El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-02
no. z TAYLOR
WELL PRODUCES
Gets 1000 to 5000 Barrels a
Day; Other Wells in Field
Are Now Coming In.

Eastland. Texas. Jan. 2.-The Gulf
Production company's No. 2 Taylor
well. which IS an offest 10 the No. 4
sladen well. $50 feet east Of the south
east corner Of the Emma Terrell tract.
was drilled into the top Of the sand
Saturday afternoon with the initial
production reported at from 1000 to
5000 barrels daily. The No. 2 Taylor
well is about 500 feet west Of the
Taylor weu No. 1. and indications
are now that the No. well viii be
much the better we'll
All development indicates that the
Ranger pool is going northwest and
IL is possible that larger wells viii
be developed. west and northwest than
any that have yet been drilled
Norwood Well Has Showing.
The No I Norwood well OF the Texas
and Pacific Coal and OH company.
located about two miles southwest
from the Butler wen and southwest
from the Roper well. made a showing
in the top Of the lime at a depth
OF 1929 feet OF black smoky gas, es-
timated at 100000 or 100000 feet.
with a little oil. Those who are ac-
quainted with the showing made by
the Butler well in the top OF the lime
say that the showing made by the
Norwood is very similar. The six inch
casing is set At 321S feet in the Nor
wood well With the first showing at
this depth. the Norwood should get
production at a depth OF about $3.50
feet One half OF the royalty on the
Norwood tract was sold recently 10
Fort Worth parties at price Of s105,-
II the No. 1 Norwood becomes a \
producer Il would practically prove
the tract rs the northern end Of the
farm might be proved by the Roper
and Butler wells.
Terrell Makes 10000 barrels.
On Monday and Tuesday OF last
week the Emma Terrell well Of the
Prairie oil and Gas company was put
on the gage and with the well pinched
in so that the pressure gage showed /
rom ten pounds TO us pounds back !
pressure, the well put more than 5000 [
barrels daily into the tanks for the
two days that It was Gagged. With the I
gage wide opens the Terrell well
should no doubt make 1000 barrels (
daily or more The initial production /
OF this well the first few DAYS was no !
doubt 1900 10 5000 barrels daily. Z
The Humble company No. ] Coss wen. I
IN the northwest corner Of Comanche J
county and about six miles east Of /
Rising star. has been shut in and
e. 20
Great Volume OF Gas.
II was reported that one dav this
week the well was opened. for IL I
hours with gage on so that the gas 4
pressure and volume could be meas
ured and the pressure gage showed i
a pressure OF 2f7 pounds 10 the square
inch while the volume Of gas reported ]
as close TO 25.0O0.0O0 feet for the
- hours or 10000. 900 feet a day. The
roar OF the gas could be heard dis
linctly Tor more than a mile away
While il may be possible that the
-Ioss well may not get production Il
would seem that the large volume OF
gas VIII warrant a number Of tests in
mat neighborhOOd as that amount Of
gas would indicate that an oil pool Is
not Tar away.
Progress af Other Wells.
me No 1 Connellee wei OF Bene-
Hum Trees and company IS drilling at
4 depth OF $500 feet in a shale with
small amount OF lime sprinkled
through the shale. The Rolcomh wei
u Cosden and company has a FISHING
.oD az 1928 feet and a small showing
y salt water The Gulf comnanv's
70. Brelstord well IS drilling at
.4-f feet The States oil CorDoration's
70 Parrack well has the casing
lifted and IS undermining a collar
20 as 10 set the casing 70 shut off
'ome water that has been leaking into !
ne hole around the bottom Of the
'asing- Hivick ct al. on the 50 foot I
,lrlp which is an offset 20 the No. !
ohnson OF the Prairie OIL and Gas
company. is drilling at deptb 81
'zv Feet The johnson wei made a
moving for 200 barrels daily at a
lepth OF $40 feet, which sand the
1ivick seems to have missed.