. 
 
 Group C. — This group includes an area extending from the north- 
 west corner of the Western Union Oil Company property westerly 
 along boundary line between Union Oil Company (Newlove) and 
 Pinal Dome Oil Company (Graciosa) properties. 
 
 The fifteen wells which have been included in Group C all i)roduce 
 from the 2d Oil Zone. Two of these wells, Union No. 5 and Union 
 No. 17, are to be deepened into the 3d Oil Zone. 
 
 This group includes the present producers of the Graciosa lease, 
 formerly the property of the Producing and Refining Oil Company. 
 
 The 2d Zone contour map shows that these \vells lie on the contours 
 which run into the synclinal fold already mentioned in the discussion 
 of Group B. It is claimed, for example, that the Graciosa wells 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 201 
 
 wlu'u first drilled were fjood clean producers. Soiue of tlieiii were 
 shut in shortly after heingj completed and when they were put on the 
 beam a,ii:ain tliey pumped water. It is stated tliat those "down the 
 dip" went to water first. It might he that the synclinal fold previously 
 mentioned is a water reservoir and that, as the oil was drawn from 
 the 2d Zone, the water in this reservoir moved out to take its place. 
 
 Water infiltration in this group seems to be general. It is probable 
 tiiat the only remedy here is to deepen into the 3d Zone, ])eing careful 
 to carry deepening string of casing far enough below the 2d Oil Zone 
 to cement off all water. It is probable that the 3d Oil Zone sands 
 could be reached in these wells at depths varying from 3200 to 3700 
 feet. This excepts Graciosa No. 17 which probably would have to be 
 drilled to 4200 feet for 3d Zone production. 
 
 Of course it is possible that a water condition, similar condition to 
 that now exi.sting in the 2d Oil Zone, might be found in the 3d Zone, 
 hut the campaign of deepening which already has been carried up to 
 the border of this group proves the developed conditions to be to the 
 contrary. ITnion Oil Company well No. 12 (Newlove) is 1000 feet 
 north of the nearest well in this group. This well when deepened 
 into the 3d Zone came in at the rate of 2400 barrels per day, clean oil. 
 
 Grnup D. — Includes all of the wells of the Union Oil Company 
 llseolle and Squires properties and also several line wells of the Pinal 
 Dome Oil Company (Pinal) property, adjoining. 
 
 In Group D there are 6 wells deepened into the 3d Oil Zone and 
 If) wells are drilled only to the 2d Oil Zone. The condition here 
 -^icms to be similar to that in Group C. One former big i)roducer in 
 this group is now a water well. Although nearly all'the wells in this 
 uroup show high percentage of water, they are at considei-able dis- 
 tances from each other. This would lead one to think that the water 
 trouble is more of the edge-water nature tiian that due to faulty 
 conditions in one or more wells. 
 
 Group E. — Includes 5 wells of the Piiud l)()m(^ Oil Company prop- 
 erty (Pinal) and extends aei'oss the southern portion of the Cnion 
 Oil Company ju-operties (Fox and ITobbs) and includes the north- 
 western ])ortion of the PiiuU Dome Oil Company ("A") property 
 and 3 wells of the Union Oil C'ompany (llobbs) ))i"op(M't\- north of the 
 north line of Pinal Dome Oil Company ("A"). 
 
 In Group K there are three wells in the 2d Oil Zone and nine wells 
 di'illed into the 3d Oil Zone. There are several wells in this group 
 which pi'csent a condition which seems to be peculiar to this pai't of 
 the field. The surface watei-s here lie at the base oi" what is called 
 "red rock." This "red.i-ock" is burned shale. Sometimes it is more 
 nearly black than i-ed. It was produced by the cond)ustion of its 
 hydrocarbon content. Probably because of certain chemicals leached 
 
202 STATE OIIj and GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 from tliesc burnt shales this water is highly' corrosive. In seven 
 Avells ill this group tlie two upper strings of casing were corroded and 
 eaten through. One of the wells, Ilobbs No. 3, was abandoned because 
 of this. In all of the affected wells repairs were difficult to make. It 
 is possible that other wells in this group are thus affected at present. 
 This same condition may exist in other parts of the field, although 
 with a slower rate of corrosion. 
 
 The following is a brief account of the surface water difficulty in 
 this group : 
 
 In the Pinal Dome A-2 top water ate through 12i" and 10" casings 
 in February, 1912. This hole was started in September, 1906. The 
 two strings of easing lasted about 5-|- years. 
 
 In Pinal Dome A-3 top water ate through 12^" and 10" casings in 
 April, 1914. The drilling of this hole Avas started May 23, 1907. 
 These two strings lasted about 6^ years. 
 
 In Ilobbs No. 2 surface water ate through 12|" and 10" casings in 
 June, 1910. Started drilling this hole July 23, 1904. Well cemented 
 for casing trouble July 24, 1910. These two strings lasted about 
 6 years. 
 
 In Ilobbs No. 3 surface water ate through 12|" and 10" casings 
 October 19, 1912. This well was completed May 20, 1905. These two 
 strings lasted about 7 years. After attempts to repair this hole it was 
 abandoned with 440 sacks of cement in May, 1913. 
 
 In Hobbs No. 4 surface water ate through 12'i" and 10" casing in 
 latter part of 1910. This well was completed July 31, 1905. The two 
 strings of casing lasted about 5 years. 
 
 In the above cases the average life of two strings of casing was about 
 C years. Of course this is a peculiar occurrence but it raises the 
 question as to what is the condition of some of the surface strings of 
 easing in the Santa Maria Field that have been in the ground ten 
 years or more. Several operators have been questioned on this subject 
 but none of them know of any casings similarly affected outside of this 
 group of wells. 
 
 Group F. — Two offset wells on Hobbs-Fox boundary line of the 
 Union Oil Company of California. 
 
 This group is another case in which dye tests might show cause of 
 water infiltration. One of these wells is drilled into the 2d Oil Zone, 
 the other into the 3d Oil Zone. 
 
 Group G. — Several wells on the Brookshire Oil Company property. 
 
 The same remarks apply as to Group F. The neighboring wells to 
 the west are among the cleanest and best producers in the Santa JMaria 
 Field. One of the wells in Group G is in the 2d Oil Zone, the other 
 is in the 3d Oil Zone. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 203 
 
 Group H. — Six wells in area surroiiiuling fommon corner of Union 
 [11 Company (Folsom and Squires) properties and Pinal Dome Oil 
 )mpany (Pinal) property. 
 
 The wells in Group H are all in the 2d Oil Zone. It is prohaljle 
 lat there is a complication of water troubles in the wells of this 
 roup. Their nature could be determined only by a series of dye 
 5ts and examination of casings. 
 
 Group I. — Two off-set wells along north-south l)oundary line between 
 I'inal Dome Oil Company "P" and "A" properties. 
 
 The two wells in Group I should be tested with dyes and packers for 
 f-asing troubles. 
 
 First Oil Zone Production. 
 
 Tliere are 11 wells of tlie Western I'uion Oil Company drilled to 
 ilepths averaging about 1600 feet. The production from these wells 
 is small. It comes from brown shales of what is known as the 1st Oil 
 Zone. The production is free from water. 
 
 The following are these 1st Oil Zone wells: 
 
 Western Union Oil Company's wells Nos. 4, 6, 7, 8, !), 10, 11, 12, 15, 
 17 and IP. 
 
 There are a number of wells in the Santa ^Nlaria Field which are 
 I erforated for this 1st Zone production but are drilled down into the 
 2d or 3d Oil Zones. These Western Union wells are the only pro- 
 ducing wells not drilled deeper than the 1st Oil Zone. It seems evident 
 that none of the.se wells have been affected by top water. 
 
 CAT CANON FIELD. 
 
 The principal top water sand in the Cat Cafion Field is a continuous 
 -tratum covering the whole area and lying almost flat. This stratum 
 lies about 150 to 200 feet above the sea level. Occasionally there is a 
 water showing logged at a depth of 800 to 1200 feet. The water situa- 
 tion in Cat Cafion is not alarming. 
 
 The oil production comes from real sands at depths varying from 
 2400 feet, at the top of the anticline, to 3100 feet on the north flank. 
 A lunnber of wells liave been drilled into bottom water Ix'low these 
 Minds. The bottom water does not offer the difficulty, however, that 
 1lie Zone water does in the old field. In most cases it has been pluirired 
 successfully. 
 
 It is claimed that some of the wells in the north end of tlie (at 
 ('anon Field are gradually going to water in succession, "Up the dip." 
 This would seem to be an edge water proposition. It is pr(»l)al»le, 
 however, that some one of several of the abandoned well.s in this area 
 is the offender. 
 
 In the group of wells lying around the coiiiniitii corner of Sec- 
 tions 29, 30. 31 and 32 in T. X., R. 32 W., several .strata of top water 
 
204 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Avere encountered. These Avater sands are all logged at a depth of less 
 than 1200 feet. Cross sections made through wells in this group do not 
 sliow any plausible relation between the top water sands logged in 
 various wells. This necessitates careful prospecting with cable tools. 
 About H miles south of the southwest corner of Section 25, 9-33 the 
 Union Oil Company well, Bell No. 7, was drilled into bottom water. 
 This bottom water was plugged successfully. The well is now pro- 
 ducing a clean 16-gravity oil. 
 
 LOMPOC FIELD. 
 
 The water conditions in the Lompoc Field are very similar to those 
 in the Santa ]Maria Field. The usual method used to overcome water 
 trouble has been to cement the well up from bottom; cementing and 
 testing, up the hole, until the Avater is gotten rid of. It seems prob- 
 able that the water here lies in sands right at the contact between 
 Vaqueros and Monterey. In some of the wells there is a small showing 
 of top water at shallow depths and some of the logs show water in 
 shales at a depth of 1200 to 1600 feet. 
 
 From the record of wells drilled by the Union Oil Company, in this 
 field it Avould seem that the proper procedure Avould be to stop drilling 
 as soon as the bit covers itself in the producing sands. Wherever 
 drilling has gone forward through the sands it has been necessary to 
 plug up the hole with cement to shut off water. 
 
 The Pacific Oil Fields, Ltd., on Sections 31 and 28 in T. 8 N.. 
 R. 34 W., is now abandoning all seven of the wells of this property. 
 This work is being done under the direction of this department and 
 in a manner satisfactory to the neighbors of the Pacific Oil Fields, 
 Ltd., the Union Oil Company and the Orcutt Oil Company. 
 
 CASMALIA FIELD. 
 
 Operations in the Casmalia Field are being conducted by the Cas- 
 malia Syndicate, the Pinal Dome Oil Company and the Staiulard Oil 
 Company. 
 
 A top Avater at depth of 35 feet is the only one logged to date. The 
 production in the Casmalia Syndicate area comes from a depth of 
 1800 to 2000 feet. 
 
 ARROYO GRANDE FIELD. 
 
 There has been rencAved activity, of late, in the Arroyo Grande 
 Field — l)etAveen Pismo and Edna. Two of the older properties haA'e 
 gone into ncAv hands. Oil wells are being tried for production and ncAv 
 AA^ells drilled. The ])roduction from this area during the past year AA'as 
 small. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 205 
 
 Water Conditions. 
 
 It is claimed that some of tlie older wells in this field have water 
 mble. Information thus far received has been conflicting. 
 In a new well recently drilled on the Hickmore tract surface water 
 is shut off with a 57-foot string of 12^" casing and the well was then 
 lished into producing sands at 800 feet, without further indications 
 
 water. 
 'The nature of the formations in the Arroyo Grande Field, that is, 
 16 absence of thick beds of shale and clay, requires careful planning 
 order to find suitable formation for water shut off before going 
 ito the oil. 
 
 One company in this field planned on lauding a string of 10" casing 
 jefore going into the oil sand. No suitable landing place, in fact, 
 lothing but sand was encountered. Fortunately the watcn* had been 
 shut off before the 10-inch was started. 
 
 BITUMINOUS MONTEREY SHALES OF THE SANTA MARIA DISTRICT. 
 Purpose of this Paper. 
 
 In studying the logs of oil wells drilled in the Santa JNIaria District 
 and from conversations with many i)ers()ns engaged in the work of 
 (liilling oil wells and recording the logs thereof, it was noticed that 
 the ^Monterey formations drilled through were classified mostly as 
 "l)lue" or "brown" shales with occasional intcrbedded layers of 
 sliell. By means of a series of geologic cross-sections, drawn from 
 llie logs of wells, an attempt was nuide to correlate these "blue" and 
 "brown" shales and determine, if possible, their relation to the oil 
 zones. The results of this work give a very good idea of the general 
 structure of the Monterey shales and the relative positions of the 
 Mtuminous lirown shales. 
 
 The conditions revealed are, in some instances, considerably at 
 variance with data given in early reports on the Santa ]\Iaria Dis- 
 liict. This is due, no dou])t, to scarcity of data on underground eondi- 
 lions at the time these earlier reports were made. The chief record 
 used by the writer in the study of underground conditions of this 
 district has been that of the dritl. It is this same instrument which 
 i:ltimately proves or disproves the theories of geologists and engineers 
 relative to the occurrence of economic quantities of petroleum. Tiiere 
 have been several admirable reports written which give a detailed 
 study of the geography, topography, geology, paleontology, etc., of 
 the Santa Maria Di.strict, and it is not the purpose of this paper to 
 attempt an elaboration upim any of these subjects but to oft'er addi- 
 tioiud clues as to \\\o probable position of petrolifi-rous strata. 
 
206 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Geologic Formations. 
 
 Before discussing the above-mentioned results it might be well tc 
 give a brief description of the three geologic formations intimate!;] 
 associated with petroleum in tlie Santa Maria District, namel,y: (1) the 
 Vaqueros, Sespe and Tejon, undifferentiated (Eocene-Miocene) ;\ 
 (2) Monterey (middle Miocene) ; (3) Fernando (Miocene-Pliocene- 
 Pleistoeene). 
 
 (1) The Vaqueros is composed principally of sandstones, shales and 
 limestones. The whole formation is said to be over five thousand feet 
 thick. The gray sands of the Vaqueros, interbedded with gray and 
 blue shalas, just a few hundred feet below the contact with the base 
 of the Monterey, form a reservoir for petroleum. This is known as 
 the Third Oil Zone in the Santa Maria Field. 
 
 (2) The Monterey is composed of shalas and rare lean strata of 
 sand, varying from those of a siliceous flinty nature, predominating 
 in the lower portion of the series, through sandy-brown and blue 
 shales to the soft chalk-like diatomaceous shales of the upper Monterey. 
 The entire series is between 5500 and 6000 feet in thickness. Petro- 
 leum has been stored in the fractured flint}^ shales at the base of the 
 Monterey, in contact with the Vaqueros. This position is known as 
 the Second Oil Zone in the Santa Maria Field. The First Oil Zone, 
 in the Santa Maria Field, lies about 1000 feet above the Second Oil 
 Zone. It is from the First Oil Zone that the oil seepages and asphal- 
 tum deposits of the Santa Maria dome originate. 
 
 (3) The Fernando overlies the Monterey throughout a large portion 
 of the Santa Maria District. This formation is composed of sand, 
 conglomerates, clay and shale. The Fernando lies unconformably 
 upon the Monterey. The sand, clay and gravel of the newer portion 
 of the Fernando lie, in gentle dips, unconformably upon the conglom- 
 erate and shale of the older Fernando. The dips of the latter conform 
 more nearly to those of the Monterey. However, the writer has 
 observed contacts where the Fernando conglomerates lay in a gently 
 dipping position upon almost vertical Monterey shales. Only in a 
 broad sense are the dips of the Fernando indicators of the position 
 of the underlying Monterey. In some parts of the Cat Caiion Field, 
 and elsewhere, the Fernando formation has offered reservoirs in its 
 loosely formed sand strata for petroleum accumiilation. AVherevec 
 found, this oil is of a heavy Baume gravity and, because of this and 
 the unconsolidated nature of the formations, presents considerable 
 resistance to economic production. 
 
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FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 207 
 
 General Characteristics of Blue and Brown Shales. 
 
 number of samples of blue and brown shale, taken from drilling 
 'ells and outcrops, were examined to determine what are tlieir dif- 
 irences in composition and i)hysic'al characteristics. 
 The blue shale, especially in that part of the series between the 
 'irst and Second Oil Zones of the Santa ^Maria Field — known as the 
 ■'Big Blue" — are very fine grained, compact and free from grit. 
 These shales, under the microscope, show a great uniformity in texture 
 and appear to lie the result of sedimentation of volcanic ash or very 
 finely divided erosive material of igneous origin. Samples of blue 
 shale were examined under a high power microscope and no evidence 
 could be found of the remains of diatoms or other minute organisms. 
 There are undoubtedly diatomaeeous strata in the ^Monterey which in 
 drilling would be logged as blue shale but the samples examined show 
 that the Monterej' can not be classified throughout the series as entirely 
 organic. 
 
 The brown shales are almost invariably bituminous, varying fi'om a 
 trace up to the point of yielding petroleum in producing cpiantities. 
 It is hardly necessary to say that the bituminous material gives them 
 the brown color. The brown shal&s are usually more porous than the 
 blue shales. The stratum, kuoAvn in the Santa IMaria Field as the 
 "Big Brown," which lies just above and grades into the 2d Oil Zone 
 and is immediately under the "Big Blue," mentioned above, changes 
 from a verj' compact shale at the top into a sandy shale and finally 
 into the flinty "sand" of the 2d Oil Zone. The "Big Brown" is 
 much easier to drill than the "Big Blue." Several drillers have stated 
 that the drilling conditions are so different that it is possible to tell, 
 with cable tools, when the drill enters the brown shale without "pulling 
 out." 
 
 Cross Sections. 
 
 One of the series of geologic cross sections mentioned in the opening 
 paragraph of this paper is herewith shown. (Fig. 20.) For the pur- 
 pose of these cross sections only the brown shales are shown in hachure. 
 The brown and blue shales predominate. The shales of other color or 
 designation are of little importance in an extended correlation. This 
 cross section runs along the nortiiern boundary line of the Newlove 
 lease of the Union Oil Company of California. Data are taken from 
 the logs of line wells of the Escolle, Squires, Folsom and Newlove 
 leases of the Union Oil Company of California, the Rice Rancli Oil 
 Company, the New Pennsylvania Petroleum Company and Cobleii/ Oil 
 Company. 
 
 Xear the surface, that portion of the cross section, shown as sand 
 1 and clay, practically defines tlie Ihickne.ss of the Fernando formation 
 
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 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 207 
 
 General Characteristics of Blue and Brown Shales. 
 
 A number of samples of blue and brown shale, taken from drilling 
 
 ells and outcrops, Avere examined to determine what are their dif- 
 
 rences in composition and physical characteristics. 
 i The blue shale, especially in that part of the series between the 
 iFirst and Second Oil Zones of the Santa Maria Field — known as the 
 •'Big Blue" — are very fine grained, compact and free from grit. 
 These shales, under the microscope, show a great uniformity in texture 
 and appear to be the result of sedimentation of volcanic ash or very 
 finely divided erosive material of igneous origin. .Samples of blue 
 shale were examined under a high power microscope and no evidence 
 could be found of the remains of diatoms or other minute organisms. 
 There are undoubtedly diatomaceous strata in the IMonterey which in 
 drilling would be logged as blue shale but the samples examined show 
 that the Monterey can not be classified throughout the series as entirely 
 organic. 
 
 The brown shales are almost invariably bituminous, varying from a 
 trace up to the point of yielding petroleum in producing quantities. 
 It is hardly necessary to say that the bituminous nuiterial gives them 
 the brown color. The brown shales are usually more porous than the 
 blue shales. The stratum, known in the Santa Maria Field as the 
 "Big Brown," which lies just above and grades into the 2d Oil Zone 
 and is immediately under the "Big Blue," mentioned above, changes 
 from a very compact shale at the top into a sandy shale and finally 
 into the flinty "sand" of the 2d Oil Zone. The "Big Brown" is 
 much easier to drill than the "Big Blue." Several drillers have stated 
 that the drilling conditions are so different that it is possible to tell, 
 with cable tools, when the drill enters the brown shale without "pulling 
 out." 
 
 Cross Sections. 
 
 One of the series of geologic cross sections mentioned in the opening 
 paragraph of this paper is herewith shown. (Fig. 20.) For the pur- 
 pose of these cross sections only the brown shales are shown in hachure. 
 The brown and blue shales predominate. The shales of otiier color or 
 designation are of little importance in an extended correlation. This 
 cross section runs along the northern boundary line of the Newlove 
 leas(^ of the Union Oil Company of California. Data are taken from 
 the logs of line wells of the Escolle, Stpiires, Folsom and Newlove 
 leases of the Union Oil Company of California, the Kice Ranch Oil 
 Company, the New Pennsylvania Petroleum Company and CobhMiz Oil 
 Company. 
 
 Near the surface, that portion of tlie cross section, shown as .sand 
 and clay, practically defines the thickm'.ss of the Fernando foi-ination 
 
208 STATE Oil. AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 in the Santa INIaria Field. The contact of Fernando and Monterey 
 at the base of these sandy strata. 
 
 The first principal body of lirown shale ])elow the Monterey-Fernanc 
 contact, running arch-like across the section, represents the First 
 Zone. It is from these shales that the shallow Western Union Oil Com- 
 pany wells, farther down in tlie dip, obtain their production. It can 
 be seen from this cross section that the bodies of asphaltum, encountered 
 in drilling near the top of the dome, are the residual component of the 
 petroleum once confined in these shales. 
 
 Below the brown shale of the First Oil Zone the drill enters a body 
 of blue shale, of variable thickness, known as the "Big Blue." The 
 characteristics of this Big Blue shale are given elsewhere in this paper. 
 
 Underneath this body of blue shale is the ' ' Big Brown ' ' of the Second 
 Oil Zone. Within this "Big Brown" shale, and sometimes at the base 
 of it, are shown the continuous oil strata of the Second Oil Zone. It is 
 probable that the contact between Monterey and Vaqueros formations 
 is close to the bottom of these fractured flinty oil strata. 
 
 The oil strata shown below the 2d zone oil formations are gray oil 
 sands of the Vaqueros. In this particular cross section most of the logs 
 show brown shale between the Second and Third oil zones. However, 
 in a number of the wells drilled into the Third Oil Zone, gray shale 
 instead of brown shale is logged between the two oil zones. It is into 
 these third zone sands that deepening is giving such good results. 
 
 The cross sections show that the brown shale.s indicate the horizons of 
 petroliferous saturation. In many wells oil is produced from these 
 shales. The brown shales usually are firm yet porous. A well will 
 yield production from several hundred feet of open hole without caving. 
 There is a certain amount of production taken from the blue shales. 
 This oil probably has migrated from the main zones, through fractures, 
 into crevices in the blue shale. 
 
 Origin of Petroleum. 
 
 It is possible that petroleum originated in certain portions of the 
 
 brown shales. Some of the samples of brown shale examined were 
 
 highly diatomaceous while others showed very little evidence of organic 
 
 remains. The sharp flinty shale.s of the Second Oil Zone in the Santa 
 
 Maria Field seem to have been derived from the intense compression of 
 
 the siliceous skeletal material of diatoms and other organisms. The 
 
 petroleum in the Second Oil Zone may be very close to its place of 
 
 origin. 
 
 Relation of Fernando and Monterey. 
 
 Where exposures of both Monterey and Fernando can be identified 
 at the surface the well cross sections in these localities furnish a definite 
 idea of the continuation and relation of the Monterey and Fernando 
 strata below the surface. 
 
Ideal Oil Co. 
 
 Union Oil Co of Cal, 
 
 (Bell Lsasc) 
 
 F/yure 21 
 GEOLOGICAL CROSS-SECTION 
 
 CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU 
 FLETCHER HAMILTON. Sf^fC MineralOSiSt 
 
 Depsriment of Petroleum and Gas 
 
 Cat Canon Oil Field 
 
 Santa Barbara Co Cal 
 
 Sceie 
 
\ 
 
 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 209 
 
 The Monterey formations in tlie Santa Maria Field lie in dome 
 structures. This has been demonstrated by an underground contour 
 map — scale of one inch to five hundred feet — of the Second Oil Zone, 
 which is the most continuous oil-holding fornuition in the Santa ]\Iaria 
 Field. These contours show at least two principal domes with corruga- 
 tions or short anticlines plunging away from their apices in various 
 directions. From this demonstration it would be reasonable to expect 
 the occurrence of dome structures in the ]\Ionterey in other parts of 
 the Santa Maria District. 
 
 The foldings of the Fernando, as evidenced from surface dips, are 
 more regular in contour and do not conform entirely to the disposition 
 of the i\Ionterey. If one were to rely entirely upon the surface evidence 
 as presented by Fernando, it would be concluded that the Santa Maria 
 Dome was formed by an anticline plunging in opposite directions from 
 .1 high point approximately under ]\Iount Solomon. As a matter of 
 fact, in so far as the position of the ^Monterey is concerned, Mount 
 Solomon has no connection whatever with the dome structure. At best 
 it is simply a topographic feature in the Fernando and a mi.sleading 
 one to the oil prospector. 
 
 In some parts of the Santa Maria Field the Fernando attains a thick- 
 ness of over six hundred feet. In the Cat Caiion Field the Fernando 
 is much thicker and at no place is the ]\Ionterey exposed. A compara- 
 tive study of the well cross sections in the Santa Maria Field and the 
 Cat Canon Field shows that the main oil reservoir in the Cat Canon 
 ]"ield is in fine sands which in many respects are similar to those of the 
 \'aqueros or Third Oil Zone in the Santa ]\Iaria Field. These are true 
 sands and entirely different from the material of the Second Oil Zone 
 in the Santa Maria Field. 
 
 An attempt has been made in one unpublished cross section to corre- 
 late the bituminous shales of the Santa ]\Iaria Field with those of the 
 ( 'at Canon Field. According to this section it would seem that the 
 upper brown shales of the Cat Caiion Field correspond to those of the 
 Fir.st Oil Zone in the Santa :\Iaria Field, while the "Big Blue" and 
 "Big Brown" of the Santa Maria Field have merged rather indefinitely 
 into the blue sliales of the Cat Caiion Field above the producing sands. 
 This would identify these sands as Vaqueros rather tlian Fernando as 
 tliey have been named by some authorities. It is (juite po.ssible that this 
 correlation is incorrect. 
 
 The importance of identifying these Cat Canon oil formations rests 
 with the proposition that if they are in the Fernando the prospector 
 would be insured considerable anticlinal continuity and could venture 
 to greater distances from proven areas than would be possible — con- 
 sidering the dome structures of th(> Santa INFaria Field — if the oil 
 formations are at the base of the ^Monterey or in the Vaqueros, lying 
 more or less conformably under the IMonterey. 
 
 14—27014 
 
jL first annual report. 209 
 
 The Monterey formations in tlie Santa Maria Field lie in dome 
 structures. This has been demonstrated by an underground contour 
 map — scale of one inch to five hundred feet — of the Second Oil Zone, 
 which is the most continuous oil-holding formation in the Santa ^Maria 
 Field. These contours show at least two principal domes with corruga- 
 tions or short anticlines plunging away from their apices in various 
 directions. From this demonstration it would be reasonable to expect 
 the occurrence of dome structures in the Monterey in other parts of 
 the Santa Maria District. 
 
 The foldings of the Fernando, as evidenced from surface dips, are 
 more regular in contoiir and do not conform entirely to the disposition 
 of the IMonterey. If one were to rely entirely upon the surface evidence 
 as presented by Fernando, it would be concluded that the Santa Maria 
 Dome was formed by an anticline plunging in opposite directions from 
 a high point approximately under ]\Iount Solomon. As a matter of 
 fact, in so far as the position of the Monterey is concerned. Mount 
 Solomon has no connection whatever with the dome structure. At best 
 it is simply a topographic feature in the Fernando and a misleading 
 one to the oil prospector. 
 
 In some parts of the Santa INIaria Field the Fernando attains a thick- 
 ness of over six hundred feet. In the Cat Caiion Field the Fernando 
 is much thicker and at no place is the Monterey exposed. A compara- 
 tive study of the Avell cross sections in the Santa Maria Field and the 
 Cat Caiion Field shows that the main oil reservoir in the Cat Canon 
 Field is in fine sands which in many respects are similar to those of the 
 Vaqueros or Third Oil Zone in the Santa Maria Field. These are true 
 sands and entirely different from the material of the Second Oil Zone 
 in the Santa Maria Field. 
 
 An attempt has been made in one unpublished cross section to corre- 
 hite the bituminous shales of the Santa Maria Field with those of the 
 r Cat Canon Field. According to this section it would seem that the 
 upper brown shales of the Cat Canon Field correspond to those of the 
 First Oil Zone in the Santa Maria Field, while the "Big Blue" and 
 "Big Brown" of the Santa Maria Field have merged rather indefinitely 
 into the blue shales of the Cat Caiion Field above the producing sands. 
 This would identify these sands as Vaqueros rather than Fernando as 
 they have been named by some authorities. It is quite possible that this 
 correlation is incorrect. 
 
 The importance of identifying the.se Cat Canon oil formations rests 
 with tlie proposition that if they are in the Fernando the prospector 
 would be insured considerable aniiclinal continuity and could venture 
 to greater distances from proven areas than would be possible — con- 
 sidering the dome structures of the Santa ^faria Field — if the oil 
 formations are at the base of the ^Monterey or in the Vaqueros, lying 
 mor(> or less conformably under the Monterey. 
 
 14—27014 
 
210 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS. 
 
 There are large areas within the confines of the present proven 
 tields of the Santa Maria District which are yet to be drilled. Explora- 
 tion at the present time is confined to deepening and a moderate amount 
 of drilling in areas practically unproved. 
 
 Where deepening is going on in the Santa Maria Field the wells are 
 being carried into the Third Oil Zone in the Vaqueros formation. It is 
 possible that later on some of the companies operating on the top of 
 the dome may decide to drill test wells even deeper than the sands 
 being entered at present. In general, where deepening is going on, 
 the Second Oil Zone, which has developed a large amount of water, is 
 being sealed off with cement and a clean high-gravity production is 
 being gotten from the gray sands of the Vaqueros. 
 
 There are several localities in the Santa Maria District which are 
 still to be tested with deep holes efficiently drilled before it can be said 
 that they are barren of petroleum. A number of wild cat wells drilled 
 in the past in this district gave only passively negative results because 
 they were drilled without properly testing possible oil formations. 
 
 Shale Production. 
 
 A considerable amount of production, as has been stated already, 
 comes from the brown shales themselves. This is especially true of 
 what is known as the ''Big Brown" in the Santa Maria Field. One 
 company recently deepened a shallow First Zone well and, upon enter- 
 ing the "Big Brown," got such a good flow of high-gravity oil that it 
 was decided to suspend present deepening operations and produce in 
 this well from the brown shale. 
 
 In many cases where the Second Zone production has gone to water 
 the bottom of the well has been filled with cement for quite a distance 
 up into the brown shale where a fairly clean, although considerably 
 diminished production could be gotten. 
 
 Naturally the rate of flow of oil from these shales must be much 
 slower than from fractured or sandy formations. When it is taken into 
 consideration that one hundred feet of hole in this firm shale formation, 
 from six to eight inches in diameter will give roughly from one hundred 
 fifty to two hundred square feet of filtering surface, which, unlike sand 
 production, as the oil moves in toward the hub, will gradually become 
 clogged with small particles of loose material tending to retard percola- 
 tion and decrease production, it would seem that some means should be 
 tried to increase the open areas in the well and thereby the production. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 211 
 
 Shooting Shales. 
 
 Several companies have cousidered dynamiting these oil-bearing 
 shales to increase the production. One company at the present time 
 is dynamiting the "Big Brown" in three wells. It is the writer's 
 opinion that it is an experiment well worth trying and may prove to 
 be the means of reclaiming a large amount of the Second Zone oil, 
 which because of water, is being sealed off. 
 
 If this experiment proves successful, the Second Zone proper, contain- 
 ing the oil and water, can be filled from the bottom up into the brown 
 shale with cement. Then at a safe distance above the cement plug 
 toi-pedoes can be fired which will fracture the brown shales. The well 
 can then be cleared out and, after placing a screened liner which 
 might be necessary, tried out for production. 
 
 Second Zone Water. 
 
 It is probable that water originally was present, down the dip, in the 
 lower strata of the Second Zone. There is no information in any of 
 the logs examined that definitely distinguishes separate oil and water 
 strata. The water is salty and is produced from some wells in emulsion. 
 
212 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 CHAPTER VI. 
 
 SPECIAL SUBJECTS. 
 
 1. Methods of Shutting Off Water. 
 
 2. Strength of Casing. 
 
 3. Failure of Derricks. 
 
 4. Gasoline Plants in the rviidway Field. 
 
 5. Gasoline Extraction from Natural Gas by Absorption Method. 
 
 6. Federal Action. 
 
 7. Statistics of Oil Production. 
 
 8. Prices of Crude Oil. 
 
 9. Directory of Oil Companies. 
 
 METHODS OF SHUTTING OFF WATER. 
 
 The following descriptions and statements relative to methods of 
 shutting off water are written by several members of the bureau staff, 
 namely K B. Moran, M. J. Kirwan, R. D. Bush and R. P. IMcLaughlin, 
 
 In most of the oil fields water is found in the formations overlying 
 the oil sands. There are a number of methods in use for excluding 
 this water from the wells. Local conditions must be taken into account 
 in the choice of method used in any particular case. ShalloAV wells are 
 often successfully handled by landing the casing in impervious strata, 
 but in deep drilling in California in the majority of cases hydraulic 
 cement is used. 
 
 Formation shutoff is the term applied to a shutoff where casing is 
 landed in a bed of shale or clay without using cement or other device 
 to plug the .space between the casing and the wall of the hole. IMuch 
 depends upon the kind of casing shoe which is used. It should be a 
 plain shoe as distinguished from the notched Baker shoe, and from the 
 types used in rotary drilling. A shoe 14'' to 20" in length is usually 
 used, although in a few cases in deep work shoes from 6" to 20" in 
 length have been tried. It is important not to have the largest diameter 
 of the shoe at the bottom, so that it can be driven tightlj^ into the 
 formation. When a suitable shale or clay is reached where it is desired 
 to land the water string, the hole is drilled ahead with a smaller sized 
 bit and the easing is driven until the shoe is tight in the formation. This 
 will prevent the water from following doAMi the outside of the casing 
 and entering the well. 
 
 At the first departure from the .simple formation shutoff, clay and 
 chopped rope were put in to fill and seal up the space between the shoe 
 and the wall. A practice in vogue before the use of the cement, but now 
 obsolete, was to make a landing on a hard lens or "shell," as it is 
 usually termed, depending on a bag of flax.seed to seal up the space 
 around the shoe. The hole was carefully trued up and cuttings 
 removed, then the seed bag was lowered into the hole and casing landed 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 213 
 
 on it. The swelling of the seed upon taking np water was depended on 
 to hold back the water long enough to allow the mud to settle and the 
 formation close in enough to make a permanent job. 
 
 Tamping is a method which has been in use a number of years but 
 which now has but few followers. A complicated expanding packer is 
 put on to the oil string where it is desired to make a shutoff. This 
 point, however, must also be below the next larger string of pipe. The 
 packer is made of canvas and might be described as an inverted 
 umbrella. Sand and pulverized shale is then run in between the casings 
 by means of a stream of water. The outer string must be moved up and 
 down all the time, both for the purpose of keeping the material intro- 
 duced moving down to the bottom of the hole and for the purpose of 
 tamping it tight between the shoe. As the space below fills up, the 
 tamping string is removed joint by joint. This operation takes from 
 three to six weeks. A few men advocating the practice claim that the 
 casing recovered repays the labor involved. It is also evident that by 
 this means, a string of casing is saved, the last string serving as both 
 the oil and water string. It is readily seen to be a process which would 
 only be applicable in drilling where formations stand up sufficiently to 
 allow the removal of casing at will. An interesting sidelight on condi- 
 tions which are sometimes encountered is given by tlie statement that 
 70 cubic yards of sand were used in filling up a space behind a single 
 20" length of 8" pipe. 
 
 Hydraulic cement is now being generally used in California for 
 excluding water from oil sands. What is called the "dump bailer" 
 method is the simplest in use. The hole is first trued up and carefully 
 cleared of cuttings in case the work is done at the bottom of the hole. If 
 the hole has already been carried below the shutoff point it is necessary 
 to put H bridge in, or in other words, a falsi' bottom in the liole. The 
 casing is raised oif the bottom. Thirty or forty sacks of cement, mixed 
 to the consistency of thin gruel, are lowered to the bottom by means of 
 the dump bailer. The casing is then filled with water to the top and a 
 cap screwed on, then when the string is lowered to bottom, the cement 
 is forced out behind the easing. Time is allowed for the cement to set. 
 after which any that has l)een left in the hole is drilled out. If the 
 displacements have been accurately figured this will leave only a few 
 feet on the inside of the casing which gives little or no trou])le in drill- 
 ing out. One of the advantages of this method is the fact that where 
 mud has been used in drilling, this mud can be left l)ehind the casing. 
 It is tlie usual practice in some fields to put in a few l)arrels of clear 
 water in advance of the cement so as to give it a better cliancc to set 
 without being mixed too much with mud. In experienced hands this 
 method has scored a large percentage of successful shutoff s, even in 
 deep territory. The amount of cement used is necessarily limited and 
 
214 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 II 
 
 consequently the method is applicable only to eases where there are no 
 large cavities to be filled, such as often occur in redrilling or other 
 troubles in wells. 
 
 The pumping in of cement by pressure pumps is the method in niost 
 general use. For this purpose complete outfits are mounted on auto 
 trucks and steam connections are made with the boiler at the well. 
 Two pumps are generally used. The work is generally started with a 
 pump capable of delivering a pressure of 300 to 400 lbs. and finished 
 Avith one capable of 700 to 800 lbs. The cement is mixed in a portable 
 mixing trough. Neat cement is used and it is mixed to the consistency 
 of thin gruel. 
 
 There are a number of variations as to the details of the method. 
 In all cases it is important to true up the bottom of the hole and remove 
 the cuttings. The casing is raised a few feet from the bottom, while 
 the cement is being pumped and then it is lowered to position, after 
 the cement is in place. Some operators circulate water prior to running 
 in the cement until the clear water comes to the surface outside the 
 casing. Others leave as much circulated mud in the hole as possible, 
 only pumping in a small amount of clean water in advance of the 
 cement in order to prevent the mud mixing with the cement, the idea 
 being to leave this mud to settle around the casing and thus prevent 
 the movement of waters from one stratum to another. 
 
 An early method, now little used, was to pump cement througli tub- 
 ing, a packer being placed at the bottom of the casing, to prevent the 
 return of the cement between the tubing and the casing. An improve- 
 ment on this method, now extensivel}^ used, is to pump the cement 
 througli tubing which passes through a casing head, provided with a 
 release and fitted to the top of the water string. The tubing is lowered 
 to within a few feet of the casing shoe, the distance depending on the 
 amount of cement it is desired to leave in the casing. "Water is pumped 
 in to get circulation outside the casing and then the casing head release 
 is opened and the casing pumped full of water, which prevents the 
 cement from coming up between the tubing and the casing and forces 
 it outside the casing, when the release is closed. After the cement is 
 in and displaced from the tubing with water, the casing is lowered in 
 place and all connections closed until the cement has taken its initial 
 set, to prevent a possible return of the cement around the shoe. There 
 are two methods of determining when the cement has been displaced 
 from the tubing. First, to calculate the capacity of the tubing and 
 measure the required amount of water; and second, to reduce the 
 diameter of the lower end of the tubing with a swedge nipple. A 
 wooden plug is then put in after the cement and ahead of the displacing 
 water. When the plug reaches the swedge nipple and the cement is 
 out. the pump pressure jumps up and the circulation stops. 
 
i 
 
 FIRST ANNTTAL REPORT. 215 
 
 The majority of the operators now pump the eement directly into the 
 easing and then displace it and force it out behind the pipe by filling 
 it up with water. Some operators figure the contents of the casing and 
 stop the pumps when the calculated amount of water has been pumped 
 in. In some cases the water is measured with a meter, while others 
 consider this too rislrs' and measure the water in tanks thus having the 
 exact quantity at hand. One ca.se came to our notice where it was dis- 
 covered that the meter was not working after the cement had been 
 pumped in. Water was then pumped in until the cement was returned 
 lo the surface outside the casing. 
 
 In another method, two wooden plugs about three feet long are u.sed. 
 They are made to fit tightly against the casing by means of rubber 
 belting. The plugs are introduced by means of special arrangements 
 of gates and fittings. The first plug is started down the casing ahead 
 of the cement to prevent the water and cement mixing. The casing is 
 raised off the bottom high enough to allow this plug to pa.ss clear out 
 of the casing. The second plug is introduced after the cement is 
 pumped in and the casing lowered so that it will not be passed out of 
 the casing but come to rest on the other plug and thus run up the 
 pressure of the pnmps when all the cement has left the casing. In 
 using this process it is customary to measure the water pumped in 
 l)eliind the second plug as a check on its progress. 
 
