El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-21
They RE GOING
WILD AFTER OIL
Wells Being Sunk In Louis
lana and Texas, Up To
Arkansas Line.

Shreveport. La. March 21-Opera-
tors here are awaiting with interest
the result Of much validating. caused
by the discovery Of oil in Claiborne
parish. Many tests are being con-
Quoted in land adjoining the Caddo
parish. Some OF these operations are
along the Texas-Louisiana border,
with some operations on the Texas
side that are attracting attention It
seems to be confidently expected that
some additional pools viii be opened
up
Among the interesting operations.
mostly in territory not yet producing
oil. are the following;
The Texas Co. drilling at 200 feet
is No 6. Waterson Lumber Co, in
Pamela county, Texas
r S. Allen. drilling at 1850 feet, Is
No. / Wilson. the Reese Land truse,
is rigging up TO drill No 1 BlaylOck,
these two operations being in Harri-
son county, Texas
The Texas Co.'S No. Pickering
Lumber Co. drilling at 2400 feet, N
Shelby county. Texas.
Red River. Rush and NacoEdOches.
Avery Petroleum Co. g No. 1 Beardeu.
drilling at 1900 feet in Red River
county
g. o. o. o.
drilling at about 500 feet. in Rusk
The Texas Co.'S No. Cameron.
drilling at about 400 feet, in Nacog-
doches county.
The North Mid-Texas & Gulf oil
associations No. J. N Barr, derrick
up. in Lamar county.
Southwestern Oil g. Gas Co.'S No. 1
Beasley, drilling started. in Fannin
county.
Crescent oil Co.'S No. 1 Davis. sec
ton 2S-7-10. drilling in hard rock at
100 feet. in Sabine parish
Pine valley Oil Co.'S No Gealson.
section 31-22-s, drilling at 1900 feet.
in Webster parish, which adjoins
Claiborne parish, about 80 miles from
Shreveport.
Arkansas Natural Gas Co.'S test is in
250O feet sand on the Carter lease. sec
ton 13-l5-l0- There was no showing
Of oil in this test and the well viii
be abandoned. il is announced This
is in Bienville parish.
Near Arkansas Line
Federal Petroleum Co.'S test on the
Union Sawmiu Co.'S lease. in section
1908 and section 3-20-3. rigging
up to drill in Union parish. This
parish borders the Arkansas state
line.
The Nantachie Oil and Gas Co.'S test
on the Fletcher lease. section 14-7-4,
Grant parish, got salt water and at
2400 feet was abandoned.
In Rapides parish. in which the
city OF Alexandria is situated. the
Cotile OIL CO. got salt water at 2200
feet in No. Boyce, section 1865.
and the well was abandoned
Two miles east OF Logansport.
which is near the Texas state line.
the Garrison oil and Coal Co. is drill
ing in test. down about 1900 feet.
on the Frost-Johnson Lumber Co.
lease. section 1-11-16.
Another interesting test only a few
miles from the Texas line is ". .
AGur's B-1. section 6-16-16. being
drilled by the Gulf Refining Co. This
operation is about two miles north OF
Bethany Caddo parish. and IS down
about 1000 feet Great activity in
that territory is expected TO immedI- 7
ately follow the bringing in Of a pro-
Queer.
Several wells are drilling in the
Monroe district. about 100 miles west
OF here. including Morehouse OIL and /
Gas Co.'S No. 1 Hewblock. section I
59-22-5. drilling at 1850 feet: Texas
60. s No Tensas Delta Land Co. sec
ton 9-20-4, six inch casing set: same
company's No I Miles. section 36-21-4. .
drilling at 100 feet; Southern Carbon I
Coz No. 2 Fairbanks. section 1884,, I
drilling at about 1850 feet