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7.00 AM- Casing hung up at 100 feet. Ho-hum - same place as before. May 14 ~ Wed.- 7:30 AM-4 PM ~ Ladd 7:40- ran 4th length casing; 5th (last) section washed to bottom 158' below rotary table; clean sludge pit; 9:45 start to mix cement; pumped about 70 bags thru casing before blow out; pumped mud on top cement to force it down but only recovered streaks from outside casing; pumped out sludge pit again and cleaned out around top casing preparatory to cementing outside with concrete. 4 P.M.- 11:30 A.M. 4 P.M. - 3 yds. concrete set around casing in cellar. 4:30 P.M.- Rig shut down until cement & concrete sets. Crew cleaning and preparing rig for drilling when cement set. May 15 ~ Thurs. - 8 AM - 4 PM ~ Ladd Waiting on cement, building up mud; pipe and accessories for catching cuttings. 4 P.M. - 11:30 P.M. Townsend Waiting on cement, and preparing rig for drilling tomorrow A.M. Drill crew set up sampling system consisting of 8 7/8" pipe welded to the drill nipple below rotary table. This pipe is inclined downward slightly to carry sludge to pit. 7' 8" from drill nipple a 2" sleeve is welded into the bottom of the sludge pipe and is inclined upward toward the casing. [[encircled]] 7 [[/encircled]]