Pacific Islands Monthly
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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 February 1949Vol. XIX, No. 7

Oil Exploration In Papua

p. 18 · Read in the full issue

Page 1818

THE Australasian Petroleum Company Pty., Ltd., reports the following pro gress during the month of January, 1949: ORIO: Operations to seal the difficult fissured zones between 430 feet and 1,087 feet, have been continued and are now nearing completion. Drilling to deepen the hole below 1.694 feet should be re sumed shortly.

UPOIA; The outfit at this site spudded in on January 20, and a depth of 420 feet

has been reached. 13| in. casing has been cemented at 416 feet.

HOHORO: Erection of the outfit and final rigging-up is nearing completion.

MALALAUA: Construction of a road across a swamp area to reach the site for the drilling location has been com menced.

WANA: A test site for drilling has been chosen at Wana in the vicinity of Port Romilly and a survey of the area is in progress.

GENERAL; The Company’s marine es tablishment has been increased by the purchase of one 200 ton steel vessel, one 150 ton LCT and one 40 ton ALC barge.

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