El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-21
CONES IN
NEAR EA5TLAND
Poteet No. 1 Settles to 100
Barrels; Many Good
Prospects.

Eastland. Texas. Oct 21.-The Root,
Hupp and Duff Poteet No. /, which
came in with a flush production OF
5000 barrels a few days ago has set
ted down and is now making a steady
production OF 17oo barrels. The well
was drilled to the $3.50 foot level.
where water leaked into the hole. It
has been shut off
Another 5000 barrel well has been
brought in in this district recently.
1t is the No. 8 T. ". Turner. of the
Albers OIL company, situated four
miles northeast Of Eastland. The
company's No. 1 Of this tract has made
a total Of 100000 barrels since it came
in three and half months ago Dur
ing the past 80 days it has made g.
Door about hoo barrels per day
The No. 2 is making 500 barrels from
the top Of the black lime formation.
Some Good Prospects
The Hueco Ranger Oil company's
second shallow wen on the S. s Holle-
man tract is making 500 barrels Of oil
from a depth of 1925 feet
The Caldwell Oil cOmpauy's Sinner
No. ! is flowing by heads at the rate
Of 100 barrels per day after being shot
with 100 quarts OF nitroglyercin from
a depth Of S435 to 1850 feet
On the allen tract the Leon Oh com
pany has showing Of both OIL and
gas In the top Of the black lime at
their No. Allen
The States on corporations well on
the J. II. Lopez tract is still wait
ing Tor storage before being brought
in It is the general belief OF the
operators Of this test that when COM
OF the wells on both Holleman tracts.
The No. 5 Calvin Perkins Of the
Gulf Production company has re-
sumed operations after exiting gushing
the recent fire The drillers are fish
ing Tor lost tools at below $500 feet
The Calvin Perkins No. Of the
Gulf Production company Is making
500 barrels from the top Of the black
lime II was rumored a few days ago
that this well was making 5000 ba--
rels Of production daily. This rumor
hda no foundation
The sun company's No. 2 Maynard,
q recent completion, five miles west
Of Ranger, is making $50 barrels from
a 80 foot sand encountered at a depth
Of 1912 feet
The Magnolia Petroleum company's
Connelle No. & is making 500 barrels
daily from a % foot producing sand
encountered at 1920 feet This test is
six miles west and a little
south Of Ranger.
Cotton Wen Is shot.
In the Gunsight district the Sinclair l
has its P. P Thorpe No. /. an offset & o
the Sammies OIL corporations Thorpe
No. !, and its ]. ". New iliiaIns No. =. I
two miles north OF its Thorpe well I
nearly ready for drilling activities. ]
Rigs are up at both tests and drilling Z
VIII begin within the next few days ;
The Perkins No. 2, on the west half 4
d the Eli Perkins tract, is in the black I
lime and is making 30 barrels OF oil {
per hour. The Perkins No. /, also 1
Of Root, Hupp and Duff. Is making 4
100 barrels OF oil hourly from the 4
black lime The drill Is rapidly near I
ing the big pay.
All Indications are that the Pro- 1
ducsrs oil and Refining company's /
test on the o. ]. Cotton tract viii be /
q good producer. Oil IS flowing as the I
result o. a recent shot.
The wen No. 2. OF the Eclipse OIL I
company, on the O. J. Cotton tract I
is making a showing OF oil at
depth OF 1870 feet The total depth 4
Of this wen Is $3.50 feet
Sue No. Of Seaman and McCourtrie I
is making a daily flow OF 200 barrels 4
az a depth OF 1918 feet
The Tulsa-Tsxas Oil company has 1
a contract with the Caldwell OIL com
pany to drill a wei on the " H 4
Sreen acreage. seven miles northwest
OF Eastlsnd- The rig has bsen ordered. I
Drilling viii start as soon as the rig /
arrives and is erected
EASTERN CAPITAL INTERESTED. I