 The amount of cement used varies from five to thirt}^ tons, according 
 to local conditions. On an ordinary job without any complications 
 resulting from caving, ten to fifteen tons are used. Most operators use 
 larger quantities than would be needed for the simple purpose of 
 plugging off water behind the .shoes, because it serves to re-enforce the 
 casing by filling the space between the casing and the wall and also 
 l)i'events corrosion from mineral waters. It is not uncommon to find 
 in redrilling or abandonment of wells where large amounts of cement 
 have been used, that the cement has followed up the easing as nuich as 
 1000 feet. In a few cases where formations showed decided tendency 
 to collapse casing in completed wells, as much as thirty tons have been 
 used in the hope of holding back the walls and preventing this collapse. 
 
 The shutting off bottom water is a different problem and usually a 
 much more difficult one than presents itself in shutting off top water. 
 Oil sands have been drilled through and the operator often has to 
 contend with gas, loose sand, sidetracked or slivered casing. The hole 
 must first be cleaned out and if any casing was left in when the oil 
 stiing was pulled, it must be shattered with dynamite and plugged up 
 above the water sand. Some operators have been successful by [)utting 
 in rope, brick, etc.. and tamping down thorouglily with tlie tools and on 
 top of that as a foundation, tamping down a mi.xture of cement and 
 lathe cuttings put in dry in tin cartridges. These are broken up and 
 
216 STATE OIL. AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 the cement mixed with Avater in the hole, by the tools. Others have] 
 been successful, simply dumping in neat cement Avith a dump bailer^ 
 up to the bottom of the lowest oil sands. 
 
 Probably the best method and the one that has met with success under 
 the most difficult conditions, is by pumping the cement through tubing, 
 which enables the operator to put it under pressure and force it out 
 into cavities and channels that would not otherwise be filled with 
 cement. The outfit is similar to that described above for cementing 
 a water string with the tubing and casing head and in addition, the 
 space between the oil and water string is packed off at the bottom of 
 the water string, thus preventing the cement from coming up between 
 these two casings and is so constructed as to allow the movement of the 
 oil string through it if that is desired. In using this method it fre- 
 quently happens that the oil sands above will absorb considerable water 
 and continue to do so until the cement comes up and shuts this off to 
 some extent, causing the pump pressure to rise and forcing the cement 
 into the formation below. Thus the oil sands become somewhat dead- 
 ened and it may be some time before the former production is obtained 
 from these sands, however, it is not believed that the cement forms a 
 solid well around the easing in the oil sands, which would shut out all 
 the oil, for the reason that there is sufficient gas and movement of the 
 cement to keep it from setting. Some operators advocate mudding up 
 the oil sands first in order to keep the cement out and prevent circula- 
 tion, but this would, no doubt, prevent the return of the oil to a greater 
 extent than the cement. 
 
 The most difficult problem the operators have to deal with is the case 
 of a water sand between oil sands, where it is desired to produce from 
 the lower oil sand and give the upper oil sand the proper protection 
 from water. In many cases this would require two additional strings 
 of casing, generally reducing the diameter of the hole, in some cases 
 to an impracticable size, the original oil string being cemented above 
 the water sand, one additional being cemented below the water sand, 
 and one additional for the new oil string. One operator in the Coalinga 
 field sucee.ssfully solved this problem in one well with one string of 
 casing, giving the lower sand a test which, however, proved non- 
 productive. The original oil string was cemented below the water 
 sand, enough cement being put in to go above the water sand, and 
 cement the easing in the overlying shale. The lower oil sand was bailed 
 dry and later that portion of the hole below and a few feet up into the 
 water string was plugged up with cement. Then the casing opposite 
 the upper oil sands was perforated and tests proved that these oil sands 
 were free from water. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 
 217 
 
 Amount of Cement Necessary. 
 
 The amount of cement required to fill certain spaces in an oil well 
 should be approximately known when a job is commenced and the 
 following table, where the space is exactly .stated, can be used for such 
 a purpose. In actual practice the exact cavity may not be known. The 
 table is based on the fact that a sack of cement, weighing about 100 
 pounds, will occupy about 1.1 cubic feet after being mixed with water 
 and allowed to set. 
 
 Lineal 
 
 Feet Filled by One Sack of Portlan 
 
 i Cement Alongside 
 
 of Oil 
 
 Well C 
 
 asings. 
 
 
 (One sack eriuals 1.1 cubic feet neat cement when set.) 
 
 
 Si^e of casing 
 
 Diameter of weU (excess over casing diameter) 
 
 \ -mal 
 
 .\ctual 
 outside 
 diam- 
 eter 
 
 One 
 inch 
 
 1 
 Two 1 Three 
 inches j inches 
 
 Four 
 inches 
 
 Five 
 inches 
 
 Six 
 inches 
 
 
 Inches 
 
 Feet Feet Feet 
 
 Feet 
 
 Feet 
 
 Feet 
 
 4i-inch 
 
 4.75 
 
 19.2 8.8 5.4 
 
 3.7 
 
 2.8 
 
 2.2 
 
 4J-inch 
 
 5.00 
 
 18.3 8.4 
 
 5.2 
 
 3.6 
 
 2.7 
 
 2.1 
 
 ^-inch 
 
 6.00 
 
 15.5 7.1 
 
 4.4 
 
 3.2 
 
 2.4 
 
 1.9 
 
 6i-inch 
 
 6.625 
 
 14.2 
 
 6.6 
 
 4.2 
 
 2.9 
 
 2.2 
 
 1.7 
 
 ej-inch 
 
 7.05 
 
 13.5 
 
 6.3 
 
 4.0 
 
 2.8 
 
 2.1 
 
 1.7 
 
 7i-inch 
 
 8.00 
 
 11.9 
 
 5.6 
 
 3.5 
 
 2.5 
 
 1.9 
 
 1.5 
 
 8i-inch 
 
 8.625 
 
 11.2 
 
 5.2 
 
 3.3 
 
 2.4 
 
 1.8 ] 1.4 
 
 ^■inch 
 
 10.00 
 
 9.7 
 
 4.6 
 
 2.9 
 
 2.1 
 
 1.6 1.3 
 
 10 -inch 
 
 10.75 
 
 9.0 
 
 4.3 
 
 2.8 
 
 2.0 
 
 1.5 1.2 
 
 lli-inch 
 
 12.00 
 
 8.1 
 
 3.9 1 2.5 
 
 1.8 
 
 1.4 1.1 
 
 12i-inch 
 
 13.00 
 
 7.5 
 
 3.6 
 
 2.3 
 
 1.7 
 
 1.3 1.0 
 
 1.3J-inch 
 
 14.00 
 
 7.0 
 
 3.4 
 
 2.2 
 
 1.6 
 
 1.2 1.0 
 
 15Jinch 
 
 16.00 
 
 6.1 
 
 3.0 
 
 1.9 
 
 1.4 
 
 1.1 0.9 
 
 Mud Laden Fluid Method. 
 
 The term "mud laden fluid" herein u.sed applies to a mixture of 
 clay with water, the water carrying the finely divided clay in suspen- 
 sion in quantities varying from 5 to 25 per cent. 
 
 Mud laden fluid has been commonly used in rotary drilling and with 
 the use of a circulator .system has been mainly to '^mud-oft'" formations 
 which do not stand up well, and cave in in such a manner a.s to "freeze 
 up" the casing. ^Mud laden fluid has also been successfully used in 
 mudding off gas formations. The mud laden fluid method for shutting 
 off water is comparatively new in California fields and has not been 
 sufficiently demonstrated to receive the wholesale approval of this 
 department. This mud fluid process should be tried only on wells 
 favorable for demonstrating its success or failure, and in general on 
 wells which are not line wells unless agreeable to the neighliors 
 concerned. 
 
 The American Petroleum Company imiddcd up and cemented well 
 No. 34 on Section f)-2(Vl.') jn the Coalinga FicM. Water fnun below 
 the original depth of this well broke in after the well had produced for 
 s' veral years. The well was deepened below the water sand and mud 
 laden fluid pumped in, followed up by 140 sacks of cement. The well 
 
218 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 was deepened into a lower oil sand and completed in July, 1915, before 
 the present law went into effect. At the present time the well prodnr-os 
 about 100 barrels of oil per day with a very small amount of water. 
 The adjoining wells which are still producing from the upper forma- 
 tions show practically no water. The apparent success in confining the 
 water to its own sand in this well is due perhaps to both mud laden 
 fluid and cement combined. 
 
 ]Mud laden fluid was applied in addition to cement in the American 
 Petroleum Avell No. 7 on Section 18-20-15. The conditions here were 
 more complicated than at their well No. 34 on Section 6. This well 
 penetrated oil producing formations from 1305' to 1567' from which 
 the well produced clean oil for five years. The well was deepened to 
 1767' during the early part of 1915 and produced heavy oil from the 
 lower formations till near the end of the year when water appeared 
 in the well. Tests made by the company and reported to this depart- 
 ment tended to prove that the former sand from 1600' to 1652' carried 
 water. Further tests satisfied the company that the upper oil sands 
 from 1305' to 1420' also carried water. This means that there is 
 water above and below the oil sands logged from 1448' to 1566'. By 
 referring to the accompanying sketch (Fig. 21- A) it will be seen that 
 the oil sand from which the well is now producing lies below the 
 (water) sand recorded from 1600' to 1652'. The sketch shows tlie 
 position of sidetracked casing and places where the well has been shot. 
 
 While redrilling. a thin mud solution was pumped directly into the 
 casing and circulated behind the 8|" casing until the solution appeared 
 at the surface. Over 100 cu. yds. of clay was pumped in. The mud 
 solution was started into the hole when redrilling reached a depth of 
 1550' and continued for about eight-hour periods during tlie last eight 
 days preceding the landing of the 8^" which was cemented through 
 tubing with 140 sacks of cement. 
 
 An official test made by this department showed that water from the 
 upper formations was entirely shut off from the oil formation l)elow the 
 8|" easing. The well was redrilled to its former depth and at the 
 present time is producing about 75 barrels of oil per day and no water. 
 The successful exclusion of water from the lower oil sands is due per- 
 haps largely to the cement used and in some degree, probably to the 
 mud laden fluid introduced. 
 
 The work done on this well leaves many questions unanswered as to 
 the probability of adequate protection for the upper oil sands which 
 are the only source of present production for wells in the eastern and 
 southern portion of the field. The two adjoining wells on the property 
 were seriou.sly affected by water before water appeared in the well 
 under discussion. However, a packer has been set in one of the two 
 latter wells and its water condition improved. In addition the well 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 
 219 
 
 K 
 
 O <M 
 
 x—tl 
 
 shot f 
 
 Shot 71 
 /as Jf,c*a^\ 
 
 ripped \ 
 
 sids-trache^^ 
 
 ' e/ei^. 
 
 Edge 
 w^ter 
 sand 
 
 l^dge 
 
 Welter 
 
 Sand 
 
 /7tr/ 
 
 Well comp/cfed , 3-31- '09 
 Production <3fter 30 days 30 66/s perdjy 
 /5 6 " Baume 
 
 Well deepencd-Msr - Nay I9IS - From 1567' h nti 
 Figure 21 A 
 
220 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 under discussion is a line well and under the circumstances a large 
 portion of the burden of proof, that the upper oil sands are protected, 
 falls on neighboring wells. In cases of this kind it is usually claimed 
 that the mud behind the water string prevents the movement of fluid 
 from one stratum to another. It may not be practical to perforate the 
 casing opposite the upper oil sands to prove this, for if this was done, 
 the mud might return into the well. The work done on this well has 
 not received the entire and final approval of this department. 
 
 In connection with the foregoing discussion of the practice of 
 shutting off water by the mudding process it is evident that this method 
 should be tried in simple cases only, such as top water, until such time 
 as the method has been thoroughly demonstrated. In case this method 
 is applied to wells where a water sand lies between the oil sands, the 
 adjoining wells should be free from water so as to indicate, by their 
 production, the success or failure of the experiment. "Wells should be 
 cemented where the mud process is tried in redrilled or old wells where 
 the formation is not suitable for a formation .shut off with a long shoe. 
 
 In October, 1915, State Supervisor R. P. McLaughlin made an 
 investigation and incidentally a visit to some of the Oklahoma oil fields 
 for the purpose of determining to what extent the process of drilling 
 oil wells with mud laden fluid has there been developed, and whether 
 it is available for use in protecting California oil fields from infiltrating 
 water. 
 
 Briefly stated, the mud laden fluid process of drilling oil wells con- 
 sists of circulating mud along the walls of the drilling well, as is always 
 done when rotary tools are used or when a circulator is used in conjunc- 
 tion with cable tools. The proposed advances in method aim, by using 
 perfectly clean mud under several hundred pounds pressure, to seal 
 off all water, oil or gas bearing sands and carefully leave a solid column 
 of mud behind the casing when it is landed. The theory is that by this 
 method the intermingling of oil and water Avould be prevented, even 
 though several strata were exposed behind only one string of casing. 
 
 The conclusion from this and previous investigations was, that some 
 of the claims advanced as to the usefulness of the process had not 
 been sufficiently demonstrated. The process has for some years been 
 used in this .state to prevent the wasting of gas, and the United States 
 Bureau of Klines and the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma are 
 engaged in the very useful work of introducing it among the operators 
 of that state. 
 
 Underground conditions in Oklahoma and Kansas are scarcely 
 comparable to those existing here. In those states the formations are 
 so hard that rotary tools were seldom or never used, the wells will 
 frequently stand open with little or no casing and the oil sands are so 
 hard and compact they must be shattered with nitro-glycerine in order 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 221 
 
 to obtain a satisfactory flow of oil. Infiltration of water seems to be 
 of slight importance. Conditions in California are diametrically 
 opposite. 
 
 There were, however, some cases observed which at least indicate 
 that mud may serve to shut off water, and brief mention of them will 
 be made. In the Gushing Field there are two productive oil sands, 
 the Latou at a depth of about 1500 feet, and the Bartlesville at a 
 depth of about 2500 feet. At a depth of about 1200 feet is a sand 
 carrying salt water under a hydraulic head of about 1000 feet. The 
 Prairie Oil and Gas Company, a large operator in the field, drills sepa- 
 rate welLs for the two sands. The deep and shallow wells are fre- 
 quently less than one hundred feet apart. In the deep wells a single 
 string of casing, backed with mud, penetrates both the upper oil sand 
 and the salt water sand. No ill effects from water are reported in the 
 shallow wells, although the conditions had existed for about six montlis 
 at some wells. 
 
 At Augusta, Kansas, there are sands at a depth of about 1400 to 
 1500 feet, carrying commercial quantities of gas with rock pressure of 
 about 600 pounds per square inch. At al)out 2500 feet depth is a 
 productive oil sand. Considerable quantities of water exist above and 
 below the ga.s. The Wichita Pipe Line Company operates most of the 
 field and drills separate wells, about a quarter of a mile apart, to 
 produce oil and gas. In the deep wells a single string of casing, backed 
 by mud, penetrates both the gas and water sands. No flooding of the 
 gas sand was noted after some three montlis. The great distance 
 between wells must be noted. 
 
 At the townsite of Fowlerton, Texas, two water wells, drilled with 
 rotary tools in 1911, are reported. The first struck fresh water at 
 about 500 feet depth, flowing about 30 gallons per minute over the 
 casing. The second well, about fifty feet distant, was drilled to nearly 
 1900 feet and between 800 and 1000 feet struck an artesian flow of salt 
 water amounting to about 1200 gallons per minute. Thick mud was 
 circulated back of casing driven at a depth of 1100 feet and while the 
 shallow well was in use, some three or four months, there was no 
 contamination of the water. 
 
 The process may reasonably be presumed to accomplish several 
 things greatly to be desired in California, especially a reduction in 
 cost of drilling wells. However, as the State Mining Bureau is engaged 
 in practical work, theory can not be the sole recommendation of this 
 or any other problem. Doubtless some operators will l)e more than 
 willing to immediately use the mud fluid method of shutting off water 
 as it will be nnich less expensive than the ordinary methods now in use. 
 
 It is recommended that a limited number of wells be permitted to 
 drill with the mud fluid process in selected localities where the after 
 
222 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 effects can be definitely studied, and if necessary, corrected without] 
 undue injury to surrounding property. The work should be allowed] 
 to proceed only under definite specifications to be furnished by] 
 the State Mining Bureau, which welcomes suggestions as to th( 
 specifications. 
 
 Specifications for Drilling with Mud. 
 
 The following specifications are presented with the understanding 
 that we do not believe them to be incapable of improvement. The] 
 Bureau welcomes the introduction of new methods and will gladlyj 
 confer with any operator on such questions. 
 
 (1) The work must at all times be open to the inspection of all] 
 operators owning land or operating wells within one mile of the well,! 
 and any reasonable information as to the operations must be furnishedj 
 them. 
 
 (2) The mud must be entirely free from sand or grit. 
 
 (3) Constant circulation of mud must be maintained during opera- 
 tions until casing is ready to land. Just before the casing is lauded] 
 the exit of mud from the well mast be stopped and pumping continued] 
 at a pressure of five hundred pounds per square inch until no more mudi 
 can be pumped into the well. After the casing is landed the level of] 
 the mud behind it must be kept permanently at the ground surface. 
 
 (4) The casing must be landed in some thick bed of sticky clay. 
 Before landing the casing, a hole two inches smaller in diameter than] 
 the shoe must be drilled at least three feet below the larger hole. 
 
 (5) A casing shoe not less than three feet long must be used. Thei 
 outside diameter at the point of the shoe must not be larger than at] 
 any point above. 
 
 (6) Proof will be required that the casing is securely and tightly j 
 landed. The well must be drilled at least five feet below the shoe, j 
 bailed drv and allowed to stand at least twentv-four hours. 
 
 COLLAPSING STRENGTH OF STEEL CASING. 
 
 The question of strength of casing to resist collapse is of vital import- 
 ance to oil operators contemplating deep wells because it miLst be] 
 remembered that after the well is completed it will some times standi 
 nearly empty and therefore the easing will be subject to the maximum i 
 pressure of the column of water outside it. Casing which is too light i 
 is the poorest kind of false economy. 
 
 "Wlien a test of the water shutoff is made at a well by the Petroleum 
 Department of the State ]\Iiuing Bureau, it is desirable to bail the well 
 down as far as is safe, and the accompanying table showing the strength ^ 
 of various sizes and weights of casing is presented as a rough guide. 
 The list is based on a great iiumber of actual tests conducted by Prof. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT, 
 
 223 
 
 Reid T. Stewart (Vol. 27, Transactions American Societ}' of Mechanical 
 Engineers), and the fignres for depth of water exerting pressure enough 
 to collapse casing is the limit beyond which safe operations would not 
 extend. A prudent operator would stop far short of the limit. It 
 must be remembered that in this list no account is taken of such under- 
 ground forces as are sometimes reported to have cut off and carried 
 casing to one side and out of reach of the drilling tools. It should be 
 further remembered that when any force is suddenly applied it is much 
 more destructive than when gradually applied, and if a well were 
 suddenly emptied of its fluid content, as in the case of a gas blow-out, 
 the casing might fail under a water pressure that could have been 
 suppoi'ted if the well were emptied slowly by a bailer or pump. The 
 depth of water is of course sometimes much les.s than the depth of the 
 well and it is important to always note the level of the fluid which will 
 stand outside of the casing. 
 
 Care of casing before it is used is of vital importance. Tests show 
 that when the casing is slightly flattened, or out of round, failure takes 
 place mast easily. In handling easing it is frequently allowed to fall 
 and become bruised or dented, thereby inviting collapse when it is later 
 used in a Avell. 
 
 'I casiiis (nominal) 
 
 Weight 
 per foot. 
 
 pounds 
 (uominal) 
 
 Collapsing 
 strength, 
 pounds per 
 square inch 
 
 Depth of 
 water e.vert- 
 ing pressure 
 enough to 
 collapse cas- 
 ing (feet) 
 
 4i-inch 
 
 4J-inch 
 
 4J-iDch 
 
 58-inch 
 
 6iinch 
 
 6i-inch 
 
 6i-inch 
 
 61-inch 
 
 ®-inch 
 
 ^-inch 
 
 ^-inch 
 
 ^•inch 
 
 7i inch 
 
 SVinch 
 
 Si-inch 
 
 8i-inch 
 
 si-inch 
 
 8i-inch 
 
 ^3 inch 
 
 10-inch 
 
 10-inch 
 
 lainch 
 
 10-inch 
 
 llS-inch 
 
 12i-inch 
 
 12i-inch 
 
 12i-inch „ 
 
 121. inch — 
 
 13.Vinch 
 
 ISJ-inch 
 
 16 
 
 4,715 
 
 10,880 
 
 13 
 
 2,900 
 
 6,700 
 
 15 
 
 3,605 
 
 8,320 
 
 20 
 
 3,295 
 
 7,020 
 
 20 
 
 2,345 
 
 5,420 
 
 24 
 
 .^,215 
 
 7,420 
 
 26 
 
 3,650 
 
 8,420 
 
 28 
 
 4,080 
 
 9,420 
 
 20 
 
 1,980 
 
 4,570 
 
 26 
 
 3,075 
 
 7,080 
 
 28 
 
 3,490 
 
 8,060 
 
 30 
 
 3,850 
 
 8,900 
 
 26 
 
 1,945 
 
 4,480 
 
 28 
 
 1,660 
 
 3,840 
 
 32 
 
 2,150 
 
 4,960 
 
 36 
 
 2,635 
 
 6,080 
 
 38 
 
 2,880 
 
 6,f>10 
 
 43 
 
 3,510 
 
 8,100 
 
 33 
 
 1,285 
 
 2,970 
 
 40 
 
 1,425 
 
 3,290 
 
 45 
 
 1,795 
 
 4,140 
 
 48 
 
 2,025 
 
 4,680 
 
 54 
 
 2,510 
 
 5,800 
 
 40 
 
 835 
 
 1,930 
 
 40 
 
 500 
 
 1,150 
 
 45 
 
 750 
 
 1,730 
 
 50 
 
 1,010 
 
 2,330 
 
 54 
 
 1.215 
 
 2,800 
 
 50 
 
 650 
 
 1.500 
 
 70 
 
 795 
 
 1.840 
 
224 ST.VTE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Table Showing Capacity of Tubing Per Lineal Foot in Gallons and Cubic Feet. 
 
 Xominal insiile diameter 
 
 Weight 
 per foot, 
 pounds 
 
 Actual 
 
 outside 
 
 diameter, 
 
 inthes 
 
 Actual 
 
 iaslde 
 
 diameter, 
 
 inches 
 
 Capacity per foot 
 
 U.-inch 
 li-ineh 
 2 -inch 
 
 2 -inch 
 2^-inch 
 2i-ineh 
 
 3 -inch 
 3 -inch 
 
 3 -inch 
 SJ-ineh 
 
 4 -inch 
 4 -inch 
 
 2.24 
 
 2.68 
 
 4.00 
 
 4.50 
 
 5.74 
 
 6.25 
 
 7.54 
 
 8.50 
 
 lO.CO 
 
 9.00 
 
 10.66 
 
 11.75 
 
 1.660 
 1.900 
 2.375 
 2.375 
 2.875 
 2.875 
 3.50O 
 3.500 
 3.500 
 4.000 
 4.50O 
 4.500 
 
 1.390 
 1.622 
 2.021 
 1.971 
 2.461 
 2.433 
 3.080 
 3.018 
 2.914 
 3.558 
 4.022 
 3.980 
 
 .079 
 
 .1078 
 
 .1661 
 
 .1582 
 
 .2470 
 
 .2420 
 
 .3870 
 
 .3720 
 
 .3460 
 
 .5160 
 
 .6600 
 
 .6510 
 
 .0106 
 .0144 
 .0222 
 .0212 
 .0330 
 .0323 
 .5180 
 .0497 
 .0463 
 .0689 
 .0882 
 .0670 
 
 Table Showing Capacity of Casing Per Li 
 
 neal Foot 
 
 in Gallons 
 
 and Cubic Feet. 
 
 4Vinch -- -- — - - 
 
 16.00 
 12.&5 
 15.00 
 20.00 
 20.CO 
 24.00 
 26.00 
 28.00 
 20.00 
 26.00 
 28.00 
 .30.00 
 26.00 
 28.00 
 32.00 
 36.C0 
 38.00 
 43.00 
 33.00 
 40.00 
 45.00 
 48.00 
 54.00 
 40.00 
 40.C0 
 45.00 
 50.00 
 54.00 
 50.00 
 70.00 
 
 4.750 
 
 5.000 
 
 5.000 
 
 6.000 
 
 6.625 
 
 6.6-25 
 
 6.625 
 
 6.625 
 
 7.000 
 
 7.00O 
 
 7.90O 
 
 7.0CO 
 
 8.000 
 
 8.625 
 
 8.625 
 
 8.625 
 
 8.625 
 
 8.625 
 
 lO.OOO 
 
 10.750 
 
 10.750 
 
 10.750 
 
 10.750 
 
 12.000 
 
 13.000 
 
 13.000 
 
 13.000 
 
 13.000 
 
 14.000 
 
 16.000 
 
 4.062 
 
 4.506 
 
 4.424 
 
 5.352 
 
 6.049 
 
 5.921 
 
 5.855 
 
 5.791 
 
 6.456 
 
 6.276 
 
 6.214 
 
 6.154 
 
 7.386 
 
 8.017 
 
 7.921 
 
 7.825 
 
 7.775 
 
 7.651 
 
 9.384 
 
 10.054 
 
 9.960 
 
 9.902 
 
 9.784 
 
 11.384 
 
 12.438 
 
 12.360 
 
 12.282 
 
 12.2-20 
 
 13.344 
 
 15.198 
 
 1 
 
 .680 
 .830 
 .799 
 1.170 
 1.490 
 1.430 
 1.400 
 1.365 
 1.700 
 1.610 
 1.580 
 1.546 
 2.224 
 2.625 
 2.560 
 2.500 
 2.470 
 2.390 
 3.600 
 4.130 
 4.060 
 4.020 
 3.900 
 5.290 
 6.300 
 6.230 
 6.140 
 6.090 
 7.280 
 9.420 
 
 .091 
 
 4J-inch 
 
 .116 
 
 4.s-inch 
 
 .107 
 
 
 .156 
 
 6i-inch - .. 
 
 .199 
 
 6'i-ineh 
 
 .191 
 
 6i-inch _ -- 
 
 .187 
 
 e^inch 
 
 6i-inch - - — 
 
 .182 
 .227 
 
 61-inch - - 
 
 .215 
 
 6'-inch . 
 
 .211 
 
 63-ineh 
 
 7i-inch .- - 
 
 .206 
 .296 
 
 8V-inch - -- -— - - -- -- 
 
 .350 
 
 8i-inch 
 
 .343 
 
 Si-inch 
 
 Si-inch -- - 
 
 .334 
 .330 
 
 8i-inch 
 
 .320 
 
 91-inch - - -- - 
 
 .480 
 
 10 -inch _- -„ .__ - 
 
 .552 
 
 10 -inch — 
 
 .543 
 
 10 -inch 
 
 10 -inch _ — - . .- 
 
 .537 
 .522 
 
 llg-inch 
 
 .706 
 
 12i-inch 
 
 12.i-inch 
 
 .843 
 .834 
 
 12J-inch - 
 
 .821 
 
 12i-inch 
 
 13i-ineh 
 
 .814 
 .978 
 
 loil-inch - - - - - 
 
 1.260 
 
 
 
 FAILURE OF DERRICKS. 
 
 Some facts regarding the failure of derricks uuder storm conditions 
 are furnished in the following notes by Chester Xaramore. 
 
 The resumption of drilling operations in the fall of 1915, following 
 the long period of suspended work, tended to give the Midway Field 
 the buoyant aspect of the boom days. Coincident with the normal 
 improvement in conditions, the field was visited by two terrific wind 
 storms of January 17th and January 27th, when approximately 1100 
 derricks were wrecked. AVith few exceptions the companies started 
 immediately to rebuild the derricks, and for two months the West Side 
 fields furnished work for many rig builders, some of whom came from 
 the midcontinent fields. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 225 
 
 The wind storm afforded a splendid opportunity for progressive 
 operators to study tlie causes of the failure of the derricks. Some of 
 the companies did so, and in rebuilding the derricks made alterations 
 in the method of guying, that there might be less likelihood of the new 
 derricks going down in case of another blow. On the other hand the 
 great majority of the operators merely made a stampede to get the 
 derricks up by contracting with the rig builders to replace the rig as 
 it was, and as soon as possible. 
 
 Mr. Fred B. Tough, resident geologist of the Kern Trading and Oil 
 Company, made a detailed stud}' of the failures of derricks belonging 
 to that company, and very kindly delivered a paper on the subject to 
 a number of operators who had gathered to consider the problems. 
 The unanimous sentiment of those gathered Avas in accord with the 
 decision arrived at by him, to the effect that practically all of the 
 failures were directly or indirecth' due to faulty guying.* 
 
 Some of the more important causes leading up to failures included : 
 
 1. The iLse of knots in the guy wire, either to splice a short guy wire, 
 or to attach the wire to the deadman. 
 
 2. The use of wire tighteners that put a twist in the wire itself, 
 instead of a properly connected turnbuckle. 
 
 3. Slack guy wires that allowed the derrick to gain a sway 
 momentum. 
 
 4. Shallow deadmen which pulled out. In this regard the boards 
 used as guides on which the deadman is tramped into the hole, should 
 be cut off or pulled out once the deadman is in place, as they also act 
 as skids to work the deadman up out of the earth. 
 
 5. Wooden deadmen having rotted, no comment should be necessary, 
 but the practice is still in vogue. 
 
 6. Misplacement of guys on the derricks, including the 130-foot 
 ones, in Avhich case the derricks often sheared off at the second or third 
 girts, the first guy wire being too high to resist the shearing strass 
 afforded by the broader portions of the derrick. 
 
 It has been noted by this office that the Honolulu Consolidated Oil 
 Company and the Kern Trading and Oil Company have met these 
 dangers by installing proper deadmen equipped with turn buckles that 
 one man can tighten. 
 
 One of the aims of this department is to serve the operator by meeting 
 such emergencies and preparing papers on engineering features of the 
 industry. But the necessary time was not available to report on this 
 problem. 
 
 GASOLINE PLANTS IN THE MIDWAY FIELD. 
 
 Some interesting notes on recent construction and operation of gaso- 
 line plants in the ^Midway Field, as reported by Chester Naramore are 
 here presented. 
 
 i 
 
 'Western KngincoiinK, l''<'l)riiary, 1917, pp. (i3-C(i, 
 15—27014 
 
226 STATE OIIv AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 A very positive method of conservation of natural resources is the 
 manufacture of gasoline from natural gas, commonly termed easing 
 head gasoline, by means of compressor plants. The Midway Field was 
 one of the first fields of the state to be invaded by the gas compressor 
 engineers, when the large Bassemer plant was installed upon Sec- 
 tion 10, 32-24 of the Honolulu property in 1911. This plant, however, 
 was never commercially operated. So that in realit}^ it was years after 
 the successful establishment of such plants in the other fields of the 
 state, that the industry was inaugurated in fact in the West Side fields 
 of Kern County. 
 
 The first commercial plant was the Midway Gasoline Company 
 installation on Section 2, 32-23. It has been operating about eighteen 
 mouths. 
 
 In November. 1915, the Puritan refineries installed their plant on 
 Section 1, 32-23. Since that date four other plants have been installed 
 and put in operation and two more are being erected. 
 
 The Section Sixteen Gasoline Company began operations in April on 
 the Southern California Gas Compam' lease on the NE. ^ of NE. | of 
 Section 16, 32-24. 
 
 In ^lay, the Fellows Gasoline Company started their compressors on 
 the C. C. M. 0. Company property on the "W. ^ of SE. ^ of Sec- 
 tion 81-23. Their gathering system serves the wells of the nearby 
 C. C. M. 0. leases, the Midway Premier Oil Company and the Hale- 
 McLeod Oil Company. 
 
 The Sunset Gasoline Company erected a plant on the St. Helens 
 property, Section 16. 32-24. and started the compres.sors June 1, 1916. 
 
 All the above mentioned plants are operated on gas purchased from 
 the oil companies, and Avith the exception of the FeUows Gasoline 
 Company, all sell their output to the Union Oil Company for shipment 
 through the oil pipe lines. 
 
 The Honolulu Consolidated moved two units of the old Bessemer 
 plant from Section 10, 32-24 to Section 8, 32-24 and installed the plant 
 primarily to raise the pressure on the gas received from the wells on 
 Section 6, 32-24, that it might be delivered into the high-pressure 
 delivery mains of the gas company. A unit of this plant consists of one 
 direct connected gas engine and low stage compressor, and one direct 
 connected gas engine and high stage compressor. The plant as it 
 stands is a complete gasoline compressor plant, in addition to raising 
 the pres.sure of gas going to the pipe line. 
 
 The Standard Oil Company is erecting two compressor plants: one 
 on the ]\IcNee lease. Section 36. 31-23. aud one on the Derby lease. Sec- 
 tion 16, 32-24. 
 
 It will be noted that when these two plants are completed, seven 
 of the eight plants of the field will be grouped along the west flank of 
 the Buena Vista hills, within a distance of four miles. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 
 22\ 
 
 All of the plants are of recent design and embody most of the newer 
 ideas of the industry. Following is a table giving the most salient 
 facts of the equipment of the various installations. Individual produc- 
 tion figures can not be published for want of permission ; but it may be 
 .stated that from the first seven plants of the following list in operation, 
 a daily yield in excess of ten thousand gallons is being recovered. This 
 represents a product formerly lost for all time and represents conser- 
 vation of the highest type, as well as a very good business investment. 
 
 List of Compressor Plants in the Midway Field. 
 
 Name of plant 
 
 Location of plant 
 
 Number of units 
 
 Kind of 
 compressors 
 
 Kind of engines 
 
 Puritan Refineries. 
 
 Section 1, 32-23. 
 
 Six units. 
 
 Six 16 X 8 X 16. 
 
 Six leo-h.p. 4-cyIinder 
 
 
 K. T. 0. 
 
 Belt connected. 
 
 Ingersoll Rand. 
 
 "Foos." 
 
 
 Lease. 
 
 
 Two-stage. 
 
 
 Midway Gasoline 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 Co. ... 
 
 Section 2, 32-23. 
 
 Six units. 
 
 Pour 14 X 7 X 14 
 
 One 160-h.p. Bessemer. 
 Five 150-h.p. Besse- 
 
 
 N. American 
 
 Belt connected. 
 
 Two 16 X 8 X 16. 
 
 
 Consolidated. 
 
 
 Ingersoll Rand. 
 Two-stage. 
 
 mer. 
 
 Section Sixteen 
 
 
 
 
 
 Gasoline Co. ... 
 
 Section 16, 32-24. 
 
 Three units. 
 
 Three 16 x 8 x 16. 
 
 Four 160-h.p. 4-cyUn- 
 
 
 S. California 
 
 Belt connected. 
 
 Ingersoll Rand. 
 
 der "Foos." 
 
 
 Gas Co. 
 
 
 Two-stage. 
 
 
 Fellows Gasoline 
 
 
 
 
 
 Co. 
 
 Section 31, 31-23. 
 
 Three units. 
 
 Three 16 x 8 x 16. 
 
 Three 160-h.p. Turner- 
 
 
 C. C. M. 0. 
 
 Belt connected. 
 
 Ingersoll Rand. 
 
 Frick 4-cylinder. 
 
 
 Lease. 
 
 
 Two-stage. 
 
 
 Sunset Gasoline 
 
 
 
 
 
 Co 
 
 Section 16, 32-24. 
 
 Four units. 
 
 Four 36 X 8 X 16. 
 
 Four 150-h.p. Bruce 
 
 
 St. Helens 
 
 Belt connected. 
 
 Ingersoll Rand. 
 
 Macbeth 4-cylinder. 
 
 
 Petroleum Co. 
 
 
 Two-stage. 
 
 
 Honolulu Consoli- 
 
 
 
 
 
 dated Oil Co. 
 
 Section 8, 32-24. 
 
 Two units. 
 
 Four Bessemer. 1 
 
 Four 80-h.p. single- 
 
 
 Honolulu 
 
 Direct con- 
 
 Single stage. 
 
 cylinder Bessemer, 
 
 1 
 
 Lease. 
 
 nected. 
 
 
 direct connected. 
 
 Standard Oil Co... 
 
 Section 36, 31-23. 
 
 Four units. 
 
 Three single- 
 
 Three 250-h.p. 4-cylin- 
 
 
 McNee Lease. 
 
 Belt connected. 
 
 stage compres- 
 sors to handle 
 from 90 to 300 
 lbs. Ingersoll 
 Rand; aj x 20; 
 one two-stage 
 Laidlaw Com- 
 pressor; 21-10- 
 26. 
 
 der "Foos" in course 
 of erection. One 20 
 x20 Snow engine. 
 
 Standard Oil Co.-.l 
 
 1 
 Section 16, 32-24. 1 
 Derby Lease. 
 
 In course of 
 erection. 
 
 ' 
 
 Steam driven. 
 
228 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 THE EXTRACTION OF GASOLINE FROM NATURAL GAS 
 BY ABSORPTION. 
 
 The subject of extracting gasoline from natural gas by the absorptioi 
 method is worthy of the attention of California operators. 
 
 The State Mining Bureau, having been unable to experiment on the 
 subject, is indebted to ^Ir. Ben E. Lindsly, an engineer with the Hono- 
 lulu Consolidated Oil Company, for the following brief description. 
 
 Introduction. 
 
 The absorption method is probabh' the most recent development for 
 the recovery of gasoline from natural gas. It consists, in its simplest 
 form, of subjecting gas to intimate contact with oil which is completely 
 devoid of gasoline. The gasoline vapors in the gas are deposited in the 
 oil and subsequently recovered from the same by distillation. 
 
 The principle is not new. having been applied for a number of years 
 in Germany for the extraction of Benzol and Toluol from coke oven 
 gases. It is also used as a laboratory test for natural gas, and is aptly 
 described in Bulletin Xo. 88, U. S. Bureau of ]\Iiues. Briefly, the test 
 is performed by passing 100 cc of gas from a burette to a pipette con- 
 taining .35 cc Claroline oil (commercial kerosene Avill do). The oil and 
 gas are thoroughly mixed, the gas passed back again into the burette, 
 and the diminution in volume is noted as the absorption factor. 
 
 This factor will vary according to the richness or leanness of the gas. 
 A so-called "dry" natural gas will usually show an absorption factor 
 of from 15 to 20 per cent, while a very "wet" gas, rich in gasoline 
 vapors will show an absorption of 80 per cent or even more. All 
 natural gases show some absorption even though completely devoid of 
 gasoline vapors, but greater proportions of the heavier hydrocarbons 
 result in greater absorption, as shown by the following table, compiled 
 from "S^'atts Dictionary of Chemistry : 
 
 1 Vol. alcohol dissolves 0..532 vol. Methane at 0^ C. 
 
 1 Vol. alcohol dissolves 1.5 vol. Ethane at 0° C. 
 
 1 Vol. alcohol dissolves 6.0 vol. Propane at 0° C. 
 
 1 Vol. alcohol dissolves IS.O vol. Butane at 1S° C. 
 
 Claroline oil, mineral seal or kerosene will show a similar result, 
 except that these mineral oils show even a greater absorbing capacity 
 than alcohol. 
 
 The Commercial Process. 
 
 The conditions for application of the commercial process differ in 
 one important respect from the coke oven and the laboratory processes, 
 referred to above, and that is in regard to the pressure under which 
 absorption takes place. In the first instance, the gas is under atmos- 
 pheric pressure, while in the latter the pressures vary ordinarily from 
 30 to 300 pounds. These pressures are of great assistance to absorption, 
 
I 
 
 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 229 
 
 a fact not only confirmed by a great many tests, but wholly in accord- 
 ance with theory. 
 
 The operation of a commercial absorption plant can best be described 
 by reference to the accompanying plan (Fig. No. 26), designed by the 
 Hope Natural Gas Company, Pittsburg, Pa. 
 
 The plan shows two sets of absorbers in parallel. Gas enters the 
 plant in a 4-inch line, enters vertical spray absorber at side, near bot- 
 tom, deposits the heavier gasoline vapors and passes from top of spray 
 absorber to horizontal absorber, where it is conducted to bottom of 
 absorber and allowed to bubble through absorbing medium by means 
 of small holes drilled in 4-inch gas line. (See side elevation of hori- 
 zontal absorber). The gas leaves horizontal absorber practically 
 stripped of its gasoline content, and is ready for commercial distribu- 
 tion under almost the same pressure as when it entered the absorber. 
 
 To follow the cycle of absorbing oil, begin at the still. The hot oil 
 loaves still, enters exchanger where it transmits heat to the incoming 
 oil. From exchanger it is pumped through cooler and thence enters 
 horizontal absorber through 4-inch gas line. (See side elevation hori- 
 zontal ab.sorber.) Oil leaves horizontal absorber at bottom, is pumped 
 to vertical spray absorber, Avhere gas pressure forces it out at bottom 
 to separator where pressure is released. The excess gas given off in 
 separator is transferred by small compressor to the main 4-inch line 
 for distribution to consumers. The oil with its absorbed gasoline goes 
 to heat exchanger thence to still where it is depleted of its gasoline, and 
 ready for another cycle through heat exchanger, cooler, absorbers, etc. 
 The process is continuous, and by the use of float valves, thermostatic 
 controls, and the like, it could probably' be made almost automatic. 
 
