New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-06-27
LOCATIONS ARE
SELECTED BY BIG
OIL INTEREST
OIL ACTIVITY GENERAL OVER
NEW MEXICO. MORE RIGS
GETTING READY FOR OPER-
ALTON. NEW WELLS BEING
STARTED. MORE NEW COM
PANIES ORGANIZED

Real oil has been struck in Union
county according to advices from
Clayton on Wedne sday of this week
The report is that the United States
Oil Company of Denver found oil
at about 100 feet in the we'll this
company is drilling near the Colo
RADIO line on the Cimarron river The
location is not on state land as at
first reported though this company
holds leases of more than 2SOO0 acres
Of state land in the district
This strike will stimulate the oil
activity still more in Union county.
The Shorty Gobbler is already get
ting material to a location, selected
south of Corumpa. Work is being
pushed to get drilling operation under
way. The Ute Greek Company is
also hurrying material to the loca-
tion selected near Bueyeros, near the
center Of the county. Both these
companies are shaping up for a
thorough search for oil Another
location for drilling is also said to
have been made at Byzantine near
the southwest corner of Union coun-
ty .
Dropping down into Quay every
hing is humming. Drilling is under
way on the McGee we'll near Lesbia
east OF Tucumcari. The Reid rig
at Rama is going up rapidly and early
drilling is expected at this location
Glenrio, Endee, San Jon, Nara Visa
are active to get operators to start
work. Across the Texas line on the
east activity is growing and drilling
may be general clear across the
Panhandle
Curry and Roosevelt counties are
doing their best to get drilling under
way Over at Taiban a rig has been
on the siding for some days and it is
hoped that all interests can get to-
sether for drilling operations. The
people at Taiban are rather shy after
their experience a year or so ago.
They must be shown that this time
the square.
Mckinley County really holds the
center of the oil stage just now. II
has to share it to some extent with
Valencia County, however. 1t ap-
pears that the Seven Lakes district
about fifty mile northeast of Gallup
is getting ready to produce oil There
has been more or less interest in
this district for long time and
some shallow oil has been found Okla
homa, Arizona. Standard Oil, Carter
Oil Company and others are looking
over this large field. It is reported
that a series of shallow wells NAV
be sunk in the Seven Lakes field
the oil pumped and delivered to Gal.
iup by pipe line.
Valencia county is also holding the
center of the oil stage. Shallow oil
is there, though not of the gusher
kind. But from the test holes sunk,
II would appear that the district is
good pumping proposition. The
greatest interest is in the Ramah
section some distance south of CAL
lup The Carter Oil Company has
been looking over this section and
seems satisfied that the real thing
in oil of high grade and parafme
base has been found. Ii looks at
this time as though another pumping
project will go in around Ramah.
II is significant that the Carter
Oil Company, the Miswest, and
other sure-enough oil concerns are
on the ground both in Mckinley and
Valencia county fields. The geolo- |
gists of such companies may do a
great deal of scouting over large |
but it is noticeable that
little money is spent in drilling until
the real oil is in sight.
In the Tulsrosa Basin the Eagle |
Oil Company of FL Paso is reported |
ready to begin drilling in the Soda
Lake section Of Otero county. The
first we'll is contracted to be drilled
1000 feet. A second standard rig
has been purchased for the purpose
Of drilling 1900 feet. The principal 4
stockholders of the Eagle Company
are army men. Ii is also reported !
that a rig will soon arrive at VAL
mont. The Cox rig will soon be
ready for actual operations.
The drill is working at Columbus
in Luna County. The hard dark
rock has been pierced and the drill
IS now in promising shale. The Dem
ing section expects drilling to begin
here before long At Stems a big
rig is about ready to begin work.
Over in the Pecos Valley the H.
inois Producing and Refining Com
oany has begun drilling in the DAY.
Ton townsite. The old Brown took
another fit a short time ago and
sent up much gas. water and oil In
The Pecos Valley of Texas ,he Sun-
shine Company has another rig about
ready to start work. c. r. Troxei is
again drilling on his location north
of Toyah.
New Oil Companies
That there is no tagging in oil
interest is evidenced by the great
number of new companies that are
,eing organized for exploration in
View Mexico. Albuquerque is taking
he lead in the ORGANIZING of COM
,anies recently. These comoan;es
organized there are preparing TO
york in other parts of the state,
sowever.
The following companies have
,een incorporated since the last is
me of the State Record: Ii
New Mexico Producing and Refin-
ng Company of Aibuuueruue. Tn- /,
Joseph Robson IT Fl +,
paso; William r. Ross and Cuade
9utto. Albuquerque. Capital stock [