El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-26
RANGER BUILDS
BIC REFINERIES.
New Wells With Big Yields
Are Coming in Daily in
Famous Field.

Ranger. Texas, July 2e.-E. s Da-
vies No. is on top Of the black lime
and the crew is moving back the
boiler preparatory to drilling in. This
is the property Of the Humble COM
pany and is situated in the Desde-
mona district.
The company believes that its pipe
line connecting the E. P. Ellison well
to the three tank storage at Comyn
will be able to handle the production
Of the new wells. The Ellison well is
making $500 barrels in its pinched
condition.
The Monitor OIL companys test on
the Parton tract adjoining the N. B.
Harris OF the Magnolia Petroleum
company. came IN Tuesday with a
flow of 1000 barrels. The Harrison
well came in some time ago with a
production Of geo barrels and in
creased its flow to 1000 barrels only to
fall back to the steady 700 barrel
production. It is now 1920 feet deep.
Drilling is being continued in the
T W. Connelle No of the Magnolia
Petroleum company. The hole is full
Of oil at 3340 feet.
The Magnolia Petroleum company Is
preparing to utilize all casinghead
gas During the past months il has
been escaping. The company has
started construction work on an eight
unit plant capable of producing 5000
gallons Of gasoline daily, on the Oscar
Harris farm. The company believes
operations within the next three
months II is situated near Olden, six
miles southwest of Ranger, and will
draw its gas supplies firm the ". A
Harris, y. 3. Harris, R S Harris
and Oscar Harris wells These four
wells are situated in q heavy gas field
and while no estimate of their gas
production has been made, II is
thought 10 be enough TO supply the
big plant now under way.
Two miles west of Ranger. the
Magnolia company already has a plant
of four units well under way. This
viii be ready for use within the next
80 days. The company plans to con-
struct about ten of these plants
throughout the section. This Is the
first extensive step made to save the
large quantities OF gas which have
been going to waste IN the Texas
fields.
The Humble company is preparing
to shoot the Sue No >. situated four
miles west Of Ranger. The wen is now
producing little oil at a depth Of
$500 feet.
South OF Ranger, the Moss No. .. OF
the Sinclair company. is 100 feet Deep
According TO a conservative esti-
mate of the production Of the West
heimer Oil company's Mrs n. A
Bratton No. /, It is making 200 bar
rels of oil daily. This well is stu
ated on the northeast quarter Of Sec
ton 81, Texas & Pacific railway sur
vey. Stephens county. It has a two
quart to the bailer showing from 1855
feet and was shot at 1898 feet
Holleman No I. Of the Hueco Ran
ger company, in the shallow sand near
the Stephens county border. is produc-
ing 700 barrels Of oil from a depth OF
1906 feet.
Eclipse Oil company has tools out
OF Turner. No 1 and it is reported as
making 500 barrels.
J. T Roper. OF the Prairie company,
is completed, with a production OF ten
barrels at a depth of 1886 feet
The Texas Pacific Coal and Oil CON-
pany's W. E McCleskey No. } is pro-
ducing IS barrels at a depth OF 1918
feet. This company's Rusk No. 2 is
making 60 barrels in sand - feet deep
and encountered at depth Of 1882
feet
Dunlap ct al are getting 500 barrels
from Rock No. 5. which struck the pay
sand at $3.50 feet.
The Prairie Oil and Gas company IS
preparing to shoot its E Roper No I.
which is through the sand at 1890
feet The Roper No 2 came in June p
with a daily production of 25OO bar
rels. The No. 3 Is making 800 barrels
Thus far all the wells completed on
this tract have developed into rather
good producers.