 Distillation is made either by direct radiation from a steam coil 
 within the still, or by running live steam into still allowing it to bubble 
 through the oil and subsequently condensing the gasoline vapors carried 
 off by the steam. IMineral Seal, Headlight, Straw, or certain brands of 
 Diesel engine oil can be used as an absorbing medium. The gravity 
 should be around 34° Baume, and the boiling point sufficiently high 
 that an easy separation from the absorbed gasoline can be made. An 
 initial boiling point of 450° is satisfactory. 
 
 Field Tests. 
 
 A convenient field api)aratus for making absorption tests is shown in 
 the accompanying figure (No. 24). It consists of an "absorber," a 
 11107'cury U gauge and a domestic gas meter. About one and one-half 
 gallons of ^Mineral Seal oil are used in the absorl)er. Gas enters under 
 line pressure through the first needle valve. The other needle valve 
 and the common valve can be easily adjusted to permit a flow at the 
 rate of one and one-half feet per minute under a pressure of 1" of 
 
230 
 
 STATE OIL AXD GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 6prf/ /?dsorber 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 
 231 
 
 mercury on tlie U gauge. One hundred feet of gas is usually sufficient 
 for a test. 
 
 At the end of the operation, the oil in the absorber is carefull)^ meas- 
 iii-cd. One liter i.s taken as a distillation sample and distillation made 
 in small laboratory still by means of live steam. The gasoline vapors 
 driven off are condensed from a small coil cooled preferably by ice 
 water, and the ^Mineral Seal remains in the still. 
 
 When gasoline ceases to come off the operation is completed. The 
 gasoline recovered from 1000 ec of oil is carefully measured and gallons 
 
 Entrance 
 needle, 
 va/ve 
 
 Figure 24- 
 
 Mercury 
 Gud^e 
 
 "^ C Needle valve JL 
 
 Common 
 valve 
 exit 
 
 Absorber 
 
 o 
 o o o o 
 
 Domestic 
 gas meter 
 
 /Jpp&rgfu^ for mek/ng graso/ine 
 dbsorption tests in the fietd. 
 
 I 
 
232 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 gasoline per 1000 eu. ft. of gas is computed according to following 
 example : 
 
 Gas passed through absorber 100 cu. ft. 
 
 Mixture of oil and gasoline taken from absorber 5950 CC 
 
 Mixture of oil and gasoline taken for distillation 1000 CC 
 
 Amount of gasoline recovered by distillation 25 CC 
 
 One (1) U. S. gallon 3785 CC 
 
 -~2- X25 = 148.75 total gasoline in 100 feet gas. 
 148.75 X 10 = 1,487.50 total gasoline in 1,000 feet gas. 
 -0=0= — h ^Ajf^ — gallons gasoline per 1,000 feet gas. 
 
 A satisfactory arrangement of still and condenser for carrying on 
 the distillation is shown in Fig. No. 25. It comprises a small metal 
 still about three liters, total capacity, a condenser consisting of a 3.8" 
 copper coil enclosed in water jacket, a graduated measuring cylinder 
 to catch condensate, which is placed in a larger jar and surrounded by 
 chipped ice. Circulation of cooling water through rubber tubes to 
 jacket of condenser is obvious by means of the funnel on an inverted 
 quart bottle with bottom taken oif. which is tilled with chipped ice and 
 water poured into it from pail. The tube passing out of the rubber 
 stopper in one cylinder and over to the other graduated cylinder is 
 merely an indicator to show the progress of the first stages of distillation. 
 When the vapor begins to condense and drop into C, the indicator is 
 removed, and the distillation observed by the drops of liquid coming 
 from the condenser. 
 
 ngure 2.5 
 
 /ce water pail. 
 
 One quart funne/ for 
 ch/pped ice and v/ater 
 d/pped from pgil. 
 
 Condenser 
 
 ^/a "copper coi/ 
 
 with water Jac/tet 
 
 Graduated cyt- 
 inder in cfiip 
 ped ice. 
 Water ind/ca- 
 ^tiny esca 
 /ny vapor 
 
 Ttiermometer 
 Steam inlet 
 Need/e va/ve 
 
 Metal stiH 
 
 /7ppargtus for d/sf/'/Zaf/on test 
 of absorbed ffaso/tne. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 233 
 
 The rate of distillation is governed l)y the needle valve "I" which 
 eontrols the live steam entering still. 
 
 Summary. 
 
 The advantagevS of the absorption over the compressor method for 
 extracting gasoline from natural gas may be summed up as follows : 
 
 (1) Gi'eater recovery. 
 
 (2) Lower installation cost. 
 
 (3) fxjwer operating cost. 
 
 A recovery of at least t,t of a gallon per 1000 feet of gas can 
 ordinarily be made from so called "dry" natural gas or gas which has 
 previously been treated by the compressor method. In a paper read 
 before the Natural Gas Association of America at Pittsburg, ]\Iay, 1916, 
 ^lessrs. Buri'c^l. Biddison and Oberfell of the U. S. Bureau of Mines, 
 estimate the cost of an absorption plant, capable of handling 
 60,000,000 feet of gas per day, at from $1.00 to $1.50 per 1,000 feet of 
 gas. Even doubling the maximum estimate, a small plant capable of 
 handling 2.000,000 feet per day would cost only $6,000.00. With a 
 recovery of -] of a gallon per 1,000 feet of gas, a total recovery of 500 
 gallons per day would be made, or a gross income of $50.00 per day, at 
 10 cents per gallon. The labor expense would not be over $15.00 per 
 day, and as the process is covered by IT. S. Patent No. 989927, Serial 
 No. 332988, issued to G. W. Saybolt, April 18, 1911, it is probable that 
 the Hope Natural Gas Company of Pittsburg, Pa., which controls this 
 patent, would claim a royalty of 10 per cent or more, varying with the 
 jjrice of gasoline. 
 
 Tlie gravity of the gasoline recovered is usually higher than the 
 commercial product, and therefore requires blending with a lower grade 
 i-efinery naphtha to fit it for the retail market. 
 
 FEDERAL ACTION. 
 
 During the past year the activities of the different departments of 
 the federal government relative to withdrawn lands (see Bulletin 623, 
 V. S. Geological Survey), has been a topic of much interest among the 
 oil men of the ]\Iidway and Sunset fields, title to a very large acreage 
 liiuging upon the outcome of the numerous suits being pressed by the 
 tiepartment of justice. The federal court has appointed a receiver to 
 lake over the management of the following operating properties in the 
 Midway Field: 
 
 Stockton Midway Oil Company. Rock Oil Company. 
 
 Part of SE. Vi, Sec. 14. 31-22. Date of W. \^ of SE. Vi, Sec. 23, 31-22. Date of 
 appointment, May 1, 1916. appointment, July 27, 1916. 
 
234 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPER\^SOR. 
 
 Brookshire Oil Company. 
 Part of NE. M and SE. 14, Sec. 24, 
 31-22. Date of appointment, Jan- 
 uary 11. 1916. 
 Coalirga Monterey Oil Company. 
 
 Part of NW. 14 of Sec. 24, 31-22. Date 
 of appointment January 11, 1916. 
 Midway Pacific Oil Company. 
 Part of XW. 14 of Sec. 24, 31-22. Date 
 of appointment. November 30, 1915. 
 Recovery Oil Company. 
 Part of SW. 14, Sec. 24, 31-22. Date of 
 appointment, November 30, 1915. 
 Pyramid Oil Company. 
 
 N^^. 1^4 of SE. 14 of Sec. 26, 31-22. 
 Date of appointment. August 11, 1916. 
 Caribou Oil Mining Company. 
 
 Part of SE. 14, Sec. 2S, 31-23. 
 Consolidated Mutual Oil Company. 
 
 Part of NW. 14 and part of NE. ^i, 
 Sec. 2S, 31-23. Date of appointment, 
 February 2, 1916. 
 
 Standard Oil Company. 
 
 Columbus Midway Lease. 
 Part of NW. 14, Sec. 28, 31-23. Date of 
 appointment, December 23, 1915. 
 California Midway Oil Company. 
 
 Part of NE. U. Sec. 32, 31-23. Date ot 
 
 appointment, Februar%' 2, 1916. 
 
 North American Oil Consolidated. 
 
 All of Sec. 2, 32-23. Date of appoint-J 
 
 ment February 2. 1916. 
 
 General Petroleum Company, 
 
 Buena Vista Lease. 
 
 Part of SW. 14. Sec. 32, 31-23. Date of J 
 
 appointment. February 2, 1916. 
 
 Boston Pacific Oil Company. 
 
 Part of SW. 14 and part of SE. %, Seci 
 
 32, 31-24. Date of appointment,] 
 
 December 15. 1915. 
 
 St. Helens Petroleum Company. 
 
 Part of SE. 14, Sec. 32, 31-24. Date ot\ 
 
 appointment, February' 2, 1916. 
 
 A receiver has been appointed also for the follo^\-ing nonoperatingj 
 companies : 
 
 Chanslor-Canfield Oil Company. 
 Part of SW. 14 and part of NW. H. 
 Sec. 25, 31-22. Date of appointment, 
 November 30, 1915. 
 United Oil Company. 
 Part of SE. V4, Sec. 24. 31-22. Date of 
 appointment. Januarv- 11, 1916. 
 Associated Oil Company. 
 
 Part of NE. 14, Sec. 32, 31-23. Date of 
 appointment, February 2, 1916. 
 
 Part of SE. 14. Sec. 26, 30-23. Date of! 
 appointment, February 2, 1916. 
 Record Oil Company. 
 Part of N'TV. 14, Sec. 28, 31-23. Date ofj 
 appointment, February 2, 1916. 
 Buick Oil Company. 
 Part of NE. 14, Sec. 32, 31-23. Date 
 appointment, Februarj' 2, 1916. 
 
 In the Sunset Field the receiver has charge of the following operating] 
 properties : 
 
 El Dora Oil Company. 
 Part of SE.. H, Sec. 32. 12-23. Date of 
 appointment. May 10. 1915. 
 General Petroleum Company, 
 Annex Lease. 
 Part of SW. 14, Sec. 32, 12-23. Date of 
 appointment, July 12, 1915. 
 Maricopa Star Oil Company. 
 Part of SW. 14. Sec. 32, 12-23. Date of 
 appointment. July 12, 1915. 
 Midland Oil Fields Company. 
 Part of SE. li. Sec. 32, 12-23. Date of 
 
 appointment. May 10, 1915. 
 Part of NE. 14, Sec. 32, 12-23. Date of 
 appointment. July 12. 1915. 
 Midway Fields Oil Company. 
 Part of SW. 14. Sec. 4. 11-23. Date of 
 appointment. July 12. 1915. 
 Midway Northern Oil Company. 
 Part of NTV. U. Sec. 32, 12-23. 
 Miocene Oil Company. 
 Part of SE. V4,. Sec. 32, 12-23. Date of 
 appointm.ent. May 10, 1915. 
 
 National Pacific Oil Company. 
 Part of fractional Sec. 30, 12-23. Datel 
 of appointment. May 10, 1915. 
 Obispo Oil Company. 
 Part of SW. I4. Sec. 32, 12-23. Date of] 
 appointment. May 10, 1915. 
 Pacific Midway Oil Company. 
 Part of SW. Vi, Sec. 32. 12-23. 
 appointment. July 12, 1916. 
 Spreckels Oil Company. 
 
 Part of SW. 14, Sec. 32, 12-23. 
 appointment, July 12, 1915. 
 Trojan Oil Company. 
 Part of SE. U, Sec. 
 appointment. May 
 Union Oil Company, 
 Jergins Lease. 
 Part of STV. 14. Sec. 
 Whitaker, Doan and Laymance. 
 Part of fractional Sec. 30, 12-23. 
 of appointment, May 10, 1915. 
 
 32, 12-23. 
 10, 1915. 
 
 4, 11-23. 
 
 Date of 
 
 Date of 1 
 
 Date of 
 
 Date 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 235 
 
 The following nonoperating companies in the Sunset Field are also 
 ill charge of the receiver: 
 
 Union Oil Company, California Amalgamated Oil Company. 
 
 United Midway Lease. Part of SE. Vi. Sec. 32, 12-23. Date of 
 
 Part of SW. M, Sec. 4, 11-23. Date of appointment May 10, 1915. 
 
 appointment, .July 12, 1915. National Pacific Oil Company. 
 
 Panama Oil Company. Part of SE. % and part of NW. \i. 
 
 Part of fractional Sec. 30, 12-23. Date Sec. 32, 12-23. 
 
 of appointment. May 10, 1915. Maricopa Northern Oil Company. 
 
 Part of N^^ M. Sec. 32, 12-23. Date of 
 appointment. May 10, 1915. 
 
 Various parcels of land in the Midway and Sunset fields have been 
 leased by the federal government to operators who manage the property, 
 market the oil and pay a one-eighth royalty into escrow pending the 
 court decision as to the title of the land in question. 
 
 The General Land Office exercises a general supervision over such 
 leases. Field in.spectors representing that department make periodical 
 examinations of the property to see that the operators properly protect 
 the holdings in their care from damage of any sort. 
 
 A list of the companias and lands operated under this cla.ss of federal 
 lease, includes the following: 
 
 Bear Creek Oil and Mining Company and Eiglit Oil Company, on behalf of the 
 
 Engineers Oil Company. Alaska Pioneer Oil Company. 
 
 Involving the SE. H of NE. Vi and the Involving- the S. V" of SE. M of Sec. 32, 
 
 E. 14. S W.14, XE. 14 of Sec. 14, 31-22. 31-23. 
 
 Majestic Oil Company on behalf of the Eight Oil Company, on behalf of the 
 
 Pinal Dome Oil Company. Pacific Crude Oil Company. 
 
 Involving- the N. ^^, NW. V4, of Sec. 23, Involving the east 50 acres of the west 
 
 31-22. 60 acres of N. % of SE. ^4, Sec. 32. 
 
 Majestic Oil Company, on behalf of the 31-23. 
 
 Pinal Dome Oil Company. Vancouver Midway Oil Company and 
 
 Involving the S. V2 of SW. 14 of Sec. 23, Midway Consolidated, Ltd. 
 
 31-22. Involving the NW. 14 of NE. U of 25. 
 
 Majestic Oil Company, on behalf of the 31-22. 
 
 Tumbador Oil Company. Charles E. Ladd and St. Lawrence Oil 
 Involving the S. V> of NW. \i of Sec. Company and Midway Oil Company 
 23. 31-22. of Oregon. 
 Majestic Oil Company, on behalf of the Involving the SE. '4 of Sec. 5, 32-23. 
 Tumbador Oil Company. Monte Cristo Oil and Development Corn- 
 Involving X. li, SW. >4. of Sec. 23, pany. 
 
 31-22. Involving the SW. 14 of XnV. U of Sec. 
 
 Visalia Midway Oil Company. 32, 32-24. 
 
 Involving the S. % of SE. '4 of Sec. 25, F. V. Gordon and Julius Fried and 
 
 31-22. Le Blanc Oil Company. 
 
 Involving S. V2. X. 14. S. V2 of NW. >4, 
 Sec. 6. 11-23. 
 
 The method of controlling the water problems in all oil lands in this 
 state, even though it may eventually be decided that title to some rests 
 with the federal government, should logically be left to the ordinary 
 operation of the state law for the following reasons: 
 
 1. The law is so framed as to adequately protect all lands. 
 
 2. All oil producers are a.ssessed to support the administrative work 
 established by the state law. 
 
 3. The State Mining Bureau has access to all records necessary. 
 
 4. Any division of such work will lead to misunderstandings and 
 inefficiency M'hich will be burdensome to the oil operators. 
 
236 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERAHSOR. 
 
 STATISTICS OF PRODUCTION. 
 
 The statistics of oil and gas production, together with financial 
 results, for the calendar year, 1915, are fully set forth in Bulletin 
 No. 71 of this Bureau. 
 
 Monthly statistics of individual fields are, however, here set forth in 
 order to continue the record published in Bulletin No. 69, which covered 
 all phases of the oil industry and included the monthly field statistics 
 from January, 1903, to October, 1914. The figures are compiled from 
 those published by the Standard Oil Company. Attention is particu- 
 larly directed to decrease in individual well production shown in nearly 
 all the fields. 
 
 KERN RIVER. 
 
 ATerage dail; pro- 
 duction in barrels 
 
 1914— November 1 1 
 
 December j 1, 
 
 ]915— January 1, 
 
 February j 1, 
 
 March . 1; 
 
 April : 1 
 
 May 1; 
 
 June ! 1 
 
 July I 1 
 
 August ; 1; 
 
 September 1, 
 
 October 1^ 
 
 November 1 
 
 December 1. 
 
 1916— January 1^ 
 
 February 1; 
 
 March 1, 
 
 April 1 
 
 May 1; 
 
 June 1, 
 
 McKITTRICK FIELD. 
 
 
 
 
 1914— November 
 
 t 
 269 
 
 
 10,481 
 
 39.0 
 
 December 
 
 251 
 
 1 
 
 9,267 
 
 37.0 
 
 1915— January 
 
 271 
 
 
 
 10,359 
 
 38.2 
 
 February 
 
 270 
 
 
 
 10,246 
 
 37.9 
 
 March 
 
 252 
 
 
 
 9,999 
 
 39.6 
 
 April 
 
 268 
 
 2 
 
 9,908 
 
 37.0 
 
 May 
 
 278 
 
 
 9,948 
 
 35.8 
 
 June 
 
 277 
 
 
 9,748 
 
 35.2 
 
 July .— 
 
 278 
 
 
 
 10,157 
 
 36.5 
 
 August 
 
 277 
 
 
 9,787 
 
 35.3 
 
 Sentember 
 
 279 
 
 
 
 9,698 
 
 34.7 
 
 October 
 
 276 
 
 
 9,366 
 
 33.9 
 
 November _ 
 
 275 
 
 
 8,920 
 8,697 
 
 32.4 
 
 December 
 
 276 
 
 31.4 
 
 1916— January 
 
 276 
 
 3 
 
 6,112 
 
 22.1 
 
 Febmary 
 
 280 
 
 2 
 
 7,367 
 
 26.3 
 
 March 
 
 280 
 
 1 
 
 8,819 
 
 31.5 
 
 April 
 
 j 280 
 
 1 
 
 9,119 
 
 32.5 
 
 May 
 
 280 
 
 3 
 
 9.408 
 
 33.6 
 
 June 
 
 283 
 
 2 
 
 9,145 
 
 32.3 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 MIDWAY-SUNSET. 
 
 237 
 
 Number of wells 
 
 Produc- 
 ing 
 
 Cora- 
 plfted 
 
 Average dally pro- 
 duction in barrels 
 
 Total Per well 
 
 ] 914— November 
 December . 
 
 1915— January .. 
 February . 
 
 March 
 
 April . 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 July 
 
 August --- 
 September 
 October ... 
 November 
 December . 
 
 1916— January .. 
 February . 
 
 March 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 1,351 
 1,376 
 1,386 
 1,388 
 1,316 
 1,326 
 1,334 
 1,388 
 1,405 
 1,413 
 1,377 
 1,406 
 1,412 
 1,418 
 1,428 
 1,435 
 1,483 
 1,530 
 1,545 
 1,557 
 
 LOST HILLS AND BELRIDGE. 
 
 116,175 
 112,376 
 111,355 
 109,463 
 107,630 
 108,172 
 106,790 
 106,490 
 105,389 
 107,162 
 107,889 
 111,242 
 106,486 
 104,691 
 98,510 
 98,980 
 106,653 
 106,604 
 107,574 
 106,643 
 
 85.9 
 81.7 
 80.2 
 78.8 
 81.8 
 81.6 
 80.0 
 76.8 
 75.0 
 75.9 
 78.3 
 79.1 
 75.3 
 73.9 
 69.0 
 69.0 
 71.9 
 69.5 
 69.5 
 6S.4 
 
 1914— November 
 December . 
 
 1915— January .. 
 February . 
 
 March 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 July 
 
 August ... 
 September 
 October _. 
 November 
 December . 
 
 1916— January _. 
 February . 
 
 March 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 52.9 
 52.1 
 52.0 
 49.8 
 48.8 
 50.8 
 50.0 
 47.6 
 47.5 
 48.2 
 47.1 
 45.8 
 44.8 
 45.9 
 43.3 
 45.4 
 47.5 
 46.5 
 45.1 
 43.9 
 
 COALINGA. 
 
 1914 — November 
 December . 
 
 1915— January .. 
 February . 
 
 March 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 July 
 
 August ... 
 September 
 October .. 
 November 
 Drcenibcr . 
 
 1916— January .. 
 February . 
 
 March 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 826 
 
 2 
 
 41,262 
 
 50.0 
 
 815 
 
 1 
 
 39,856 
 
 48.9 
 
 812 , 
 
 2 
 
 39,677 
 
 48.7 
 
 807 .... 
 
 
 39,294 
 
 48.6 
 
 817 
 
 1 
 
 39,704 
 
 48.6 
 
 819 
 
 1 
 
 38,910 
 
 47.5 
 
 812 
 
 1 
 
 37,923 
 
 46.7 
 
 808 
 
 2 
 
 38,955 
 
 48.4 
 
 795 
 
 
 37,297 
 37,341 
 
 46.9 
 
 798 L... 
 
 
 46.8 
 
 792 
 
 6 1 
 
 34,737 
 
 43.8 
 
 799 !..-. 
 
 
 
 34.306 
 
 42.9 
 
 806 .... 
 
 
 34,183 
 
 42.4 
 
 804 
 
 1 
 
 33.248 
 
 41.3 
 
 803 
 
 3 
 
 30,911 
 
 38.4 
 
 701 
 
 1 
 
 26,672 
 
 37.9 
 
 772 
 
 3 
 
 32,996 
 
 42.6 
 
 812 . 
 
 
 36,279 
 
 44.6 
 
 853 
 
 4 
 
 38,394 
 
 44.9 
 
 889 j 
 
 ^1 
 
 42.944 
 
 48.2 
 
238 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 SANTA MARIA— LOMPOC. 
 
 Number of wells 
 
 Produc- 
 ing 
 
 Com- 
 pleted 
 
 Average daily pro- 
 duction in barrels 
 
 Per well 
 
 1914— November 
 December . 
 
 1915— January _. 
 February . 
 
 March 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 July 
 
 August — . 
 September 
 October __. 
 November 
 December _ 
 
 1916— January .. 
 February _ 
 
 March 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 234 
 
 1 
 
 235 
 
 2 
 
 ''^fi 
 
 
 230 
 
 1 
 
 243 
 
 
 
 242 
 
 1 
 
 243 
 
 2l 
 
 242 
 
 ' 
 
 241 
 
 1 
 
 944 
 
 
 ?41 
 
 
 241 
 
 2 
 
 '43 
 
 
 237 
 
 
 229 
 
 3 
 
 937 
 
 
 237 
 
 2 
 
 239 
 
 1 I 
 
 238 
 
 1 
 
 938 
 
 
 
 
 11,290 
 
 11,105 
 
 11,065 
 
 11,435 
 
 11,760 
 
 12,115 
 
 12,680 
 
 13,450 
 
 13,365 
 
 13,600 
 
 12,545 
 
 12,680 
 
 11,915 
 
 12,460 
 
 10,535 
 
 10,815 
 
 11,405 
 
 11,920 
 
 11.595 I 
 
 11,930 
 
 47.8 
 47.3 
 46.8 
 49.6 
 48.2 
 49.9 
 52.1 
 55.4 
 55.3 
 55.7 
 51.8 
 52.5 
 49.0 
 52.3 
 45.9 
 45.6 
 48.1 
 50.2 
 48.9 
 50.3 
 
 VENTURA-NEWHALL. 
 
 1914— November 
 December . 
 
 1915— January _. 
 February . 
 
 March 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 Jime 
 
 July 
 
 August ...- 
 September 
 October _. 
 November 
 December . 
 
 1916— January .. 
 February . 
 
 March 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 438 
 442 
 438 
 430 
 430 
 441 
 434 
 439 
 440 
 442 
 445 
 439 
 443 
 444 
 444 
 444 
 441 
 441 
 435 
 435 
 
 2,632 
 2,K7 
 2,416 
 2,545 
 2,525 
 2,717 
 2,967 
 2,824 
 3,018 
 2,741 
 2,924 
 2,893 
 3,269 
 3,215 
 3,048 
 2,997 
 3,277 
 3,536 
 3,285 
 3,194 
 
 6.0 
 5.8 
 5.5 
 5.9 
 5.8 
 6.1 
 6.8 
 6.4 
 6.8 
 6.2 
 6.6 
 6.6 
 7.4 
 7.2 
 6.9 
 6.8 
 7.4 
 8.0 
 7.5 
 7.3 
 
 1914- 
 
 1915 
 
 November . 
 December .. 
 -January ... 
 February .. 
 
 March 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 July 
 
 August 
 
 September . 
 
 October 
 
 November . 
 December .. 
 1916 — January ... 
 February .. 
 March ..... 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 SALT LAKE AND LOS ANGELES. 
 
 687 
 
 
 687 
 6SS 
 687 
 687 
 
 6.S7 
 
 
 
 6S1 
 
 
 681 
 6,S5 
 
 
 688 
 
 
 688 
 6SS 
 
 
 
 688 
 
 
 691 
 
 
 691 
 
 
 fm 
 
 
 693 
 
 
 60S 
 
 
 688 
 
 
 
 664 
 
 6,243 
 6,405 
 5,945 
 6,711 
 5,957 
 6,177 
 5,670 
 5,630 
 5,773 
 5,286 
 5,797 
 5,477 
 5,814 
 5,236 
 4,711 
 5,383 
 4,864 
 4,714 
 4,914 
 4,717 
 
 9.1 
 9.2 
 8.6 
 9.8 
 8.6 
 9.0 
 8.3 
 8.3 
 8.4 
 7.7 
 8.4 
 7.9 
 8.4 
 7.6 
 6.8 
 7.8 
 7.0 
 6.8 
 7.1 
 7.1 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 WHITTIER-FULUERTON. 
 
 239 
 
 Number of uells 
 
 Average daily ijro- 
 ductlon in barrels 
 
 1914— November — 
 
 December 
 
 1915 — January 
 
 February 
 
 March 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 July 
 
 August 
 
 September 
 
 October 
 
 November 
 
 December 
 
 1016— January 
 
 February 
 
 March 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 SUMMERLAND. 
 
 1914— November 
 
 December .. - 
 
 1915— January 
 
 February — 
 
 March 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 July 
 
 August 
 
 September 
 
 October 
 
 November 
 
 December 
 
 1916— January 
 
 February 
 
 March 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 567 
 
 5 
 
 40,629 
 
 71.8 
 
 568 
 
 8 
 
 38,511 
 
 67.7 
 
 568 
 
 6 
 
 39,293 
 
 69.0 
 
 570 
 
 7 
 
 37,514 
 
 66.8 
 
 581 
 
 6 
 
 37,063 
 
 63.7 
 
 589 
 
 4 
 
 35,807 
 
 60.8 
 
 591 
 
 3 
 
 35,169 
 
 59.4 
 
 599 
 
 3 
 
 34,661 
 
 57.8 
 
 600 
 
 7 
 
 34,714 
 
 57.8 
 
 605 
 
 3 
 
 34,192 
 
 56.4 
 
 605 
 
 4 
 
 35,880 
 
 59.4 
 
 611 
 
 6 
 
 35,023 
 
 57.2 
 
 608 
 
 2 
 
 35,182 
 
 57.8 
 
 613 
 
 5 
 
 34,037 
 
 55.5 
 
 620 
 
 3 
 
 35,385 
 
 57.0 
 
 620 
 
 7 
 
 35,753 1 
 
 57.6 
 
 624 
 
 4 
 
 37,920 
 
 60.8 
 
 627 
 
 3 
 
 37,849 
 
 60.3 
 
 587 
 
 1 
 
 38,583 
 
 65.6 
 
 626 
 
 6 
 
 40,696 
 
 64.9 
 
 102 I 
 
 102 ' 
 102 
 102 
 102 
 102 
 102 
 102 
 102 
 102 
 95 
 112 
 112 
 112 
 112 
 112 
 112 
 112 
 112 
 112 
 
 148 I 
 
 148 ' 
 
 148 
 
 148 
 
 148 
 
 148 
 
 148 
 
 136 
 
 137 
 
 135 
 
 132 
 
 153 
 
 155 
 
 155 
 
 155 
 
 155 
 
 155 
 
 155 
 
 155 
 
 156 
 
 1.4 
 1.4 
 1.4 
 1.4 
 1.4 
 1.4 
 1.4 
 1.3 
 1.3 
 1.3 
 1.4 
 1.4 
 1.4 
 1.4 
 1.4 
 1.4 
 1.4 
 1.4 
 1.4 
 1.4 
 
 WATSONVILLE. 
 
 1914— November 
 December 
 
 11)15— January . 
 February 
 March ... 
 
 .\pril 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 July 
 
 August -. 
 September 
 October .. 
 November 
 December 
 
 1916— January . 
 February 
 March ... 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 75 
 
 15.0 
 
 75 
 
 15.0 
 
 75 
 
 15.0 
 
 75 
 
 15.0 
 
 75 
 
 15.0 
 
 75 
 
 15.0 
 
 75 
 
 18.7 
 
 75 
 
 15.0 
 
 75 
 
 15.0 
 
 75 
 
 15.0 
 
 75 
 
 15.0 
 
 75 
 
 16.0 
 
 75 
 
 15.0 
 
 75 
 
 15.0 
 
 75 
 
 15.0 
 
 75 
 
 15.0 
 
 75 
 
 15.0 
 
 75 
 
 15.0 
 
 75 
 
 15.0 
 
 75 
 
 15.0 
 
240 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 CALIFORNIA OIL FIELDS. 
 
 Wells 
 produc- 
 ing 
 
 Monthly 
 
 Per d.'y 
 
 Iier well 
 produc- 
 ing 
 
 1903- 
 
 -January _ 
 February 
 
 March 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 July 
 
 Augiist .. 
 September 
 October .. 
 November 
 December 
 
 2,307 
 2,458 
 2,302 
 2,349 
 2,473 
 2,523 
 2,532 
 2,561 
 2,587 
 2,611 
 2,623 
 
 22 
 13 
 20 
 34 
 21 
 25 
 19 
 17 
 
 47,638 
 57,520 
 
 5S,318 
 60,621 
 73,402 
 70,750 
 66,351 
 71,212 
 72,S41 
 71,236 
 74,104 
 75,531 
 
 1,476,783 
 1,610,572 
 
 l,SCr7,841 
 1,818,745 
 2,275,466 
 2,122,522 
 2,056,867 
 2,207,572 
 2,1&3,230 
 2,208,223 
 2,223,120 
 2,311,540 
 
 20.7 
 23.4 
 25.3 
 25.8 
 29.7 
 28.1 
 26.2 
 27.8 
 28.1 
 27.3 
 28.3 
 28.9 
 
 1904- 
 
 -January . 
 February 
 
 March 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 July 
 
 August 
 
 September 
 October . 
 Kovember 
 December 
 
 2,601 
 2,722 
 2,722 
 2,791 
 2,818 
 2,885 
 2,834 
 2,822 
 2,755 
 2,732 
 2,760 
 2,713 
 
 73,547 2,279,955 
 
 74,845 2,170,514 
 
 79,541 2,465,785 
 
 78,601 2,358,043 
 
 79,426 2,462,215 
 
 80,332 2,409,988 
 
 82,431 2,c55,359 
 
 82,516 2,557,998 
 
 79,629 2,388,876 
 
 82,199 2,548,166 
 
 86,126 2,583,778 
 
 89,289 2,767,957 
 
 28.3 
 27.5 
 29.2 
 28.2 
 28.2 
 27.9 
 29.1 
 29.2 
 28.9 
 30.1 
 31.2 
 32.9 
 
 1905— January 
 February 
 March .„ 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 July 
 
 August — . 
 September 
 October ._ 
 November 
 December . 
 
 2,663 
 2,485 
 2,266 
 2,336 
 2,361 
 
 1906— January . 
 February 
 March ... 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 July 
 
 August ... 
 September 
 October ... 
 November 
 December . 
 
 1907 — .January . 
 February 
 
 March 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 July 
 
 August ... 
 September 
 October . 
 November 
 December . 
 
 2.376 
 
 17 
 
 2,364 
 
 27 
 
 2,266 
 
 17 
 
 2,327 
 
 17 
 
 2,.398 
 
 12 
 
 2,472 
 
 ■ 9 I 
 
 2,4.36 
 
 8 
 
 2,429 
 
 13 
 
 2.428 
 
 12 
 
 2,372 
 
 15 
 
 2,366 
 
 24 
 
 2,321 
 
 15 
 
 2,335 
 
 15 
 
 2,349 
 
 14 
 
 2,358 
 
 13 
 
 2,397 
 
 17 
 
 2,401 
 
 16 
 
 2,396 
 
 11 
 
 2,426 
 
 20 
 
 2,453 
 
 14 
 
 2,471 
 
 12 
 
 2,.511 
 
 20 ' 
 
 2,472 
 
 22 
 
 2,604 
 
 26 , 
 
 2,678 
 
 38 1 
 
 2.666 
 
 30 ! 
 
 2,666 
 
 25 
 
 2,696 
 
 34 
 
 2,748 
 
 37 
 
 2,807 
 
 52 ' 
 
 2,827 
 
 46 
 
 86,829 
 89,938 
 89,033 
 90,688 
 94,137 
 97,733 
 89,611 
 90,262 
 ^,934 
 102,334 
 102,003 
 99,019 
 
 94,668 
 97,300 
 92,506 
 91,476 
 91,190 
 87,169 
 86,841 
 84,682 
 87,037 
 86,534 
 88,228 
 85,491 
 
 83,999 
 89,781 
 90,012 
 103,879 
 117,084 
 118,499 
 120,4.38 
 114,881 
 120,268 
 119,814 
 116,561 
 119,962 
 
 2,691,700 
 2,518,263 
 2,761,009 
 2,720,662 
 2,918,236 
 2,931,982 
 2,777,940 
 2,798,116 
 2,878,019 
 3,172,369 
 3,060,102 
 3,069,593 
 
 2,934,694 
 2,726,635 
 2,867,693 
 2,714,293 
 2,826.899 
 2,615,085 
 2,692,079 
 2,625,129 
 2,611,097 
 2,682,568 
 2,646,845 
 2,650,212 
 
 2,603,827 
 2,513,867 
 2,790,385 
 3,176,384 
 3,629,618 
 3,554,986 
 3,734,207 
 3,561,300 
 3,608,046 
 3,714,219 
 3,496,810 
 3,718.833 
 
 32.6 
 36.2 
 39.7 
 38.8 
 39.9 
 41.6 
 37.9 
 39.8 
 41.2 
 42.7 
 41.3 
 40.3 
 
 38.9 
 40.1 
 39.0 
 38.6 
 39.3 
 37.3 
 36.9 
 35.9 
 36.3 
 36.0 
 36.8 
 35.2 
 
 34.2 
 36.3 
 35.8 
 42.8 
 45.0 
 44.2 
 45.2 
 43.1 
 44.6 
 43.6 
 41.5 
 42.4 
 
I 
 
 FIRST ANNUAIi REPORT. 
 CALIFORNIA OIL FIELDS— Continued. 
 
 241 
 
 
 
 
 Productioi 
 
 
 
 com- 
 pleted 
 
 
 
 Wells 
 produc- 
 
 
 
 Per day 
 
 uer well 
 produc- 
 ing 
 
 ing 
 
 during 
 month 
 
 Daily 
 
 Monthly 
 
 2,865 
 
 48 
 
 121,107 
 
 3,754,324 
 
 42.3 
 
 2,914 
 
 40 
 
 121,761 
 
 3,.531,061 
 
 41.8 
 
 2,987 
 
 38 
 
 125,577 
 
 3,892,901 
 
 42.0 
 
 3,021 
 
 53 
 
 125,068 
 
 3,752,025 
 
 41.4 
 
 3,051 
 
 47 
 
 128,889 
 
 3,995,562 
 
 41.5 
 
 3,106 
 
 59 
 
 130,888 
 
 3,926,640 
 
 42.1 
 
 3,160 
 
 52 
 
 129,781 
 
 4,023,226 
 
 41.1 
 
 3,219 
 
 66 
 
 136,094 ! 4,218,916 
 
 42.3 
 
 3,252 
 
 48 
 
 136,958 
 
 4,109,646 
 
 j 42.1 
 
 3,305 
 
 64 
 
 139,282 
 
 4,317,768 
 
 1 42.1 
 
 3,351 
 
 64 
 
 143,367 
 
 4,301,011 
 
 1 42.8 
 
 3,399 
 
 62 
 
 144,634 
 
 4,483,657 
 
 ! 42.6 
 
 3,442 
 
 55 
 
 143,820 
 
 4,520,435 
 
 42.3 
 
 3,433 
 
 60 
 
 140,679 
 
 3,939,026 
 
 41.0 
 
 3,520 
 
 57 
 
 153,060 
 
 4,744,870 
 
 43.5 
 
 3,582 
 
 68 
 
 159,293 
 
 4,778,787 
 
 44.5 
 
 3,640 
 
 70 
 
 159,088 
 
 4,931,729 
 
 43.7 
 
 3,654 
 
 67 
 
 162,819 
 
 4,884,575 
 
 44.0 
 
 3,724 
 
 68 
 
 163,438 
 
 5,066,576 
 
 43.9 
 
 3,775 
 
 56 
 
 156,001 
 
 4,836,017 
 
 41.6 
 
 3,869 
 
 59 
 
 166,377 
 
 4,991,312 
 
 43.0 
 
 3,889 
 
 64 
 
 166,090 
 
 5,148,788 
 
 42.7 
 
 3,945 
 
 54 
 
 170,441 
 
 5,113,236 
 
 43.2 
 
 3,919 
 
 70 
 
 168,915 
 
 5,236,372 
 
 43.1 
 
 3,986 
 
 77 
 
 167,198 
 
 5,183,150 
 
 41.9 
 
 4,045 
 
 90 
 
 174,133 
 
 4,875,711 
 
 43.0 
 
 4,151 
 
 88 
 
 194,278 
 
 6,022,624 
 
 46.8 
 
 4,249 
 
 97 
 
 219,350 
 
 6,580,510 
 
 51.6 
 
 4,293 
 
 103 
 
 2>->,672 
 
 6,995,825 
 
 52.6 
 
 4,417 
 
 102 
 
 237,551 
 
 7,126,544 
 
 .^3.8 
 
 4,450 
 
 96 
 
 232,512 
 
 7,207,890 
 
 52.2 
 
 4,5f)9 
 
 74 
 
 2;J7,688 
 
 7,368,320 
 
 52.7 
 
 4,449 
 
 72 
 
 228,601 
 
 6,858,028 
 
 51.4 
 
 4,436 
 
 73 
 
 211,364 
 
 6,552,281 
 
 47.6 
 
 4,556 
 
 82 
 
 210,773 
 
 6,323,189 
 
 46.3 
 
 4,692 
 
 65 
 
 213,016 
 
 6,603,190 
 
 45.4 
 
 4,746 
 
 65 
 
 211,812 
 
 6,566,180 
 
 44.6 
 
 4,757 
 
 60 
 
 213,329 
 
 5,973,206 
 
 44.8 
 
 4,783 
 
 68 
 
 228,708 
 
 7,089,955 
 
 47.8 
 
 4,7&1 
 
 79 
 
 230,978 
 
 6,929,337 
 
 48.2 
 
 4,870 
 
 75 
 
 229,467 
 
 7,113,466 
 
 47.1 
 
 4,885 
 
 55 
 
 223,136 
 
 6,694,078 
 
 45.7 
 
 4,966 
 
 61 
 
 223,802 
 
 6,937,862 
 
 45.1 
 
 4,997 
 
 73 
 
 232,546 
 
 7,208,934 
 
 46.5 
 
 5,098 
 
 79 
 
 213,042 
 
 7,291,254 
 
 47.7 
 
 5,142 
 
 67 
 
 234,949 
 
 7,283,434 
 
 45.7 
 
 5,143 
 
 56 
 
 210,343 
 
 7,210.297 
 
 46.7 
 
 5,138 
 
 62 
 
 1 
 
 240,195 
 
 7,446,041 
 
 40.7 
 
 5,170 
 
 60 ' 
 
 246,041 
 
 7,627,258 
 
 47.6 
 
 5,157 
 
 65 
 
 237,705 
 
 6,893,432 
 
 46.1 
 
 5,237 
 
 58 
 
 23:),145 
 
 7,2S9, !98 
 
 44.9 
 
 5,316 
 
 75 
 
 240,289 
 
 7,208,672 
 
 45.2 
 
 5,374 
 
 66 
 
 236,554 
 
 7,333,180 
 
 44.0 
 
 6,458 
 
 67 
 
 244,857 
 
 7,345.702 
 
 44.9 
 
 5,518 < 
 
 64 
 
 243,895 
 
 7,560,748 
 
 44.2 
 
 5,556 
 
 82 
 
 248,208 
 
 7.694,442 
 
 44.7 
 
 5,589 
 
 56 
 
 252,709 
 
 7,581.285 
 
 45.2 
 
 5,648 
 
 67 
 
 263,188 
 
 8,158,814 
 
 46.<i 
 
 5,627 
 
 50 1 
 
 255,873 
 
 7,676,176 
 
 45.5 
 
 5.626 1 
 
 59 ' 
 
 248,566 
 
 7,705.232 
 
 44.2 
 
 1908— January . 
 Fiibruary 
 
 March 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 July 
 
 August -- 
 September 
 October -. 
 November 
 December 
 
 1909— Jauuary . 
 February 
 March .._ 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 July 
 
 August — . 
 September 
 October _.. 
 November 
 December . 
 
