Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 229, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1916 — Oil Well at Thayer to Be Shot Today. [ARTICLE]

Oil Well at Thayer to Be Shot Today.

Thayer, Ind., Sept. 22.—Wish ’em luck. Rain or shine, tomorrow the big well of the trio that the Thayer Oil & Gas Co. is drilling will be shot with 18 feet of oil in the pipe, a heavy pressure of gas and conditions just right, the occasion should be one of joy for Thayer. Eyes are turned Thayer-ward, as it is not at all improbable and very possible that one of the big oil fields of the company is to be developed here. A big crowd is coming from Chicago tomorrow, when the well is shot. The well would have been shot weeks ago had not the heavy water pressure caused the casing to collapse. A heavier casing has been built, Vice-President Cummins stated today.