El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-19
leases DOUBLE
At EASTLAND
Perkins Well Proves Trend
Of Big Production
Is Eastward.

Eastland Texas. June 19.-Since the
coming In Of the Perkins wen. which
definitely proved that the trend Of
Gig production was to the westward.
he values Of leases from Eastiand
% the Stephens county line have more
han doubled. J. A Beard, Of East
and. received $4,000 from Henry
L~eiful and associates Of Granbury
for a lease on 10 acres in the SOUTH
east quarter Of section 10. block 4.
This lease was made on a one eighth
royalty and one sixteenth Of produc-
ton basis. The tract is located three
miles northeast OF Eastland and
mile southeast Of the Perkins we'll
Already there are two rigs up and
four drilling contracts in effect here.
The land in the J. 2. Miller tract.
two miles and a half northeast Of
Eastland. has been selling at $4,000
an acre on the natural basic. The
Mothers Pool oil company has a
gasse= on this tract and the Ranger
Cisco OIL company has bought 10
acres and has moved its boiler from
It's No 1 Wright TO this holding.
Root. Hupp & Duff nave purchased
20 acres in the southeast corner OF
the Bond tract IN the southeast corner
Of section s. five miles north Of
Eastland. for 100000. This company
has abandoned their No. Poteet hole
on the tract Just west Of the Perkins
and have moved the derrick to another
location. This company viii carry on
extensive operations In this section.
Seventeen rigs are TO be set on the
States OH corporations holdings
which surround the tract on which I
the Perkins Eusher IS located. II is I
drilling two wells on the Turner
~ L. Il
depth Of 1850 feet On the Butler I
tract the States OIL corporations well ]
is down to 1910 feet Its Eusher on /
the Tobe Morton tract has been shut !
95I and the hole mas been drilled 70 |
.o1S feet These operations OF this 4
company together with numerous 4
others are all operating within a /
radious % two miles from the Per-
To prove that ne Is not supersti-
tious. Baientine began putting up his /
rig for his No. 2 Pleasant Grove /
Church on Friday. June Is. Three
crews. OF three men each VIII carry
on this work
More than 40 rigs are now drilling
vest OF the York survey TO the north
Of EastIand Contracts for as many
more have Just been entered. Just as
quickly as materials can be gotten to-
he locations more than a hundred
xells will be under way
On the Cotton tract. four miles east I.
Of Esstland, the Eclipse OIL company's
well was slushed Saturday and flowed I
nearly 10 the TOP Of the derrick This
rel will be completed during the
present week with a good production
It has been making 500 barrels a day
for some weeks. but the breaking OF
the driliersf two bull wheels has de-
iaved its completion
The Great Southern Oil company
struck soft slate at $3.50 feet last
week in its Baumgardner well three
niles north OF Eastland. and had 2
p foot cave in The material com
ing from the well now IS greasy.
The Sammies Oil company's wei OF
the J l. Johnson tract vest Of
Westheimer was shot at a depth Of
Increased. but the bit is damned ii
The hole The driIlerS are now pulling
the casing cut
south ~ 3ferrifuan and six miles. :
sast Of Eas1and. the Westheimer vel
a1 the Brashear tract was shot at
$50 feet It has made a showing OF I
Oh and is now being cleaned out
The Richard well on the B. F. Cot Z
on tract ncrth Of the Sue. has fin
shed fishing job and has much oil
b the hole
The Texas Crude OIL company IS
iown to a depth OF no feet with
y 10. 1 Lightfoot on the Olden
schoolhouse lot. two and one half
niles eass Of Eastlane- On the south i,
.nd Of the same tract. and on the
7ther side OF the Texas G. Pacific
abroad. Tanner et al are drilling.
The Humble comrany's No. I Scott s
s still making p great deal OF gas
md IS barrels Of oil per hour It IS
iii in an unfinished condition.
Piano moving our speciality. Phone J
90 Herman Trnnsfer Co--Adv.