 1910— January . 
 February 
 
 March 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 July 
 
 August -_. 
 September 
 October .. 
 November 
 December . 
 
 1911- January . 
 February 
 March .— 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 July 
 
 August -- 
 September 
 October -. 
 November 
 December . 
 
 1912— January .. 
 February . 
 
 March 
 
 April 
 
 May ..-., 
 
 June 
 
 July 
 
 August 
 
 Septeiiilier 
 October ... 
 November . 
 Dccfiiibcr . 
 
 IC— 27014 
 
242 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERMSOR. 
 
 CALIFORNIA OIL FIELDS— ConUnued. 
 
 I Wells 
 >r"!!th I produc- 
 
 ing 
 
 1913— January 5,638 
 
 February 5,669 
 
 March 5,7S4 
 
 April 5,847 
 
 May 5,924 
 
 June 5,997 
 
 July 6,035 
 
 August 6,069 
 
 Wells 
 
 
 Production 
 
 
 com- 
 pleted 1 
 daring 
 month 
 
 DaUy 
 
 Jlouthly 
 
 Per day 
 per well 
 
 prndu"- 
 ing 
 
 56 
 
 244,592 
 
 7,582,346 
 
 13.4 
 
 01 
 
 260.813 
 
 7,302,751 
 
 46.0 
 
 54 
 
 264,026 
 
 8,1S4,S09 
 
 45.7 
 
 44 
 
 264,795 
 
 7,943,851 
 
 45.3 
 
 42 
 
 261,230 
 
 8,036,138 
 
 44.1 
 
 64 
 
 270,331 
 
 8,109,<Hl 
 
 45.1 
 
 67 
 
 276,578 
 
 8,573,906 
 
 45.8 
 
 49 
 
 284,103 
 
 8,807,180 
 
 46.8 
 
 CALIFORNIA OIL FIELDS. 
 
 Number of wells 
 
 Daily average pro- 
 j ducUou ill barrels 
 
 Storage in barrels 
 
 End of 
 month 
 
 1913— September 41 6,105 
 
 October 39 5JS.yl 
 
 XoTember 33 5,810 
 
 December 29 5.870 
 
 1914— January 37 5,915 
 
 February 36 5^58 
 
 March 33 5,899 
 
 April 33 6,002 
 
 May ._ .57 6,097 
 
 .June 43 6,178 
 
 .July 42 6,261 
 
 August 37 6,2i6 
 
 September 25 6,110 
 
 October 28 6,106 
 
 Xovember 24 6,123 
 
 December 26 6,106 
 
 1915— January 20 6,116 
 
 February 19 6,104 
 
 March 23 6,069 
 
 April 17 6,149 
 
 May 23 6,307 
 
 -June 14 6,432 
 
 -July 28 6,469 
 
 August 12 6,501 
 
 September 30 6,438 
 
 October 20 6,488 
 
 November 14 6,507 
 
 December 20 6,.532 
 
 1916— January 35 6,547 
 
 February 33 6,503 
 
 March 34 6,651 
 
 April 40 6,767 
 
 May 50 6,807 
 
 June 57 6,929 
 
 2S4,076 46.6 47,678,299 
 
 263,325 45.0 47,421,993 -^6,306 
 
 273,265 47.0 47,786,439 -^364,446 
 
 270,353 46.0 47,870,177 ^83,738 
 
 281,835 47.5 49,308,-560 
 
 280,561 43.9 49,797,205 -^488645 
 
 286,-591 47.7 49,847,770 -50,565 
 
 284,701 47.3 49,625,570 —222,200 
 
 297,466 48.8 50,318,025 -f-6T2.4a5 
 
 302.400 48.9 521,450,007 ^779320 
 
 296,296 47.3 S,937,438 ^792,431 
 
 293,943 47.0 53,188,857 -^251,419 
 
 •^9,979 47.3 55,027.228 ^1,838,471 
 
 282,152 46.2 56,024,899 -1-997,571 
 
 2-59,771 42.3 57,on,068 -1,046,189 
 
 250,S7 41.0 56,526,274 -^976,875 
 
 2-50,528 41.0 59,276,301 ^750,027 
 
 246,869 40.3 60,-i»7..306 -!-l,251,C0i5 
 
 244,139 40.3 e0,777,.316 -r250,010 
 
 244,703 39.7 60,656,177 —121,139 
 
 246,1-53 -39.0 60,820,315 -164,138 
 
 248,620 38.5 60,616,286 -204,029 
 
 246,301 38.2 60,409,979 —206,307 
 
 247.644 38.0 60.162,277 —247,702 
 
 245,681 38.1 59.624,905 — 537,.372 
 
 246,541 37.1 58,673,592 —951,313 
 
 240,775 36.9 57,789,959 —883,633 
 
 236,593 36.2 37,147,051 —642,908 
 
 223,364 34.1 37,(65,887 —111,164 
 
 223,495 34.4 56,021,093 —1,014,794 
 
 242.651 36.5 54,975,705 -1,045,388 
 
 246,097 36.4 53,569,504 — 1,406,201 
 
 249,526 36.6 52,672,741 —896,763 
 
 255,451 36.8 51,199,918 —1,472,823 
 
 New wells, total 
 
 New wells, average per month 
 
 Producing wells, average number.-- 
 Average daily production per well- 
 
 421 
 
 220 
 
 35 
 
 20 
 
 6,076 
 
 6,325 
 
 46.8 
 
 38. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 
 243 
 
 F/gure 22.. Record of prices of crude o/V 
 &t fhe we//s. /Stdndard O/V Co.) 
 
 SAN JOAQUIN FIELD 
 
 Co 
 
 D£GR££S 
 BAUME' 
 
 15 
 1 1 
 
 20 25 30 
 
 1 ! 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ! 1 1 1 1 
 
 Cents per barrel 
 
 Dec 
 
 /St. 
 30f/l 
 
 3rd. 
 
 26th 
 ?Ot/l 
 ?6th 
 
 '6t/> 
 
 1st 
 
 7tt, 
 
 2on. 
 
 
 3S 
 40 
 
 m 
 ft 
 
 tt 
 
 37'/a 
 
 K 
 • 
 
 so 
 
 4-6 
 
 5S 1 60 
 
 ''O 
 65 
 
 ~ ~so' ~ 
 
 SS 
 
 1 
 
 75 
 
 70 
 60 
 
 SO 
 SS 
 
 Co 
 
 Jan. 
 
 SO 
 
 SS 
 4-5 
 
 Feb. 
 
 Mar 
 Apr 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 Ju/y 
 
 40 
 It 
 
 Aug. 
 
 Sep. 
 
 Oct. 
 
 45 
 
 Nov. 
 
 m 
 
 Dec. 
 
 Co 
 
 Jan. 
 Feb. 
 
 Mar 
 
 Apr 
 
 May 
 June 
 July 
 Aug 
 
 32 Yz 
 
 * 
 
 1 
 
 Sep 
 
 Oct. 
 
 ^3 
 
 S3 
 
 sd 
 
 63 ~ 
 
 e'e' ' 
 
 3T/b 
 
 Nov. 
 
 Dec. 
 
 40 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 A 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 
 S 
 
 
 
 
 
 Jan. 
 
 
 44 
 S4 
 
 S9 
 64 
 
 '69 
 
 4S 
 S5 
 
 60 
 ~6S 
 
 70 
 
 46 
 S6 
 
 61 
 66 
 
 7/ ' 
 
 47 
 S7 
 
 62 
 67 
 7a~ 
 
 46 
 
 sa 
 
 63 
 68 
 '73 
 
 49 
 S9 
 
 64 
 
 69 
 
 SO 
 60 
 
 65 
 
 - - 
 70 
 
 SI 
 
 61 
 
 67 
 
 'ia 
 
 '77 
 
 sa 
 
 69 
 
 74 
 
 7'S' 
 
 Si 
 63 
 
 -71 
 
 76 
 
 W 
 
 S4 
 64 
 
 73 
 
 76 
 
 a'i 
 
 S5 
 6S 
 
 7S 
 
 ao 
 
 S6 
 66 
 
 77 
 
 6e 
 
 6 7' 
 
 S7 
 67 
 
 79 
 
 64 
 
 es 
 
 --- 
 
 Feb. 
 Mar 
 Apr 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 Ju/y 
 
 Aug. 
 
 Sep 
 
 DSCffESS 
 BAUME' 
 
 1 1 1 1 
 15 
 
 2. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 1 
 
244 
 
 STATE OIL .VXD GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 at 
 
 23. Record of prices of crude o/7 
 f/ie H/e//s. fsfdndard 0/7 Co.) 
 
 SOUTHERN' FIELDS 
 
 
 DEGKEES 15 
 8AUA4E' , , , , 
 
 20 25 30 ; 
 
 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 
 
 Cents per bar re/ 
 
 Dec. 
 
 /it 
 3rxi 
 
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 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 245 
 
 DIRECTORY OF OIL COMPANIES. 
 
 Showing Date of Incorporation, Amount of Capital Stock, Number of Producing 
 Weils and Counties in which Located. 
 
 (Companies in heavy-faced type caps are producing companies.) 
 
 A. & J. OIL COMPANY, 
 
 400 H. W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. A. T. Jergins, President, H. J. 
 Haase, Secretary. April 25, 1914. 
 $80,000. Three wells, Kern County, 
 Cal. 
 y^tna Oil Mining and Developing Com- 
 pany, 
 11214 Wilmington St., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 W. H. Smith, President, Dwight Har- 
 ris, Secretary. May 14, 1913. ?25,000. 
 /Etna Petroleum Company, 
 3.50 California St.. San Francisco, Cal. 
 John Lawson, I'lesident, G. S. Tyler, 
 Secretary. April 20, 1899. $50,000. 
 Aladdin Oil Company, 
 
 408 Consolidated Realty Bldg., Los An- 
 geles, Cal. William Mead, President, 
 L. Schenck, Secretary. Sept. 17, 1900. 
 $250,000. 
 ALASKA PIONEER OIL COMPANY, 
 433 Mills Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 M'. Chappell. President. W. J. Clark, 
 Secretary. March 18, 1910. $500,000. 
 Seven wells, Kern County. 
 ALBERTA-MIDWAY OIL COMPANY, 
 Box 441, Bakevsfield. Cal. S. G. Tryon, 
 President, A. C. Tupman, Secretarj'. 
 April 26, 1911. $500,000. Five wells, 
 Kern County. 
 Alliance Oil Company, 
 354 Pine St., San Francisco, Cal. L. A. 
 Phillips, President, H. P. Coles, Sec- 
 retary. July 22, 1909. $3,000,000. 
 ALMA OIL COMPANY, 
 
 403 Mills Bldg. San Francisco. Cal. 
 
 C. E. Thomas, President, M. A. 
 
 Thomas, Secretary. June 22. 1900. 
 
 $400,000. Twenty wells, Kern County. 
 
 Alma Oil Company, 
 
 Lemoore, Cal. June 23, 1904. $50,000. 
 Alpha Oil Company, 
 
 604 Mills Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 .January 30, 1909. $50,000. Kern 
 Coimty. 
 Altoona Midway Oil Company. 
 Box 413, Altoona, Pa. R. W. A. Jame- 
 son. President, J. H. Fiske. Secretary. 
 Fehruary 20, 1909. $500,000. Kern 
 County. 
 Alvarado Oil Company, 
 
 1114 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 L. H. Mitchell, President, V. C. Mc- 
 Collough. Secretary. February 23, 
 1004. $300,000. 
 AMALGAMATED OIL COMPANY, 
 
 55 New Montgomery St., San Fran- 
 cisco. Cal. Wm. Sproule, President. 
 P. G. Williams, Secretary. October 
 27. 1904. $5,000,000. Six wells, Los 
 Angeles County, 17 wells, Orange 
 County. 
 
 AMAUROT OIL COMPANY, 
 
 507 Foxcroft Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 W. E. Miles, President, A. J. Weston, 
 Secretary. November 9, 1908. $25,000. 
 Four wells, Kern County. 
 Amazon Oil Company, 
 
 410 Citizens Bank Bldg., Pasadena, CaL 
 
 A. K. Nash, President, R. H. Pinney, 
 Secretary, Sept. 26, 1900. $400,000. 
 Kern County. 
 
 Amber Oil Copmany, 
 
 P.O. Box 151, Bakersfield, Cal. John 
 Kincaid, President, S. K. Dickinson, 
 Secretary. July 19, 1909. $500,000. 
 Kern County. 
 AMERICAN CRUDE OIL COMPANY, 
 
 227 Title Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. William F. West, President, 
 H. A. Greene, Secretary. January 3, 
 1912. $500,000. Nine wells, Kern 
 County. 
 AMERICAN OIL FIELDS COMPANY, 
 
 1015 Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 E. L. Doheny, President, Norman 
 Bridge, Secretary. January 10, 1910. 
 $25,000,000. Forty-six wells, Kern 
 County. 
 AMERICAN PETROLEUM COMPANY, 
 
 1015 Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 E. L. Doheny, President, Normaji 
 Bridge, Secretary. February 7, 1908. 
 $15,000,000. Eighty-four wells, Fres- 
 no County. 
 AMITY OIL COMPANY, 
 
 605 First National Bank Bldg., San 
 Francisco, Cal. Tliomas P. Wood- 
 ward, President, A. B. Smith, Secre- 
 tary. August 31, 1911. $500,000. Five 
 wells, Fresno County. 
 AMY OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Coalinga, Cal. A. P. May, President, 
 
 B. L. Wyllie, Secretary. November 
 14, 1908, $50,000. One well, Fresno 
 County. 
 
 Anglo Callfornlan Oil Syndicate, Ltd., 
 Lompoc, Cal. W. J. Packard, Cali- 
 fornia Manager. July 17, 1906. £50,000. 
 ADELINE CONSOLIDATED ROAD OIL 
 COMPANY, 
 
 :\Iaricopa. Cal. A. J, Crites. Seven 
 wells, Kern County. 
 APOLLO OIL COMPANY. 
 
 507 Foxcroft Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 W. E. Miles, President, A. J. Weston, 
 Secretary. February 13, 1901. $500,- 
 000. Nineteen well.s, Kern County. 
 ARCTURUS OIL COMPANY, 
 
 55 New Montgomery St., San Francisco, 
 Cal. Wm. Sproule, President, P. G. 
 Williams, Secretary. February 12, 
 1904. $400,000. Thirty-one wells, 
 Los Angeles County. 
 
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 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Arequipa Oil Company, 
 
 245 Holbrook Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 O. Scribner, President, G. Sheri- 
 dan, Secretary. January 5, 1909. 
 $500,000. Kern County. 
 ARICA OIL COMPANY, 
 
 245 Holbrook Bldg.. San Francisco, Cal. 
 O. Scribner, Vice President, G. Sheri- 
 dan, Secretary. January 5, 1909. 
 $500,000. Nine wells, Fresno County. 
 ARIZONA PETROLEUM COMPANY, 
 2227 Hobart Blvd., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 Julius A. Brown, President, E. W. 
 Forgy, Secretary. March 13, 1910. 
 $250,000. Seven wells. Fresno Countv. 
 ASSOCIATED OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Sharon Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. Wm. 
 Sproule, President, P. G. Williams, 
 Secretary. October 7, 1901. $40,000,000. 
 524 wells. Kern County, 47 wells, 
 Fresno County. 
 Atlas Crude Oil Company, 
 
 Care Title Insurance and Trust Com- 
 pany. Los Angeles, Cal. G. M. Giffln, 
 President. Theo. A. Simpson, Secre- 
 tary. July 14, 1900. $30,000. 
 August Oil Company, 
 Box 635, Fresno, Cal. F. A. Homan, 
 President, A. "SV. Burdick, Secretary. 
 April 4, 1910. $1,000,000. Kern Coun- 
 ty. 
 Avenal Land and Oil Company, 
 
 350 California St., San Francisco, Cal. 
 John Lawson. President. R. D. Blake, 
 Secretary. April 20, 1899. $500,000. 
 Azores Oil Company, 
 
 Hanford. Cal. M. J. Caetano, Presi- 
 dent, "V^'ilhelmina Nunes, Secretary. 
 January 20, 1909. $50,000. 
 Aztec Oil Company, 
 
 245 Holbrook Bldg., San Fi-ancisco, Cal. 
 August 2. 1909. $250,000. 
 Baby Kings Oil and Mineral Company, 
 Box 416. Hanford, Cal. F. B. Skinner, 
 President. "W. R. McQuiddy, Secre- 
 tary. December S, 1897. $64,000. 
 Bakersfield- Fresno Oil Company, 
 Box 688. Fresno, Cal. H. M. Rodgers, 
 President, F. E. Cook, Secretary. 
 August 31, 1899. $100,000. Kern 
 County. 
 Bakersfield Fuel and Oil Company, 
 Box 241, Selma. Cal. W. H. Shafer, 
 President, Chas. A. Lee, Secretars-. 
 July 31, 1899. $16,000. 
 Bakersfield Six Oil Company, 
 Box 246. Bakersfield, Cal. Lesser 
 Hirschfeld, President, L. D. Hirshfeld, 
 Secretary. January 6, 1911. $10,000. 
 Balboa Oil Company, 
 629 Spreckels Bldg.. San Diego, Cal. 
 A. J. Taylor. President, J. Wiseman, 
 Secretary. June 10. 1912. $500,000. 
 Bald Eagle Junior Oil Company, 
 Box 308, Napa. Cal. E. H. Winship, 
 President, J. E. Beard, Secretarv. 
 February 1. 1001. $175,000. 
 Baltimore Oil Company, 
 Union Oil Bldg.. Los Angeles, Cal. June 
 23. 1910. $1,000,000. 
 BALD EAGLE OIL COMPANY, 
 
 110 Sutter St., San Francisco. Cal. 
 C. H. Phillips, President, "Wm. Lange, 
 Jr.. Secretary. January 7. 1901. 
 .'5500.000. Thirteen wells, Kern 
 County. 
 
 BANKERS OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Citizens Bank Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal 
 Orra E. Monnette, President, M. J.I 
 Monnette. Secretary. November 24,1 
 1909. $1,000,000. Thirty-two wells,' 
 Kern County. 
 BANKLINE OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Alaska Commercial Bldg., San Fran- 
 cisco, Cal. John Barneson, President. 
 J. L. Barneson, Secretary. May 20, 
 1912. $200,000. Seventeen wells, Kern 
 County. 
 Banner Oil Company, 
 
 820 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 J. H. Strine, President, Ruben S. 
 Schmidt, Secretarv. September 12, 
 1891. $10,000. 
 Banner Oil Company, 
 
 S2S Mills Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. J. J. 
 
 Seymour, President, T. C. Judkins, 
 
 Secretary. February 19, 1901. $60,000. 
 
 BARD OIL AND ASPHALT COMPANY, 
 
 S16 Storey Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 Edw. Strasburg, President, E. C. 
 Dunshee, Secretary. August 28, 1900. 
 $2,000,000. Twenty-two wells, Ven- 
 tura County. 
 Bardsdale Canon Oil Company, 
 
 300 Harvard Blvd., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 Chas. F. Kurd, President, Thos. Pas- 
 coe. Secretary. May 16, 1901. $20,000. 
 Ventura County. 
 BARDSDALE CRUDE OIL COMPANY, 
 
 514 Federal Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal. 
 A. F. Schiffman, President, Chas. A. 
 Shaw. Secretary. June 18, 1900. 
 $200,000. Eight wells. Ventura 
 
 County. 
 Barnodon Oil Company, 
 
 120S Alaska Commercial Bldg., San 
 Francisco, Cal. John Barneson, Pres- 
 ident, W. J. Dinsmore, Secretary. 
 April 9, 1910. $1,000,000. 
 Barstow Paraffin Oil Company, 
 
 Barstow, Cal. March 12, 1912. $200,000. 
 Barstow San Antonio Oil Company, 
 
 9 Beach St., Detroit, Mich. January 16, 
 1915. $100,000. 
 Bay City Oil Company, 
 
 30 S, Raymond St., Pasadena, Cal. Ira 
 J. H. Syk.-s. Secretary. October 28, 
 1899. $500,000. Kern County. 
 Bear Creek Oil Company, 
 
 831 State St.. Santa Barbara, Cal. J. H. 
 Hurlbut. President, A. R. Edmondson, 
 Secretary. July 12, 1913. $10,000. 
 BEATTY OIL AND DEVELOPMENT 
 COMPANY, 
 
 221 Merchants Trust Bldg., Los An- 
 geles. Cal. S. W. Beatty, President, 
 H. M. Foster, Secretary. February 
 10, 1913. $1,500,000. One well, Ven- 
 tura County. 
 BED ROCK OIL COMPANY, 
 
 1114 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 W. W. Orcutt, President, Giles Kel- 
 log. Secretary. January 4. 1909. 
 $50,000. Two wells, Kern County. 
 Bell Oil Company. 
 
 ,303 Fay Bldg.. Los Angeles. Cal. C. E. 
 Lapp, President. J. W. Eberle, Secre- 
 tary. July 2, 1910, $100,000. 
 

 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 
 24 
 
 Belmont Oil Company, 
 Chino, San Bernardino County, Cal. 
 O. J. Newman, President, Edwin 
 Rhodes, Secretary. September 1-3, 
 18!nt. $200,000. 
 BELRIDGE OIL COMPANY, 
 
 1130 Van Xuy.s BIdg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 Burton E. Green, President, W. J. 
 Hole, Secretary. January 25, 1911. 
 $1,000,000. Seventy-three wells, Kern 
 County. 
 Bequette Oil Company, 
 115 S. Churcli St.. Visalia. Cal. Paschal 
 Bequette, President, N. F. Bradley, 
 Secretarj-. January 16, 1900. $9,000. 
 Berkeley Coalinga OH Company, 
 129 Leidesdorff St., San Francisco, Cal. 
 W. L. W. Miller, President, D. R. 
 X.irris, Secretary. May 12, 1910. 
 si'io.ooo. Fresno County. 
 Berkeley Paraffine Oil Company, 
 311 Berkeley National Bank Bldg., 
 Berkeley, Cal. Geo. H. De Kay, Pres- 
 ident, P. S. Brunk, Secretary. July 
 16, 1912. $1,000,000. 
 C. J. BERRY AND F. L. KELLER, 
 1120 L. A. Investment Bldg., Los An- 
 geles, Cal. C. J. Berry, President, 
 F. L. Keller, Secretary. Fifteen 
 wells, Kern County. 
 Best Yet OH Company, 
 193 E. "E" St., Coalinga, Cal. O. D. Lof- 
 tus, President, Guy H. Salisbury, 
 Secretary. October 29. 1909. $150,000. 
 Fresno County. 
 B. H. C. OIL COMPANY, 
 
 208 Brower Bldg.. Bakersfleld, Cal. C. S. 
 Claflin. President. W. H. Hill, Secre- 
 tary. September 18, 1908. $15,000. 
 Six wells, Kern County. 
 Big Bill Oil Company, 
 Fresno, Cal. A. B. Smith, President. 
 April 29. 1909. $200,000. 
 Big Sespe Oil Company of Caiiforniaj 
 609 X. Main St., Santa Ana, Cal. L. A. 
 Clampitt, President, Dr. I. D. Mills, 
 Secretary. Sept. 4, 1896. $500,000. 
 Big Shell Petroleum Company, 
 
 10 Farmers National Bank Bldg., 
 Fresno, Cal. H. H. Walsh, Vice Pres- 
 ident, W. W. Parsons, Secretary. 
 June 7, 1904. $60,000. 
 BIRCH OIL COMPANY, 
 
 R.F.r>. Xo. 4. Fullerton, Cal. Nine 
 wells. Orange County. 
 Blue Bear Oil Company, 
 Room 716, 74 Xew Montgomery St., San 
 Francisco. A. L. Darrow, President. 
 August 15, 1910. $750,000. 
 Blue Diamond Oil Company, 
 Grass Valley, Cal. 'Walter G. Thomas, 
 President, Lloyd P. I.,;irne, Secretary. 
 October 15. 1900. $100,000. 
 Bohemian Oil Company, 
 220 N. Irwin St., Hanford, Cal. L. S. 
 Chittenden, President, A. F. Flory, 
 Secretary. July 14. 1909. $500,000. 
 
 J. S. BOOK. OIL AND INVESTMENT 
 COMPANY, 
 .'>21 Washington Bldg.. Los Angeles. Cal. 
 J. S. Book, I'resldent. G. E. Dela- 
 vans, Jr., Secretary. February 8. 1913. 
 $50,000. 3 weUs. Los Angelas County. 
 
 Borst & Baker Oil Company, 
 
 Box AA, Coalinga. Cal. Jas. A. Ward, 
 President, A. T. Borst, Secretary. 
 November 19, 1910. $100,000. Kern 
 County. 
 BOSTON PACIFIC OIL COMPANY, 
 
 204 Sharon Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 
 Fred G. King, President, E. B. Cush- 
 
 man. Secretary. December 12. 1911. 
 
 $1,000,000. Two wells, Kern County. 
 
 BOSTON PETROLEUM COMPANY, 
 
 131 State St., Boston, Mass. Arthur 
 Winslow, President, Henry L. Rand, 
 Treasurer. March 21, 1910. $500,000. 
 p]leven wells, Kern County. 
 Boychester Oil Company, 
 
 Box Y, Coalinga, Cal. W. C. Reilly, 
 President, J. A. Fluetsch, Secretary. 
 May 19, 1909. $100,000. 
 Bradford Oil Company, 
 
 1241 Flood Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 H. Nathan, President, Louis Nathan, 
 Secretary. May 17, 1899. $250,000. 
 BRAD OIL COMPANY, LTD., 
 
 Box 178. Taft, Cal. TV. E. Burns, Pres- 
 ident, E. D. Taylor, Secretarj\ May 
 12, 1910. $500,000. Two wells, Kern 
 County. 
 BREA CANON OIL COMPANY, 
 
 1117 Trust and Savings Bldg., Los An- 
 geles, Cal. Dan Murphy, President, 
 G. Holterhoff. Jr.. Secretary. July 
 26, 1899. $200,000. Twenty- four wells. 
 Orange County. 
 Briceland Oil Company, 
 
 Briceland, Cal. J. W. Bourden. Presi- 
 dent, C. J. Swithenbank, Secretary. 
 April 22, 1913. $150,000. 
 British American Oil Company, 
 
 Box 597, Santa Monica, Cal. W. Z. Mc- 
 Donald, President, Robt. K. Walton, 
 Secretary. August 26. 1907. $100,000. 
 BRITISH CONSOLIDATED OIL COM- 
 PANY, 
 
 Coalinga, Cal. R. S. Haseltine, General 
 Manager, E. A. Chatfield, President, 
 36 Queen St., London, E. C; E. Pal- 
 frev. Secretary, 36 Queen St., London. 
 E. C. August 29, 1908. £2,922,000. 5 
 wells, Fresno. 
 Bronco Oil Company, 
 
 58 Sutter St., San Francisco, Cal. Chas. 
 A. Son. President, A. N. Baldwin, 
 Secretary. November 19, 190S. $100,- 
 mn. 
 
 BROOKSHIRE OIL COMPANY. 
 
 San Luis Obispo, Cal. J. W. Barne- 
 berg. President, Henry Bahr, Secre- 
 tary. December 1. 1902. $500,000. 
 Three wells, Kern County. Three 
 wells. Santa Barbara County. 
 
 Brooks Oil Company, 
 Room 312. 16 California St., San Fran- 
 cisco, Cal. B. F. Brooks, President, 
 C. L. Brooks, Secretary. October 2. 
 1908. $500,000. Santa Barbara County. 
 
 Brown Oil Company, 
 
 Bakersfleld, Cal. P. S. Brown, Presi- 
 dent, S. Ti. Mack. Secretary. Jan- 
 uary 29, 1900. $250,000. 
 
 BUENA FE PETROLEUM COMPANY, 
 1011 Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 T. A. O'Donnell. President, E. L. Do- 
 heny, Jr., Secretary. Fifty-three 
 wells, Kern County. 
 
248 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Buena Vista Oil Company, 
 522 W. P. Story Bldgr., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 J. M. McLeod, President, C. P. But- 
 ler. Secretary. July 23, 1914. $1,500,- 
 000. Kern County. 
 BUICK OIL COIVIPANY, INC., 
 729 Title Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. D. D. Buick, President, A. B. 
 Allison, Assistant Secretary. March 
 7, 1910. $5,000,000. One well, Kern 
 County. 
 Bull Dog Oil Company, 
 1130 Van Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 M. H. Whittier, President, H. L. 
 T^^estbrook, Secretary. March 6, 1911. 
 $300,000. 
 Bunker Hill Oil Mining Company, 
 
 110 Sutter St., San Francisco. Cal. 
 J. W. Wright, President, Wm. Lange, 
 Secretary. November 9, 1899. $500,- 
 000. Kern County. 
 Calex Oil Company, 
 
 Bakersfield. Cal. H. A. Jastro, Presi- 
 dent. E. St. Clair, Secretary. 
 CALIFORNIA COAST OIL COMPANY, 
 1114 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 W. L. Stewart, President, Giles Kel- 
 logg, Secretary. September 10, 1903. 
 $200,000. Ten wells, Santa Barbara 
 County. 
 CALIFORNIA COUNTIES OIL COM- 
 PANY, 
 58 Sutter St., San Francisco. Cal. J. E. 
 Woodbridge, President, E. A. Rich- 
 ards, Secretary. February 11, 1911. 
 $500,000. Four wells, Kern County. 
 California Dakota Oil Company, 
 
 Temple Bar Building, Fresno, Cal. John 
 Halm, President. Walter Hart, Secre- 
 tary. October 27, 1913. $200,000. 
 California Fresno Oil Company, 
 Box 823, Fresno, Cal. A. C. Rusch- 
 haupt, Secretary. October 31, 1901. 
 $50,000. 
 CALIFORNIA MIDWAY OIL COM- 
 PANY, 
 401 H. W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. B. W. McCausland, President. 
 J. H. Nolan, Secretary. January 13, 
 1912. $1,500,000. 
 California Natural Gas Company, 
 
 200 Bush St., San Francisco, Cal. 
 CALIFORNIA OIL AND GAS COM- 
 PANY, 
 Coalinga, Cal. W. M. Graham, Presi- 
 dent. Warren H. Spurge. Secretary. 
 February, 1912. $1,000,000. Three 
 wells, Fresno County. 
 California Oil Company, 
 516 Grant Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. F. J. 
 Rogers, President, J. R. Thomas, 
 Secretary. June 7, 1901. $1,000,000. 
 California Oil Land Company, 
 McMahon Audit Company, First Na- 
 tional Bank Bldg., Denver, Colo. Mav 
 17, 1912. $50,000. 
 California Reliance Oil Company, 
 317 Tajo Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal. 
 Thurston Daniels, President. Minnie 
 Daniels, Secretary. April 11, 1910. 
 $1,500,000. Ventura County. 
 CALIFORNIA STAR OIL COMPANY, 
 1011 Security Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal. 
 T. A. O'Donnell, President, Ellis T. 
 Yarnell, Secretary. May 20, 1915. 
 $100,000. One well, Kern County. 
 
 CALL OIL COMPANY, 
 
 1927 Mariposa St., Fresno, Cal. D. A. 
 Ewing, President, W. O. Miles, Sec- 
 retary. January 8, 1901. $250,000. 
 Three wells, Fresno County. 
 
 CALLOMA OIL COMPANY, 
 
 1913 Chester Ave., Bakersfield, Cal. 
 H. A. Jastro, President, E. St. Clair, 
 Secretary. February 15, 1904. $200,- 
 000. Four wells, Kern County. 
 
 CALLOMA EXTENSION OIL COM- 
 PANY, 
 Bakersfield, Cal. H. A. Jastro, Presi- 
 dent, E. St. Clair, Secretary. Four 
 wells, Kern County, 
 CALOKLA OIL COMPANY, 
 
 540 Title In.surance Bldg.. Los Angeles, 
 Cal. P. J. White, President, E. M. 
 Riese, Secretary. Nov. 5, 1903. 
 $250,000. Five wells, Los Angeles 
 County. 
 CALUMET OIL COMPANY, 
 
 636 I. W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. F. L. Wright, President, Arthur 
 N. Gage, Secretary. April 7, 1911. 
 $1,000,000. 6 wells, Ventura County, 
 Camarillo Oil Company, 
 210 W. Seventh St., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 H. J. Doulton, President, L. N. Stott, 
 Secretary. April 22, 1910. $100,000. 
 Cameron Oil Company of California, 
 Merchants Trust Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. John Ferguson, President. H. S. 
 McCallum, Secretary. April 23, 1914. 
 $25,000. Ventura County. 
 Canadian Coalinga Oil Company, Ltd. 
 739 Hastings St., West Vancouver, 
 B. C. E. J. McFeely, President, R. J. 
 Cromie, Secretary. October 10, 1910. 
 $1,500,000. Fresno Coimty. 
 CANADIAN PACIFIC OIL COMPANY, 
 1003 Central Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal. 
 W. E. Watson, President, M, M. 
 Short, Secretary. March 9, 1907. 
 $2,000,000. Fourteen wells, Los An- 
 geles County. 
 Canadian Pacific Oil Company of British 
 Columbia, Ltd., 
 Box 63, Midland, Cal. September 12, 
 1910. $3,000,000. Kern County. 
 Cantin Land, Oil and Development Com- 
 pany, 
 Star Route, Sanger, Cal. Maude H. 
 Lindsey, President, E. P. Lindsey, 
 Secretary. February 8, 1910. $10,000. 
 CAPITOL CRUDE OIL COMPANY OF 
 LOS ANGELES, 
 637 Consolidated Realty Bldg., Los An- 
 geles, Cal. M. H. Sherman, Presi- 
 dent. A. J. Smith, Secretary, April 
 26. 1894. $3,000,000. Eleven wells, 
 Ventura County. 
 CARBO PETROLEUM COMPANY, 
 
 Box 34. Bakersfield, Cal. T. M. Young, 
 President, G. R. Peckham, Secretary. 
 July 15, 1909. $500,000. Ten wells, 
 Kern County. 
 CARIBOU OIL MINING COMPANY, 
 433 Mills Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 H. H. Hart, President, W. J. Clark, 
 Secretary, June 3, 1899. $100,000. 
 Twenty-three wells, Fresno County. 
 Three wells, Kern County. 
 
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 249 
 
 Carrec Oil Company, 
 433 Mills Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 H. H. Hart, President, W. J. Clark, 
 Secretary. September 25, 1914. 
 $100,000. 
 Carrie May Oil Company, 
 Visalia, Cal. Seth Smith. President, 
 B. P. Robertson, Secretary. Feb- 
 ruary 28, 1910. $100,000. 
 Carrie Nation Oil Company, 
 
 Lemoore, Cal. L. Y. Trout, President, 
 Frank B. Graves, Secretary. Decem- 
 ber 23, 1908. $25,000. 
 Case Mineral and Petroleum Company, 
 9.T.') Winfield Lee Apt., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. A. E. Case, President, R. M. 
 McAlwy, Secretary. August 26, 1914. 
 $500,000. 
 Casmalla Syndicate, 
 • Realty Syndicate Bldg., Oakland. Cal. 
 
 L. E. Doan, Manager. Santa Bar- 
 bara County. 
 Castle Oil Company, 
 
 1012 Balboa Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 H. A. Whiteley. President, B. H. Hen- 
 derson. Secretary. March 19, 1910. 
 $600,000. 
 Cavedale Oil and Development Company, 
 1332 Evans Ave., San Francisco, Cal. 
 S. Peisle, President, H. Saxe, Secre- 
 tary. December 8, 1914. $200,000. 
 C. C. Harris Oil Company, 
 701 College St., Los Angeles. Cal. Mary 
 B. Cates, President, E. R. Snyder, 
 Secretary. February 10, 1909. $500,- 
 000. 
 Central California Oil Company, 
 1114 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal. 
 W. S. Stewart, acting President. May 
 28. ISStl. $200,000. 
 CENTRAL OIL COMPANY, 
 
 404 H. W. Hellman Bldg. Los Angeles, 
 Cal. D. A. Lothian, President, Robert 
 X. Bulla, Secretary. January 2, 1900. 
 $3,000,000. Fifty-five wells. Ix)s An- 
 geles County. 
 CHANSLOR-CANFIELD MIDWAY OIL 
 COMPANY. 
 206 Kerrkhoff Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 E. P. Ripley, President, G. Holter- 
 hoff, Jr., Secretary. August 15, 1901. 
 $5,000,000. One hundred and six 
 wells, Kern County. 
 CHENEY STIMSON OIL COMPANY, 
 S06 Merchants National Bank Bldg., 
 Los Angeles. A. L. Cheney, Presi- 
 dent, E. T. Stimson. Secretarj'. 
 December 17. 1909. $100,000. Six 
 wells. Kern County. 
 Cherokee Development Company, 
 
 Box 388. Fresno, Cal. C. W. Purring- 
 ton. President, J. H. Bingham. Sec- 
 retary. December 9, 1909. $100,000. 
 Kern County. 
 Chino Oil Company, 
 
 lit W. Fourth St., Los Angeles. Cal. 
 R. J. Marshall, President, .John F. 
 Horton, Secretary. October 18, 1907. 
 $50,000. 
 C. H. Oil Company, 
 
 43:5 Mills Bldg., San Francisco. Cal. 
 William Chappell. President. W. J. 
 Clark, Secretary. December 5, 1911. 
 $100,000. 
 
 Circle Oil Company, 
 501 Balboa Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 T. A. O'Donnell, President, O. G. 
 Myers. Secretary. April 10, 1908. 
 $100,000. Fresno County. 
 Clam Shell Oil Company, 
 Selma, Cal. L. A. Rockwell, President, 
 W. B. Good, Secretary. October 12, 
 1899. $25,000. 
 E. A. AND D. L. CLAMPITT, 
 
 9.",9 E. Fourth St.. Los Angeles, Cal. 
 Nine wells. Los Angeles County. 
 CLAREMONT OIL COMPANY, 
 
 1114 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal. 
 Wm. L. Stewart, President, R. B. 
 Wallace, Secretary. January 25, 
 1901. $500,000. Seven wells, Fresno 
 County. Fourteen wells, Kern Coun- 
 ty. 
 Climax Oil Company, 
 
 512 First National Bank Bldg., San 
 Jose, Cal. S. F. Leib, President. 
 April 23. 1900. 
 Coalinga Central Oil Company, 
 
 1913 Chester Ave.. Bakersfleld, Cal. 
 April 9, 1910. $600,000. 
 Coalinga Crown Oil Company, 
 2039 Mariposa St., Fresno, Cal. J. C. 
 Pottle, President, A. M. Drew, Secre- 
 tary. September 17, 1909. $300,000. 
 COALINGA EIGHT OIL COMPANY, 
 Coalinga, Cal. W. S. Boggs, President, 
 H. Steinbach, Secretary. April 4, 
 1910. $600,000. Three wells, Fresno 
 County. 
 Coalinga Empire Oil Company, 
 
 7o9 New Call Bldg.. San Francisco, Cal. 
 H. A. Whitley, President, F. T. Mar- 
 dens, Secretary. October 28, 1914. 
 $1,000,000. P'resno County. 
 Coalinga Four Oil Company, 
 
 Box 207, Coalinga, Cal. T. A. O'Don- 
 nell, President. R. L. Peeler, Secre- 
 tary. May 8, 1907. $50,000. 
 COALINGA HOMESTAKE OIL COM- 
 PANY, 
 Box 463. Coalinga, Cal. A. P. May, 
 President. July 29, 1909. $100,000. 
 Four wells. Fresno County. 
 Coalinga Hub Oil Company, 
 Box 463. Coalinga. Cal. Geo. Await, 
 President. Geo. E. H. Satchett, Sec- 
 retary. October 24, 1908. $250,000. 
 Coalinga Lost Hills Oil Company, 
 
 Box 207. Coalinga, Cal. R. C. Baker, 
 President, R. L. Peeler, Secretary. 
 January 4. 1911. $50,000. 
 Coalinga Metropolis Oil Company, 
 611 Balboa Bldg., San Francisco. Cal. 
 G. H. Umbsen, President, E. Tour- 
 tellot. Secretary. October 2. 1909. 
 $100,000. 
 COALINGA MOHAWK OIL COMPANY, 
 3S1 Bush St., San Francisco. Cal. J. IT. 
 Spring. President, W. M. I'herson, 
 Secretar.v. April 15, 1907. $500,000. 
 Two wells, Fresno County. 
 COALINGA MONTEREY OIL COM- 
 PANY, 
 201 Main St., Salinas. Cal. E. A. Nick- 
 erson. President, L. Rodgers, Secre- 
 tary. March 17, 1910. $2,000,000. 
 One well, Kern County. 
 
25 a 
 
 STATE OIL AND GA:~ Sll'ERVISOR. 
 
 Holland. 
 Secretary. 
 One well. 
 
