El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-03
POOR HIGHWAYS
HALT DRILLING
Operations In The Ranger
Field Hampered By
The Bad Roads.

Ranger. Texas. oct 5.-Good prog
ress is being made IN wells oDerat-
Z ing in this vicinity although the roads
are practically impossible. and it Is
difficult to get materials to loca-
tons. on the Pleasant Grove Church
lot. the 10. Ballentine IS making
1000 barrels Of oil daily, having in
on this same tract the Texas Okla
homa Production company is drllllus
al 1000 feet. F1in. ct al. are drilling
on the west acre OF this property.
Southwest OF town. on the klucllo
tract, the ArdiZone-Braden OH com
nanv IS drilling at a depth OF $3.50
feet in 2 hoe which Is producing from
the top Of the black lime. This well
came In a few DAYS ago and was the
sensation. Of the day. B--,-~--s
East Of this tract on the brelstord
tract. the GU,f Production company
has a so barrel we'll Operators be-
lieve that the production OF this test
VIII increase as the drill pushes is
way through the sand This com
pany is making a number Of loca-
tons on this property
South Of Ranger. the Midway OH
company. has well on the Brunette
tract. which IS making SO barrels
The states oil corporations Little
Norwood" IS making an average pro-
duction OF 50 barrels daily
Big Gasser brought in.
On the Cooksie tract. the Jackson
OIL company has gasser makin,s
5000. 900 cubic feet daily, and small
showing OF oil
The sue tract has a number Of
Among these. the EcIDse OIL company
has a completion and rig on the
northwest corner. the Ranger
stephens oil company has 200 bar
rel producer the Tulsa PRODUCTION
and RefninC comn7uv's well is max
ing 200 barrels. Hicick ct al. have
500 barrel WELL the Texas Crude OIL
company's vel IS making 100 bar
rels- the Humble company mas -al
barrel well and also a 50 barrel we'll
On this tract Traves. ct al, have
number Of rigs I'D and several new
locations the Riley Drilling CON-
nanT has shut its well down cr
depth OF 1900 feet the Good OIL com
a dentE OF $3.50 feet; the kanawa on
company IS underreaming at 100
feet. and ScanlOn and AicCootrie are
setting the six inch casing below $500
feet
on che Forgason tract. the Hum
bic company has one producer, one
drilling wen and three rigs.
The FL Dorado OIL company has It's
vel on the Bobo tract shut down az
me Okeh-Ranser wen IS waiting
for tools. This test "a TO be sunk on
the Garrett tract
Two Wells Under Way.
The RanEer-Cisco OIL company and
Tascho-1faxwelI are drilling OF the
Niver tract, on which the Mother Pool
Oil company has one oil producer and
one gasser-
me Duke-Burk OIL company has.
rig up on the Barber tract and lle
Kentucky River OIL company IS drill
ing on this tract at q depth o. 1150
feet.
Travers and associates have a 2s.-
600 000 cubic foot gasser on the Har-
rel tract On this same tract the
Ranger-IeEas OIL company has Sc
00o. 600 cubic foot Easser. the produc-
fion Of which it Is running into the
Texas company's gas production de-
partmeut
The Gulf Production companE's
well on the Calvin-Perklns tract Is
producing $500 barrels Of oil daily AT
a depth Of $3.50 feet. This COMPANY
this wen is making 400 barrels o. OF
from the black lime and Is drilling
at 3415 feet The operators are has
tening the building OF the new rs
for the No. 9, which came IN with
daily production Of 20o0 barrels AZ
7007 feet and tren caught fire. After
burning FOR is hours the fire was eI-
tinauished but the rig was completely
demolished
on TIE Tobe Martin tract the
States OIL corporation has q fishing
fob at q depth ~ 1851 feet. The well
IS producing 100 barrels u oil from
the upper pay. On tie Babhs tract,
south q the lobe Martin this COM
many Is d-lllinr a test at a depth Of
$3.50 feet
The TEXAS Crude OF company has
Temporarily abandoned its well on the
Olden schoolhouse lot at a depth OF
400 feet On the south acre OF this
tract the A1teL OIL Germany IS fish
ing for tools and % making small