1876.] 3G1 [Lesley. 



July 9th, 1873. Torpedoed (3 pints) 7 feet below top of 3 S. S. Pro- 

 duced about 11 barrels the next 24 hours. 

 July 13th. Torpedoed (3 pints) 13 feet below top of rock. No increase. 



Chick Well, No. 1. 



January, 1872. 

 Colorado District. 



Level of well mouth above ocean 



? 598 to 598 — 



2dS. S 19 " 617 — 



? 85 " 703 = 



3d S. S 34 " 736 = 



? pocket. 25 " 761 = 



"Measured by the drillers ; probably incorrect." 



Cased with 5|" casing, but failed to shut off the water. Afterwards 

 cased with 3^" casing to depth of 450 feet. 



3d S. S. about 43 feet thick. Close and dark. Best part of it from 717 

 to 730 feet. Fair at 734 feet. 



Natural production less than one barrel per day. 



Torpedoed at 705 feet and 111^ feet. Increased to about 3 barrels per 

 day. The well was pumped by heads, and in January, 1873, produced 

 about 2 barrels per day. 



Chick Well, No. 2. ;. 



Nov. loth, 1873. 

 Colorado District. 



Level of well mouth above ocean 



? to 734 =1 



3dS. S 45 " 779 = 



Drilled dry. Cased at 



Mud vein 5 feet below top of 3d S. S. Sand soft at top. Very good be- 

 tween 12 feet and 30 feet. Salt water at 34 feet. 



The well filled up with oil about 200 feet before the salt water vein was 

 struck. 



Natural production about 10 barrels per day. 



Dec. 3d, 1873, torpedoed 13 feet below top of 3d S. S. Production in- 

 creased to 60 barrels per day. Declined gradually to 15 barrels by Feb. 

 15th, 1874. 



Torpedoed a second time, resulting in a slight increase of oil for a short 



time. 



Chick Well, No. 3. 



February 13th, 1873. 

 Colorado District. 



Level of well mouth above ocean 



Wooden conductor to rock 30 feet. 20 



9 736 to 756 =- 



3dS. 8 53 " 808 = 



? pocket. 14 •' 822 = 