 Coalinga National Petroleum Company, 
 31<^ Sansome St.. San Francisco. Cal. 
 Jolin Barneson. President. V. M. 
 Shaw. Secretary. May S. 1909. 
 $500,000. Fresno County. 
 COALINGA NORTH POLE OIL COM- 
 PANY, 
 Box f.U-2. Fresno. Cal. TV. B 
 President, L. W. Wilson, 
 October 2, 1909. ?50,000. 
 Fresno County. 
 COALINGA OIL COMPANY, 
 
 509 ^'ells Fargo Bldg.. San Francisco, 
 A. Chanslor. President, R. 
 Secretary. March 18, 1S97. 
 Four wells, Fresno County. 
 Fields Company, 
 Exchange Bldg.. San Fran- 
 Cal. A. E. Boynton. Secre- 
 April 10, 1911. ?1. 000,000. 
 
 OIL AND GAS 
 
 Cal. J. 
 
 O'Kane, 
 
 $100,000. 
 
 Coalinga Oil 
 
 Insurance 
 Cisco, 
 tary. 
 
 COALINGA PACIFIC 
 COMPANY, 
 
 109 TV. Eighth St., Hanford, Cal. J. O. 
 Hicknaan, President, G. J. Bliss. Sec- 
 retary. AugTist 4, 1903. $165,00. 2 
 ■tvells. Fresno. 
 COALINGA PEERLESS OIL COMPANY, 
 
 S24 Crocker Bldg., .San Francisco. Cal. 
 H. C. Park, Secretary. November 14. 
 1904. $1,000,000. Thirteen wells, 
 Fresno County. 
 COALINGA PETROLEUM COMPANY, 
 
 Coalinga. Cal. S. W. Morshead. Presi- 
 dent. A. A. Baker, Secretarj-. Jan- 
 uary 23, 1905. $75,000. Five wells, 
 Fresno County. 
 Coalinga Security Oil Company, 
 
 919 Investment Bldg.. Los Angeles. Cal. 
 F. E. TVoodrufE. President, C. H. 
 McTVilliams. Secretary. February 25, 
 
 1910. $300,000. Fresno county. 
 COALINGA SYNDICATE OIL COM- 
 
 PANY, 
 Insurance Exchange Bldg., San Fran- 
 cisco. Cal. R. K. Barrows. President. 
 A. E. BoNTiton, Secretary. June 28, 
 
 1911. $2,500,000. Two wells, Fi-e^no 
 . County. 
 
 Coalinga Unity Oil Company. 
 Box 463. Coalinga Cal. G. A. Scott, 
 President. G. E. H. Satchell. Secre- 
 tary. September 24. 1909. $200,000. 
 Fresno County. 
 Coal Oil Company, 
 Box 785, Fresno. Cal. Jacob Clark, 
 Secretary. Januarj- 28, 1904. $200.- 
 
 OOft. 
 
 Coast Rarge Oil Company. 
 
 701 "Washington Bldg.. Los Angeles, 
 Cal. Marj- B. Gates, President, A. M. 
 Gates. Secretary. May 10, 1890. 
 $10,000. Fresno County. 
 Coloria Oil Company of Oxnard. 
 
 Box A, Oxnard. Cal. A. Le^-j-. Presi- 
 dent. H. W. TVitman. Secretary, Sep- 
 tember 13. 1909. $200,000. 
 COLORADO OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Merchants National Bank Bldg.. San 
 Diego. Cal. Ralph Granger, Presi- 
 dent. J. E. Hasbrouck. Secretary. 
 December 22, 1909. $200,000. Four- 
 teen wells. Los Angeles County. 
 Colorado Pacific Development Company, 
 
 870 Market St. San Francisco, Cal. 
 J. H. Hunt, President, L. A. Mai- 
 son. Secretarj-. December 5, 1907. 
 11,000.000. 
 
 COLUMBIA OIL PRODUCING COM- 
 PANY, 
 
 303 Tajo Bldg.. Los Angeles Cal. W. 
 B. Scott. President, W. Astley, Secre- 
 tary. May 28, 1900. $3,500,00. Forty- 
 nine wells. Los Angeles County. Fifty- 
 nine wells. Orange County. 
 Combination Midway Oil Company, 
 301 Story Bldg.. Los Angeles, Cal. 
 D. "\V. Wickersham, President, M. S. 
 Robertson. Secretary. 
 THE COMBINED OIL COMPANY, 
 
 S49 Phelan Bldg.. San Francisco, Cal. 
 Philip C. Boardman, President, Geo. 
 J. Hansen. Secretao'- May 29, 1911. 
 $2,500,000. Eight wells. Kern County. 
 COMMERCIAL PETROLEUM COM- 
 PANY, 
 268 Market St., San Francisco, Cal. 
 TVm. Matson, President, Harry B. 
 Gregg. Secretary. July 27, 1896. 
 $250,000. Ten wells, Fresno County. 
 Comstock Crude Oil Company, 
 
 421 Kerckhoflf Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 L. IT. Comstock, President, N. J. 
 Hudson. Secretary. November 2. 
 1912. $500.f'0fi. 
 Concord Petroleum Company, 
 170 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Octo- 
 ber 5, 1910. SI. 000.000. 
 CONFIDENCE OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Box 1123. Fresno. Cal. D. E. Ewing. 
 President, I. J. Vincent. Secretary-. 
 May 13. 1899. $48,000. Nine wells. 
 Fresno County. 
 Conservative Development Company, 
 319 "U'ilcox Bldg.. Los Angeles. Cal. 
 L. W. Myers. President. E. C. Price, 
 Secretary. Februarj- 27, 1903. $20.- 
 OOo. 
 CONSERVATIVE OIL COMPANY, 
 ilaricopa. Cal. C. Brubacher. Presi- 
 dent. E. L. Weed, Secretary. March 
 1. 1905. $62,500. One well, Kern 
 County. 
 CONSOLIDATED MUTUAL OIL COM- 
 PANY, 
 901 Balboa Bldg.. San Francisco, Cal. 
 Louis Titus. President. Geo. F. Hat- 
 ton. Secretary. February 16. 1914. 
 $3,000,000. Fifteen wells, Kern County. 
 Consolidated Oil and Development Com- 
 pany. 
 637 Monadnock Bldg.. San Francisco, 
 Cal. AVm. C. Edes. President. J. C. 
 Cullen. Secretary. August 14. 1896. 
 $50,000. 
 CONSOLIDATED OIL LANDS COM- 
 PANY, 
 Insurance Exchange Bldg.. San Fran- 
 cisco, Cal. Chas. W. Gardner. Presi- 
 dent, A. E. Bo>Titon, Secretary. 
 April 27. 1911. $5,000,000. Two wells. 
 Fresno County. 
 CONTINENTAL OIL AND MINING 
 COMPANY, 
 322 Russ Bldg., San Francisco. Cal. M. 
 Spiegleman. President, Geo. TV. For- 
 syth, Secretary. July 14. 1914. 
 $100,000. One well, Santa Clara 
 County. 
 Continental Oil Company of Los Argeles, 
 227 Security Bldg.. Los Angeles, Cal. 
 A. D. Elwell. President. C. E. Price, 
 Secretary. December 16, 1899. $300,- 
 000. Kern County. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 
 251 
 
 Copa De Oro Petroleum Company, 
 
 512 California Blilg-., ]^os Angeles, Cal. 
 G. M. Lane, President, W. A. Butter- 
 wortli, Secretary. December 12, 1914. 
 
 Hr.o.ooo. 
 
 Copeck Oil Company, 
 
 310 Sansome St., San Francisco, Cal. 
 John Barneson, President, W. J. 
 Din.smore, Secretary. July 8, 1909. 
 $.500,000. 
 Cosmo Oil Company, 
 
 Box 267, Hanford, Cal. "\V. K. Knapp, 
 President, F. B. Cunningham. Secre- 
 tary. April 29, 1909. $100,000. 
 COSMOPOLITAN OIL COMPANY, 
 
 .510 Douglas Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal. 
 G. L. Holton, President, Robert G. 
 Holton, Secretary. May 1. 1912. 
 $400,000. Three wells, Ventura 
 
 County. 
 Crafton Oil Company, 
 
 26 W. State St., Redlands, Cal. J. R. 
 Baird, Jr., President, A. R. Schultz, 
 Secretary. February 17, 1911. $25,- 
 000. 
 Cree Oil Company, 
 11.30 Van Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 Burton E. Green, President, Chas. B. 
 Anderson, Secretary. June 1, 1903. 
 $1,000,000. 
 Creme Petroleum Company, 
 
 625 Market St., San Francisco, Cal. 
 April 25, 1010. $600,000. 
 CRESCEUS OIL COMPANY, 
 
 577 I. W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. J. L. Scott, President, W. M. 
 Wallace, Secretary. March 7, 1907. 
 $320,000. Nine wells, Kern County. 
 Crown of the Valley Oil Company, 
 Box 613, Pasadena, Cal. C. J. Willett. 
 President, R. D. Badger, Secretary. 
 March 2, 1900. $300,000. Orange 
 County. 
 Crow Oil Company, 
 
 2726 Hilligas Ave., Berkeley, Cal. C. C. 
 Crow, President, R. B. Marshall, Sec- 
 retary. April 25, 1900. $400,000. 
 Cubbon Oil Company, 
 
 Santa Ana. Cal. John Cubbon, Presi- 
 dent, J. G. Quick, Secretary. Sep- 
 tember 24, 1900. $200,000. 
 DABNEY OIL COMPANY, 
 1215 Hollingsworth Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. Ira D. McCoy, President, .John 
 S. Mitchell, Secretary. May 31. 1901. 
 $1,000,000. One well, Kern County. 
 JOSEPH B. DABNEY & COMPANY, 
 911 Baker-Detwiler Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. Si.xteen wells, Kern County. 
 Dayton Oil Company of Ohio, 
 371 W. First St., Dayton, Ohio. Geo. 
 M. Smart, President, G. Frank 
 Kuhns. Secretary, October 15, 1908. 
 ?20ii,ooo. Kern County. 
 DEL REY OIL COMPANY, 
 
 6 Union Savings Bank Bldg., Pasadena, 
 Cal. Alex ^Tiller, President, John. C. 
 Dal ton. Secretary. December 19, 
 1900. $1,000,000. Twelve wells, Kern 
 < "iinnty. 
 Del Sable Oil Company, 
 
 1211 Flood Bid;,-., San Francisco, Cal. 
 r.,ouis Getz, I'resident, Louis Nathan. 
 Secretary. November 24, 1890. $250,- 
 000. 
 
 De Luxe Oil Company, 
 
 Box 867, Fresno, Cal. Geo. Kaehler, 
 President, A. W. Burdick, Secretary. 
 December 2, 1908. $100,000. 
 DEVILS DEN CONSOLIDATED OIL 
 COMPANY, 
 510 Crocker Bldg., San Francisco. Cal. 
 Geo. T. Cameron, President, R. A. 
 Morton, Secretary. February 2, 1900. 
 $103,000. Twelve wells, Kern County. 
 Devils Den Oil Company, 
 121 Main St.. Visalia. Cal. November 
 11, 1899. $34,000. 
 
 Diamond Oil Company, 
 
 301 Bradbury Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 E. R. Kellum, President, E. H. Mil- 
 ler. Secretarv. January 17, 1916. 
 $25,000. 
 Diamond Tip Oil Company, 
 Reedley, Cal. .1. A. Gallahar, Presi- 
 dent. Henry F. T^rnnes, Secretary. 
 March 26, 1910. $12,000. 
 
 DIAMOND VALLEY OIL COMPANY, 
 
 815 Los Angeles Investment Bldg., Los 
 Angeles, Cal. Chas. M. Hoff, Presi- 
 dent, Melvin Bartlett. Secretary. 
 February 3, 1911. $1,000,000. One 
 well, Ventura County. 
 Directors Oil Company, 
 401 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 E. R. Snyder, President. March 9, 
 1899. $12,000. 
 Dixie Oil Company, 
 121 E. Main St., Visalia, Cal. A. Levis, 
 President, A. D. Sweet, Secretary. 
 February 3, 1900. $100,000. 
 DOAN WHITAKER AND LAYMANCE, 
 Realty Syndicate Bldg., Oakland, CaL 
 One well, Kern County. 
 D. J. OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Jacobs Bldg., Visalia, Cal. B. B. Dud- 
 ley, President, I^aniel McFadzean, 
 Secretary. June 13, 1912. $40,000. 
 One well, Kern County. 
 D. M. W. COMPANY, 
 
 Box 38, Santa Paula, Cal. J. F. Dick- 
 son (owner). Twelve wells, Ventura 
 County. 
 Dominion Oil Company, 
 508 I'ostal Telegraph Bldg., San Fran- 
 cisco, Cal. N. M. Crossett, Secretary. 
 January 20, 1910. $250,000. 
 Dorsby Oil Company, 
 418 Title Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. E. A. Doran, President, R. 
 Tudor, Secretary. April 11. 1912. 
 $100,000. 
 Dudley Oil Company. 
 2i;i t'alifni-nia St.. San Francisco; Cal. 
 Philip Kiefer, Secretary. W. Kahn, 
 Secretary. October 3, 1907. $10,0ii0. 
 
 B. B. AND E. R. DUDLEY PETROLEUM 
 COMPANY, 
 
 NE. Twelfth and Franklin Sts., Oak- 
 land, Cal. E. R. Dudley, President, 
 E. R. .\rner. Secretary. March 11, 
 1914. $2,000,000. Five wells, Kern 
 Comity. 
 Dunlop Oil Company, 
 
 1002 Crocker Bldg., San Kranciscii, Cal. 
 C. If. I loll. rook, Jr.. President. No- 
 vember 26, 1909. $200,000. 
 
2.52 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 DUQUESNE OIL COMPANY, 
 124 W. Fourth St.. Los Angeles, Cal. 
 T. D. "Wood. President, R. H. Herron, 
 Vice President and Manager. Xine 
 wells. Santa Barbara County. 
 EAGLE CREEK, 
 Fellows. Cal. T. X. Scofield, President, 
 "W. H. Cooley. Secretary. January 7. 
 1910. 11,000,000. Eight wells, Kern 
 County. 
 Eaglet Oil Company, 
 Room 255, 5S Sutter St.. San Francisco, 
 Cal. J. A. TVeston, President, S. G. 
 O. King. Secretary. February 27, 
 1901. .$50,000. Kern County. 
 East Oakland Oil Company, 
 78 Bacon Bldg.. Oakland, Cal. J. J. 
 Enos, President, TV. A. Bell, Secre- 
 tary-. August 28, 1908. S10,000. 
 EAST PUENTE OIL COMPANY. 
 
 Box 2S1. San Diego. Cal. Geo. R. Har- 
 rison, President, R. E. Miner, Secre- 
 tary. March 25, 1901. S500.000. 
 Twent>--one wells, Kern County. 
 East San Emidio Oil Land Company, 
 347 Title Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. Chas. A. Cale, President W. S. 
 McGiffert, Secretary. April 20, 1911. 
 S500,000. 
 East Whittier Oil Company, 
 
 404 H. W. Hellman Bldg.. Los Angeles, 
 Cal. W. W. Xeuer. President. Robt. 
 N. Bulla, Secretary. May 21, 1900. 
 S250.000. 
 E. D. Surge Oil Company, 
 Bakersfield. Cal. E. D. Burge, Presi- 
 dent. C. H. Traney, Secretary. De- 
 cember 11. 1914. 550,000. 
 EDMONDS MIDWAY OIL COMPANY, 
 406 "Wilcox Bldg.. Los Angeles, CaL 
 A. B. Barret. President. C. S. Stuart, 
 Secretary. May 27, 1910. $1,500,000. 
 Two wells, Kern County. 
 Eight Oil Company, 
 Box GO, Bakersfield. Cal. S. P. "Wible, 
 President. T. E. Klipstein, Secretarj-. 
 March 22. 1909. $50,000. 
 Elaine Oil Company, 
 165 E. E St.. Coalinga, Cal. A. E. 
 Webb, President, R. S. Peeler, Sec- 
 retary. $300,000. 
 El Camino Oil and Development Com- 
 pany, 
 22S First National Bank Bldg.. Oak- 
 land, Cal. W. V. Harrington, Presi- 
 dent. A. "^'. Beam, Secretary. Octo- 
 ber 26. 1910. $600,000. Kern County. 
 El Dee Oil Company, 
 1241 Flood Bldg.. San Francisco, Cal. 
 September 15, 190S. $500,000. 
 Eldorado Oil Company, 
 1201 Federal Realty Bldg.. Oakland, 
 Cal. "W. J. Berry, President. E. E. 
 Bush, Secretary. March 4, 1899. 
 ?100,00rt. Kern County. 
 Electra Oil Company, 
 1241 Flood Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 Louis Nathan. Secretarj-. November 
 20. 190S. $5fi0.O00. 
 ELIM OIL COMPANY, 
 1110 L'nion Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 J. P. "Weller, President, L. M. Cro- 
 well. Secretary. September 12, 1912. 
 $500,000. One well, Ventura County. 
 
 ELK HORN OIL COMPANY, 
 Box s. Taft. Cal. R. E. Graham, Pres- 
 ident, G. G. Patton, Secretary. 
 March 13, 1908. $2,000,000. Three 
 wells, Kern County. 
 Elk Ridge Oil Company, 
 903 Grattan St.. Los Angeles, Cal. F. J. 
 Carmen, President, E. Carman, Sec- 
 retary. March 17, 1910. $10,000. 
 ELLIOTT OIL COMPANY, 
 
 12i"iS Alaska Commercial Bldg., San 
 Francisco, CaL J. L. Barneson, Sec- 
 retary. Four wells, Kern County. 
 EMPIRE GAS AND FUEL COMPANY, 
 605 Ferguson Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal. 
 R. A. Broomfield, President. W. C. 
 Gushing, Secretary. October 9, 1912, 
 $100,000. One well, Kern Countj-. 
 EMPIRE OIL COMPANY, 
 Ills Hearst Bldg., San Francisco, CaL 
 H. A. Whitley. President, B. H. Hen- 
 derson. Secretary. February 4, 1909. 
 $200,000. Five wells. Ventura Countj-. 
 Encinal Oil Company, 
 
 414 Marsh- Strong Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. Wm. J. Nimmo. Secretarj". Maj- 
 2. 1907. SI. 000,000. 
 ENGINEERS OIL COMPANY, 
 
 521 Consolidated Realtj- Bldg., Los An- 
 geles, Cal. F. C. Kingsburj-, Presi- 
 dent, C. M. Dull, Secretary. March 
 2S, 1911. $220,000. Five wells, Kern 
 Countj-. 
 Enos Oil Company, 
 27S Russ Bldg.. San Francisco. Cal. 
 John Baker, Jr., President. I. Sut- 
 cliffe, Secretarj-. May 1, 1909. $500,- 
 000. 
 Ensign Oil Company, 
 2S4 Perrj- St., San Francisco, Cal. E. J. 
 Ensigm, President. L. E. Ensign, Sec- 
 retary. May 13. 1914. $100,000. 
 Enterprise Land and Oil Company. 
 5S Sutter St.. San Francisco. CaL T. 
 Goldman, Secretarj-. November 7. 
 1S99. $200,000. 
 ETHEL D COMPANY, 
 
 Rooms 1 to 4, L'nion National Bank 
 Bldg., Fresno. Cal. Clarence J. 
 Berrj-. President, M. J. Laj-mance, 
 Secretarj-. September 13, 1909. 
 
 $1,000,000. Nineteen wells, Kern 
 Countj-. 
 Etzenhauser Oil Company, 
 204 E. Main St., Visalia. Cal. L. Lucier. 
 President, J. Sub Johnson. Secretary. 
 October 13, 1909. $75,000. 
 EUCLID OIL COMPANY. 
 
 622 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal. 
 M. V. McQuigg, President. A. J. Wal- 
 lace. Secretary. August 8. 1900. 
 $350,000. Six wells. Kern Countj'. 
 Eureka Crude Oil Company, 
 959 E. Fourth St.. Los Angeles, Cal. 
 E. A. Clampitt. President. H. A. 
 Greene, Secretarj-. Januarj- 2S, 1902. 
 $200,000. Los .Angeles Countj-. 
 Exploration Oil Company, 
 Room 507. 201 Sansome St., San Fran- 
 cisco. Cal. Dorsej- Ash, President, 
 Walter Loewj-, Secretarj-. March 25, 
 1909. $200,000. Kern Countj*. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 
 253 
 
 Extension Oil Company, 
 418 Chamber of Commerce Bldg., Los 
 Angeles, Cal. J. Fried, President, 
 W. W. Warthing-, Secretary. April 
 I.'?, 1910. $1,000,000. Kern County. 
 FAIRBANKS OIL COMPANY, 
 
 210S Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, Cal. 
 James R. Little, President, R. H. 
 Wetmore, Secretary. December 9. 
 1907. $50,000. Seven wells, Kern 
 County. 
 FAIRFIELD OIL COMPANY, 
 
 .30 E. 42rt St.. New York. N. Y. T. M. 
 Hodg-ens, President, L. F. Staar, Sec- 
 retary. February 10, 1911. $4,000,- 
 000. Eleven wells, Kern County. 
 Faithful Oil Company, 
 1426 Nineteenth St., Bakersfield, Cal. 
 A. ^\'eill. Secretary. May 20, 1909. 
 525,000. 
 Far West Oil Company, 
 1114 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 W. S. Stewart, Secretary. June 1, 
 
 1S91. jno.ooo. 
 
 Federal Oil Company, 
 1003 Higgins BlJg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 John Barneson, President, John A. 
 Ferguson, Secretary. .Tune 3, 1908. 
 $1,000,000. 
 Mr. Geo. C. Fetterman, 
 
 314 Grant Bldg.. Los Angeles, Cal. 
 Five Thirty Six Oil Company, 
 1047 Monadnock Bldg., San Francisco, 
 Cal. C. L. Harvey, President, A. E. 
 Bolton. Secretary. June 6, 
 $100,000. Kern County. 
 F. M. J. Oil Company, 
 Bakersfield, Cal. J. "W. Briscoe, 
 dent, .J. A. Hughes, Secretary. 
 27, 1911. $25,000. 
 Fort Wayne California Oil Company, 
 510 S. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena, Cal. 
 P. A. Randall, President, Chas. Pfeif- 
 fer. Secretary. September 30, 190S. 
 $300,000. Kern County. 
 Fossil Oil Mining and Development Com- 
 pany, 
 Merced, Cal. April 28, 1900. $100,000. 
 4 Oil Company, 
 
 507 Foxcroft Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 William E. Miles, President. A. J. 
 Weston, Secretary. April 19, 1900. 
 $300,000. 
 FOX AND GARRETT OIL COMPANY, 
 R.F.D. No. 5, Bakersfield, Cal. G. S. 
 Butler. President, Frank Garrett, 
 Secretary. January 3. 1910. $150,000. 
 Four wells, Kern County. 
 Fox Oil Company, 
 
 Lompoc. Cal. A. Lehmann, President, 
 E. L. Walley, Secretary. November 
 12, 1909. $440,000. Kern County. 
 Fresno Midway Land and Oil Company, 
 County Auditor's Office. Fresno. Cal. L. 
 Samuels, President, S. L. Hogue, Sec- 
 retary. February 17, 1908. $25,000. 
 Fullerton Great West Oil Company, 
 323 Timken Bldg., San 1 'icgo. Cal. .\. J. 
 Bradley, President, Gen. H. Huglies. 
 Secretary. March T., 1914. $500,000. 
 FULLERTON OIL COMPANY, 
 
 R.F.D. No. 4, Fullerton, Cal. John J. 
 Fay, Jr., President, W. L. Valentine, 
 Secretary. February 26, 1907. $600,- 
 000. Eighteen wells, Orange County. 
 
 1907 
 
 Presi- 
 April 
 
 Fullerton Oil Company, 
 1031 Merchants National Bank Bldg., 
 Los Angeles, Cal. John J. Fay, Jr., 
 President, W. L. Valentine, Secre- 
 tary. May S, 1899. $25,000. 
 Fulton Fuel and Road Oil Company, 
 Maricopa, Cal. January 17, 1912. $400,- 
 000. Kern County. 
 Future Success Oil Company, 
 Coalinga, Cal. R. Baker, President, 
 A. A. Baker, Secretary. May 3. 1913. 
 $100,000. 
 GARBUTT OIL COMPANY, 
 
 914 Merchants National Bank Bldg., 
 Los Angeles, Cal. F. A. Garbutt, 
 President, M. W. Stephens, Secre- 
 tary. November 1, 1907. $500,000. 
 Two wells, Los Angeles County. 
 Gato Ridge Oil Company, 
 
 Insurance E.xchange Bldg., San Fran- 
 cisco, Cal. Chas. W. Gardner, Presi- 
 dent, A. E. Boynton. Secretary. June 
 18, 1910. $1,000,000. 
 GENERAL PETROLEUM COMPANY, 
 Higgins Bldg., Los ,A.ngeles, Cal. John 
 Barneson, President. C. R. Stevens, 
 Secretary. March 30, 1910. $50,000,- 
 000. Thirteen wells, Fresno County, 
 168 wells, Kern County, 37 wells. 
 Orange County. 
 A. F. GILMORE OIL COMPANY, 
 
 R.F.D. No. 10, Los Angeles, Cal. A. F. 
 Gilmore, Piesident, E. B Gilmore, 
 Secretary. Twenty wells, Los Ange- 
 les County. 
 Globe Exploration Company, 
 
 1003 Higgins Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 J. W. Maddrill, President, C. R. Stev- 
 ens. Secretary. March 12, 1910. 
 .$10,000,000. 
 Globe Oil Company, 
 
 622 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 M. V. McQuigg, President, A. J. Wal- 
 lace, Secretary. April 11, 1906. 
 $500,000. 
 Golden State Oil Company, 
 
 501 Van Nuys Bldg.. Los Angeles, Cal. 
 Gold Seal Petroleum Company, 
 
 905 Haas Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. John 
 Rowe, President, O. Park Smith, Sec- 
 retary. January 19, 1915. $450,000. 
 GOOD LUCK OIL COMPANY, 
 
 948 Market St., San Francisco, Cal. 
 
 James Madison. President, Albert Al- 
 
 brecht, Secretary. January 17, 1905. 
 
 $100,000. Five wells. Fresno County. 
 
 GOOD ROADS OIL COMPANY, 
 
 208 Brower Bldg.. Bakersfield, Cal. 
 W. H. Hill. President, C. A. Barlow, 
 Secretary, January 5, 1914. $50,000. 
 ,Six wells, Kern County. 
 Grador Oil Company, 
 
 522 Sei'urity Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 S. C. Graham, President, Arthur N. 
 Gage, Secretary. August 16, 1908. 
 $250,000. 
 Graham-Loftus Oil Company, 
 Santa Paula. Cal. W. Loftus, President, 
 A. C. McKevett, Secretary. Decem- 
 ber 19, 1898. $1,000,000. Orange 
 County. 
 J. E. GRAY ESTATE. 
 
 Box 263. Bakcrsti.ld, Cal. S. S. Gray. 
 Executor. Twenty-four wells, Kern 
 County. 
 
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 ■JTATE OIL AXn GAS SI'PERVISOR. 
 
 GUARDIAN OIL COMPANY, 
 
 343 Sansome St., San Francisco, Cal. 
 H. H. Beers, President, R. A. Lewin, 
 Secretary. March 20, 1915. $500,000. 
 Five wells. Fresno County. 
 Guthrey Oil Company, 
 433 California St., San Francisco, Cai. 
 Geo. W. McNear, President, J. P. 
 Rothwell, Secretary. January 5, 1906. 
 $150,000. 
 HALE-M'LEOD OIL COMPANY, 
 
 926 Storey Bldg.. Los Angeles. Cal. 
 N. W. Hale, President, F. V. Gordon. 
 Secretary. September 29. 1909. 
 
 $1,500,000. Ten wells. Kern County. 
 Hamilton Oil and Gas Company of Los 
 Angeles, Cal. 
 420 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 J. A. Casebur, President, S. W. 
 Dundway. Secretarj-. December 28. 
 190S. $100,000. 
 Hanford-Sanger Oil Company, 
 538 Merchants National Bank BKlg.. 
 Los Angeles, Cal. F. R. Dunlap. 
 President. H. E. Woods, Secretary. 
 January 31, 1901. $300,000. Kern 
 County. 
 Harbor Crude Oil Company, 
 S36 H. W. Hellman Bldg.. Los Angeles. 
 Cal. TV. F. Young, President. C. "U'. 
 De Freest, Secretary. July 13, 1915. 
 $1,000,000. 
 Harlind Oil Company, 
 
 1402 Humboldt Bank Bldg.. San Fran- 
 cisco, Cal. Chas. TV. Lindsay, Presi- 
 dent, S, N. Norton, Secretary. Jan- 
 uary 27. 1910. $250,000. Kern County. 
 HARRIS AND STEVENS COMPANY, 
 Frost Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal. C. C. 
 Harris, President. L. L. Stevens. Sec- 
 retary. March 19, 1914. $75,000. 
 Thirteen wells. Kern County. 
 Harter Oil Company. 
 
 322 Stimson Blk., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 September 22. 1900. $250,000. 
 Haseltire Oil Company, 
 Fresno. Cal. R. S. Haseltine. President, 
 B. TV. Gearhart, Secretary. April 28, 
 1914. $25,000. 
 Hawaiian Oil Company, 
 26S Market St., San Francisco, Cal. 
 TVilliam Matson. F*i-esident, Harrj- B. 
 Gregg. Secretary. June 28, 1909, 
 $250,000. Kern County. 
 Hazeltine Crude Oil Company. 
 Bakersfield, Cal. J. T^'. Kelly. Presi- 
 dent, Ida M. Kelly, Secretarv. Novem- 
 ber 23, 1908. $25,000. 
 Henderson Oil and Development Com- 
 pany, 
 724 S. Main St., Los Angeles. Cal, E. E. 
 Henderson, President, July 12, 1912. 
 $500,000. 
 Henderson Oil Company, 
 922 Kohl Bldg., San Francisco. Cal. 
 Benjamin Bangs, President. June 19, 
 190S. $500,000. T. C. Berry, Secre- 
 tary. 
 
 HENDERSON UNION OIL COMPANY, 
 
 724 S. Main St.. Los Angeles, Cal. E. E. 
 
 Henderson. President, T\'. F. TVilson. 
 
 Secretary. March 20, 1911. $1,000,- 
 
 000. Five wells, Ventura County. 
 
 Henrietta Oil Company, 
 821 Mills Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 
 Oliver Ellsworth, President, M. A. 
 
 Thomas. Secretary. October 2, 1900. 
 
 $200,000. Kern County. 
 Hickler Oil Company, 
 404 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena, Cal. 
 
 TV. I. Hollingsworth, President, TV. H. 
 
 Snudden, Secretary. February 28, 
 
 1901. $200,000. 
 HIDALGO OIL COMPANY. 
 
 Santa Susana, Cal. F. B. Chapin, Pres- 
 ident, C, H. Sherman, Secretary. 
 
 July 19. 1913. $100,000. One well, 
 
 T"entura County. 
 High Grade Oil Company, 
 
 409 E. Second St., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 Henry F. TVhittier. President. Octo- 
 ber 11. 1913. $25,000. 
 
 Higl-land Development Company. 
 1316 Mohawk St., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 Milford Steele, Secretary. 
 Highland Oil Company, 
 
 410 Cory Bldg.. Fresno. Cal. L. L. 
 Cory, President. E. Owen. Secretary. 
 October 13. 1S99. $200,000. 
 
 Hillcrest Oil Company, 
 S31 State St.. Santa Barbara, Cal. Ed- 
 win H. Sawjer, President, A. R. Ed- 
 mondson, Secretary. May 2, 1910. 
 $500,000. 
 
 Hilltop Oil Company, 
 117 E. Main St., Santa Paula. Cal. I. B. 
 Martin. President, H. H. Toungken, 
 Secretary. April 21, 1909. $100,000. 
 Ventura County. 
 
 HOME OIL COMPANY, 
 TVhittier. Cal. L. Landroth, President. 
 Alva Starbuck. Secretary. June 19. 
 1897. $100,000. Twelve wells, Los 
 Angeles County. 
 
 HOME OIL COMPANY, 
 
 622 Merchants Exchange Bldg.. San 
 Francisco, Cal. J. H. Mallett, Presi- 
 dent, V. B. Fletcher, Secretary. 
 December 16, 1896. $100,000. Five 
 wells. Fresno County. 
 
 HOMER OIL COMPANY, 
 C. A. Rogers, owner. Four wells. Kern 
 County. 
 
 HOMESTAKE OIL COMPANY, 
 
 41n Hearst Bldg., San Francisco. Cal. 
 R. A. Clark, President, J. J. Egan, 
 Secretary. Augrust 29, 1899. $100,000. 
 Five wells, Fresno County. 
 
 HOMESTEAD DEVELOPMENT COM- 
 PANY, 
 Insurance Exchange Bldg., San Fran- 
 cisco, Cal. Chas. TV. Gardner. Presi- 
 dent, A. E. Boynton, Secretarv. May 
 29, 1912. $500,000. Three wells, Fres- 
 no County. 
 
 HONDO OIL COMPANY, 
 1130 Van Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 M. H. TVhittier. owner. Ten wells, 
 Kern County. 
 
 HONOLULU CONSOLIDATED OIL 
 
 COMPANY, 
 268 Market St.. San Francisco, Cal. 
 TVm. Matson, President. TV. P. Roth. 
 Secretarj-. April 19, 1910. $5,000,000. 
 Thirty-five wells. Kern County. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPOftt. 
 
 255 
 
 i HonolL'lu Oil Compary, 
 
 268 Market St.. San Francisco. Cal. 
 Wm. Matson, President, Harry B. 
 Gregg, Secretary. June 28, 1909. 
 1250,000. 
 Hopkins Oil Company, 
 
 Santa Maria, Cal. W. A. Haslam, 
 President. Geo. Black, Secretary. July 
 15, 1907. $500,000. 
 Hi:mauma Oil Company, 
 310 Sansome St., San Francisco, Cal. 
 Harry B. Gregg, Vice President, F. 
 Klanip. Secretary. April 16, 1910. 
 $1,000,000. 
 Ibex Oil Compary, 
 701 College St.. Los Angeles. Cal. Mary 
 B. Cales, President, E. R. Snyder. 
 Secretary. August 25. 1908. $10,000. 
 IDA MAY OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Box 5S, Maricopa. Cal. May 9. 1910. 
 $600,000. Four wells, Kern County. 
 Ideal Oil Company, 
 1028 Chorro St., San Luis Obispo, Cal. 
 H. P. Brown, President, P. A. H. 
 Arata, Secretary. July 15, 1907. 
 $500,000. 
 ILLINOIS CRUDE OIL COMPANY, 
 Box 16S, R.F.D. Xo. 1. Baker.=;field. Cal. 
 T. V. Doub, President, C. E. Arnold. 
 Secretary. July 12, 1901. $200,000. 
 Xine wells, Kern County. 
 Imperial Oil Company, 
 :!r,0 Mills Bldg., San Francisco. Cal. 
 J. J. Mack, President, G. Steinbach, 
 Secretary. August 14, 1899. $100,000. 
 Imu'sdale Oil Company, 
 Paso Robles. Cal. H. Taylor, President. 
 Xovember 6, 1911. $500,000. 
 INCA OIL COMPANY, 
 
 24.') Holbrook Bldg.. San Francisco, Cal. 
 Burton E. Green, President. M. B. 
 Downing, Secretary. February 26. 
 1904. $750,000. Thirty-six wells. 
 Fresno Cnunty. 
 INDIAN AND COLONIAL DEVELOP- 
 MENT COMPANY, LTD., 
 Taft. Cal. Arthur Parish, President. 
 W. S. Clegg. Secretary. (7 and 8 
 Wallbrook, London, E. C). L. P. 
 Guiberson, General Manager. Seven 
 wells, Fresno County. December 22, 
 1911. £1,000. 
 Indian Valley Oil Company, 
 San Miguel, Cal. J. F. Densmore, Pres- 
 ident. E. Bergeman, Secretary. April 
 22, 1909. $50,000. 
 INTERNATIONAL OIL COMPANY, 
 1114 I'nioii Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 Chester "W. Brown, President. John 
 McPeak. Assistant Secretary. April 
 22, 1912. $200,000. One well. Kern 
 County. 
 INTERSTATE OIL COMPANY, 
 
 1010 Wright and Callender Bldg.. Los 
 Angeles, Cal. D. M. Wickersham, 
 Pre.sident, F. G. "White, Secretary. 
 November 14. 1913. $200,000. One 
 well. Kern County. 
 Investment Development Company, 
 244 Pine St.. San Fiaii<is( (i. I'al. Sam- 
 uel I'(md. Pi-esident. .\ll)ert Meyer, 
 Seiretary. January 3. 1911. $100,000. 
 Investment Oil Company, 
 
 244 Pine St.. San Francisco. Cal. S. H. 
 Morsehead, President. Samuel Pond, 
 Secretary. July 20, 1899. $500,000. 
 
 Iowa Oil Company, 
 Whitlier. Cal. John E. Coffin, Secre- 
 tary. September 7, 1900. $200,000. 
 JACKSON OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Reward, Cal. S. P. Wible, President. 
 D. A. Jackson, Secretary. October 
 18, 1907. $50,000. Four wells, Kern 
 County. 
 Jade Oil Company, 
 
 1005 Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 R. B. "\A'iliiamson, President, Geo. L. 
 Reynolds, Secretary. October 16, 
 1908. $1,000,000. Kern County. 
 J. E. GRAY OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Box 263. Bakersfield. Cal. S. A. Gray, 
 President, G. W. Gray. Secretary. 
 January 13. 1909. $100,000. Twenty- 
 six wells, Kern County. 
 Jesse Yarnell Company, 
 
 134 S. Bonnie Brae St., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. Susan C. Yarnell, President, 
 Katherine Yarnell, Secretary. April 
 8. 1907, $40,000. 
 JEWETT OIL COMPANY, 
 
 409 Brower Bldg., Bakersfield, Cal. 
 P. L. Jewett, President, A. Weill, 
 Secretary. August 25, 1900. $500,000. 
 Eight wells. Kern County. 
 John Irwin Oil Company, 
 
 Hueneme. Cal. E. O. Gerberding, Sec- 
 retary. May 10. 1893. $30,000. 
 Johnson Oil Company, 
 
 P.O. Box loS3. Fresno, Cal. E. Schwarz, 
 President, R. D. Marshall, Secretary. 
 December 4, 1908. $100,000. 
 John Thomas Oil Company, 
 
 91 Temple Blk.. Los Angeles, Cal. E. K. 
 Green. President, J. H. Blanchard, 
 Secretary. August 6, 1900. $336,000. 
 Jordan Oil Company, 
 
 Box 193. Arcade Station, Los Angeles, 
 Cal. J. T. Jordan. President. Ralph 
 Martin. Secretary. May 25, 1907. 
 $100,000. 
 Juanita Oil Company, 
 
 liiO.', Secvuitv Bldg.. Los Angeles, Cal. 
 March 6. 1908. $100,000. 
 JUNCTION OIL COMPANY, 
 
 58 Sutter St., San Francisco, Cal. J. 
 Goldman, President, S. G. O. Kingr, 
 Secretary. February 7. 1900. $250,- 
 "110. Xine well.*. Kern County.- 
 KAISER OIL COMPANY, 
 
 1114 Union Oil Bldg., Los .\ngeles, Cal. 
 W. W. Orcutt. President, Giles Kel- 
 log. Secretary. March 18. 1909. 
 $100,000. Five wells, Santa Barbara 
 County. 
 KALISPELL MIDWAY OIL COMPANY, 
 Box 441. TJakHislield. Pal. R. .\. Wil- 
 son, President, A. C. Tupman, Secre- 
 tary. July 12. 1910. $250,000. Three 
 wells. Kern Countv. 
 KANAWHA OIL COMPANY, 
 
 I'lis Pacific Kleitrii- Bldg., Los .\ngeles. 
 John M. Sands. President, S. R. 
 Shoup. Secretary. August 8, 1910. 
 $500,000. One well, Kern County. 
 K. and V. Oil Company, 
 
 Box 482, Visalia. Cal. S. Mitchell, 
 I'lesident, .\. Q. Reals. Stcrct:ii\ . 
 March 1. 1909. $100,000. 
 Kansas Crude Oil Company. 
 
