El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-04
MOTHER POOL
HAS A WINNER
Fact That Shallow Pool
Exists at Eastland Is
Now Established.

Eastlaud. Texas. July 4.-The Moth
er's Pool oil company well sprang a
surprise here a few days ago when
it came in at 1910 feet, with 1900 bar
rels a day production. At 100 feet
the well gassed considerably, indicat-
ing that oil was further down, but it
Was not thought that oil laid at 1900
feet As is customary much Of the oil
% the first few hours flow was
wasted because no pipe line eonnec-
lions had been made
A theory that a shallow pool lies in
this region has been established by
this we'll
Very good progress has been made
with wells being drilled in this vicin-
ity, although heavy rains have been
a great hindrance- The Leon Oil COM
pany's No 3 Allen is spudding in. This
is an offset TO the AIbers Oil COM
pauy's No. / Turner
The Albers Oil eompany's No.
Turner got flow Of gas the first of
the week and small showing of oil
at 1920 feet on top of the black lime.
Operations are under way to set the
six inch casing and continue drilling.
All of the big pipe has been pulled
out Of the hole Of tile Balentine's
Pleasant Grove No. I, which is now
at a depth OF 1920 feet. Everything
is in readiness to drill in. The drill
ers expect to strike the production
this week The Balentine's No has
400 feet Of Is l. inch pipe set in its
hole.
Attention IS now being directed to
the wells which are rapidly nearing
completion. The following wells are
nearing the sand and are expected to
be producers within few days.
The Gulf Production company's J.
". Ray, five miles west of the Baum
garner, has several hundred feet of
oil standing in the hole It is making
about 900 cubic feet Of black,
smoky gas from the black lime picked
NJ. at 3470 feet. Storage tanks are
being erected
On the Mrs n E Turner tract.
three miles northeast Of Eastland. and
one mile south of the J. W. Turner
tract where the Albers OIL company
No 1 Turner is situated. the States !
Oil corporation has a flow Of oil The
flow was encountered at $3.50 feet
and Is going over the derrick The
pay sand is expected to be encoun-
tered at $3.50 feet
The Okey-Ranger Oil company has
closed contract Tor a wei on 10 L.
acres north Of Eastland on the Harrei I
tract This company is composed Of !
lsastland men and is entirely local !
organization
The Great Southern Oil and Rein l
ing company's well on the Baumgar- I
ner tract IS about in the same condi- /
ton as the Balsntine's No / It is |
in within a few days.
The Prairie OIL and Gas company /
has large number of wells operating
In t&1is section, and many of them /
are nearing the sand and are expect
ed in within short time. The Texas
Pacific Coal and Oil company. the /
Sinclair Gulf oil company and Humble
Oil and Refining company are expect
ng many new wells in within a short
lime They have many new locations
IN this vicinity and in the Ranger v
Unity which they will soon begin to
lrIl
Fiftyone derricls have been built
md set up since the Perkins well was
brought in about three weeks ago
This entire territory is making re-
narkable progress in its oil opera
ions in spite Of the recent heavy
aims. which have made the field work
lifficult