El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-31
OIL ACTIVITIES
IN COKE COUNTY
Flow of Oil in Skinner Well
Excites Much Of West
ern Texas.

Robert Lee, Tex. May 3l--Since
the striking Of a good flow Of oil in
the Skinner well. on the ]. c. McCabe
ranch west Of town. a little more
than a week ago, oil activities in this
county have rapidly gathered new in
terest Biologists and prosDectors
continue TO visit these fields daily.
The Skinner wen has about so feet
Of salt water. which will be cased out
The drill penetrated about seven feet
OF aspheltum rock. Just prior 10 strik-
ing the oil sand The casing is now
being shipped out. and this well VIII
be thoroughly tested Mr. Skinner,
who has been drilling for oil for 20
years. thinks that the prospects are
for GOOD 5il wen. at this site. and
he believes that he viii bring In a
good producing wei at POO feet
sight For Harris Well.
The sight for the oil well on Harris
brothers ranch. three miles from
Robert Lee. was selected saturday. W
eral days here last week. getting
things in readiness to receive the ma
chinery. which viii be hauled out I'M
mediately from the railway station
Il is believed that within the next 10
days. the machinery viii be placed
ana NEaAl A0A AAA INNS
1"essrs. VIM Johnson. F. c. Mckay
ard judge ]. N. Spellman were mere
Saturday. 10 assist Dr. H H Tucker.
the geoloSist. to select the site, Tor
this. their first Coke county we'll Tue
Ticker OIL Company OF Dallas, who
is drilling this well. have under lease
between 1000 and 5000 acres or harris
brothers's land in Coke county
With the big rotary drilling mach
inery and the 1000 feet OF the very
hest of drill casing. they expect TO
drill until they get q good flow o.
oil. although IL is believed that OIL
viii be found at less than 5000 rect
Indications Good For Potash
Chas. Lawrence Baker, a prominent
EeolOefst Of Berkeley. Calf, who mas
been here for the past few days look
ing over the country, is OF the opinion
that in all probability there IS potash
In Ia-ga quantities. underlying this
surface. He made the geographical
map OF this country some years ago
at which time he was with the depart
meut of geology Of the state or Texas
he is also the author Of quite mum
her Of geographical reports Of this
section. He thinks that at depth or
from 5000 feet TO 1000 feet that the
prospects for a large lake OF oil are
the very best His opinion added 10
that OF a large number OF other prom
fnent biologists, keeps the Coke coun-
IS people encouraged as Lle uef elNF-
ment continue 10 so forward
T. J. Thompson. a prominent on mar
OF C1manche. was here with W W.
skinner this week looking over the
oil situation.
Another OF Well.
It is reported that the western part
OF Coke county is 20 be developed Tor
oil at an early date Tie Robert Lee
oil company have leases in that see
ton and il is believed that they VIII
have standard rig in that section
within so or so days
Work Is at standstIl az the
Robert Lee oil well 10 / as the new
drill casing ordered has not yet ar
rived. but il is thought that work Wlli
be resumed in very short time
The three wells at Tennyson. on the
WvlIe ranch are all on s-aucsllll.
pending the arrival Of new machinery
with which TO 90 deeper. OIL has been
found ia all OF these wells. and Oh is
being pumped from one OF them by
a windmill
Work continues az the Valley View
scene OF oDeratious. And leases are
being clC-cd Up each day