El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-06
Texas Fields
Big Hope Of
Oil Industry
Kansas and Oklahoma Pro-
duction Declining; New
Wells In exas.
Bx Sc. BALENTINE.

EastIand, Tex. Nov. 6.-The eyes OF
the entire oil world are conferred on
the new oil fields that are being de-
veloped in central Taxas- Last year
the production OF the United States
was 335,s15,6O1 barrels with an oil
stock on hands Of about 15o,O0o.Oo0
barrels OF the total production Okla
bona was credited with a production
OF 107. 5O7, Al barrels. which was the
largest production Of any state. Cali
fornia com'Ng second with a produc-
ton OF 95.ST7, $40 barrels. Texas being
away down the line with a production
Of s2.413.2s7 barrels for 1917. Texas
coast fields produced 21.512.641 bSr-
rels and the north central field pro-
duced 10,900,645 barrels last year
Today the stock of oil on hand in
the United States is about S0,OOO,OeO
barrels which is just a little more
than half the amount on hand at the
end of the year 1917. We are depicting
our oil stock at the rate of more than
$500. 900 barrels every month Dur
fnE the month Of September this year
the state Of Oklahoma produced =
0sS. go barrels. at a monthly rate OF
nearly 1000. 600 barrels less than dur
September this year. produced 3.42S.-
$50 barrels. Kansas production is
slowly declining as the new wells
brought in for the past several
months have failed to make up for the
falling off in the big producers that
were so common q year ago.
Texas Fields The Big Hope
The new Texas fields are being
looked upon as the only means OF
making up the big production loss
for this country during 1913
Texas Now Coming Strong.
The proved territory in the Ranger
pool alone in Eastland county, with
the number OF locations AMI rigs now
drilling, viii reach a production estl-
mated at 200, 600 barrel daily by the
middle of 1919. 1t is a fair estimate
that Eastland county by the middle OF
next year will be producing at the
rate Of 5000, 900 barrels yearly and
Stephens county by the same time viii
he producing at the rate Of 10000
barrels yearly. The Electra field Will
have a production IN the nelShDor-
hood OF 5000, 600 barrels for next
year. This Will give the north central J
Texas fields a probable totad produc- I
ton of more than 10000. 600 barrels /
for 1913. To this can be added the
yearly production for the coast fields 4
giving Texas for the last half Of next
year a production Of 12S.000,000 bar
rels yearly.
Developments of Week.
The only development beyond the
proved territory during the past week
was the No. 2 Wilson well, three
miles north OF Ranger, belonging TO
the Texas & Pacific. and the McMeen
No. / Of the Sun company, on the
Texas & Pacific lease, three fourths
Of 8 mile northeast Of the sandage
well in the Caddo field The Whitson
- Sc
well is flowing by heads about once
every u hours and throwing Is to 20
barrels at each head
Near a DI appointing Well.
The important feature Of this well
Is that Il is located one mile north OF.
the judge Conner Wen OF the same
company which has been a disappoint-
ment The No. 1 McMeea well de-
veloped a new sand that heretofore
has not been productive In the Caddo
field the sand was cut at 218O to 22Sz
feet and has a showing OF 30 barrels
Tally. The only other important de-
of interest in the Stephens
county field was at the Houston well
II the Texas company. week ago
his well hit sand at 1888 feet and
lad a showing for zoo barrels and At
1880 feet Friday a showing Of salt
water w5s made The Wen is SMUT
town. Reports are that the hole
viii be plugged back and the produc-
ion saved
Test Pipe Line.
Last week the Texas company
ested out their pipe line to FIT Worth ,
With the first oil Some trouble was
and [. line has not as
-et begun taking oil regularly. Indi-
.ations are that before this week is
,ver the line will be taking about
1000 barrels daily from the tank farm
t Ranger. There has been no change
n the storage situation and at sew
raj Of the wells there has been a .
-reat deal Of loss in oil owing to
he fact that it is impossible TO