El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-21
FIELD HAS.
1000 DBL. WELL.
Gulf Production Company
Brings in Best Test of
Coastal Field.

Houston. Texas, Aug 21-The best
completion Of last week in the coastal
region was the well in the Hull field
belonging to the Gulf Production
company. This test. the No. 2 Phoe-
nix, came in with a daily production
90 $500 barrels Of oil
In this same district the Texas Gulf
company placed its No. 5 Morris Phil
lips on the pump. The well is making
$50 barrels Of oil daily The Repub-
nc PRODUCTION company's p DOlbear
was completed Saturday with pro-
duction Of 500 barrels. 1t later set
tied down to $50 barrels.
In Harris county. near the Cross
Timbers, the Kelly Oil and Gas COM
pany's No. 2, Drobish. is pulling the
strainer- The hole is 200 feet. at
which depth only water and gas had
been encountered The wei is TO be
abandoned.
E. F. Simms and company's No. 2
Peterson is drilling at 1900 feet. This
test is northwest Of Dayton
The sun cOmpany's test on the Cade
property on High Island is drilling
at 5000 feet. This we'll is in Calves
ton county. In this same county the
san Leon Oil company's tOwnsite test
is making considerable gas at $3.50
feet.
No. ? Zeiss & Pickeu. of House.
and associates. epcountered an appar-
emily good sand at 1868 feet. but
black sulphur water showed Up when
a test was made The well is now in
rock at 1880 feet This test is sit
uated south Of Dayton in Liberty
county
Ten miles southeast of Bay City.
Hamill and associates are drilling at
1900 feet / ntheir test on the Haw-
kins ranch, in Matagorda county In
this same district the Allen Texa1
49, &c .n--sHn at - ~
in its No. 1 Stewart and at 100 feet
in its No. / Baer-
The Texas company's No. s -Iyers
shows indications of becoming Z large
Easser- Drillers are now setting the
six inch casing at 3112 feet This test
is located at Markham In the same
field an attempt is being made by
the elem Oil company TO cut off salt
water in its No. a Myers.
The Texas company's No I Fee, in
the spindleton field, is drilling at
200 feet and the Gulf Production com
pany's No. . McFadden is drilling at
5000 feet
The strainer which has been stuck
IN the No. . Hautier Hare Of the
Schumacher Oil company. has been
pulled off bottom and the company
will sink another test A test being
closely watched in the Sheldon vicin-
ity is that OF J. 5. DauSherty and
friends. on the Hautier exploration
property This test is drilling at 1900
feet
-Four good wells were completed in
the Goose Creek district during last
week. all belonging TO E F. Simms &
Co. The compilations were No. 3
Sweet pumping $50 barrels OF oil at
$500 feet; No. Z Seven and a Half
Acre, making 100 barrels on the pump
at depth Of 2o50 feet; No 10 Schill- I
ing, making 100 barrels on the pump I
at a depth Of 1900 feet and the No. /
- Smith. making 500 barrels from a
depth of $500 feet
Among the wells now nearing COM /
nletion in the Goose Creek district /
are: The Gulf Production company's I
No. L Stateland. testing at $3.50 Feet 1
he Gulf Production company's No 3 /
Essential placed on air: Humble Oil I
md Refining companv's No 6. Beau 1
mont. tested salt water at 1925. drill /
ny deeper. and the Texas cOmpany's
20. IS IsenhOur. testing on the jack
About %. 335 barrels of oil were pro-
iuced daily in the Goose Creek field /
Turing the past week. The following /
ire the largest producers in the field:
2. F. Simms and company's $500 bar
els; Gulf Coast oil corporation, 1900 /
els; Gulf Coast oil and Refining COM
lany. 1900 barrels, the Humble Oil I
md Refining company. 10000 barrels,
md the Gulf Production company, ]
-6n0 barrels
The Empire Gas and Fuel company
abandoned its test on the Nancy Full
er property at a depth of 200 feet
This well IS located at Saratoga IN
he same vicinity the Sun cOmpany's
70. 13A McSnane encountered salt /
water at 1000 feet and is now drilling
leener.
The West Production company's No
Lescher at Blue Ridge is setting the
six inch casing at 2450 feet.
The Sour Lake field has 2 ten bar .
'el pumper in the Gulf and Humble
'0mpany's No. 80 Hardin In this
anne territory the No. Hardin Of
he Xount Lee oil company is prepar-
NJ to pump
lleted the best well to be brought n
n the Damon Mound district for
many months. This is its No. / Mas
ersOn trustee. which is making 200
1arrels daily on the pump at a depth