 540 Title Insurance Bldg., Lo.« .\ngeles, 
 Cal. F. L. Saw>-er, Secretary. March 
 11, 1910. $100,000. 
 
256 
 
 STATE OIL AND (JAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Kaweah Oil Company, 
 
 Box 482, Visalia, Cal. Henry A. 
 Scott, President, A. Q. Beals, Secre- 
 tary. March 22, 1909. $100,000. 
 Keith and Mack Oil Company, 
 
 350 Mills Bldg-., San Francisco, Cal. A. 
 Mack, President, H. Steinbach, Secre- 
 tary. Pecember 4. 1907. $20,000. 
 Keith Oil and Land Company, 
 
 350 Mills Bldg-., San Francisco, Cal. A. 
 Mack, President, H. Steinbach, Secre- 
 tary. November 8, 1900. $1,000,000. 
 Kellogg Oil Company, 
 
 933 Van Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 F. R. Kellogg, President, G. I. Symin- 
 ton. Secretary. December 9, 1910. 
 $50,000. 
 Kern Carion Oil Company, 
 
 141 Forsyth Bldg., Fresno, Cal. S. R. 
 La Rue, President, F. L. Simons, Sec- 
 retary. March 6, 1900. $200,000. 
 Kern County. 
 Kern Central Oil Company, 
 
 1014 Mills Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 W. A. Brace. President, J. W. Mc- 
 Caughey, Secretary. December 21, 
 1S99. $100,000. 
 KERN CROWN OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Box 323. East Bakersfield. Cal. J. W. 
 Henderson, President. T. L. Moran, 
 Treasurer. June 15, 1901. $500,000. 
 Three wells. Kern County. 
 KERN FOUR OIL COMPANY, 
 
 521 Consolidated Realty Bldg.. Los An- 
 geles, Cal. F. C. Kingsbury. Presi- 
 dent, C. M. Dull, Secretary. May 26. 
 1909. $100,000. Twenty-two wells, 
 Kern County. 
 Kern Petroleum Company, 
 
 3 Wilson Bldg., Eureka. Cal. D. J. 
 Girard, Secretary. February 17, 1910. 
 $250,000. 
 Kern Pucheu Oil Company, 
 
 106 Forsyth Bldg., Fresno, Cal. John 
 J. Kern, President, D. A. Cowan, Sec- 
 retary. February 27. 1913. $200,000. 
 Kern River Drillers Oil Company, 
 
 310 Sansome St., San Francisco, Cal. 
 John Barneson, President, Virg^il T. 
 Shaw, Secretary. March 3, 1909. 
 $1,000,000. 
 KERN RIVER OIL COMPANY, 
 
 23S Merchants Exchange Bldg.. San 
 Francisco, Cal. H. A. Voorman. 
 President, Edw. C. Landis. Secretary. 
 June 29, 1S99. $100,000. Eight wells, 
 Kern County. 
 KERN RIVER OIL FIELDS OF CALI- 
 FORNIA, LTD., 
 
 1117 Los Angeles Inyestment Bldg., 
 Los Angeles, Cal. R. "W. Stephens, 
 Mg-r. July 6, 1910. $6,750,000. Two 
 hundred forty-one wells, Kern Coun- 
 ty. 
 Kern Sunset Oil Company, 
 
 1800 Chester Ave., Bakersfield, Cal. 
 
 "Walter Snook, President. G. J. Planz. 
 
 Secretary. March 27, 190S. $10,000. 
 
 Kern County. 
 
 KERN TRADING AND OIL COMPANY, 
 
 S50 Flood Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 W. R. Scott. President, G. L. King, 
 Secretary. May 22. 1903. $10,000,000. 
 One hundred twenty-two wells, Fres- 
 no County. 389 wells, Kern County. 
 
 Kern Union Oil Company, 
 334 H. W. Hellman Bldg., Los Ange- 
 les, Cal. July 8, 1910. $100,000. 
 Keystone Oil Company, 
 1015 Baker-Detwil'='r Bldg-., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. October 2, 1914. $500,000. 
 Kings River Oil Company, 
 
 Box C. R.F.D. No. 8, Fresno, Cal. Bur- 
 ton Elwood, President, Florence Mar- 
 ian Secretary. June 5, 1899. $100,000. 
 Knickerbocker Oil Company, 
 100 Davis St., San Francisco, Cal. J. D. 
 Spreckels, Jr., President, G. B. 
 Waterman, Secretary. March 15, 
 1911. $400,000. 
 KNOB HILL OIL COMPANY, 
 202 Cory Bldg., Fresno, Cal. Jas Por- 
 teous, President, W. J. Kittrell, Sec- 
 retary. August 6, 1900. $25,000. 
 Thirty wells, Kern County. 
 Kopje Oil Company, 
 Box 1306, Fresno, Cal. Geo. S. Water- 
 man, President, M. W. Dearing, Sec- 
 retary. January 4, 1901. $100,000. 
 Kramer Consolidated Oil Company, 
 
 403 Germain Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 A. N. Hamilton, President, D. F. Wil- 
 son, Secretary. November 2. 1900. 
 $600,000. 
 Kramer Model Oil Company, 
 403 Germain Bldg.. Los Angeles, Cal. 
 Lester S. Moore, President, Chas. T. 
 Merritt, Secretary. April 29, 1910. 
 $21,000. 
 La Belle Oil Company, 
 
 714 Central Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 W. P. Cunningham, President, Stone 
 Hastain, Secretary. March 5, 1909. 
 $100,000. 
 LA BLANC OIL COMPANY, 
 
 227 First National Bank Bldg., Oak- 
 land, Cal. J. C. Downey, President, 
 W. V. Harington. Secretary. October 
 1, 1908. $250,000. Two wells, Kern 
 County. 
 Lacey Oil Company, 
 Hanford, Cal. November 1, 1909. $500,- 
 000. R. "\'. Hall, Secretary. 
 La Corona Oil and Asphalt Company, 
 East Bakersfield, Cal. Louis V. Olcese, 
 President, J. B. Hewitt, Secretary. 
 October 9, 1897. $19,000. 
 Laguna Oil Company, 
 San Luis Obispo, Cal, P. Tognazzini, 
 Piesident, M. D. Tognazzini. Secre- 
 tary. March 3, 1907. $500,000. 
 La Habra Oil Company, 
 204 L W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. L. P. Hanson, President, L. G. 
 McLaughlin, Secretary. April 6, 
 1910. $500,000. 
 Lakeshore Oil Company, 
 510 Crocker Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 Geo. T. Cameron, President, R. A. 
 Morton, Secretary. October 22, 1909. 
 $750,000. 
 Lake View Annex Oil Company, 
 622 Bumiller Bldg.. Los Angeles. Cal. 
 November 12, 1910. $2,600,000. 
 LAKE VIEW NO. 2 OIL COMPANY, 
 mil "V^'riglit and CaUender Bldg., Los 
 Angeles, Cal. C. H. M'hite, President, 
 F. G. White, Secretary. May 11, 
 1910. $1,000,000. Kern County. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 
 257 
 
 LAKE VIEW OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 W. W. Orcutt, President, Giles Kel- 
 logg, Secretary. December 9, 1909. 
 ?2, 500, 000. Five wells, Kern County. 
 Lemoore Oil Company, 
 Lemoore, Cal. September 15, 1909. 
 $300,000. 
 Le Roy Oil Company, 
 241 Sansome St., San Francisco, Cal. 
 February 8, 1913. $100,000. 
 Light Oil Extension Company, 
 1241 Flood Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 Louis Nathan. President, C. S. "Wil- 
 cox, Secretary. November 25, 1908. 
 $500,000. 
 Linda Vista Oil Company, 
 1206 Broadway, Oakland. Cal. E. A. 
 Heron, President, A. H. Breed, Sec- 
 retary. November 23, 1900. $250,000. 
 Lindsay Incorporated Oil Compary, 
 Lindsay, Cal. L. A. Sturgeon, Presi- 
 dent, L. G. Stallings, Secretary. No- 
 vember 11. 1909. $200,000. 
 Lion Oil Company, 
 474 N. First St., San Jose, Cal. S. W. 
 Waterhouse, President, Annie C. 
 Waterhouse, Secretary. September 
 2, 1914. $25,000. 
 Liscomb and Bridge, 
 
 .^S E. TTnion St., Pasadena, Cal. 
 Little Jack Oil Company, 
 Hanford, Cal. Thos. Downing, Presi- 
 dent. May 16, 1912. $100,000. 
 Little Sespe Consolidated Oil Company, 
 A. W. Roberts, President. W. P. W. 
 Martin, Secretary. 407 Mason Bldg., 
 Los Angeles, Cal. August 1, 1905. 
 $30,000. 
 Loma Oil Company, 
 r,4S S. Olive St., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 Frank A. Garhutt, President, S. C 
 Hall, Secretary. October 14, 1895. 
 $50,000. 
 Lompoc Monarch Oil Company, 
 ."2n Rialto Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 IT. A. Broughton, President, N. Huse- 
 man. Secretary. May 25, 1914. 
 $1,000,000. 
 Lompoc Oil Development Company, 
 Lompoc, Cal. W. .J. Packard, Presi- 
 dent, F. ,T. Miller, Secretary. Sep- 
 tember 4, 1000. $300,000. 
 Lopez Canon Oil Company, 
 Room 716, 74 New Montgomery St., San 
 Francisco. Care A. L. Darrow, Pres- 
 ident. C. E. van Barneveld, Secretary. 
 Los Alamos Petroleum Company, 
 015 T. TV. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. J. M. Kellernian. October 2, 
 li107. $500,000. 
 Los Angeles Cherokee Oil Company, 
 1117 Trust and Savings Bldg., Los An- 
 geles, Cal. Dan Murphy, President, 
 G. Holterholf. Jr., Secretary. April 
 20. ]!)04. $i.ooo,ono. 
 Los Angeles-Coalinga Oil Syndicate, 
 307 Severance Bldg.. Los Angeles. Cal. 
 W. C. Elderton. President, W. W. 
 Podder, Secretary. .July 8. 1909. 
 $60,000. 
 LOS ANGELES-KERN OIL COMPANY, 
 1007 Tlaas Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 M. W. Harker, President, H. W. 
 Pettehue, Secretary. December 10, 
 1908. $400,000. Five wells, Kern 
 County. 
 17—27014 
 
 Los Angeles McKlttrIck Oil Company, 
 410 First National Bank Bldg., River- 
 side, Cal. Geo. B. Bush, Secretary. 
 March 17, 1910. $1,000,000. 
 LOS ANGELES OIL COMPANY, 
 
 1114 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 W. L. Stewart, President, Giles Kel- 
 logg, Secretary. October 23, 1874. 
 $50,000. Two wells, Ventura County. 
 Los Floras Land and Oil Company, 
 
 510 Crocker Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 Geo. T. Cameron, President, R. A. 
 Morton, Secretary. July 25, 1902. 
 $1,000,000. Santa Barbara. 
 Los Pozos Oil Company, 
 
 Box 34, Bakersfleld, Cal. February 16, 
 
 l!tlO. $50,000. 
 LOST HILLS DEVELOPMENT COM- 
 PANY, 
 Visalia, Cal. Daniel Calcote. President, 
 
 E. C. Farnsworth. Secretary. June 
 19, 1914. $720,000. Thirteen wells, 
 Kern County. 
 
 Lost Hills Investment Company, 
 
 245 Holbrook Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 Frank H. Buck, President, O. Scrib- 
 ner. Secretary. December 20, 1911. 
 $24,000. 
 Lost Hills Mining Company, 
 510 Crocker Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 Geo. T. Cameron, President, R. A. 
 Morton, Secretary. March 12, 1909. 
 $100,000. 
 Lo Tengo' OH Company, 
 
 323 Timken Bldg., San Diego, Cal. 
 Thomas B. Darst, President, Chas. 
 B. Stevens, Secretary. June 27, 1910. 
 $1,000,000. San Die.go County. 
 LUCILE OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Coalinga, Cal. Mrs. Ida Robertson, 
 President, R. W. Dallas, Secretary. 
 February 23, 1905. $50,000. Three 
 wells. Fresno County. 
 Lucky Boy Oil Company, 
 631 Wesley Roberts Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. C. Wesley Roberts, President, 
 Wm. K. Weaver, Secretary. Septem- 
 ber 14, 1909. $750,000. Kern County. 
 Mahaska Oil Company, 
 6919 Hawthorne Ave., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 W. C. Sheppard, President. March 
 19, 1910. $100,000. 
 MAIN STATE OIL COMPANY, 
 
 433 California St.. San Francisco, Cal. 
 
 F. W. McNear, President, J. P. Roth- 
 well, Secretary. January 16, 1900. 
 $250,000. Four wells, Fresno County. 
 
 Majestic Oil Company, 
 Santa Maria, Cal. F. C. Twitchell, 
 
 Piosident. Geo. P. Mcrritt, Secretary. 
 
 June 15. 1907. $500,000. 
 MAMMOTH OIL COMPANY, 
 
 1201 Federal Realty Bldg., Oakland. 
 
 Cal. C. J. Berry, President, C. II. 
 
 Holbrook, Secretary. February 4, 
 
 1910. $1,000,000. Five wells. Kern 
 
 Count.v. 
 Manhattan Midway Oil Company, 
 
 1100 Hibcinian Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal. 
 
 S. K. Vermilyea, President. E. E. 
 
 P^dwards, Secretary. January 2, 1909. 
 
 $75,000. Kern Comity. 
 M AND T OIL COMPANY. 
 
 703 Syndicate T.ldg.. Oakl.'nid, Cal. M. 
 
 J. I.,aymance, President, S. S. Ilaw- 
 
 ley. Secretary. January 15, 1910. 
 
 $300,000. Three wells, Kern County, 
 
258 
 
 ■;TATE oil. AND t.A- >l I'ERVISOR. 
 
 MANLEY AND M'GINN, 
 
 Shale, Cal. J. R. Murphy, Auditor. 
 Ten wells, Kem County. 
 Marathon Oil Company, 
 
 ] 'inuba. Cal. ^^'. B. Nichols, President, 
 Clarence Wilson, Secretary. May 19, 
 I'Jtiy. $75,000. 
 MARCH OIL COMPANY, 
 
 714 Marsh Strong Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. B. A. Hayden, President, F. E. 
 Valentine, Secretary. Eight wells, 
 Kern County. 
 Marian Oil Company of California, 
 Coalinga, Cal. O. D. Loftus, Presi- 
 dent, J. A. Fluetsch, Secretary. 
 March 25, 1999. ?150,000. 
 Maricopa Investment Company, 
 Maricopa, Cal. "W. J. Schultz, Presi- 
 dent, E. L.. Weed, Secretary. May 
 25, 1910. $25,000. Kern County. 
 MARICOPA NATIONAL PETROLEUM 
 COMPANY, 
 Box 411, Fresno, Cal. A. S. Cleary, 
 President, E. V. Williams, Secretarj-. 
 February 16. 1910. §400,000. Two 
 wells. Kern County. 
 Maricopa Northern Oil Company, 
 347 Title Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. R. Mansard, President, M. M. 
 Miles, Secretary. August 21, 1914. 
 SI. 000, 000. 
 Maricopa Oil Company, 
 
 Stoner Block, Bakersfleld, Cal. 
 Maricopa Oil Company, 
 Maricopa, Cal. W. J. Schultz, Presi- 
 dent, Theo. W. Bernhard, Secretary. 
 December 5, 1907. $500,000. Kern 
 County. 
 Maricopa Producers Oil Company, 
 320 Balboa Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 April 11, 1910. $500,000. 
 Maricopa Queen Oil Company. 
 434 First National Bank Bldg., Long 
 Beach. Cal. W. S. WUhelm, Presi- 
 dent, W. S. Brayton, Secretarj-. Octo- 
 ber S, 1910. $1,000,000. 
 MARICOPA STAR OIL COMPANY, 
 1011 Security Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal. 
 Thos. A. O'Donnell, President, Ellis T. 
 Yarnell, Secretary. October 29. 1913. 
 $100,000. Five wells, Kern County. 
 Maricopa-Strawn Oil Company, 
 Maricopa. Cal. W. J. Bamhart, Presi- 
 dent. R. A. Crump, Secretary. May 
 21. 1915. $100,000. 
 MARICOPA 36 OIL COMPANY, 
 Alaska Commercial Bldg., San Fran- 
 cisco, Cal. O. H. Greenwald, Presi- 
 dent. P. D. Kahn, Secretary. Feb- 
 ruary- 3, 1910. $250,000. One well, 
 Kern County. 
 Marion Oil Company, 
 Flatiron Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 Henry Ach, President, A. A. Power, 
 Secretai-y. November 5, 1908. $600,- 
 000. 
 Marshall Oil Company. 
 Ill Montgomer>- St., San Francisco, 
 Cal. April 27. 1910. $125,000. 
 MASCOT OIL COMPANY, 
 
 577 I. W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. T. Spellacy, President. W. M. 
 Wallace, Secretary. November 11, 
 1901. $500,000. Thirty-seven wells 
 Kern County. 
 
 Maxwell Oil Company, 
 716 Sheldon Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 A. F. L. Bell, President, John J. Avis, 
 Secretary. $25,000. 
 MAY OIL COMPANY, 
 
 40S Consolidated Realty Bldg., Los An- 
 geles, Cal. M. W. Mead. Piesident, 
 L. Schenck, Secretarj-. May 7, 1902. 
 $200,000. Eight wells, Kern County. 
 Mays Consolidated Oil Company, 
 Fellows, Cal. Box E. F. B. Chapin, 
 President, C. H. Sherman, Secretary. 
 May 19, 1911. $2,000,000. 
 M'CUTCHEON BROTHERS, 
 
 G. W. McCutcheon, Mgr., Maricopa, 
 Cal. Five wells. Kern County. 
 McKlttrick Extension Oil Company, 
 Brower Bldg.. Bakersfleld, Cal. S. P. 
 TVible. President, C. Brower, Secre- 
 tary. November 1, 1900. $350,000. 
 McKittrIck Front Oil Company, 
 501 Crocker Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 W. F. Williamson, President. Albert 
 J. Dibblee, Secretary. April 29, 1910. 
 $50,000. Kern County. 
 M'KITTRICK OIL COMPANY, 
 Brower Bldg., Bakersfleld, Cal. H. A. 
 Jastro, President, C. Brawer, Secre- 
 tary. November IS, 1899. $500,000. 
 Two wells. Kern County. 
 McKittrick Prosperity Petroleum Com- 
 pany, 
 Nevada City, Cal. A. R. Lord. Presi- 
 dent, C. W. Chapman, Secretary. 
 November 20. 1900. $500,000. 
 Mecca Oil Company, 
 Bakersfleld, Cal. D. H. McConnell, 
 President, A. D. Henderson, Secre- 
 tary. April 23, 1901. $450,000. Kem 
 County. 
 MECCA OIL COMPANY NO. 2, 
 
 Bakersfleld, Cal. D. H. McConnell, 
 President, A. D. Henderson, Secre- 
 tary. July 9, 1912. $100,000. Seven 
 wells. Kern County. 
 MELITA OIL COMPANY, 
 First National Bank Bldg., San Fran- 
 cisco, Cal. Thomas G. Hutt, Presi- 
 dent, H. A. Rispin, Secretary. Six- 
 teen wells. Kern County. 
 MERCANTILE CRUDE OIL COMPANY, 
 504 Grant Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 Peter Caubu, President. Peter B. 
 Stumpf, Secretary. December 18, 
 1900. $200,000. Three wells, Fresno 
 County. 
 Mercedes Oil Company, 
 Room 201, 127 Montgomery St., San 
 Francisco, Cal. Washington Dodge, 
 President. M. White, Secretarj'. July 
 30. 1910. $1,000,000. 
 Merced Oil Mining Company, 
 Merced, Cal. C. H. Castle, President, 
 M. D. Wood, Secretary. January 24, 
 1900. $100,000. Fresno County. 
 Merced Paraffine Oil Company, 
 Los Banos, Cal. O. D. Bambauer, Pres- 
 ident. A. S. Salau. Secretary. June 
 19, 1914. $1,000,000. San Benito 
 County. 
 Merlcos Oil Company, 
 524 Auditorium Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal. 
 Burton E. Green, President. Calvin C. 
 Green, Secretary. November 7, 1901. 
 $10,000. 
 
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FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 
 259 
 
 Meteor Oil Company, 
 
 82G HisKins Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 Mexican Associated Oil Company, 
 232 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal. 
 Cal. P. Hunter, President, Chas. L. 
 Wilde, Secretary. April 1, 1910. 
 $1,500,000. 
 Mexican Petroleum Company, 
 1015 Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 E. L. Doheny, President, O. D. Ben- 
 nett, Secretary. December 20, 1900. 
 $10,000,000. 
 M. G. AND P. OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Box 34, Bakersfield, Cal. H. E. Wright, 
 President, T. M. Young, Secretary. 
 June 7, 1910. $500,000. Three wells, 
 Korn County. 
 Midas Oil Company, 
 230 California St.. San Francisco, Cal. 
 James Rolph, Jr., President, C. P. 
 Chamberlain, Secretary. March 18, 
 1910. $200,000. 
 Midget Oil Company, 
 GO California St., San Francisco, Cal. 
 J. D. Spreckels, Jr.. President, W. H. 
 Hannan, Secretary. April 11, 1910. 
 $25,000. 
 MIDLAND OIL COMPANY, 
 
 1015 Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 J. C. Anderson, President, Dr. Nor- 
 man Bridge, Secretary. November 20, 
 1908.. $100,000. Six wells, Kern 
 County. 
 MIDLAND OIL FIELDS COMPANY, 
 LTD., 
 1015 Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 T. A. O'Donnell, President, Dr. Nor- 
 man Bridge, Secretary. April 15, 
 1910. $1,000,000. Two wells, Kern 
 County. . 
 Midway Basin Oil Company, 
 319 Consolidated Realty Bldg., Los An- 
 geles, Cal. A. G. Steai-ns, President, 
 April 13, 1910, $500,000. 
 Midway Columbian Oil Company, 
 Hi Hastings St., Vancouver, B. C. Wm. 
 A. Bauer, Chairman, F. W. Bauer, 
 Secretary. June 18, 1912. $500,000. 
 Kern County. 
 MIDWAY CONSOLIDATED LIMITED, 
 Box 141. Fellows, Cal. A. J. Abrahams, 
 President, 35 Copthall Ave.. London, 
 
 E. C: C. F. Burton, Secretary, 35 
 Copthall Ave., London, E. C. Wm. O. 
 Maxwell, General Manager. October 
 21, 1913. $100,000. Two wells, Kern 
 County. 
 
 Midway Field Oil Company, 
 740 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal. 
 C. E. Groat, President, Ben R. Meyer, 
 Secretary. August 8, 1910. $1,000,000. 
 Kern County. 
 MIDWAY FIVE OIL COMPANY, 
 
 554 I. W. Ilellman Building, Los Ange- 
 les, Cal. Edwin L. Martin, President, 
 
 F. L. Bortells, Secretary. March 22, 
 1910. $1,000,000. Five wells, Kern 
 Co\nity. 
 
 MIDWAY GAS COMPANY, 
 
 S05 Garland Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 A. B. Macbeth, General Manager. 
 Seven wells, Kern Coimly . 
 
 MIDWAY NORTHERN OIL COMPANY, 
 346 Title Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. W. S. McGiffert, President, 
 M. M. Miles, Secretary. October 15, 
 1910. $1,000,000. Two wells, Kern 
 County. 
 Midway Oil Company, 
 Room 512, 112 Market St., San Fran- 
 cisco, Cal. J. Ogden, President. A. 
 Heyman, Secretary. February 6, 
 1900. $1,000,000. Kern County. 
 Midway Oil Company, 
 302 Concord Bldg., Portland, Oregon. 
 A. E. Davis, Secretary. May 4, 1901. 
 $1,000,000. 
 MIDWAY PACIFIC OIL COMPANY, 
 406 Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 Philip L. Wilson, President, P. F. 
 Schumacher, Secretary. April 18, 
 1910. $2,000,000. Five wells, Kern 
 County. 
 MIDWAY PEERLESS OIL COMPANY, 
 617 Merritt Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 M. H. Whittier, President, H. L. 
 Westbrook, Secretary. February 28, 
 ■ 1911. $600,000. Eight wells, Kern 
 County. 
 MIDWAY PREMIER OIL COMPANY, 
 
 1201 Federal Realty Bldg., Oakland, Cal. 
 ' A. J. Snyder, President, L. E. Bowen, 
 Secretary. March 18, 1910. $1,000,000. 
 Nine wells, Kern County. 
 MIDWAY ROYAL PETROLEUM COM- 
 PANY, 
 648 S. Olive St., Los Angeles, Cal. F. A. 
 Garbutt, President, A. T. Jergens, 
 Secretary. October 13, 1913. $1,000,- 
 000. Nine wells, Kern County. 
 Midway Simi Oil Company, 
 Box 34, Bakersfield, Cal. T. M. Young, 
 President, G. R. Peckham, Secretary. 
 October 9, 1913. $100,000. 
 Millie Francis Oil Company, 
 
 Box 8, Taft, Cal. Kern County. 
 Mr. Jeremiah Miller, 
 
 Coalinga, Cal. 
 Minoru Oil Company, 
 1208 Alaska Commercial Bldg., San 
 Francisco, Cal. John Barneson, Pres- 
 ident, W. J. Dinsmore, Secretary. 
 June 2, 1909. $500,000. 
 MIOCENE OIL COMPANY, 
 
 518 Mills Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 P. Welch, President, Jas. D. Sweeney, 
 Secretary. July 5, 1912. $20,000. Two 
 wells, Kern County. 
 M. J. AND M. M. CONSOLIDATED, 
 703 Oakland Bank of Savings Bldg., 
 Oakland, Cal. F. J. Woodward, Pres- 
 ident, Steb C. Teal, Secretary. Au- 
 gust 22, 1910. $2,000,000. Twenty- 
 three wells, Kern County. 
 M. K. and T. Oil Company, 
 232 First National Bank Bldg., Oakland, 
 Cal. George D. Metcalf, President, 
 .1. B. Metcalf, Secretary. January 15, 
 1900. $300,000. Fresno County. 
 Mocal Oil Company, 
 Shale. Cal. Chas. Rittcrsbacher, Presi- 
 dent, Elmer Rittersbacher, Secretary. 
 June 9, 1911. $300,000. 
 
260 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 MODELO OIL COMPANY, 
 
 600 Market St., San Francisco, Cal. 
 A. F. Morrison, President, W. R. 
 Berry, Secretary. April 26, 1S9S. 
 $250,000. Thirteen wells, Ventura 
 County. 
 Mogul Oil Company, 
 Visalia, Cal. I. Shiffert, President, L. 
 C. Branch, Secretary. October 6, 
 1909. $100,000. 
 Monarch Oil Company, 
 East Bakersfield, Cal. Louis V. Olcese, 
 President. J. B, Hewitt, Secretary. 
 February- 3, 1900. $100,000. 
 Montana Fresno Oil Company, 
 Blackstone St., Pr'^sno, Cal. Geo. W. 
 Smith. Secretary. Januarv 14, 1900. 
 $14,000. 
 MONTEBELLO Olk_ COMPANY, 
 
 Insurance Excnanare Bldg:.. San Fran- 
 cisco, Cal. Chas. W. Gardner, Presi- 
 dent, A. E. Boynton. Secretary. May 
 5, 1909. $1,000,000. Seyenty-four 
 ■wells. Ventura County. 
 MONTE CRISTO OIL AND DEVELOP- 
 MENT COMPANY, 
 705 Flatiron Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 Henry Ach, President. A. A. Power, 
 Secretary. December 5. 1899. $1,000,- 
 000. Eighty- eight wells, Kern County, , 
 seven wells. Los Angeles County. 
 Monterey Oil Company, 
 Parkfield. Cal. \V. TV. Garland, Presi- 
 dent. April 29. 1914. $1,000,000. 
 Morro Bay Oil Company. 
 San Luis Obispo, Cal. A. Fitzgerald, 
 President. Aug. Vollmer, Secretarv. 
 May 16. 1907. $1,000,000. 
 MT. DIABLO OIL MFG. AND DEVELOP- 
 MENT COMPANY, 
 517 Central Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 James Cullingham, President, N. K. 
 Potter, Secretary-. February 23. 1900. 
 $500,000. Four wells. Kern County. 
 M. P. Oil Company. 
 SOI Baker St.. Bakersfield. CaL A. S. 
 Crites. President, M. P. nickinger. 
 Secretary. May 8, 1909. $21,000. 
 Munro Oil Company, 
 521 Storj- Bldg.. Los Angeles. Cal. Geo. 
 TV. Walker. President, F. T. Gordon, 
 Secretary. April 25, 1912. $50,000. 
 Kem Counts-. 
 Muriel Oil Company, 
 1208 Alaska Commercial Bldg., San 
 Francisco, CaL John Bameson, 
 President. TV. J. Dinsmore, Secretarj-. 
 April 22. 1909. $250,000. 
 Murphy Oil Company. 
 TVhittier. Cal. William H. Murphy. 
 President, J. T. F. Baeyertz. Secre- 
 tar>-. August IS. 1904. $2,000,000. 
 Los Angeles Countv. 
 MUSCATINE OIL COMPANY. 
 
 809 Trust and Savings Bldg., Los An- 
 geles, Cal. Miro Hershey, President. 
 J. C. Macfarland, Secretary. August 
 3, 190?. $300,000. Three weUs, Kem 
 County. 
 MUTUAL OIL COMPANY, 
 
 lft06 California Bldg.. Los Angeles, Cal. 
 G. L. Holton. President. Chas. L. Tal- 
 bot, Secretary. May 11. 1907. $400.- 
 000. One well, Ventura County. 
 
 Nacirema Oil Company, 
 605 Ferguson Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal. 
 R. A. Broom field. President, W. C. 
 Gushing, Secretary. September 29, 
 1909. $50,000. 
 National Oil Company. 
 627 E. Third St., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 Harrj' H. Schwartz, President, Sam- 
 uel S. Schwartz, Secretary-. June 15, 
 1915. $10,000. 
 NATIONAL PACIFIC OIL COMPANY, 
 1021 Higgins Bldg.. Los Angeles. Cal. 
 John Bameson, President. E. B. Kid- 
 son, Secretary. December 6. 1911. 
 $3,500,000. Two wells, Kem Coimty. 
 National Petroleum Company, 
 1025 Higgins Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 J. P. .Straughan. Manager. April 24, 
 191.3. $100,000. 
 Natoma Oil Company. 
 510 Crocker Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 TV. R. Berry. President, R. A. Morton. 
 Secretary. July 3, 1911. $500,000. 
 Neosho Oil Company, 
 906 Central Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal. 
 Ralph B. Lloyd, President, TV. E. 
 Lloyd. Secretary. March 22, 1913. 
 $75,000. 
 NETHERLANDS OIL COMPANY, 
 1910 Mariposa St.. Fresno. Cal. W. B. 
 Holland, President, B. Epstein, Sec- 
 retary. March 5, 1909. $200,000. Two 
 wells. Fresno County. 
 NEVADA COUNTY OIL COMPANY, 
 1201 Union Oil Bldg.. Los .\ngeles. Cal. 
 D. E. Morgan, President, W. B. 
 Robb, Secretarj-. September 22, 
 1900. $250,000. Eleven wells, Kera 
 County. 
 Nevada Pacific Oil Company, 
 52.3 Balboa Bldg.. San Francisco, Cal. 
 September 29, 1909. $100,000. 
 NEVADA PETROLEUM COMPANY, 
 .1026 Crocker Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 M. L. Requa, President, G. D. Abbott, 
 Secretary. December 23, 1908. 
 
 $5,000,000. Eighteen wells, Fresno 
 County. 
 New Castaic Oil Company, 
 1525 Brooklyn Ave., Los Angeles, CaL 
 Geo. Alspack, President, G. D. 
 Garner, Secretary. March 19, 1909. 
 $500,000. 
 NEW CENTER OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Room 637. 5S Sutter St.. San Francisco, 
 Cal. D. S. Bachman, President, A. N. 
 Baldwin. Secretary. September 25. 
 1905. $25,000. Five wells, Kem 
 County. 
 New England Oil Company. 
 119 E. Colorado St. Pasadena. Cal. 
 M. E. Wood. President. M. D. Snow- 
 ball. Secretary. April 16. 19^0. $300,- 
 000. 
 Newhall Mountain Oil Company, 
 
 402 Copp Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. L. D. 
 Swartwout. President. S. L. TVallis, 
 Secretary. October 19, 1901. $50,000. 
 New Hope Oil Company, 
 
 729 Mills Bldg.. San Francisco. CaL 
 C. D. Loumeister. President, W. E. 
 Dennison, Secretary. October 3, 1899. 
 $100,000. 
 
PIHST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 
 261 
 
 New Light Oil Company, 
 
 1959 Mills Bldg:., San Francisco. Wal- 
 lace Barstow, President, D. M. Kent, 
 Secretary. November 3, 1909. $1,000,- 
 000. Kern County. 
 NEWLOVE OIL COMPANY, 
 
 1114 Union Oil Bldg-., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 W. W. Orcutt, President, Giles Kel- 
 logg, Secretary. April 30, 1906. 
 $1,500,000. Thirty-six wells, Santa 
 Barbara County. 
 Newman Morris Oil and Land Company, 
 
 Cor. Eddy and Powell Sts., San Fran- 
 cisco, Cal. W. W. Kaye, President, 
 Chas. J. Newman, Secretary. Jan- 
 uary 3, 1912. $500,000. 
 NEW PENNSYLVANIA PETROLEUM 
 COMPANY, 
 
 Box 447, Santa Maria, Cal. T. R. FMn- 
 
 ley, President, G. M. Scott, Secretary, 
 
 August 6, 1904. $500,000. Three wells, 
 
 Santa Barbara County. 
 
 New San Francisco Crude Oil Company, 
 
 904 I St., Fresno, Cal. H. H. Welsh, 
 President, W. J. O'Neill, Secretary. 
 January 17. 1902. $150,000. Fresno 
 County. 
 NILES LEASE COMPANY, 
 
 1015 Security Bldg.. Los Angeles, Cal. 
 E. L. Doheny, President, Norman 
 Bridge, Secretary. February 17, 190S. 
 $1,000,000. Nine wells, Los Angeles 
 Countv. 
 NORTH AMERICAN OIL CONSOLI- 
 DATED, 
 
 903 Flat Iron Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 
 Louis Titus. President, C. F. Nance, 
 
 Secretary. February 3, 1910. $15,000,- 
 
 000. Sixty-four wells. Kern County. 
 
 Northern Exploration Company, 
 
 805 Garland Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 A. E. Peat, Secretary. 
 North Midway Oil Company, 
 
 Box 598, Santa Monica. Cal. L. W. 
 Andrews, President, Roy Jones, Sec- 
 retary. November 8, 1909. $200,000. 
 Oakburn Oil Company, 
 
 1003 Higgins Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 J. W. Maddrill, President. C. R. 
 Stevens, Secretary. February 8, 1910. 
 $1,000,000. 
 Oakland Oil Company, 
 
 400 Holbrook Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 W. T. Sesnon, Vice President, A. J. 
 Samuel, Secretary. September 14, 
 1899. $20,000. Kern County. 
 Oak Ridge Oil Company, 
 
 Insurance Exchange Bldg., San Fran- 
 cisco, CaL Clias. W. Gardner, Presi- 
 dent, A. E. Boynton, Secretary. Jan- 
 uary 6, 1911. $5,000,000. 
 OBISPO OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Box 341, San Lui.s Obispo, Cal. J. W. 
 Barneberg, F. H. Throop, Secretary. 
 February 25, 1909. $500,000. Two 
 wells, Kern County. 
 Occident Oil Company, 
 
 1927 Mariposa St., Fresno, Cal. E. W. 
 Risley, President, W. O. Miller, Sec- 
 retary. May 13, 1S99. $32,000. 
 Octave Oil Company, 
 
 1011 Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 M. H. Wbittier. I'resident, T. A. 
 O'Donnell, Secretary. April 11, 1903. 
 $50,000. 
 
 Ohio Crude Oil Company, 
 346 Pacific Electric Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 
 Cal. June 4. 1910. $300,000. 
 OIL EXPLORATION COMPANY, 
 
 1201 Nevada Bank Bldg., San Francisco, 
 
 Cal. Jos. Errington, President, J. P. 
 
 Sweeney, Secretary. August 8, 1910. 
 
 $300,000. Five wells, Fresno County. 
 Oil Land Exploration Company, 
 
 Humboldt Bank Bldg., San Francisco, 
 
 Cal. John P. Eraser, President, H. F. 
 
 Peart, Secretary. February 23, 1909. 
 
 $250,000. 
 Ojai Oil Company, 
 
 622 Bumiller Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 
 F. E. Dunlap, President, W. I. 
 
 Turck, Secretary. June 4, 1900. 
 
 $750,000. 
 OJAI VALLEY PETROLEUM COM- 
 PANY, 
 207 Homer Laughlin Bldg., Los Ange- 
 les, Cal. S. H. Watson, President. 
 
 James A. Haskett, Secretary. March 
 
 11, 1909. $750,000. Twenty wells, 
 
 Kern County. 
 Old Gibraltar Oil Company, 
 
 632 E. Main St., Stockton, Cal. Sep- 
 tember 19, 1910. $1,000,000. 
 Old Keystone Oil Company, 
 
 1114 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 
 Lyman Stewart, President, John Mc- 
 
 Peak, Secretary. February 15, 1897. 
 
 $100,000. 
 Olema Oil Company, 
 
 S22 Mills Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 
 Oliver Ellsworth, President, M. A. 
 
 Thomas, Secretary. October 2, 1900. 
 
 $200,000. Kern County. 
 Oleum Terra Company, 
 
 2706 Brighton Ave., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 
 E. C. Freeman, President, John G. 
 
 Todd, Secretary. January 9, 1901. 
 
 $16,000. 
 OLIG CRUDE OIL COMPANY, 
 
 2827 La Salle Ave., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 
 Geo. W. Walder, President, J. H. 
 
 Purdy, Secretary. September 28, 1904. 
 
 $500,000. Eight wells, Kern County. 
 Olig Land Company, 
 2827 La Salle Ave., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 
 Geo. W. Walder, President, J. H. 
 
 Purdy, Secretary. February 14, 1908. 
 
 $50,000. 
 OLINDA LAND COMPANY, 
 
 702 Equitable Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 
 W. H. Bailey, Jr., President, M. 
 
 Sutherland, Secretary. August 31, 
 
 1900. $2,000,000. Ten wells. Orange 
 
 County. 
 On Top Oil Company, 
 424 Wilcox Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 
 J. J. O'Brien, President, V. L. 
 
 O'Brien, Secretary. March 29, 1915. 
 
 $25,000. Kern County. 
 The Opal Oil Company, 
 
 Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. J. M. 
 
 Danziger, President, Wilbert Mor- 
 
 grage. Secretary. May 26, 1908. 
 
 $50,000. i 
 
 Ophir Oil Company, 
 
 1208 Alaska Commercial Bldg., San 
 
 Francisco, Cal. John Barneson, Pres- 
 ident, W. J. Dinsmore, Secretary. 
 
 October 7, 1909. $100,000. Fresno 
 
 County. 
 
262 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Orange Oil Company, 
 
 303 Tajo Bldg.. Los Angeles, Cal. W. B. 
 Scott, President, W. Astley, Secre- 
 tary. August 22. 1907. $100,000. 
 ORCUTT OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Lompoe, Cal. A. Lehmann, President, 
 L. Kahn, Secretary. December 21, 
 1907. $300,000. Five wells, Santa 
 Barbara County. 
 Osage Fifty-eight Oil Company, 
 
 1130 I. N. Van Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. M. H. Whittier, President, F. B. 
 Sutton, Secretary. March 6, 1905. 
 $500,000. 
 Otay Oil Company.. 
 
 902 American National Bank Bldg., San 
 
 Diego, Cal. X. J. Hohner, President, 
 
 G. W. Johnston, Secretary. January 
 
 3, 1910. S125.000. San Diego County. 
 
 OZARK OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Box 564, Los Angeles, Cal. W. P. 
 Janes, President, O. H. Burke, Secre- 
 tary. July IS. 1907. $250,000. Four 
 wells, Fresno County. 
 PACIFIC CRUDE OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Santa Marina Bldg.. San Francisco, Cal. 
 G. H. Easton, President, John Lee. 
 Jr., Secretary. May 19, 1911. $750,000. 
 Three wells. Kern County. 
 PACIFIC L. AND P. COMPANY, 
 
 608 P. E. Bldg.. Los Angeles, Cal. G. C. 
 Ward, Vice President, O. V. Showers, 
 Secretary. Forty wells, Los Angeles 
 County. 
 Pacific Midway Oil Company, 
 
 822 Mills Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 B. S. Noyes. President, B. Romaine. 
 Secretary. Januan' 31, 1910. $250,000. 
 4 wells. Kern County. 
 Pacific Oil Fields, Ltd., 
 
 350 . California St., San Francisco, Cal. 
 Balfour, Guthrie and Company, Agts. 
 A. B. Williams, F. W. Bishop, London 
 E. C. December 23, 1907. £250,000. 
 Santa Barbara County. 
 PACIFIC STATES PETROLEUM COM- 
 PANY, 
 
 P.O. Box B-2, Coalinga, Cal. G. W. 
 Richard, President. L. L. Richard, 
 Secretary. April 23, 1909. $300,000. 
 One well, Fresno County. 
 Palladium Investment Company, 
 
 648 S. Olive St., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 Frank A. Garbutt, President. A. T. 
 Jergens, Secretary-. May 28, 1910. 
 $100,000. 
 Palmer Annex Oil Company, 
 
 605 H. W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. C. B. Eyer, President, Chas. 
 Tutschulte, Secretar>-. June 5, 1909. 
 $2,000,000. 
 PALMER UNION OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Sisfjuoc. Cal. John M. "Williamson, 
 President, M. F. Lewis. Secretary. 
 December 5, 1910. $10,000,000. Five 
 wells, Kern County. Four wells, San 
 Barbara County. 
 PANTHEON OIL COMPANY, 
 
 First National Bank Bldg., San Fran- 
 cisco, Cal. Robert Hays Smith, Pres- 
 ident, W. H. Humphreys, Secretary. 
 February 28, 1910. $750,000. Two 
 wells, Fresno County. 
 
