Van Horne Oil Well Texas Mid-Continent Field 1926 Ad

Van Horne Oil Well Texas 3400' Hole Cores 1926 Advertisement

caption: "Sullivan Diamond Drill Boring 3400 foot hole at Van Horne, Texas, At right; Close up of cores obtained by the drill."

"When oil was struck several years ago in a Mid-Continent field, the oil was mixed with water. Cuttings recovered by the cable drill indicated that the sands producing the oil were also producing the oil were also producing the water, were tried - but to no avail - nobody knew just where to place them.  Other rigs were called in and offset holes were drilled not so deep, in the hope that they would not penetrate the water stratum, but the water still came in. Operators began to tolerate it as an unavoidable evil-and for several years the companies put up with decreased production and increased cost.  Then, in a final effort to get rid of the water, a Sullivan diamond drill was brought to the field. It took a perfect core, all the way down, and into the lower strata. To the surprise of all - the core showed a 4-ft water sand just above the oil bearing sands, with a thin layer of sandstone between. The layer of sandstone was fractured and water was leaking through into the oil, which accounted for the mixture of oil and water....................."

Sullivan Machinery Company

paper tanning present due to age

1927 Oil & Gas Publication Advertisement

Approximate Dimensions: 3 7/8" X 10 1/2"

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