El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-20
IF TUCUMCARI REALLY HAS OIL,
THE FACT MEANS MUCH TO Ell PASOI

NEWS Of discovery Of gas and osaturated limestone
~ N the MCGEE well e miles from Tucumcari, New
Mexico is big news to Iueumcari and no less to e Paso
That is 70 say i is big as an indication Of what may be
expected in TIE future It IS the first discovery Of its
Kind in New Mexico It shows that not all the gas and oil
are concentrated IN the Burburneti, Ranger and Desde
more fields OF Texas including the Peco field with
its shallow wells. Even though this is small pocket
it indicates that theTe is more
With this gas encountered IL the McGee well there IS
the possibility Of big oil flow to be found BY drilling to
greater depth The fact that the gas is @wet has IN
dicaea the presence Of oil The dnlers nave eassd OF
the present flow in preparation for deeper drilling IN order
prove up the well fully One good well there means
other good wells il the vicinity
The geological structure pronounced very fav
orable for encounterng oil If it is not there IN paying
Quantities geology has misls5 its interpreters.
What Of interest to e Paso is the fact that
Tucumcar is at the head Of long basin extending all the
way to FL Paso. Fl Pasoans strongly Of the mind
that f there is oil in paying quantities at Iueumear
there should be oil this side Of Tucumcar clear down TO
this vicinity, matter Of fact The geology Of various
upon favorahiy by men rated as experts and on the
strength Of their opinion much oil Development work is IN
progress
Up to nov these companies which have been drilling
getting ready TO drill between here and Tucumcar have
been working In the dark except for their geologists
opinions With strong oil showing at Tueumear, these
companies have lust that much encouragement to 60
ahead and sink their wells They have greater confidence
finding Gil
II they DO find oil. if any Of them finds oil It
VIII mean much more than the success Of the companies.
1t VII cause rush such Tucumcar IS having today but
ach larger scale Land prices VIII soar the city VII
be packed with people business VIII boom coTesPondingy
and FL Paso VIII be IN another such position as Fort
Worth Companies win be formed overnight drills and
res VIII placed and oil production VII be attempted in
every favorable spot How long the activity VIII last VIII
depend On the resources Of the field.
An this by way Of outlining what may occur. OF
course nothing IF the may &c pass OIL IN this
vicinity ed st Tucumcan II paying quantities IS
st to Be demonstrated There IS getting away from
he gas feature however, and big gasser at
THeamcar VIII be distinct asset to that town II there
one there win be others and If one good oil vel is
brought in, there VII be others.
Even II no oil found in the vicinity Of E Paso, the
opening up of coed field around Tucumcar would benefit
this CITY Tucumcari is about 600 miles from here 81
Dallas adj0inng each Other the logical supply points
for the Bnrkburnett-Ranger fields Tucumcan good
oil ten would pour millions Of dollars into this city IN
payment for goods Of all kinds and many Fl Pasozns would
have land leas stores other property interests az
Iueumcar from which they would derive income.
It IS best to keep wide awake but sane eye on the
DEVELOPMENTS that opening up There has been
Klondie rush to Tucumcar and great excitement pre-
7as there, according to al reports Prices are being
quoted for which in many instances are out OF pro
portion to the oil showing That IS natural and IS
born Of hope plus excitement Those who rush IN
apt to pay leases than they would they waited
few days until the first furry passes And If they are
minded 10 invest and decide that the Tucumcari vicinity Is
pretty vel taken up By the first crowds the ground
thsre Is plenty Of land between FL Paso and Iucumca
open for their inspection and where the chance Of striking
OF Is as good as at Iucumear
Rfes and machine guns are stn popping in the Gary