 PARAFFINE OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Box 566, Bakersfield, Cal. H. T. Con- 
 diet, President. T. F. Minor, Secre- 
 tary. January 24, 1901. $300,000. Five 
 wells, Kern County. 
 Paragon OH Sales Company, 
 Temple Bldg.. Los Angeles, Cal. March 
 22, 1915. $50,000. 
 Paraiso Oil Company, 
 512 Syndicate Bldg., Oakland, Cal. J. E. 
 Ennis, President, J. N. Turner, Secre- 
 tary. September 18, 1914. $200,000. 
 Santa Clara County. 
 Parker Oil Company, 
 1134 W. Eighteenth St., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. Nettie A. Parker, President, M. 
 F. Klingaman, Secretary. May 16, 
 1900. $250,000. 
 Parkfield Pioneer Oil Company. 
 909 Mutual Bank Bldg., San Francisco, 
 Cal. H. B. Hayden, President. July 
 15. 1911. $2,000,000. 
 PATRICA OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Box 441. Bakersfield, Cal. F. A. Car- 
 rick, President, A. C. Tupman, Sec- 
 retary. :May 21, 1910. $250,000. 
 Seventeen wells, Kern County. 
 Pauson Oil Company, 
 180 Sutter St., San Francisco, Cal. 
 Frank Pauson. President, J. W. Pau- 
 son, Secretary. November 5, 1904. 
 $100,000, 
 P. C. L. Oil Company, 
 Visalia, Cal. Chas. G. Lamberson, 
 Treasurer. November 26, 1909. $100,- 
 000, 
 PEERLESS OIL COMPANY. 
 
 S24 Crocker Bldg,, San Francisco, Cal. 
 John M, "Wright, President, H. C. 
 Park, Secretary. October 9, 1899. 
 $1,000,000, Fifty-nine wells, Kern 
 Count V. 
 PENN COALINGA PETROLEUM COM- 
 PANY, 
 First National Bank Bldg., San Fran- 
 cisco. Cal. Ira L. Bryner, President, 
 R. H. Smith, Secretary. June 26, 
 1905. $350,000. Nine wells, Fresno 
 County. 
 Pentland Union Petroleum Company, 
 401 Union Oil Bldg,, Los Angeles. Cal. 
 Edward Fox, President, F. C. Lamb, 
 Secretary. June 29, 1912. $1,500,000. 
 Perseus Oil Company. 
 317 Merchants Trust Bldg,, Los Angeles. 
 Cal, T. H, Dudley, President, "W. H. 
 Dowsing, Secretary. March 7, 1901. 
 $200,000. Kern County. 
 Petra Oil Company, 
 Room 110, 166 Geary St., San Francisco, 
 Cal, L, A. Sheiger, President. N. J. 
 Naginnity. Secretary. August 18, 
 1910. $18,000. 
 THE PETROL COMPANY, 
 
 Santa Susana, Cal. T, G, Gabbert, 
 President, B, C, Nelson. Secretary. 
 November 21, 1912. $110,000. Eleven 
 wells. Ventura County. 
 THE PETROLEUM COMPANY, 
 
 408 Consolidated Realty Bldg,. Los An- 
 geles. Cal, M, H. Mosier, President. 
 Geo, H, Johnson, Secretary. Septem- 
 ber 30, 1910. $250,000. Five wells. 
 Orange County. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 
 263 
 
 PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COM- 
 PANY, 
 206 Kfnhoff Bldff.. Los Angeles, Cal. 
 E. O. Faulkner, President, G. Plolter- 
 hoff, Jr., Secretary. May 26, IS!)!). 
 $125,000. One hundred eight wells, 
 Kern County, 68 wells. Orange Coun- 
 ty. 
 
 PETROLEUM MIDWAY COMPANY, 
 LTD., 
 1015 ScLiuity BIdg.. Los Angeles, Cal. 
 
 E. L. Doheny, President. Norman 
 Bridge, Secretary. February 15, 1915. 
 Jin.dOO. Three wells. Kern County. 
 
 Petroleum North Midway Company, 
 
 1023 Crocker Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 
 F. W. Bradley, President, S. A. Gui- 
 berson, Jr., Secretary. April 5, 1910. 
 $1,000,000. 
 
 Petroleum Production Company, 
 605 Fergvison Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 R. A. Broomfleld, President, W. C. 
 Cushing, Secretary. March 21, 1912. 
 $1,00,000. 
 Petrolia Oil Company, 
 
 Tulare, Cal. A. W. Wheeler, Presi- 
 dent, W. A. Higgins, Secretary. 
 June 29, 1899. $50,000. 
 Phcenix Oil Company, 
 Box 416, llanford, Cal. P. McRae. 
 President. W. R. McQuiddy, Secre- 
 tary. November 28, 1898. $250,000. 
 Pico Oil Company, 
 303 Tajo Bldg.. Los Angeles, Cal. W. B. 
 Scott, President, W. Astley. Secre- 
 tary. March 26, 1909. $250,000. 
 Piedmont Oil Company, 
 
 Room 204, 1204 Broadway, Oakland, 
 Cal. E. A. Heron, President, H. L. 
 Breed, Secretary. December 17, 
 1900. $500,000. Kern County. 
 PIERPONT OIL COMPANY, 
 
 140 N. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. "Wm. Hardee, President. F. W. 
 Black, Secretary. March 29. 1900. 
 $500,000. Twelve wells, Kern County. 
 Pilot Oil Company, 
 607 First National Bank Bldg., San 
 Francisco, Cal. May 9, 1908. $200,- 
 ooo. 
 
 PINAL DOME OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Santa Maria. Cal. J. F. Goodwin, 
 
 President, Geo. P. Merritt, Secretary. 
 
 June 21. 1912. $4,000,000. Nine wells, 
 
 Kern County, 42 wells, Santa Barbara 
 
 County. 
 Pioneer Midway Oil Company, 
 
 411 Montgomery St., San Francisco, 
 
 Cal. I. Strassburgcr, President, A. 
 
 E. Cole, Secretary. August 17, 1907. 
 
 $1,000,000. 
 PIONEER MIDWAY OIL COMPANY 
 
 CONS., 
 Sliaron Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. Wm. 
 
 Sproule, President, P. G. Williams, 
 
 Secretary. June 13, 1910. $2,000,000. 
 
 Six wells. Kern County. 
 PIru Monarch Oil Company, 
 
 633 TTnion Oil Bldg.. Los Angeles, Cal. 
 
 M. P. Light, President. June 2, 1911. 
 
 $1,000,000. 
 PIru Oil and Land Company, 
 305 Security Bldg., IjOs Angeles, Cal. 
 
 W. A. Riinisey, Assistant Secretary. 
 
 August 4, 1900. $300,000. 
 
 PIru Oil Company, 
 600 Market St., San Francisco, Cal. W. 
 Gregg. Jr., President, W. R. Berry, 
 Secretary. January 21, 1887. $100,000. 
 Ventura County. 
 Pitcher and Garbutt Oil Company, 
 
 6 IS S. Olive St., Los Angeles, Cal. F. A. 
 Garbutt, President, Samuel C. Hall, 
 Secretary. June 25, 1900. $500,000. 
 Plttsburgh-Belridge Oil Company, 
 
 317 Fourth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. W. S. 
 Kuhn, President, H. B. Smith, Secre- 
 tary. April 12, 1912. $250,000. 
 Pittsburgh Pacific Oil Company, 
 
 605 Ferguson Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 R. A. Broomfleld, President. June 4, 
 1914. $1,000,000. 
 Placentia Oil Company, 
 522 Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 S. E. Broljst, Secretary. November 
 4, 1914. $100,000. Orange County. 
 Placerita Oil Company, 
 
 119 E. Colorado St., Pasadena, Cal. F. 
 C. Melton, President, Geo. G. Mc- 
 Laughlin, Secretary. 
 Pleasant Valley Oil Company, Ltd., 
 Lost Hills, Cal. T. A. Crumpton, 
 President. I. M. Conkey, Secretary, 
 August 16, 1911. $15,000. Fresno 
 County. 
 Pleyto Consolidated Oil Company, 
 
 333 Kearny St., San Francisco, Cal. C. 
 W. Jackson, President, J. C. Currier, 
 Secretary. April 15, 1912. $400,000. 
 Poso Creek ON Company, 
 
 Bakersfield. Cal. S. P. Wible, Vice 
 President, S. L. Mack. Secretary. 
 November 22, 1899. $100,000. 
 Poston Oil Company, 
 Box 354, Santa Clara, Cal. Jas. Suther- 
 land, President, T. A. Birge, Secre- 
 tary. October 29, 1899. $30,000. 
 POTTER OIL COMPANY OF CALIFOR- 
 NIA, 
 605 Ferguson Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 Robert Law, Jr., President, J. H. 
 Healy, Secretary. April 26, 1915. 
 $500,000. Seventeen wells, Kern 
 County. 
 Preferred Oil Company, 
 521 W. P. Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 C. C. Spicer, President. C. F. Butler, 
 Secretary. January 25, 1912. $20,000. 
 Premier Antioch Oil Company, 
 714 Tenth St., Oakland, Cal. S. B. Rey- 
 nolds, President, A. A. Cozad, Secre- 
 tary. August 19, 1911. $200,000. 
 PREMIER OIL COMPANY, 
 
 577 r. W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. T. Spellacy, President, W. M. 
 Wallace, Secretary. September 5, 
 1907. $1,000,000. Fifteen wells, Fresno 
 County. 
 Price-Well Oil Company, 
 319 Wilcox Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. A. 
 1). Elwell. President, C. E. Price, Sec- 
 rotary. March 20, 1909. $50,000. 
 Princeton Oil Company, 
 208 Brower Bldg., Bakerslleld, Cal. H. 
 A. .Tastro. President, C. A. Barlow, 
 Secretar.v. January 7, 1913. $50,000. 
 Kern County. 
 
264 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS OIL 
 COMPANY, 
 509 Wells Fargo Bldg., San Francisco, 
 Cal. W. G. Chanslor, President, R. 
 O'Kane, Secretary. August 13, 1895. 
 $1,000,000. Two wells, Fresno County. 
 Producers Oil Company Guaranteed, 
 1915 Tulare St., Fresno, Cal. B. F. 
 Shepherd, Jr., President, W. G. Coch- 
 rane, Secretary. October 25, 1899. 
 •5500,000. Kern County. 
 Progressive Oil Company of Coalinga, 
 325 Holbrook Bldg.. San Francisco, Cal. 
 C. W. Hall, President, H. C. Decker, 
 Secretary. November 12, 1912. $1,- 
 000,000. Fresno County. 
 Prudential Oil Company, 
 1125 Hearst Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 J. F. Utter, President, M. C. Richer, 
 Secretary. $100,000. 
 PROVIDENTIAL OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Room 323 Timken Bldg., San Diego, Cal. 
 
 F. E. Wisecup, President, E. G. 
 
 Dehm, Secretary. October 5, 1914. 
 
 $1,000,000. Two wells, Orange County. 
 
 Provident Oil Mining Company, 
 
 637 Monadnock Bldg.. San Francisco, 
 Cal. Dr. A. McFadyn, President, 
 J. C. Cullen, Secretary. November 
 26, 1900. $300,000. Kern County. 
 Puente Oil Company, 
 829 Title Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. W. R. Rowland, President, W. 
 Astley, Secretary. Januarv 22, 1892. 
 $2,000,000. 
 PURE OIL COMPANY, 
 
 514 S. Broadway. Los Angeles, Cal. 
 J. W. Young, President. June 4. 1900. 
 $300,000. One well, Ventura County. 
 Ptrisslma Hills Oil Company, 
 520 Rialto Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 H. A. Broughton, President, James 
 Casey. Secretary. October 31, 1908. 
 $1,000,000. 
 PYRAMID OIL COMPANY, 
 
 716 Phelan Bldg.. San Francisco. Cal. 
 Geo. S. Johnson, President, Otto B. 
 Johnson, Secretary. October 7, 1909. 
 $2,000,000. Four wells, Kern County, 
 5 wells. Ventura County. 
 QUEEN OIL COMPANY, 
 
 First National Bank Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. W. N. Hamaker, Secretary. 
 Three wells, Fresno Countv. 
 QUINTUPLE OIL COMPANY, 
 
 339 Consolidated Realty Bldg., Los An- 
 geles, Cal. R. J. Gaffney, President, 
 A. E. Hurley, Secretary. Julv 30, 
 1914. $100,000. One well. Orange 
 County. 
 Radium Oil Company, 
 410 Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cal. 
 Charles Sutro, President, L. D. Carr, 
 Secretary. April 29, 1904. $250,000. 
 Rambler Oil Company, 
 Bakersfield, Cal. M. V. McQuigg, Pres- 
 ident, A. J. "Wallace, Secretary. June 
 17, 1908. $50,000. 
 Ramona Home Oil Company, 
 
 523 Stimson Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 Wm. Carter, Jr.. President, Joseph 
 T. Campbell, Secretary. August 5, 
 1910. $500,000. 
 
 RANCHO LA BREA OIL COMPANY, 
 
 !Mei(hants National Bank, Los Angeles, 
 Cal. G. Allen Hancock, owner. Fifty- 
 seven wells, Los Angeles County. 
 RECORD OIL COMPANY, 
 
 433 Mills Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 H. H. Hart, President, W. J. Clark, 
 Secretary. March 3, 1905. $200,000. 
 Eight wells, Fresno County, Kern 
 County. 
 RECOVERY OIL COMPANY, 
 510 Crocker Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 Geo. T. Cameron, President, R. A. 
 Morton, Secretary. December 2, 1910. 
 $1,000,000. Four wells, Kern County. 
 Recruit Oil Company, 
 
 Sharon Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. Wm. 
 Sproule. President, P. G. Williams, 
 Secretary. May 4, 1903. $1,000,000. 
 Red Man Petroleum Company, 
 450 Monadnock Bldg., San Francisco, 
 Cal. A. A. Cohn, President, W. J. 
 Sterett, Secretary. October 27, 1911. 
 $300,000. 
 Refining and Production Oil Company, 
 354 Pine St., San Francisco, Cal. T. N. 
 Barnsdall, President, R. A. Broom- 
 fleld. Secretary. Mav 4, 1911. $1,- 
 250,000. 
 Regal Oil Company, 
 227 Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 F. E. Dunlap, President, G. C. Dennis, 
 Secretary. September 12, 1908. 
 
 $100,000. 
 R. E. Graham Oil Company, 
 
 Box S, Taft. California. 
 Republic Oil Company, 
 1118 Hearst Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 S. A. Guiberson, Jr., President, B. H. 
 Henderson, Secretary. February 2, 
 1910. $6,000. 
 Result OH Company, 
 1118 Kohl Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 P. E. Bowles, President, F. W. 
 McNear, Secretarv. March 6, 1908. 
 $25,000. 
 REVENUE OIL COMPANY, 
 410 Citizens Bank Bldg., Pasadena, Cal. 
 R. H. Pinney, President, A. K. Nash, 
 Secretary. March 17, 1900. $200,000. 
 Eight wells, Kern County. 
 REWARD OIL COMPANY, 
 1118 Kohl Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 P. E. Bowles, President, F. W. Mc- 
 Near, Secretary. March 9, 1901. 
 $100,000. Forty wells, Kern County. 
 RIcardo Oil Company, 
 510 Lissner Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal. 
 Wm. Barnstow, President, Marcus 
 B. White, Secretary. March 17, 1915. 
 $25,000. 
 RICE RANCH OIL COMPANY, 
 
 710 Merchants National Bank Bldg., 
 Los Angeles. Cal. C. J. Kubach, 
 President, E. A. Rang, Secretary. 
 March 14, 1904. $300,000. Twelve 
 wells, Santa Barbara County. 
 Richfield Oil Company, 
 '.133 I. N. Van Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. T. A. Winter, President, G. J. 
 Syminton, Secretary. November 29, 
 1911. $150,000. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 
 265 
 
 Rio Bravo Oil Company, 
 Hollister. Cal. G. D. Clark, President, 
 W. C. Graves. Secretary. February 
 14, 1900. $100,000. 
 Rio Oil Company^ 
 1667 Chester Ave., Bakersfield, Cal. 
 May 21, 1910. $100,000. 
 Roanoak Oil Company, 
 Koom 3. Farmers National Bank, Fres- 
 no, Cal. Geo. L. Warlow, Secretary. 
 December 24, 1900. $100,000. 
 ROCK OIL COMPANY, 
 1007 Washington Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. L. C. Torrance, President, 
 Nichols Milbank, Secretary. April 7, 
 1910. $5,000,000. Eight wells, Kern 
 County. 
 Rosario Oil Company, 
 245 Ilolbrook Bldg.. San Francisco, Cal. 
 O. Scribner, President, G. Sheridan, 
 Secretary. March 24, 1911. $25,000. 
 Rose Oil Company, 
 Si.\th and Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal. 
 L. W. Johnson. President, James B. 
 Sullivan. Secretary. July 6, 1903. 
 $200,000. 
 Royal Petroleum Company, 
 l.'',20 Washington Bldg.. Los Angeles, 
 Cal. March 5, 1915. $200,000. 
 R. T. Oil Company, 
 Madera. Cal. W. B. Thurman, Presi- 
 dent. G. S. Thurman. Secretary. 
 September 19, 1910. $150,000. 
 Ruby Oil Company, 
 1005 Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 J. M. Danziger, President, Wilbert 
 Morgrage, Secretary. February 3, 
 1908. $40,000. 
 Sacramento Palo Pinto Oil Company, 
 205 Peoples Bank Bldg.. Sacramento, 
 Cal. Clinton L. White, President. 
 May 1, 1912. $50,000. 
 SAFE OIL COMPANY, 
 
 208 Brower Bldg., Bakersfield, Cal. C. 
 A. Barlow, President, W. H. Hill, 
 Secretary. March 1, 1907. $100,000. 
 Four wells, Kern County. 
 Safety Oil Company, 
 
 Delger Bldg., Fourteenth and Broad- 
 way, Oakland, Cal. G. Erwin Brink- 
 erhoff. President, M. V. Cooley, Sec- 
 retary. March 8, 1901. $17,500. 
 SALT LAKE OIL COMPANY, 
 
 55 New Montgomery St., San Francisco, 
 Cal. Wm. Sproule, President, P. G. 
 Williams, Secretary. November 27, 
 1903. $500,000. One hundred nine 
 wells. Los Angeles County. 
 SALT MARSH CANON OIL COMPANY, 
 P. O. Box 44. Santa I'aula. Cal. A. M. 
 Dunham. President, F. H. Dunham, 
 Secretary. September 24, 1902. $50,- 
 000. Five wells, Ventura County. 
 SALVIA OIL COMPANY, 
 
 1011 Security Bldg.. I..os Angeles, Cal. 
 T. .\. O'Donnell. President. Ellis T. 
 Yarnell, Secretary. Fourteen wells, 
 Fresno County. 
 San Antonio Oil and Land Company, 
 :!4S Mayes St., San Fraticisro, Cal. 
 James R. Little, I'resident, A. W. 
 Craig. Treasurer. March 19, 1900. 
 $100,000. 
 
 San Bernardino Valley Oil Company, 
 
 Rialto Ave., San Bernardino, Cal. A. 
 E. Perris, President, D. M. Perris, 
 Secretary. December 2, 1912. $25,000. 
 San Carlos Oil Company, 
 
 200 McAllister St., San Francisco, Cal. 
 H. B. Hambly. Secretary. February 
 19. 1892. .?1, 000, 000. 
 SAN DIEGO CONSOLIDATED OIL COM- 
 PANY, 
 
 321 Timken Bldg., San Diego, Cal. P. M. 
 Johnson, President. G. H. ' Hughes, 
 Secretary. May 3, 1915. $500,000. 
 Three wells. Orange County. 
 SAN FRANCISCO AND M'KITTRICK 
 OIL COMPANY, 
 
 607 Monadnock Bldg., San Francisco, 
 Cal. H. W. Maxfleld, President, W. 
 C. Beattie, Secretary. December 11, 
 1899. $500,009. Eighteen wells, Kern 
 County. 
 San Francisco and Wyoming Oil Com- 
 pany, 
 
 67 Buena Vista Terrace, San Francisco, 
 Cal. F. G. Baird, President, Wm. J. 
 Drew, Secretary. August 5, 1913. 
 $200,000. 
 SAN FRANCISCO MIDWAY OIL COM- 
 PANY, 
 
 6IJ0 Market St.. San Francisco, Cal. 
 Geo. F. Lyon, President. W. S. Oliver, 
 Secretary. March 25. 1910. $500,000. 
 One well, Kern County. 
 San Francisco Osage Oil and Gas Com- 
 pany. 
 
 1130 L N. Van Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. Wm. Graham, President, Chas. 
 B. Anderson. Secretary. July 17, 
 1905. $1,000,000. 
 San Juan Oil Company, 
 
 1910 Mariposa St., Fresno. Cal. W. B. 
 Holland, President. Ben Epstein, Sec- 
 retary. March 5. 1909. $250,000. 
 SANTA CLARA OIL AND DEVELOP- 
 MENT COMPANY. 
 
 719 Story Bldg.. Los Angeles. Cal. L. C. 
 Throop. President, Chas A. Nelson, 
 Secretary. February 9, 1912. $1,000,- 
 000. One well, Ventura County. 
 Santa Maria Crude Oil Company, 
 
 316 Bumiller Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal. 
 W. V. Ambrose, President, W. I. 
 Turck, Secretary. December 29, 1906. 
 $500,000. 
 Santa Maria Enterprise Oil Company, 
 
 1201 Hibernia Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal. 
 G. E. Bittinger, President, E. L. 
 Brock, Secretary. December 15, 1909. 
 $400,000. 
 Santa Maria Gas and Power Company, 
 
 Santa Maria. Cal. J. F. Gooodwin, 
 President. R. E. Easton, Secretary. 
 SANTA MARIA OIL FIELDS OF CALI- 
 FORNIA, LTD., 
 
 Santa Maria. Cal. G. Bishirgian, Attor- 
 ney in fact. June 14, 1911. £1,000,000. 
 Four wells, Santa Barbara County. 
 Santa Paula Oil Corporation, 
 
 435 Security Bldg.. Los Angeles, Cal. 
 Rudolph Mausard, Secretary, July 25, 
 1914. $500,000. 
 Santa Paula Y Saticoy Oil Company, 
 
 ^^^r, Kohl Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 Wm. Whitney, President. A. C. Hell- 
 mann. Secretary. March 28, 1903. 
 $10,000. 
 
266 
 
 STATE OIL. AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 SANTA SUSANA SYNDICATE, 
 
 1201 \V. I. Hollingsworth Bldg.. Los An- 
 geles, Cal. Dr. A. Hirschi. President. 
 Eleven wells, Ventura County. 
 SAUER DOUGH OIL COMPANY, 
 510 Crocker Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 Geo. T. Cameron, President, R. A. 
 Morton. Secretary. January 7, 1901. 
 $250,000. Nine wells, Fresno County. 
 SCARAB OIL COMPANY, 
 
 344 S. Fifth St., Oxnard, Cal. W. L. 
 Dunn, President, H. R. Staples. Sec- 
 retary. March 1. 1909. $100,000. One 
 well, Ventura County. 
 Seaboard Oil and Transit Company, 
 
 607 "W. P. Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 C. L. Flack, President, C. A. Good- 
 rich, Secretary. December 2S, 1911. 
 $10,000. 
 Sea Breeze Oil Company, 
 
 Box 246, BaJversfield. Cal. Martin 
 Coyne. President. L. Hirshfield, Sec- 
 retary. June 26, 1900. |500,000. 
 Seaside Oil Company, 
 
 310 Sansome St., San Francisco, Cal. 
 Harrv J. Hart, President, A. Everett 
 Bell, Secretary. February 24, 1S9S. 
 ?1 0.000. 
 SECTION FIVE OIL COMPANY, 
 
 58 Sutter St., San Francisco, Cal. S. G. 
 O. King, Secretary. December 3, 1900. 
 5150,000. Eight wells, Kern County. 
 Section One Oil Company, 
 
 501 Balboa Bldg.. San Francisco, Cal. 
 T. A. O'Donnell, President, O. G. 
 Myers, Secretary-. August 14, 1907. 
 $10,000. 
 SECTION SEVEN OIL COMPANY, 
 First National Bank Bldg.. San Fran- 
 cisco, Cal. N. J. Brine, President, H. 
 E. Shartley, Secretary. June 26. 1905. 
 $300,000. Five wells, Fresno County. 
 Section Ten Oil Company, 
 
 343 Sansome St., San Francisco. Cal. 
 R. A. Lewin, Secretary'. May 12, 
 1904. $300,000. Fresno County. 
 Section Three Oil Company, 
 Madera, California. TV. B. Thurman, 
 President, G. S. Thurman, Secretan.-. 
 February 23, 1911. $150,000. 
 SECTION TWENTY-FIVE OIL COM- 
 PANY, 
 208 Brower Bldg., Bakersfield, CaL T. 
 E. Sullivan, President, C. A. Barlow, 
 Secretary. September 28, 1903. $40,- 
 000. Thirty wells, Kern County. 
 SECURITY DEVELOPMENT COM- 
 PANY, 
 Bos S13, Bakersfield, Cal. C. H. Franey. 
 Secretarj% E. D. Burge, President. 
 Nine wells, Kern County. 
 SENECA OIL COMPANY, 
 
 1133 Nielsen Ave.. Fresno, Cal. Geo. 
 L. "U'arlow, President. W. T. Knowles. 
 Secretarj-. April 20, 1908. $2.50,000. 
 Six wells, Fresno Countj". 
 SESNON OIL COMPANY, 
 
 460 Holbrook Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 TV. T. Sesnon, President, Walter C. 
 Beattie. Secretary. Februar>- 17, 
 1908. $100,000. Fifteen wells, Kern 
 County. 
 
 Shandon Oil Company, 
 
 P.O. Box 400, Caldwell, N. J. Alexan- 
 der Dallas, President, P. Beaton, 
 Secretary. February 19, 1913. $750,- 
 000. Fresno County. 
 SHAWMUT OIL COMPANY, 
 
 697 First National Bank Bldg., San 
 Francisco, Cal. John A. Bunting, 
 President, A. T. Borst, Secretary. 
 December 31, 1903. $500,000. Two 
 wells. Fresno County. 
 Shaw Ranch Oil Company, 
 
 2-3 H. W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. C. R. Rockwood. President, Chas. 
 Tutschule, Secretary. September 18, 
 1912. S200.000. 
 SHEAR PETROLEUM COMPANY, 
 
 2S27 La Salle Ave., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 J. H. Purdy. President. Seven wells, 
 Kern County. 
 SHELL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, 
 343 Sansome St.. San Francisco. CaL 
 W. Meischke-Smith, President, R. A. 
 Lewin, Secretary. July 30, 1915. 
 $35,000,000. Eighty-three wells. Fres- 
 no County. 
 Shirley Oil Company, 
 
 421 N. Main St., Santa Ana, Cal. John 
 TV. Shirley. President. J. Quick, Sec- 
 retary. Januarj- 7, 1903. $10,000. 
 Shreeves Oil Company, 
 
 Sharon Bldg.. San Francisco, Cal. TVm. 
 Sproule. President, P. G. "Williams, 
 Secretary. July 28. 1906. $200,000. 
 Sibyl Oil Company, 
 
 1003 Higgins Bldg.. Los Angeles. Cal. 
 J. "VT". MaddriU. President, C. R. Stev- 
 ens. Secretary. October 11. 1909. 
 $.5i>,000. Kern Count}-. 
 Sierra Oil Company, 
 
 First National Bank Bldg.. Long Beach. 
 Cal. Geo. L. HoodenpyL December 
 16. 1914. $75,000. 
 Sky Ranch Oil Company, 
 Moorpark, Cal. D. L. Florj-, President. 
 Geo. A. Flory. Secretarj-. October 
 25. 1912. $50,000. 
 South Coast Oil Company, 
 
 520 Rialto Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 James Casey. President, A. J. Porter, 
 Secretary-. July 10. 1913. $1,000,000. 
 Southeastern Limited Oil Company, 
 
 1241 Flood Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 Louis Nathan, President, Chas. G. 
 Wilcox. Secretary. September 30, 
 190S. $500,000. 
 Southern California Gas Company, 
 
 S05 Garland Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal. 
 Wm. G. Kerckhoff, President, L. M. 
 Farnham, Secretary. 
 Southern California Oil Syndicate, Ltd., 
 Lompoc. Cal. W. J. Packard, Manager, 
 Magnus Mowat, President, Matthew 
 H. Adams, Secretary. London. E. C. 
 April 23. 1907. £25.000. 
 Southern Humboldt Oil Company, 
 601 Second SL, Eureka, Cal. J. S. Bur- 
 nell. Secretary. July 25, 1910. $100,- 
 000. 
 Southfield Oil Company, 
 
 607 First National Bank Bldg.. San 
 Francisco. Cal. Robert Hays Smith, 
 President. E. G. Camet, Auditor. May 
 14, 1909. $500,000. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 
 267 
 
 South Midway Oil Company, 
 
 418 Clianil)er of Commerce Bldg., Los 
 Angeles, Cat. Julius Fried, President, 
 W. W. Warthing, Secretary. April 
 15, 1910. $1,000,000. Kern County. 
 Soutli IVIountaIn Oil Company, 
 
 34(5 Title Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. R. Mansard, President, M. M. 
 Miles. Secretary. October 20, 1913. 
 $300,000. 
 SOUTH PACIFIC OIL COMPANY, 
 
 637 Consolidated Realty Bldg., Los An- 
 geles, Cal. A. I. Smith, Secretary. 
 Eleven wells, Ventura County. 
 SOVEREIGN OIL COMPANY, 
 
 585 Market St., San Francisco, Cal. 
 William Ellery, President, J. W. El- 
 lery. Secretary. October 15, 1900. 
 $500,000. Ten wells, Kern County. 
 SPINKS CRUDE OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Monrovia, Cal. William A. Spinks, 
 President, Walter F. Dunn, Secretary. 
 November 3, 1909. $200,000. Seven 
 wells, Fresno County. 
 S. P. Placer Mining Company, 
 
 Bakersfield, Cal. M. A. Lindberg, Pres- 
 ident, Fred Gunther, Secretary. Sep- 
 tember 8, 1899. $200,000. 
 SPRECKELS OIL COMPANY, 
 
 100 Davis St., San Francisco, Cal. John 
 D. Spreckels, Jr., President, G. B. 
 Waterman, Secretary. November 1, 
 1911. $200,000. Four wells, Kern 
 County. 
 Squaw Flat Oil Company, 
 
 401 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 A. J. Aber, President, B. W. Howe, 
 Secretary. August 11, 1910. $200,000. 
 STANDARD OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Standard Oil Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 D. G. Scbfleld, President, H. M. Story, 
 Secretary. September 10, 1879. $100,- 
 000,000. Eighty-five wells, Fresno 
 County, 260 wells, Kern County, 102 
 wells, Los Angeles, Cal., 33 wells, 
 Orange County. 
 Star Oil Company, 
 
 350 Mills Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. J. J. 
 Mack, President, S. L. Mack. Secre- 
 tary. September 25, 1899. $500,000. 
 STATE CONSOLIDATED OIL COM- 
 PANY, 
 
 915 Baker-Detwiler Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. E. J. Miley, President. A. M. 
 Burley, Secretary. March 3, 1911. 
 $1,250,000. Twenty-seven wells, Kern 
 County. 
 State Oil Company of California, 
 
 1208 Alaska Commercial Bldg., San 
 Francisco, Cal. John Barneson, Pres- 
 ident, W. J. Dinsmore, Secretary. 
 February 15, 1910. $2,000,000. Kern 
 County. 
 STAUFFER OIL COMPANY. 
 
 624 California St., San Francisco, Cal. 
 C. de Guigne, President, C. Jantzen, 
 Secretary. May 19, 1909. $100,000. 
 .Six wells. Kern Count.v. 
 STERLING OIL AND DEVELOPMENT 
 COMPANY, 
 
 Sharon Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. R. P. 
 Schwerin, President, P. G. Williams, 
 Secretary. October 30, 1899. $250,000. 
 Forty-one wells, Kern County. 
 
 ST. HELENS PETROLEUM COMPANY 
 LTD., 
 
 Los Angeles Investment Building, Los 
 An.geles, Cal. H. H. Haldin, London, 
 Eng., R. H. Young, London, Eng. 
 May 10, 1913. £70,500. Twelve wells, 
 Kern County, 14 wells, Orange County. 
 ST. LAWRENCE OIL COMPANY, 
 
 411 Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cal. 
 
 I. Strassberger, President, A. E. Cole, 
 Secretary. April 14, 1908. $100,000. 
 Seven wells. Kern County. 
 
 STOCKTON MIDWAY OIL COMPANY, 
 309 E. Main St., Stockton, Cal. G. F. 
 Hudson, President, C. F. Campbell, 
 Secretary. December 8, 1910. $1,000,- 
 000. Five wells, Kern County. 
 Stockton, San Juan Oil Company, 
 
 632 E. Main St., Stockton, Cal. May 4, 
 1911. $25,000. 
 ST. PAUL CONSOLIDATED OIL COM- 
 PANY, 
 3 Farmers National Bank Bldg., Fresno. 
 Cal. Geo. L. Warlow, President, W. 
 T. Knowles, Secretary. September 
 24, 1910. $600,000. Eleven wells, 
 Fresno County. 
 St. Paul Fresno Oil Company, 
 
 3 Farmers National Bank Bldg., Fresno, 
 Cal. Geo. L. Warlow, President, W. 
 T. Knowles, Secretary. June 5, 1903. 
 $250,000. 
 STRONG OIL COMPANY, 
 
 1015 Marsh-Strong Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. Four wells, Fresno County. 
 Sturgeon Oil Company, 
 
 Santa Ana, Cal. J. A. Turner, Presi- 
 dent, I. D. Mills. Secretary. January 
 
 II, 1901. $300,000. Kern County. 
 Submarine Oil Company, 
 
 809 Hollingsworth Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. W. C. Price, President, G. G. 
 Lawrence, Secretary. 
 SUCCESSUS OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Box 566, Bakersfield, Cal. Louis V. 
 Olcese, President, Gus Shamblin, Sec- 
 retary. October 6, 1911. $150,000. 
 One well, Kern County. 
 Sudden Oil Company, 
 Lompoc, Cal. T. F. Fox. President, 
 John C. Lind, Secretarv. March 5, 
 1910. $300,000. 
 Sulphur Mountain Petroleum Company, 
 Fullerton, Cal. Wm. Starbuck, Presi- 
 dent, W. R. Collins, Secretary. July 
 13, 1900. $800,000. 
 Sulphur Range Oil Company, 
 
 Ventura, Cal. Jas. S. Blackstock, Sec- 
 retary. E. W. Carne, Treasurer. 
 June 8. 1900. $100,000. 
 Sunpark OH Company, 
 1130 Van Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal. 
 Burton E. Green, President, F. B. 
 Sutton, Secretary. December 19, 
 1910. $100,000. 
 Sunset Extension Oil Company, 
 
 Room 801, Garland Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. Harry M. Wler, President, Geo. 
 E. Mills, Secretary. May 23, 1910. 
 $:;00.ono. Kern County. 
 SUNSET MONARCH OIL COMPANY, 
 60 California St., San Francisco. Cal. 
 G. P. Ayers, President, Geo. A. Doug- 
 las, Secretary. December 10, 1906. 
 $500,000. Thirty-three wells, Kern 
 County. 
 
268 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 Sunset Oil Company, 
 
 Santa Barbara, Cal. F. A. Conant, 
 President. J. C. Hassinger, Secretary. 
 June 21, 1899. $50,000. Kern County. 
 Sunset Oil Company, 
 
 S20 H. W. Hellman Bldg-., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. W. S. James, Secretary. July 
 11, 1890. $1,000,000. 
 Sunset Road Oil Company, 
 
 417 Crocker Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 Sunset Security Oil Company, 
 Brower Bldg., Bakersfield, Cal. J. C. 
 Payne, President, C. A. Barlow, Sec- 
 retary. March 5, 1909. $500,000. 
 Sunshine Oil Company, 
 Woodland, Cal. J. M. Day, President. 
 D. M. Speed, Secretary. July 15, 1910, 
 $150,000. 
 Surf Oil Company, 
 
 1114 Union Oil Building, Los Angeles, 
 Cal. W. L. Stewart, President, Giles 
 Kellogg, Secretary. December 19, 
 1902. $500,000. 
 Sussex Oil Company, 
 
 Room 411, 332 Pine St., San Francisco, 
 Cal. F. E. Fitzpatrick, President, 
 Edward Fox, Secretary. November 
 11, 1910. $350,000. 
 S. W. AND B. OIL COMPANY, 
 
 622 Merchants Exchange Bldg., San 
 Francisco, Cal. A. D. King, Vice 
 President, Robt. Belcher, Secretary, 
 March 23, 1904. $400,000. Five wells, 
 Fresno County. 
 Swan Oil Company, 
 Visalia, Cal. A. Levis, Vice President, 
 H. Jerusalem, Secretary. January 8, 
 1900. $15,000. 
 Syndicate Oil Company, 
 
 San Luis Obispo, Cal. E. "W. Clark, 
 President. Paul M. Gregg, Secretary. 
 March 18, 1905. $250,000. 
 TAMALPIAS OIL COMPANY, 
 
 149 California St.. San Francisco, Cal. 
 
 E. A. Bunker, President, B. F. Bost- 
 
 wick, Secretarj-. March 31, 1910. 
 
 $500,000. Three wells, Kern County. 
 
 Tannehill Oil Company, 
 
 1815 Cherokee Ave., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 L. B. Tannehill, President, C. C. 
 Tannehill. Secretary. February 4. 
 1909. $250,000. 
 Tapo Oil Company, 
 
 103 W. Main St., Santa Paula, Cal. S. 
 C. Graham, President, AUen C. Mc- 
 Kevett, Secretary. April 27, 1900. 
 $1,000,000. 
 TEJON OIL COMPANY, 
 
 P.O. Box 211, Bakersfield, Cal. H. R. 
 Peacock, President, P. McCart, Sec- 
 retary. November 9, 1908. $20,000. 
 Two wells, Kern County. 
 Temple Oil Company, 
 
 303 Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 Jas. Cuzner, President, F. S. Hicks, 
 Secretary. July 30, 1892. $60,000. 
 Tepusquet Oil Company, 
 
 Box 554, Ardmore, Oklahoma. T. J. 
 Myler, President, Henry S. Living- 
 stone. Secretary. $350,000. 
 Texas Oklahoma Oil Company, 
 Hibernian Bank Bldg., San Francisco, 
 Cal. Nettie C. Mclntyre, Secretary. 
 August 14, 1914. $100,000. 
 
 Theta Oil and Land Company, 
 
 260 California St.. San Francisco, Ca\ 
 D. Y. Campbell, President, W. C. de 
 Fremery, Secretary. February 20, 
 1900. $45,380. 
 36 Oil Company, 
 
 3 Farmers National Bank Bldg., Fresno, 
 Cal. Geo. L. W'arlow, Secretary. De- 
 cember 24, 1900. $500,000. 
 Thirty Thirty-Two Land Company, 
 
 1004 Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 J. M. Danziger, President, Geo. L. 
 Reynolds, Secretary. December 8, 
 1910. $1,500,000. 
 32 Oil Company. 
 
 836 H. W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. W. C. Price, President, "W. R. 
 M'heat, Secretary. December 4, 1908. 
 $10,000. 
 Three Counties Oil Company, 
 Room 411, 332 Pine St.. San Francisco, 
 Cal. January 27, 1903. $1,000,000. 
 Three Twenty Oil Company, 
 
 101 Edgerly Bldg., Fresno. Cal. M. R. 
 Madary, Vice President, F. S. Story, 
 Secretary. March 23, 1910. $500,000. 
 Tia Juana Valley Oil Company, 
 
 323 Timken Bldg.. San Diego, Cal. John 
 F. Scott, President, A. J. Razeto. Sec- 
 retary. September 16, 1910. $70,000. 
 San Diego County. 
 Tidal Wave Oil Company. 
 
 Selma, Cal. T. B. Matthews, Vice 
 President, G. W. Glines, Secretarj'. 
 July 22, 1899. $25,000. 
 Titicaca Oil Company, 
 
 1130 I. N. Van Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. Chester W. Brown, President, 
 Chas. B. Anderson, Secretary. May 
 11. 1905. $1,000,000. 
 TOPAZ OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Box 34. Bakersfield, Cal. A. J. "Woody, 
 President, T. M. Toung, Secretary. 
 June 25, 1908. $20,000. Two wells, 
 Kern County. 
 Top Knot Oil Company. 
 
