New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-23


hole is more than 200 feet and q six
inch bit is still used. The condition
of the hole according to reports is
good and in shape for a deep test.
Over in Hidalgo county there is in
creasing piterest and early promise OF
actual drilling in the Animas basin
around Steins west of Lordsburg
The Deming Oil. Gas. and Develop
ment Company has selected a ioca-
Ition about two miles to the east OF
Stems. As soon as the water well
now being drilled Is finished, the big
rig will start down for oil. Othes
companies are preparing to begin
Operations At Stems and further
south in the Playas basin and near
Animas on the z. P. & S. w. Drill
ing continues across the Arizona
line near Bowie.
In Socorro County the activity in
the Tornado basin continues. A COM
pany has also made locations in the
northwestern part of the county
where oil indications are very marked
and shadows wells show oil This
location is distant from any roairoad
(which is a present handicap
Ia the Peeos Valley there Is likely
to be several new rigs erected. This
depends somewhat on what encour-
agement operating companies may
get in the way of leases. The Citi-
zens Oil and Gas Company incor-
porated last week by Aississippi
capitalists have holdings around Day
ton which they propose testing. The
HAna = nrnaatv,p1 "a,
earnest to look for oil and artesian
water A Wichita. Kansas Company
has secured land in the Seven
Rivers district and expects to begin
Operations soon about twenty odd
mites directly west from Lakewood
Much preparatory work is under
way in the valley generally. though
at present the most important oprr-
ations are around Lakewood and
Dayton in Eddy County,
| In Union County new life has
come into the oil situation. The
Union oil Company is working hard
and saying little about the progress
of the drilling near Des Moines. The
Grcnvile Company is busy shaping
up. Over at Clayton the oil fever
has caught the people hard.
Both Roosevelt and Curry counties
are stirring. The people at Portales
have the land ready for the Kansas
operators and II is now being in
vestigated by their geoiogist. Near
Glow, they are organizing to test
out location that a eeoiogist has
selected ~
Colfax County is also on the OF
map. Wichita Falls oil men have
agreed to drill provided enough
leases were obtained. Local peopl,
have succeeded in getting togethe,
the necessary lands and it is ex-
poeteds that drilling will begin a,
soos1ras rig. can be set up.
Over in Mckinley County the Sever
Lakes country some distance north
east OF Gallup is again attracting
attention. Some shallow oil ha,
been located here. Oklahoma partie:
are preparing to bring rig in the
future. The Carter Oil Compan,
that has been drilling near Defianc,
west Of Gallup is planning TO tr,
out the district near Zuni in Valen,
cia County.
The Mesa Verde Company gro.
poses TO drill to deeper sands ir
their we'll at Flora Vista in Sar
Juan County. The company is ar,
ranging for eight inch casing witt
this in view. The idea OF shooting
the well has been abandoned, though
there is still some idea OF trying
to pump the well to see how muct
oil there really is in the sand STRUCK
last week
Around Roy in Mora County tho
oil men are busy obtaining leases
Drilling is progressing in Santa +,
County below Lamy and the GYPSY
Company is working steadily neal
Anton Chico. No report is at hand
as TO the progress Of the drilling
on the Bell ranch
1 They are extremely busy in west
Texas south OF the New Mexico
line. The Hueco basin is beins
thoroughly invest gated on both side,
of the state line Rumors are afloat
as 10 carly operations In the Pecoi
Valley of Texas the FL Paso-Suu.
shine is getting ready for operation,
near Patrole north of Pecos and the
sunshine Company is setting up an.
other rig for shallow drilling to test
out the promising sand struck al
800 feet in their Laura we'll
! The oil fever is also striking Ari
zona citizens hard and new district.
are likely to be investigated. Drill.
ing continues around Holbrook and
OTHER places in the state. Yuma
among other localities proposes tc
drill.
The trunk line railroads operating
in New Mexico are sitting up and
taking notice of the statewide oil
exploration. Their oil geolog SITS are
keeping tab on things Should oi
be found in New Mexico. it would
benefit both the Southern Pacific
and the Santa Fe. The Southerr
Pacific uses oil burning locomotive,
as far west as FL Paso, the oil com
ing from Galveston. The Santa Fe
uses oil as far west as Amarillo
from its own field in OKLAHOMA
! Both roads have their own oil IL
California
The state land office is still prin-
cipally occupied with application
for oil leases. Applications are COM
ing thick and fast and extra heir
is necessary to keep up with the
work No figures are available oi
the total acreage approved or the
money received for oil leases.
State Land Oil Leases
]. F Hinkle. Roswell. lease No
25o dated 4-15-lo. initial payment
10000 acreage 5,12o. located in Twps
1l-14-l5 s. Range 2o F.
Frank Heron, Las Cruces. lease
No 254 dated 4-15-l9. initial payment