60 PETROLEUM IN QUEENSLAND. 



In the case of the Roma gas, the supply was still there after 

 water pressure on the strata for two and a- half years from 

 a bore 80 yards away, and is still there in the new Govern- 

 ment bore. Probably the least expensive way to test the 

 strata for oil would be to pump out sone of the oil bearing 

 bores under the guidance of experienced geologists and well; 

 borers. 



