El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-20
NEW PIPELINE
WASHED AWAY
Burkburnett Companies
Encounter New obsta-
Gle in Marketing Oil.

Wichita Falls. Texas. Oct 20.-Ac-
tivity in the Burkburnett district IS
/ hampered by lack Of sufficient pipe
line and storage facilities and also by
heavy rains Of the past few days. A
large number Of wells are shut down
on the sand and viii not be com
pleted until it is possible TO run the
production to the refineries.
Fifteen hundred feb OF the pipe
laid by the Empire-Texas pipe line
companies was washed away By the
rise in the Red river a few days ago.
These companies were each rushing
separate lines to Burkburnett, but
realizing that by Joining forces a line
might be put into operation a great
deal so6ner, they joined Their joint
pipe line was about ready for use
when the rise Of the Red river &C.
November before the line viii be
completed
Several wells drilling in the low
living land. bordering the banks Of
the Red river, have suspended opera
lions temporarily.
The Skyline OIL company's No 1
Holtzen is making a good showing Of
oil This well will be completed at
an early date. For some time oper-
ators considered il a dry hole II is
situated on a line with the Burk-Bet
and Burk-Senator wells, both river
tests
Compilations Reported.
In spite OF weather conditions and
insufficient storage facilities, a num-
Der OF competitions were made in the
district during the past few days In
the Waggoner pool, the following
compilations were made
Texas Crude OIL company, No. I
Nogel, block IS. 80 barrels
Texas Production company, No
Renner, block Is. 40 barrels
Seventy-TWo OIL company. No. . J.
F. Wagner. 100 barrels.
McMahan Oil company. No. Elsez.
block SS. 1850 barrels.
same company's No Morgan, T.
stanley survey 1900 barrels
Livingston OIL corporation. No
Taylor, 1900 barrels.
Largav OIL company, No. I Wag-
goner. block 81. 1900 barrels
Olsan Davis Oil company. No 1
Taylor. block 96. z30Q barrels.
Olsan Davis OIL company. No 2
TAYLOR, block 9S 1000 barrels.
Olsan Davis OIL company, No. I
Elsea. block IS. 1880 barrels
Army Mans OIL company, no.
Taylor, block IS. 2Qso barrels.
Block 81 oil company, No. I Wag-
goner. block 81, 1890 barrels.
Middle States OIL company, No. I
TAYLOR. block 9s. 2o00 barrels.
The Southwestern Petroleum COM
pany, NO. s Elsea. block IS, 1000 bar
rels
The Texas company, No. 3 Morgan,
1900 barrels
Barkley and Meadows. No. 2 VogeL
block "a, 1000 barrels
Burk valley Oil company, No
Elsea, block IS, 900 barrels.
The Western Oil corporation, No 3
Taylor. block 81. 1890 barrels
The Western OIL corporation. 10. ;
Taylor, block 81, 1890 barrels
The Wichita American Production
company's No. TogeI 1900 barrels
PorterfieId and smith. Nc. I Rem
ner. block Is. SIS barrels.
New Townsite Wells.
In the Burkburnett townsite the
folloUing wells were completed
Magnolia Petroleum company. No
- Van Cieave. block lol, 50 barrels
MagnoliahHSR 3 S95Z
Twin Cities oil company, No Z Har-
din. 50 barrels
The Waco oil company, No. i Ear-
din. abandoned at 1900 feet
Waseca Oil company. No. ! Schultz
block a. abandoned at 1880 feet
In the old Burkburnett pool the g
Magnolia Petroleum cOmpauy's No. 9 /
Martin is making SO barrels OF oil I
daily.
The Ruyle Farm oil company's No .
% Ruyle IS making 70 barrels
The Texas Dividend OIL c0npauy's ,
No. Z Snow. abandoned at $50 feet.
A. Electra, the Texas companv's 4
No. q skinner. 20 barrels.