The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1919-10-30

Those who entered the oil game AT
the beginning are rejoicing N the new
showing Of gas made at the Niece
well Sunday evening when the drill
entered a pocket of gas which blew
the bit, cable and dirt 200 feet high
IN the 2575-foot hole and brdged the
well. The workmen soon had the tools
loosened and pulled the knotted cable
from the well, 200 feet Of which was
spoiled by being twisted and tied IN
unbelievable knots. Plenty of new
cable was on the ground and 10 delay
was necessary and drilling in the 200
foot All was started within six hours
after the explosion.
Tuesday night the drill again was
down to the 2575-foot depth, but had
not encountered much more Nas.
The formation was said TO Nbrown
shale and contains saturationCf oil
which gives the operators anNh
chance to bring in paying well, hgL
that is not wnat they desire at thA
time. The gas flow has been mudded'
of and the drill was penetrating the
formation when the lower part of the
bit came uncoupled and lodged in the
we'll. Operations have stopped for
"A snort time or until the bit is removed
from the bottom of the well which
it is thought will not take long.
There are various reports being sent
out by the oil scouts who are here for
the big companies but the majority Of
them are quite favorable. Some o.
them think oil has already been en-
countered but. those who know claim
nothing more than gas pockets with
showing Of oil have been struck, buc
they believe the outcome will prove
quite satisfactory to them.
Other companies have commenced
to show little more life. The loca
ton has been made north of San Jon
by Mr.. McGee for his second well in
Quay county. This location will b1
in Section Ia southeast quarter, in Twp
II, Range "a, and the pit was started
Monday. The following report pub
lished in San Jon Sentinel will give
the other information:
The San Jon community has waited
long and patiently for the announce
ment of the exact location of the Nc
Gee well, and now their anxiety is
soon to be relieved. The contract for
digging the derrick pit, 10 lS
feet has been let to Boss Davis, of
this place; work to start Monday
morning, when the well site will be
made public.
A car load Of three large metal
tanks are on the siding here, besides
car load of other rig material ana
other cars of material are expected
daily.
Mr.. II, T. McGee who is drilling
the Pound well No. |, 10 miles south
east of Tucumcari, is making his sec
ond location in Quay County from 6
to miles north of San Jon.
He made the people of that COM
munity proposition to drill them "A
test well providing they would lease
him as much as $4,000 acres which
amount has been practically raised
Harry McGee has proven to the
people of Quay County that he is L
man to be relied upon in fulfilling his
part Of any and all his agreem enta,
and the people of the San Jon Valley
are extremely lucky in getting their
first test well put down by man Of
Mr.. McGee's unquestioned integrity.
W. II. Palmer has returned from
Oklahoma and Springfield, Mo-, where
he had been after rig 20 drill south
west of Quay in what is known as the
West or Woodrow location. He says
the outfit should be here any day ana
will be hauled from Tucumcari via
Quay.