 421 N. Main St., Santa Ana, Cal. A. J. 
 Visel, Secretary. October 5, 1900. 
 $200,000. Kern County. 
 Torrey Canon Oil Company, 
 
 1232 Merchants Exchange Bldg.. San 
 Francisco. Cal. C. B. Wingate. Presi- 
 dent, G. M. Murphy, Secretary-. July 
 1, 1910. $200,000. 
 Tower Oil and Development Company, 
 35 W. Santa Clara St., San Jose, Cal. 
 H. C. Pfister, Secretary. August 18, 
 1911. $25,000. 
 Towsley Canon Oil Company, 
 752 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal. 
 J. D. Caplin. President. J. H. Borders, 
 Secretary. Julv 16, 1915. $25,000. 
 TRADERS OIL COMPANY, 
 
 622 Union Oil Company Bldg.. Los An- 
 geles, Cal. M. V. McQuigg, President. 
 A. J. Wallace. Secretary. July 13, 
 1907. $1,500,000. Twenty-five wells, 
 Fresno County, 25 wells, Kern Coun- 
 tv. 
 TRAFFIC OIL COMPANY, 
 
 622 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 M. V. McQuigg. President, A. J. Wal- 
 lace, Secretary. April 12, 1910. $2,- 
 500,000. Fourteen wells. Kern County. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 
 26i 
 
 Tres Sierrotas Oil and M. Company, 
 Lemoore, Cal. J. H. McGlashan, Presi- 
 dent, E. P. Ammerman, Secretary. 
 October. 1899. $60,000. 
 Tri-State Oil Company, 
 
 944 Title Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. Fred G. Philipps, President, 
 Ernest B. Cole, Secretary. March 13, 
 1912. .$500,000. 
 Triune Oil Company, 
 
 230 California St., San Francisco, Cal. 
 Jas. Rolph, Jr., President, C. P. 
 Chamberlain, Secretary. April 7, 
 1910. $150,000. 
 TROJAN OIL COMPANY, 
 
 401 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 A. J. Aber, President, B. M. Howe, 
 Secretary. May 19, 1914. $500,000. 
 One well, Kern County. 
 Tulare Oil and Mining Company, 
 
 115 N. K St., Tulare, Cal. L. E. Schoen- 
 emann, President, C. "W. Cobb, Sec- 
 retary. November 1, 1S90. $300,000. 
 TUMBADOR OIL COMPANY, 
 
 501 Crocker Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 W. F. "Williamson. President, E. M. 
 Eddy, Secretary. May 5, 1910. $500,- 
 000. PMve wells, Kern County. 
 Turner Oil Company, 
 
 1006 California Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 G. J. Syminton, Secretary, G. L. Hel- 
 ton, President. June 14, 1899. $150,- 
 000. Los Angeles County. 
 Turner Oil Company, 
 
 Room 306, 180 Sutter St., San Francisco, 
 Cal. Frank Pauson, President, J. W. 
 Pauson, Secretary. November 5, 1904. 
 $50,000. Fresno County. 
 Twentieth Century Oil Company, 
 
 1927 Mariposa St., Fresno. Cal. W. O. 
 Miles, Secretary. October 25, 1900. 
 $200,000. 
 Twenty-four Oil Company, 
 
 1017 J St., Fresno, Cal. Geo. Kaehler, 
 President, A. C. Ruschhaupt, Secre- 
 tary. December 1, 1909. $24,000. 
 Twenty-two Oil Company, 
 
 6, 7, S Fisk Bldg., Fresno, Cal. March 
 IS. 1905. 
 Twin Cities Oil Company, 
 
 Citizens Bank, Nevada City, Cal. C. E. 
 Clinch, President, D. E. Morgan, Sec- 
 retary. Mav 20, 1901. $250,000. 
 T. W. OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Box 34, Bakersfield, Cal. T. M. Young. 
 President, G. R. Peckham, Secretary. 
 March 12, 1909. $100,000. Five wells, 
 Kern County. 
 Uintah Development Company, 
 1206 Broadway, Oakland, Cal. Septem- 
 ber 10, 1910. $1,000,000. 
 Union Annex Oil Company, 
 TTninn Oil Building, Los Angeles, Cal. 
 .J. S. Torrance, President, Giles Kel- 
 logg, Secretary. February 24, 1903. 
 $1,000,000. 
 Union Kern Oil Company, 
 545 L W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. G. C. Gove, Secretary, F. C. 
 Carlsen, President. July 30, 1910. 
 $1,000,000. 
 UNITED CRUDE OIL COMPANY. 
 
 1614 Nineteenth St., Bakersfield, Cal. 
 P. C. Makson, President, C. H. Bur- 
 deck, Secretary. August 16, 1908. 
 $500,000. Three wells, Kern County. 
 
 UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFOR- 
 NIA, 
 
 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 W. L. Stewart, President, Giles Kel- 
 logg, Secretary. October 17, 1890. 
 $50,000,000. Eighteen wells, Fresno 
 County, 18 wells, Kern County, 61 
 wells. Orange County, 88 wells, Ven- 
 tura County, 116 wells, Santa Bar- 
 bara County. 
 United Development Company, 
 
 193 B. E St., Coalinga, Cal. O. D. Lof- 
 tus. Vice President, Guy H. Sali.sbury, 
 Secretary. September 21, 1909. $45,- 
 000. 
 United Midway Oil Land Company, 
 
 J. B. Newman, President, C. E. Groat, 
 Secretary. 1234 Fifth St., Santa 
 Monica, Cal. March 5, 1910. $100,000. 
 UNITED OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Investment Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 C. F. Whittier, President, J. S. Wal- 
 lace. Secretary. November 19, 1909. 
 $2,000,000. Nine wells, Kern County. 
 United Petroleum Company, 
 
 1114 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 Lyman Stewart, President, Giles Kel- 
 logg, Secretary. January 25, 1899. 
 $10,000,000. 
 U. S. Oil and Mining Company, 
 
 Box 246, Bakersfield, Cal. Martin 
 Coyne, President, L. Hirshfield, Sec- 
 retary. December 23, 1899. $300,000. 
 U. S. Oil Ref. and Producing Company, 
 
 608 Crocker Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 J. C. Kemp van Ee, President, P. F. 
 Unger, Secretary. January 27, 1910. 
 $1,000,000. 
 UNIVERSAL OIL COMPANY, 
 
 510 Crocker Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 R. N. Bishop, President, R. A. Mor- 
 ton, Secretary. April 27, 1911. $6,- 
 000,000. Forty-six wells, Kern Coun- 
 ty. 
 Utopian Oil Company, 
 
 2700 Budlong Ave., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 Adolph Herman. President. Decem- 
 ber 21, 1914. $50,000. 
 Valley Oil Company, 
 
 Webb Bldg., Coalinga, Cal. Thos. P. 
 Smith, President, J. A. Fluetsch, 
 Secretary. February 18, 1909. $100,- 
 000. 
 Valvoline Oil Company, 
 
 440 Brannan St., San Francisco, Cal. 
 T. J. Finch, Manager. June 21, 1904. 
 $1,500,000. 
 Vancouver Midway Oil Company, 
 
 1206 Alaska Commercial Bldg., San 
 Francisco, Cal. A. L. Weil, Presi- 
 dent, M. Syme. Secretary. January 
 10, 1911. $100,000. Kern County. 
 Vanderlip Oil Company, 
 
 Care Fox and Garrett Oil Company, 
 Bakersfield, Cal. Geo. A. Edgar, 
 President, H. C. Vanderlip, Secretary. 
 February 10, 1901. $200,000. Korn 
 County. 
 Ventura Oil Lands Company, 
 
 Insurance Exchange Bldg., San Fran- 
 cisco, Cal. R. K. Barrows, President, 
 A. E. Boynton, Secretary. July 21, 
 1911. $2,000,000. 
 
270 
 
 STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR. 
 
 VENTURA PACIFIC OIL COMPANY, 
 
 323 Timken Bldg., San Diego, Cal. F. E. 
 Wisecup, President, E. G. Dehm, Sec- 
 retary. October 18, 1912. $225,000. 
 Five wells, Ventura County. 
 Vera Cruz Oil Company, 
 
 607 Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Wil- 
 liam Perry, President, C. A. Goodrich, 
 Secretary. 
 Veratira Oil Company, 
 348 Hayes St., San Francisco, Cal. 
 C. W. Jackson, President, A. W. 
 Craig, Secretary. February 27, 1901. 
 $150,000. 
 VESTA OIL COMPANY, 
 
 408 Consolidated Realty Bldg., Los An- 
 geles, Cal. Geo. F. Freeman, Presi- 
 dent, L. Schenck, Secretary. August 
 7, 1900. $300,000. Eleven wells, Kern 
 County. 
 Victoria Oil Company, 
 Fourth St. and Second Ave., Minneap- 
 olis, Minn. Clias. Murray, President, 
 Edwin J. Murray, Secretary. Novem- 
 ber 30, 1914. $50,000. 
 VICTOR OIL COMPANY, 
 
 1109 Van Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 H. D. Colson, President, Frank C. 
 Winter, Secretary. March 30, 1910. 
 $500,000. Four wells, Kern County. 
 VIRGINIA OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Box 655, Los Angeles, Cal. John M. 
 Sands, President, J. B. Kissinger, Sec- 
 retary. May 26, 1914. $25,000. Four- 
 teen wells, Kern County. 
 VISALIA MIDWAY OIL COMPANY, 
 110 S. Court St., Visalia, Cal. E. L. 
 Smith, President, Geo. D. Smith, Sec- 
 retary. March 9, 1901. $500,000. Four 
 wells, Kern County. 
 Visalia Oil Company, 
 Visalia, Cal. Louis Lucier, President, 
 Otto Luhdorff, Secretary. April 13, 
 1914. $100,000. Kern County. 
 Vishnu Oil Company, 
 COO Market St., San Francisco, Cal. W. 
 Gregg, Jr., President, W. R. Berry, 
 Secretary. June 20, 1900. $500,000. 
 VOLCAN OIL AND REF. COMPANY, 
 First and I Sts.. San Diego, Cal. C. H. 
 Wagner, President, C. F. Nolan, Sec- 
 retarj-. January 24, 1902. $550,000. 
 Seven wells, Kern County. 
 VULCAN OIL COMPANY, 
 
 510 Crocker Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 Geo. T. Cameron, President, R. A. 
 Morton, Secretary. November 17, 1911. 
 $250,000. Ten wells, Kern County. 
 Wabash Oil Company, 
 120S Alaska Commercial Bldg., San 
 Francisco, Cal. John Barneson, Pres- 
 ident, W. J. Dinsmore, Secretary. 
 April 14, 1903. $15,000. 
 Walker Brand Oil Company, 
 
 2S27 La Salle Ave., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 J. H. Perdy, Secretarv. April 22, 1912. 
 $100,000. 
 W. and S. Oil Company, 
 501 Crocker Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 W. F. Williamson, President, D. E. 
 Gunn, Secretary. Mav 19, 1911. $200,- 
 000. 
 
 WARD OIL COMPANY, 
 
 3 Farmers National Bank Bldg., Fresno, 
 Cal. Jas. A. Ward, President, Geo. L. 
 Warlow, Secretary. November 15, 
 1907. $100,000. Eight wells, Fresno 
 County. 
 Washington Oil Company, 
 214 Delta Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 April 13, 1912. $100,000. 
 WATSONVILLE OIL COMPANY, 
 
 335 Main St., "Watsonville, Cal. M. B. 
 Tuttle, President, A. W. Cox, Secre- 
 tary. December 15, 1896. $200,000. 
 Six wells, Santa Clara County. 
 Welcome Oil Company, 
 1215 First Ave., Oakland, Cal. October 
 14, 1909. $200,000. 
 Wellman Oil Company, 
 
 309 W. I. Hollingsworth Bldg., Los An- 
 geles, Cal. W. C. Price, President, 
 G. G. Lawrence, Secretary. March 
 18, 1909. $100,000. 
 WENONAH OIL COMPANY, 
 
 501 Crocker Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 W. F. T\'illiamson, President, E. M. 
 Eddy, Secretary. March 15, 1911. 
 $650,000. Six wells, Kern County. 
 West American Oil Company, 
 
 474 N. First St., San Jose, Cal. S. W. 
 Waterhouse, President, Annie C. 
 Waterhouse, Secretary. September 2, 
 1914. $25,000. 
 WEST COAST OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Sharon Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. Wm. 
 Sproule, President. P. G. Williams,- 
 Secretary. June 23, 1908. $5,000,000. 
 Sixteen wells, Los Angeles County, 
 46 wells. Orange County. 
 Western Minerals Company, 
 
 704 "West Coast Life Bldg., San Fran- 
 cisco, Cal. H. L. Tevis. President, 
 F. G. Dunn, Secretary. December 14, 
 1899. $100,000. 
 Western Oil Company, 
 
 1030 Black Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 F. P. W. Hill, President, G. Zuman, 
 Secretarv. April 15, 1912. $10,000. 
 WESTERN UNION OIL COMPANY, 
 401 Bradbury Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 C. P. Bagg, President, Morris Albee, 
 Secretarj-. April 19, 1900. $1,000,000. 
 Thirty-nine wells, Santa Barbara 
 Countv. 
 WEST HUASNA OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Orcutt. Cal. J. F. Forbes, President, 
 A. Mailloux, Secretary. One well, 
 Ventura County. 
 West Oil Company, 
 
 1028 Chorro St., San Luis Obispo, Cal. 
 T. A. Norton, President, P. A. Arata, 
 Secretary. October 13, 1908. $500,000. 
 Westside Oil Company, 
 836 H. W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. Geo. W. Walker, President, W. 
 R. Wheat, Secretary. December 7, 
 190S. $100,000. 
 West Slope Oil Company, 
 Vi-salia, Cal. C. J. Giddings, President, 
 J. Sub Johnson, Secretary. June 1, 
 1911. $1,000,000. 
 White Rock Petroleum Company, 
 450 Monadnock Bldg., San Francisco, 
 Cal. W. I. Sterett, President, A. A. 
 Cohn, Secretary. November 18, 1911. 
 $300,000. 
 
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 
 
 271 
 
 WHITE STAR OIL COMPANY, 
 
 1322 Washington Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. Richard Arenz, President, Chas. 
 K. Putnam, Secretary. February 8, 
 1909. $1,000,000. Nine wells, Ventura 
 County. 
 
 Whittler Consolidated Oil Company, 
 
 1011 Security Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 T. A. O'Donnell, President, Ellis T. 
 Yarnell, Secretary. June 7, 1900. 
 $1,000,000. 
 
 WHITTIER CRUDE OIL COMPANY, 
 P.O. Box 697 Los Angeles, Cal. L. D. 
 Sale, President, H. G. A. Lovell, Sec- 
 retary. January 22, 1900. $300,000. 
 Seven wells, Los Angeles, Cal. 
 
 Whittler Oil and Development Company, 
 104 W. Philadelphia St., Whittier, Cal. 
 C. W. Clayton, President, G. W. Bar- 
 ton, Secretary. May 31, 1900. $250,- 
 000. 
 
 WILBERT OIL COMPANY, 
 
 1704 Nineteenth St., Bakersfield, Cal. 
 H. A. Jastro, President, F. G. Munzer, 
 Secretary. September 18, 1907. $125,- 
 000. Eight wells, Kern County. 
 
 Wilcox Oil Company, 
 Room G37 5S Sutter St., San Francisco, 
 Cal. Chas. G. Wilcox, President, A. 
 N. Baldwin, Secretary. February 21, 
 1911. $1,000,000. 
 
 Wilson Oil Company, 
 S36 H. W. Hellman Bldg., Los Angeles, 
 Cal. Jas. A. Gibson, President, W. R. 
 Wheat, Secretary. January 17, 1900. 
 $12,500. Kern County. 
 
 Wilkes Head Oil Company, 
 
 150S Hobart Bldg, San Francisco, Cal. 
 Tlios. Wilkes, President, A. B. Kast, 
 Secretary. November 3, 1913. $300,- 
 000. 
 
 WINNIPEG OIL COMPANY, 
 
 905 Chestnut St., Long Beach, Cal. Wm. 
 Grundy, President. C. F. Grundy, Sec- 
 retary. January 5, 1912. $500,000. 3 
 wells, Ventura County. 
 
 W. J. Oil Company, 
 Bakersfield, Cal. S. P. Wible. President, 
 E. F. Coons, Secretary. October 23, 
 1908. $25,000. Kern County. 
 
 W. K. Oil Company, 
 Room 306, 180 Sutter St., San Francisco. 
 Cal. John Hinkle, President, J. W. 
 Panson, Secretary. December 8, 1904, 
 $250,000. Fresno County. 
 
 W. M. AND M. COMPANY, 
 
 203 Edgerly Bldg., Fresno, Cal. M. L. 
 Woy, President, D. C. Sample, Secre- 
 tary. November 17, 1909. $100,000. 
 Four wells, Fresno County. 
 W. T. M. OIL COMPANY, 
 
 Box 34, Bakersfield, Cal. T. M. Young, 
 President, G. R. Peckham, Secretary. 
 April 19, 1909. $500,000. Five wells, 
 Kern County. 
 Wyoming Consolidated Oil Company, 
 i:'j Chamber of Commerce Bldg., Pasa- 
 dena, Cal. C. W. Leighton. President, 
 A. L. Twamble, Secretary. July 18, 
 1912. $3,000,000. • 
 YELLOWSTONE OIL COMPANY, 
 
 s32 Van Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 J. H. Collier, President, Ira L. Vance, 
 Secretary. July 10, 1907. $1,000,000. 
 Six. wells, Kern County. 
 Yorba Oil Company, 
 
 408 Consolidated Realty Bldg., Los An- 
 geles, Cal. F. M. Selby, President, 
 J. E. Wallis, Secretary. May 29, 1914. 
 $75,000. Orange County 
 YORK COALINGA OIL COMPANY, 
 607 First National Bank Bldg., San 
 Francisco, Cal. Robert Hays Smith, 
 President. April 30, 1902. $300,000. 
 Three wells, Fresno County. 
 Yosemlte Oil Company, 
 
 414 Oakland Bank Bldg., Oakland, CaL 
 W. E. Beck, President, O. E. Hotch- 
 kiss, Secretary. October 7, 1899. $10,- 
 000. 
 Yosemlte Oil Refining Company, 
 
 933 Van Nuys Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. 
 J. A. Brower, President, G. I. Symin- 
 ton, Secretary. April 21, 1915. $50,000. 
 Zaca Oil Company, 
 
 Santa Maria, Cal. J. B. Bonetti, Presi- 
 dent, R. E. Easton, Secretary. May 9, 
 1908. $500,000. 
 ZENITH OIL COMPANY, 
 
 816 Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Ed- 
 ward Strasburg, President, A. F. 
 Schiffman, Secretary. April 20, 
 
 1900. $300,000. Three wells, Los An- 
 geles. Cal. 
 Zier Oil Company, 
 
 1002 Crocker Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 
 Wm. L. McGuire, President, C. H. 
 Holbrook, Jr., Secretary. April 5, 
 1905. $100,000. 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 PUBLICATIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU. 
 
 Publications of this Bureau will be sent on receipt of the requisite amount. 
 stamps, coin or money orders will be accepted in payment. 
 
 Money orders should be made payable to the State Mixing Bureau. 
 Personal checks will not he accepted. 
 
 Only 
 
 REPORTS. 
 
 Asterisk (*) indicates the publication is out of print. 
 ♦Report I. Henry G. Hanks. 18S0. 
 
 ♦Report II. Henry G. Hanks. 1SS2. Jj 
 
 ♦Report III. Henry G. Hanks. 1883. I 
 
 ♦Report IV. Henrv G. Hanks. 1884. U 
 
 ♦Report V. Henry G. Hanks. 1885. ■ 
 
 ♦Report VI. Part 1. Henrv G. Hanks. 1886. 
 ♦Report VI. Part 2. Wm. Irelan, Jr. 1886. 
 ♦Report VII. Wm. Irelan, Jr. 1887. 
 ♦Report VIII. Wm. Irelan, Jr. 1888. 
 ♦Report IX. Wm. Irelan, Jr. 1889. 
 ♦Report X. Wm. Irelan, Jr. 1890. Price. 
 
 Report XI. Wm. Irelan. Jr. 1892. (First biennial) $1.00 
 
 ♦Report XII. J. J. Crawford. 1894. (Second biennial) 
 
 ♦Report XIII. J. J. Crawford. 1896. (Third biennial) 
 
 Chapters of State Mineralogist's Report, Fletcher Hamilton : 
 
 Mines and Mineral Resources of Imperial and San Diego Counties — F. J. H. 
 
 Merrill 1914 .35 
 
 Mines and Mineral Resources, Amador, Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties — • 
 
 W. B. Tucker. 1915 .50 
 
 Mines and Mineral Resources, Colusa, Glenn. Lake. Marin, Napa, Solano, 
 
 Sonoma and Yolo Counties — Walter W. Bradley. 1915 .50 
 
 Mines and Mineral Resources, Del Norte, Humboldt and Mendocino Counties 
 
 — F. L. Lowell. 1915 .25 
 
 Mines and Mineral Resources, Fresno, Kern. Kings, Madera. Mariposa, Merced, 
 San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties — Walter W. Bradley, G. C. Brown, 
 
 F. L. Lowell and R. P. McLaughlin. 1915 .50 
 
 Mines and Mineral Resources, Shasta, Siskivou and Trinity Counties — G. C. 
 
 Brown. 1915 -50 
 
 Report XIV. Fletcher Hamilton. 1915. (The above county chapters combined 
 
 in a single volume) t 
 
 BULLETINS. 
 
 ♦Bulletin 1. Desiccated Human Remains. — Winslow Anderson. 1S8S 
 
 ♦Bulletin 2. Methods of Mine Timbering. — W. H. Storms. 1894 
 
 ♦Bulletin 3. Gas ard Petroleum Yielding Formations of the Central Valley of 
 
 California. — V,-. L. Watts. 1894 ■ 
 
 ♦Bulletin 4. Catalogue of California Fossils (Parts 2, 3, 4 and 5). — J. G. ■ 
 
 Cooper. 1894 m 
 
 ♦Bulletin 5. The Cvanide Process: Its Practical Application and Economical 
 
 Results. — A. Scheidel. 1894 
 
 Bulletin 6. CaUfornia Gold Mill Practices.— E. B. Preston. 1895 .50 
 
 ♦Bulletin 7. Mineral Production of California, by Counties, 1894. — Chas. G. 
 
 Yale. (Tabulated sheet) 
 
 ♦Bulletin S. Mineral Production of California, by Counties, 1895. — Chas. G. 
 
 Yale. (Tabulated sheet) 
 
 'Bulletin 9. Mine Drainage. Pumps, etc. — Hans C. Behr. 1896 
 
 ♦Bulletin 10. A Bibliographv Relating to the Geology, Palaeontology, and 
 
 Mineral Resources of California. — A. W. Vogdes. 1896- 
 
 ♦Bulletin 11. Oil and Gas Yielding Formations of Los Angeles, Ventura and 
 
 Santa Barbara Counties. — W. L. Watts. 1S96 
 
 ♦Bulletin 12. Mineral Production of California, by Counties, 1896. — Chas. G. 
 
 Yale. (Tabulated sheet) 
 
 ♦Bulletin 13. Mineral Production of California, by Counties, 1897. — Chas. G. 
 
 Yale. (Tabulated sheet) 
 
 ♦Bulletin 14. Mineral Production of California, by Counties, 1898. — Chas. G. 
 
 Yale. (Tabulated sheet) 
 
 Bulletin 15. Map of Oil City Oil Fields, Fresno County. — J. H. Means 
 
 ♦Bulletin 16. The Genesis of Petroleum and Asphaltum in California. — A. S. 
 
 Cooper. 1899 
 
 ♦Bulletin 17. Mineral Production of California, by Counties. 1899. — Chas. G. 
 
 Yale. (Tabulated sheet) 
 
 ♦Bulletin 18. The Mother Lode Region of California. — W. H. Storms. 1900 
 
 ♦Bulletin 19. Oil and Gas Yielding Formations of California. — ^W. L. Watts. 
 1900 ,^_„_,_^_„^, 
 
 jWrite for price list. 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 273 
 
 PUBLICATIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU— Continued. 
 
 Asterisk (*) indicates tlie publication is out of print. 
 
 Price. 
 ♦Bulletin 20. Synopsis of General Report of State Mining Bureau. — W. L. 
 
 Watts. 1900 
 
 ♦Bulletin 21. Mineral Production of California, by Counties, 1900. — Chas. G. 
 
 Yale. (Tabulated sheet) 
 
 ♦Bulletin 22. Mineral Production of California for Fourteen Years. — Chas. G. 
 
 Yale. 1900. (Tabulated sheet) 
 
 Bulletin. Reconnaissance of the Colorado Desert Mining District. — Stephen 
 
 Bowers. 1901 
 
 Bulletin 23. The Copper Resources of California. — P. C. DuBois, F. M. Ander- 
 son, J. H. Tibbits, and G. A. Tweedy. 1902 .50 
 
 ♦Bulletin 24. The Saline Deposits of California. — G. E. Bailey. 1902 
 
 ♦Bulletin 25. Mineral Production of California, by Counties, 1901. — Chas. G. 
 
 Yale. (Tabulated sheet) 
 
 ♦Bulletin 26. Mineral Production of California for Fifteen Years. — Chas. G. 
 
 Yale. 1901. (Tabulated sheet) 
 
 ♦Bulletin 27. The Quicksilver Resources of California. — Wm. Forstner. 1903 
 
 ♦Bulletin 28. Mineral Production of California, by Counties, 1902. — Chas. G. 
 
 Yale. (Tabulated sheet) 
 
 ♦Bulletin 29. Mineral Production of California for Sixteen Years. — Chas. G. 
 
 Yale. 1902. (Tabulated sheet) 
 
 ^Bulletin 30. A Bibliography of Geology, Paljeontology, and Mineral Resources 
 
 of California. — A. W. Vogdes. 1903 
 
 ♦Bulletin 31. Chemical Analyses of California Petroleum. — H. N. Cooper. 1903. 
 
 (Tabulated sheet) 
 
 Bulletin 32. Production and Use of Petroleum in California. — P. W. Prutzman. 
 
 1904 .25 
 
 ♦Bulletin 33. Mineral Production of California, by Counties, 1903. — Chas. G. 
 
 Yale. (Tabulated sheet) 
 
 ♦Bulletin 34. Mineral Production of California for Seventeen Years. — Chas. G. 
 
 Yale 1903 (Tabulated sheet) 
 
 •Bulletin 35. Mines and Minerals of California for 1903. — Chas. ~G. Yale. 1904. 
 
 (Statistical) 
 
 ♦Bulletin 36. Gold Dredging in California. — J. E. Doolittle. 1905 
 
 Bulletin 37. Gems, Jewelers' Materials, and Ornamental Stones of California. 
 — George F. Kunz. 1905 : 
 
 First edition (without colored plates) .25 
 
 ♦Second edition (with colored plates) 
 
 ♦Bulletin 38. The Structural and Industrial Materials of California. — Wm. 
 
 Forstner, T. C. Hopkins, C. Naramore, L. H. Eddy. 1906__ 
 
 ♦Bulletin 39. Mineral Production of California, by Counties, 1904. — Chas. G. 
 
 Yale. (Tabulated sheet) 
 
 ♦Bulletin 40. Mineral Production of California for Eighteen Years. — Chas. G. 
 
 Yale. 1904. (Tabulated sheet) 
 
 ♦Bulletin '41. Mines and Minerals of California, for 1904 — Chas. G. Yale 
 
 (Statistical) 
 
 ♦Bulletin 42. Mineral Production of California, by Counties, 1905. — Chas. G. 
 
 Yale. (Tabulated sheet) 
 
 ♦Bulletin 43. Mineral Production of California for Nineteen Years. — Chas. G. 
 
 Yale. 1905. (Tabulated sheet) 
 
 ♦Bulletin 44. Mines and Minerals of California, for 1905. — Chas. G. Yale. 
 
 (Statistical) 
 
 ♦Bulletin 45. Auriferous Black Sands of California. — J. A. Edman. 1907 
 
 Bulletin 46. Genera! Index to Publications of the State Mining Bureau. — Com- 
 piled by Chas. G. Yale. 1907 .30 
 
 ♦Bulletin 47. Mineral Production of California, bv Counties, 1906. — -Chas. G. 
 
 Yale. (Tabulated sheet) 
 
 ♦Bulletin 48. Mineral Production of California for Twenty Years. — Chas. G. 
 
 Yale. 1906. (Tabulated sheet) 
 
 ♦Bulletin 49. Mines and Minerals of California, for 1906. — Chas. G. Yale. 
 
 (Statistical) 
 
 Bulletin 50. The Copper Resources of California. — A. Hausmann, J. Krutt- 
 
 schnitt, Jr., W. E. Thorne. J. A. Edman. 1908 1.00 
 
 ♦Bulletin 51. Mineral Production of California, by Counties, 1907. — D. H. 
 
 Walker. Statistician. (Tabulated sheet) 
 
 ♦Bulletin 52. Mineral Production of California for Twenty-one Years. — D. H. 
 
 Walker, Statistician. 1907. (Tabulated sheet) 
 
 ♦Bulletin 53. Mineral Production of California for 1917, with County Maps. — 
 
 D. H. Walker, Statistician. 1908. (Statistical) 
 
 ♦Bulletin 54. Mineral Production of California, by Counties, 1908. — D. H. 
 
 Walker, Statistician. (Tabulated sheet) 
 
 ♦Bulletin 55. Mineral Production of California for Twenty-two Years. — D. H. 
 
 T\''alker. Statistician. 1908. (Tabulated sheet) 
 
 ♦Bulletin 56. Mineral Production for inos. Countv Map.s. and Mining Laws 
 
 of California. — D. H. Walker. 1909. (Statistical) 
 
 ♦Bulletin 57. Gold Dredging in California. — W. B. Winston, Charles Janin. 
 
 1910 
 
 ♦Bulletin 58. Mineral Production of California, bv Counties, 1909. — D. H. 
 
 Walker, Statistician. (Tabulated sheet) 
 
 ♦Bulletin 59. Mineral Production of California for Twentv-three Years. — D. H. 
 
 Walker, Statistician. 1909. (Tabulated sheet) 
 
 ♦Bulletin 60. Mineral Production for 1909, County Maps, and Mining Laws 
 
 of California.— D. H. Walker. 1910. (Statistical) 
 
 18—27014 
 
274 APPENDIX. 
 
 PUBLICATIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU— Continued. 
 
 Asterisk (*) indicates the publication is out of print. 
 
 Fric6 
 ♦Bulletin 61. Mineral Production of California, by Counties, for 1910. — D. H. 
 
 Walker, Statistician. (Tabulated sheet) 
 
 Bulletin 62. Mineral Production of California for Twenty-four Years. — D H 
 
 Walker, Statistician. 1910. (Tabulated sheet) __ 
 
 Bulletin 63. Petroleum in Southern California. — P. "VV. Prutzman. 1912__ .75 
 
 Bulletin 64. Mineral Production for 1911. — E. S. Boalich, Statistician, 1912__ 
 
 Bulletin 65. Mineral Production for. 1912. — E. S. Boalich, Statistician, 1913— 
 
 ♦Bulletin 66. Mining Laws, United States and California, 1914 
 
 Bulletin 67. Minerals of California. — A. S. Eakle. 1914 
 
 Bulletin 68. Mineral Production for 1913. — E. S. Boalich. 1914 
 
 Bulletin 69. Petroleum Industry of California, with Folio of Maps (18x22 in.) 
 
 — R. P. McLaughlin and C. A. Waring. 1914 2.00 
 
 Bulletin 70. Mineral Production for 1914, with Mining Law Appendix. 1915 
 
 Bulletin 71. California Mineral Production for 1915, with Mining Law Appen- 
 dix and Maps. — Walter W. Bradley, 1916 
 
 Bulletin 72. The Geologic Formations of California, with Reconnaissance Map. 
 
 — James Perrin Smith 
 
 Bulletin 73. Report of Operations of Department of Petroleum and Gas for 
 1915-16. — R. P. McLaughlin 
 
 REGISTERS OF MINES WITH MAPS. 
 
 Amador County {.25 
 
 Butte County : ^25 
 
 *CaIaveras County 2 '. 
 
 *E1 Dorado County ~_ 
 
 *Inyo County ~ 
 
 *Kern County II 
 
 Lake County "125 
 
 Mariposa County ^25 
 
 ♦Nevada County 
 
 ♦Placer County 
 
 ♦Plumas County , 
 
 ♦San Bernardino County 
 
 *San Diego County 
 
 Santa Barbara County .25 
 
 ♦Shasta County 
 
 ♦Sierra County 
 
 ♦Siskiyou County 
 
 ♦Trinity County 
 
 ♦Tuolumne County 
 
 Yuba County .25 
 
 Register of Oil Wells (with map), Los Angeles City .35 
 
 OTHER MAPS. 
 
 California, Showing Mineral Deposits (50x60 in.) — 
 
 Mounted $1.50 
 
 Unmounted .30 
 
 Forest Reserves in California — 
 
 Mounted .50 
 
 Unmounted .30 
 
 ♦Mineral and Relief Map of California 
 
 El Dorado County, Showing Boundaries of National Forests .20 
 
 Madera County, Showing Boundaries of National Forests .20 
 
 Placer County, Showing Bounaaries of National Forests .20 
 
 Shasta County, Showing Boundaries of National Forests .20 
 
 Sierra County, Showing Boundaries of National Forests .20 
 
 Siskiyou County, Showing Boundaries of National Forests .2Q 
 
 Trinity County, Showing Boundaries of National Forests .45 
 
 Tuolumne County. Showing Boundaries of National Forests .20 
 
 ♦Mother Lode Region 
 
 Desert Region of Soutliern California .10 
 
 Minaret District, Madera County .20 
 
 Copper Deposits in California .05 
 
 Calaveras County .25 
 
 Plumas County .25 
 
 Tuolumne County .25 
 
 DETERMINATION OF MINERAL SAMPLES. 
 Samples (limited to three at one time) of any mineral found in the state may be 
 sent to the Bureau for identification, and the same will be classified free of charge. 
 No samples will be determined if received from points outside the state. It must be 
 understood that no assays, or quantitative determinations will be made. Samples 
 should be in lump form if possible, and marked plainly with name of sender on out- 
 side of package, etc. No samples will be received unless delivery charges are prepaid. 
 A letter should accompany sample, giving locality where mineral was found and the 
 nature of the information desired. 
 
 February, 1917. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 Page 
 
 Abandonment 1-19 
 
 Abandoned wells, Santa Maria 196 
 
 Abandon well, notice of 25-27 
 
 Arroyo Grande Field 194-204 
 
 Assessment 33 
 
 Ballagh, C. E 154 
 
 Bardsdale Field, records received 191 
 
 Belridge Field 79 
 
 Big Blue Formation, Coalinga 62 
 
 Blue Shale, Santa Maria 207 
 
 Bottom water, definition 11 
 
 Bottom water 63, 85 
 
 Brea Caiion Field 175 
 
 Brea Cafion Field, records received 190 
 
 Brown shale 63-207 
 
 Bureau of Mines, U. S 220-228 
 
 Bush, R. D 212 
 
 California Oil Fields, statistics 240-242 
 
 Capital stock, companies . 245-271 
 
 Casing, capacity of 224 
 
 Casing, collapsing strength 222 
 
 corrosion of 11, 196 
 
 weight of 223 
 
 Casmalia Field 204 
 
 Cat Canon Field 197-203 
 
 Cement, amount necessary 217 
 
 shutoff 213 
 
 Chemical analyses of water 85 
 
 Coalinga Field 60 
 
 Coalinga Field, general statement 30 
 
 Coalinga Field, statistics 237 
 
 Collom, R. E 32, 192 
 
 Complaints 119 
 
 Complaints, Coalinga 72 
 
 Complaints, Kern River 162 
 
 Contour map, underground Santa Maria 193 
 
 Counties, companies in 245-271 
 
 Counties, land, oil, gas wells 34 
 
 Coyote Field, records received 190 
 
 Cross section, use of 17 
 
 Cross section, Coalinga 71 
 
 Cross section, Midway 117 
 
 Decisions, Belridge Field 87 
 
 Coalinga Field 87 
 
 Kern River Field 156 
 
 Los Angeles County 184 
 
 Lost Hills Field 87 
 
 McKittriok Field 170 
 
 Midway Field 125-134 
 
 Orange County 184 
 
 Santa Maria Field 193 
 
 Ventura County 184 
 
 Deepen or redrill wells, notice 24-26 
 
 Derricks, failure of 224 
 
 Directory, companies 245-271 
 
 East Coyote Field 173 
 
 East Side, Coalinga 64 
 
 Edge water 82 
 
 Engineer, functions of 27 
 
276 INDEX. 
 
 Page 
 
 Financial statement 33, 59 
 
 Federal action 233 
 
 Formation shutoff, definition of 11, 212 
 
 Fluid level 62 
 
 Fluid level in well 115 
 
 Future developments, Santa Maria 210 
 
 Future legislation, federal 235 
 
 Gasoline, extraction by absorption 228 
 
 plants, Midway Field 225 
 
 Gas pressure in wells 118 
 
 sold, various counties ?,4 
 
 Geological Survey, U. S 233 
 
 Geologist, functions of 27 
 
 Geologj', Coalinga — 62 
 
 Brea Caiion 175 
 
 East Coyote 173 
 
 Olinda Field 181 
 
 Salt Lake Field 177 
 
 Ventura-Xewhall 181 
 
 Whittier Field 180 
 
 Gravel, Santa Maria 199 
 
 Incorporation, dates of, companies 245-271 
 
 Inefficiency of production methods 28 
 
 Intermediate water, definition of 11 
 
 Investment, oil business, total 6 
 
 Kansas J 220 
 
 Kern County Fields, review of 31 
 
 Kern County Oil Protective Association 116 
 
 Kern River Field 116-154 
 
 Kern River Field statistics 236 
 
 Kirwan, M. J 30, 60, 212 
 
 Land Office, U. S 235 
 
 Latham, E. B 116 
 
 Lease, Federal 235 
 
 Lindsly, Ben E 228 
 
 Logs, method of keeping 12 
 
 of wells 61-65 
 
 received, Coalinga 66, 67, 68, 69, 70 
 
 Lost Hills 71 
 
 Lompoc Field 197, 204 
 
 Los Angeles County fields 173 
 
 review of 32 
 
 Lost Hills 76 
 
 Lost Hills, Belridge Fields, statistics 237 
 
 McKittrick Field 116, 166 
 
 statistics 236 
 
 McLaine, W. L 79 
 
 McLaughlin, R. P 5, 212, 220 
 
 Maps, Coalinga 71 
 
 Midway Field 116-124 
 
 Midway-Sunset Field, statistics 237 
 
 Monterey shale 205 
 
 Moran, R. B 32, 173, 212 
 
 Mud-laden fluid 217 
 
 specifications 222 
 
INDEX. 277 
 
 Paob 
 
 Naramore, Chester 31, 116, 224, 225 
 
 Newhall Field 181 
 
 records received 190 
 
 New wells, Belridge 81 
 
 Lost Hills 78 
 
 notice of intention to drill 22 
 
 Oil land, various counties 34, 35-58 
 
 Oil production, various counties 34 
 
 Oil sands, Coalinga 63 
 
 Oil wells, cost 6 
 
 Ojai Field, records received 191 
 
 Oklahoma 220 
 
 Olinda Field 180 
 
 records received 190 
 
 Orange County fields 173 
 
 Origin of petroleum 208 
 
 Peg model, Coalinga 72 
 
 Midway-Sunset 117 
 
 Pipe lines, value 6 
 
 Piru Field, record received 190 
 
 Price crude oil 243-244 
 
 Producing wells, various companies 245-271 
 
 various counties -- 34 
 
 Production records, use of 110 
 
 reports 19, 62, 65 
 
 Santa Maria 193 
 
 various companies 245-271 
 
 Proved oil land, value 34-58 
 
 Receiver, federal 137, 138, 150, 233 
 
 Records filed, McKittrick 167 
 
 Midway 140 
 
 Kern River 163 
 
 Sunset 151 
 
 Red Rock, Coalinga 63 
 
 Refineries, value of 6 
 
 Salt Lake Field _- 177 
 
 records received 189 
 
 and Los Angeles fields, statistics 238 
 
 San Fernando formation, Santa Maria Field 208 
 
 Santa Maria Field 192, 197, 198 
 
 Santa Maria Field, review of 32 
 
 -Lompoc Field, statistics 238 
 
 Santa Paula Field, records received 191 
 
 Schneider, E. J 79 
 
 Sespe Field, records received 191 
 
 Shale, production from 210 
 
 Shutting off water, methods of 212 
 
 Shutoff, importance of depth 61 
 
 Simi Field, records received 190 
 
 South Mountain Field, records received 191 
 
 Standard Oil Co.. price crude oil 243-244 
 
 statistics 236 
 
 State supervision, cost of 6, 33, 59 
 
 Statistics, production, various fields 236-242 
 
 Stearnes, R. E 79 
 
 Stewart, Prof. Reed T 223 
 
 Summerland Field 177 
 
 statistics 239 
 
 Sunset Field 116, 148 
 
 Symbols for drawings 16 
 
 Systematic work, importance of 27 
 
278 INDEX. 
 
 Page 
 
 Tamping, shutoff 213 
 
 Tank steamers, value of 6 
 
 Test of water shutoff, notice 23-26 
 
 Test of water shutoff 78, 116, 117, 118 
 
 Texas 221 
 
 Thayer, ^\ W 59 
 
 Top water, definition 11, 63, 85 
 
 Tough, Fred B 225 
 
 Tubing, capacity of 224 
 
 Value of California oil properties 6 
 
 Ventura County fields 173, 181 
 
 Ventura-Newhall fields, statistics 238 
 
 Water, chemical analyses 85 
 
 T^^ater damage, cause of 6 
 
 Water infiltration, cause. Lost Hills 77 
 
 "Water, pressure of 223 
 
 T\^ater string, definition 11 
 
 "^'atsonville Field, statistics 239 
 
 "\A'ells producing, various counties — 34 
 
 ^^'est Coyote 174 
 
 West Side, Coalinga 82 
 
 Wliittier Field 180 
 
 records received 189 
 
 WTiittier-Fullerton fields, statistics 239 
 
 Withdrawn lands : 233 
 
 Zones, oil, Santa Maria 203 
 

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