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Water Well. #4 H istory UN IO N P A C IF IC RAILROAD COMPANY L a s V e g a s , N e v a d a Location: North. 500* West o f the East Quarter corner Section JL, 20-61, M. i f B. & ®. Spudded 4/25/40 4/26/40 4/27/40 4/28/40 4/29/40 4/30/40 II 1/40) 5/ 2/40 ) 11 3/40 5/ 4/40 5/ 5/40 at 3:00 P. M., A p ril 25, 1940 Spudded at 3:00 P. M .; d r ille d 34* o f 15-1/8" hole Reamed 15-1/8” hole from 0 to 34’ &ud d r ille d 20” hole to 46. 6’ ; at 7:30 A. M. ran 40’ -16" -3/16” w a ll, e le c tr ic weld, Western Pipe and S teel Co. casing, co lla rs each end, hang at 39’ and cemented ' w ith 39 sacks cement; 16” landed 39’ below c e lla r flo o r or 46. 6’ below ta b le; made up c e lla r connections; found cement at 41’ 5" from bottom. 10:00 A. M. d r ille d out cement; d r ille d 15-1/8” hole from 46 to 206’ D rille d 15-1/8” hole to 468’ D rille d 15-1/8” hole to 512’ ; sta rtin g running casing at 10:00 A. M .; ran 511*9’ -10-3/4" casing, landing and cementing same 506. 4’ and cemented with 290 sacks V ic to r Modified o i l w ell cement; cementing completed 3: 30 P. M. 511*9’ casing was 10-3/4" -40*5# Lapweld, Grade H-40, Range 1, T & C, Baker W hirler Float shoe on bottom. Squeezed 150 sacks V ic to r Modified O il W ell cement between the 16" and 10-3/4” Standing cemented 8:00 A. M. landed casing, made up c e lla r connections, made pressure te s t on casing, proved okeh; d r ille d out casing shoe; found cement at 503’ ; d r ille d 9- 3/4" hole from 503 to 576’ D rille d 9-3/4" from 576 to 306’ Ran 315’ -7" lin e r including 300’ perforated on bottom and landed same at 806’ ; top o f Baash-Ross s teel adapter on top o f lin e r at 491’ > washed, w ell from bottom; displaced mud; w ell started to flow at 11:00 P. M.