El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-28

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spouting OIL Development is con-
slant The producers are maintain
ing their output and every day more
wells are reported bringing in oil 1t
is believed here this is coming TO be
the biggest oil fisld in the United
States
First Texas Well in 1894.
The first we'll completed in Texas
which began the oil industry In a
moderate way was completed June !,
1894, at the town Of COrsicana- me
bringing in Of this wei placed Texas
in the list OF oil bearing fields III
1856.
This. however. was not the first oil
DEVELOPMENT I'm the state. In 1866,
near Nacogdoches. oil was found by
two hunters at OIL Spring. lie required
100 feet Of drilling to reach the deposit
Of petroleum and before the enterprise
came 20 an end, IL is said nearly 4uyy
Of these wells were completed BUT IL
was learned that the oil was not suit
able to their, then methods Of refin-
ing illuminating products so the en-
terprise was abandoned.
Amount OF Production.
Up until 1886 the crude oil products
Of Texas amounted TO less than 2OuD
barrels. The production in 1897 was
65.945 barrels and in 1898 Texas mar
keted 544, GOO barrels OF crude oil IN
1917, the production OF oil in the Lone
Star state amounted to g 4l5,-of par
rels and indications are that with the
development of the central Texas tield
the production for next year viii eN-
coed 100. 900 600 barrels, or more than
that Of any other state in the union
Sprays Oil Over Derrick.
The Gulf Production cOmpany's No
- nd half miles
north OF here, sprayed oil over the
derrick last night The well is drilled
10 q depth OF 1913 feet and is still in
the black lime. Drilling was stopped
as soon as oil showed in the hole but
the well is making enough gas 50 thaL
as the oil hole fills with the cru1e the
gas pressure throws head 1nree
5000 barrel tanks are being con-
structed. People here say there Is no
doubt. any more, Of there being oil IN
this new territory. the only remaining
feature IS the amount mis- wen
proves up much new territory 70 the
north Of Eastland and extends the
field six miles west from the Ranger
pool.
HoIcoub No. !, Of Cosden and com
pany two miles northeast OF here IS
making a flow OF gas estimated at
I 10000 600 feet at 400 feet depth. Inc
indications are very favorable OF TINS
well finding production from the shall
I low Crosby sand
The states oil corporations No. 1
parraclc is UNDERTAKING. at 22I5 feet
| Reports from the W IL yesterday were
! that this would require almost
I weeks time before drilling would be
/ resumed. This well IS about six miles
north Of Eastland and in new terri
I nj Tact Taken
The Ray tract OF 1878 acres, seven
miles northwest of Eastlands viii have
a deposit made on IL by the Gulf Pro
I ducfnc- company. Construction Of the
derrick is under way The w a
/ Sanders tract Of go acres six miles
northwest OF here VIII be drilled oy
| the Oklahoma Producers company
Some Real PrOdueerE-
The No. / Roper well OF the Prairie
/ company. six miles northwest OF East
land and a mile west Of the Slayder
I viii has proved the basin territory
Z that was a doubtful factor in the
minds Of the oil men The opinion OF
the oil craft is that this viii be a big
ger producer than the Slayden vel
when drilled into the sand. The But
Ter wen OF the Texas and Paclflc, one
half mile east OF the Roper and a lit
tie south IS still standing on the TOT
OF the sand. On Thursday OF this
week It was making zoo barrels dali1
on the gage This well VIII be driliec
20 the sand as soon as there is meant
fof caring for the OIL
The No. / Norwood OF the Texai
and Pacific Coal and OH company, one
mile southwest OF the Roper well Il
drilling at a depth Of SO feet
Making 100 Barrels n Day.
The No. Cosby wen on the Cosbl
tract at Olden. five miles east OF East
land. IS standing on the top Of tn
shallow sand at 1900 feet The No.
and . Crosby wells are each making
about 100 barrels daily from this shall
low sand. Two more wells are being
drilled with star rigs on this tract
Benedum Trees and company's No
Conneuee, three miles south Of East
land Is drilling at 2Q0o feet. Tn
COnnellee well Is being drilled by tn
] same interests who put down tn
Duke well in Comanche county. Tn
Duke well was strictly a geological
location, and made good as a produce
and the Connellee location was strict
" a geological location, consequent
is causing much attention
Hoffman Well Flowing
The Texas and Pacific's No. 1. Lydt
Holman well. in the Ranger poo
, about half a mile west OF the Brewe
well hit the top Of the sand last Wed
nesday and Is connected and flowing
D
drilled into the sand The W F. Nc
Cluskey well OF the Texas and Pacifi
/ in the Ranger pool. about two mile
southwest OF Ranger, is standing d
oil Drilling has stopped waiting un
tn the transportation problem
solved.
r The Biggest Producer.
The largest producer in the centra
e Texas field to date. seems to be tn
g J No. . Fincher wen OF the Gulf Pro
s duction company. located in the Park
s field 20 miles north OF Eastland,
81 Stephens county. The Parks B. NJ
III ] OF the Texas company. sprayed o
I over the derrick yesterday. This we
Is about 1000 feet west Of the No.
| Fincher. The Lone star company
- No. 1 Dell Cassel well. about Is mile
northwest Of Eastland in Stephen
county. is gradually blowing herse
in Work was stopped as soon as o
/ showed in the hole but the gas pres
sure is gradually blowing the well Fl
No means vet has been found to car
for this oil.
Hear Russell Wen In oil.
Today's reports which have not u
been verified. have il that the No.
I Russell wei OF the Gulf Productio
company about 20 miles southwest
Eastland. in Reynolds county an