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Deep Well Shot Near Racine Draws Crowd
A Molss County gas well near Racine was blown with the largest charge yet used locally. The event drew a large crowd including many from West Virginia, with roads blocked and the area safely distant. The 3,066 foot well, drilled by Keywood and Palmer, was explosive charged by Murphy Gickner Torpedo Co, at a cost around five thousand dollars. The blast sparked gas odors and a dust plume, and prompted plans for additional wells by leaseholders in the area.
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Thanan Aho Enterprises
West Virginia
Wisklal
Sam DeWelf
Dorras
Racine
Great Bend Gas Company
Charleston
W. Va
Keywood and Palmer
Murphy-Gickner Torpedo Company
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