The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1919-12-18
NJ GEE WILL SPUO IN
At SAN JON FIRST
PART Of NEXT WEEK

OIL Development in Quay county is
gradually coming into its own. The
Endce, san Jon and Rama wells will
soon be drilling. The government has
Ihted the ban on fuel and the promot-
ers and hackers are pushing things to
ucg work as soon as possible. The
reports from Rama say that everything
ON the ground, while at Endee they
are busy laying water pipes. At San
Jon 10 Is expected the company will
spud in sometime next week. Mr.. Nc
Gee has been in Amarillo this week
after the boiler and engine, which are
all the missing apparatus. The con-
tract calls for spudding before Janu-
ar first and there is no doubt about
Mr.. McGee being able to complete tho
contract.
The local McGec well has been tied
up the past week on account of lost
bit and a fishing job has been in pro-
gross. \ special tool mad to be made
and i is expected that everything will
be all right soon and drilling will con-
tnue. At the present depth il would
not be "a surprise if sand was enter
ed at any time. Those who know the
game say the formation now is show
ing up well and they are confident Mr..
Mctice will not miss his estimate of
striking the oil sand between 5000 and
5000 feet.
\ report from Mr.. McGee Just be-
fore going to press says the we'll is
clear but the new cable has not ar
rived which will be necessary TO re-
sumo drilling. The cable is expected
any day now and work will begin as
soon as it arrives. There will be no
moving of boiler or engine to the San
Jon location as that location will have
the nece sary equipment by the first
Of next week to spud in, so those who
have leen prophisying that this well
mas been Indefinitely closed down may
change their reports. Both wells will
t. working without interfering one
with the other.
a much quoted geologist who has
been frequent visitor to Quay coun-
ty, wa here the frs; OF the week and
made the following statement THE
NcGre well l. 100 to shot over
anything IN the amarillo field for the
striking of OIL" Not such bad re-
% the public of the exact depth or
90 the public Of the exact edpth or
the prosen. formation but according
20 Mr.. NcGee the time is almost here
for the striking Of sand and if sand
is struck in the hard lime formation
now in evidence. The oil sand may
bring gusher or it may be a small
producer, but the chances are if oil
Is found at ,his depth it means big
producer
w. II. Palmer is here again from
The east where he has been on business
for the Ozark Drilling Co. He expects
any day to be ready to begin opera
tion on the Woodrow site. Two cars
o7 material have been unloaded and
more arrived this week. His company
has not made the location as yet but
il. has been waiting to secure the SER
.e o. competent geologist. II will
be remembered that Mr.. Lawing who
pro.hosiod that Quay county would
some day be one of the greatest oil
field in the world. chose this Wood
row district as one of the best and
the Palmer location is supposed to be
located on one Of Mr.. Lawing's Sc
lectons.
G. ". Wilmuth, of Kentucky, who
lis financing the Dripping Springs well
was here this week. He said he was
going home for the holidays but ex-
pected to return shortly after the first
of January. He expects much oil
excitement the first of the year. The
Dripping Springs well is to spud in
sometime during the first of Fe6ru-
airy.
The Trigg location 26 miles north,
backed by Commanche No. will be
drilling again as soon as fuel can be
procured. The boiler was changed to
oil burner instead of coal and owing
TO the railroad situation it seems that
fuel cannot be obtained. Several cars
have been ordered and they may come
through at any time.