New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-07-11
WELL DRILLING
MACHINERY NOW
BEING INSTALLED
MANY NEW MEXICO COM
PAlnS NOW FINANCED
FOR TESTS AND EQUIP
l0NT Is ARRIVING AT
MANY STATIONS

slowing down? If noise and pub
licity determine the progress, there
would be indicated a marked loss in
interest as we'll as drop in pro-
gress of the exploration work itself
Such is not the case, however.
There is more real effort to locate
oil in New Mexico today than ever
before in its history. The activity
has safely passed the "hurrah"
stage and is developing along prac-
tical lines, The men that made the
most noise, were really not the men
that will finance and carry out the
real test through drilling.
The northeast part of the state
is making good progress to start
more drills. The United Oil Com
pany is now proceeding with the
drilling, after having moved their
outfit around as a precaution. 1t is
not generally known that this COM
pany had a very disastrous fire while
sinking their first we'll Gas was
struck and became ignited and the
derrick and machinery and buildings
were lost. The second we'll is now
getting down into the same forma-
tion and the precaution of moving
everything possible away from the
we'll was taken. Otherwise the re-
port that oil was struck has not
been confirmed or denied
The SHORTY Gobbler company Is
hurrying the work to get the derrick
and machinery ready for drilling. The
company is already well financed to
carry out their program for explo-
ration of the site between Grenvlle
and Corumpa Good progress is also
being made at the location near Bue-
yeros northeast of Mosqueros. 9th
er locations are likely to be tested
soon in Union county. That the field
is promising in this section of the
state and adjoining territory is in
dicated by the fact that one COM
pany is already drilling across the
New Mexico line northeast of Clay
ton and second company is also
ready to begin work in the Pan
handle of Oklahoma.
In Quay county things -ase NOV
ing well. The work on the Nc
Gee well east of Tucumcari has been
somewhat delayed as water was
struck that had to be cased off.
Drilling is again going forward,
Otherwise good progress is being
made and the formation in this well
is very satisfactory SO far. The
steel derrick for the Reid we'll at
Ranah has been moved to its loca-
tion. The rig at Endee will go up
as soon as a selection of location
is made. Investigations are in pro-
gress around Glenrio and San Jon.
At Taiban in De Baca county
there is much excitement now that
actual drilling is ready to begin. A
location has been selected on the
east side of section 2, township 2
North Range n East between Tai
ban and La Lande. The rig that
arrived several weeks ago has been
taken to the location and actual
drilling will be under way in a few
days. This section is pronounced
to be very promising and is being
visited by prospectors in numbers
at this time. West of the Pecos
river in the Yeso section investiga-
tions are also being made.
At Portales progress is being re-
ported and an early test is expect
ed to be made. Oklahoma oil men
have become greatly interested in
the oil prospects in this section. At
Kenna the derrick is going up and
drilling should begin without much
further delay.
In the Pecos Valley drilling con-
tinues on the Lincoln we'll near Lake
Arthur. This we'll is now down
around 1000 feet. The formation is
improving as the drill goes down.
Little information is given the pub
lie as to the actual conditions. At
Dayton the Illinois Producing and
Refining Company is making fair
progress in the new we'll started
there. The reports that oil has al
ready been found in the well this
company is drilling south of Day.
ton near Lakewood, has not been
confirmed Many reports are IN
circulation as to new wells to be
sunk in this part of the valley. At
Hope a block of 10000 acres is be-
ing Offered drilIers on favorable
terms.
In the Tularosa Basin good pro-
gress is being made by the Cox
people. This location is out in the
wilderness and il was necessary to
provide houses and other convenien- /
ces for the employees before actual
work could be undertaken. A fleet
of trucks is being used to carry the
material from Las Cruces 10 the
location in the east part of Dona
Ana county.
There is much stir around Dem
ing and drilling is likely to be under
way before many weeks at the out
side Over at Stems west of Lords
burg a storm recently blew down
the derrick of the Deming Oil, Gas,
and Development Company. But
work is again under way TO rebuild
the derrick and start drilling at an
early day.
In Mckinley County progress is
being made in the Seven Lakes dis
trict northeast of Gallup. One well
is down nearly 800 feet and is ex-
pected to develop shallow oil There
Is every indication that this district
will be tested out fully in the next
few months. The operators in this
district are looking for shallow oil.
but no heavy flow. But If conditions
prove the expectations a battery Of
wells will be sunk and pumped.
In Valencia county near the So-l