New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-06-06

Eddy county progress is reported by
various companies that intend to
try out this section. The drills al
ready at work in the valley seem to
be striking better formation as they
go down.
Below the state line in the Pecos
Valley of Texas drilling is proceed
ing on the Laura well and a rig is
getting ready to drill at the same
location to test out the oil sand at
500 feet struck in the Laura well
Other rigs are going in as soon as
they can be brought in.
Further west in the Hueco basin
the interest is growing and a test
well will soon be sunk there. To
the north in the Tularosa Basin
everything seems to be active. The
w W. Cox rig is going up as rapid
ly as men can build. Over in Las
Cruces things have reached the fever
stage and it appears at present that
many drills will be at work in the
Tuiarosa basin and in southern Dona
Ana county before the summer is
over. The Tularosa Oil Company
claims TO have money enough to
begin work in the near future. The
Alamogordo Oil and Shale Company
is expecting an Okel Core drill from
California with which to test out the
formation before starting standard
rig
Oil interest is growing in Luna
and Grant Counties. More COM
loa kaaa .s,a4 20
out locations west of Lordsburg
around Stems and to the south in
the Playas Basin and around An;mas
and Hachita. In Socorro county the
interest grows in the indications in
the northwest part of the county.
Interest continues also in the. Jor-
nado basin. In Sierra County in
vestigations are reported to be pro
crossing. Leases and placer loca-
tions are still the order of the day.
Ceoiogis1 Locate In State
II Is of interest to note that geo.
logists Of national reputation are
opening offices in New Mexico. They
evidently are fully convinced that
commercial oil will be developed in
the state. The Temporary investig-
ations that NAV be made would not
induce men Of this standing TO locate
in New Mex'co.
State Land Oil Leases
Applications continue TO be filed
for leases on state land. But new
applications are not for such large
acreages as rule as earlier IN the
rush. The State Land Office has
been too busy to add up the acre
age on which leases have been ap-
proved or even estimate the total
revenue received therefor. But the
total amount already received is
large and therefore a benefit to the
taxpayers OF the state.
No figures are available as to the
acreage that has not yet been cover
ed by oil leases. But the officials
say that there is much land still
open. though apparently the land in
choice locations is all taken
Montezuma Petroleum Co., Albu-
querque, lease No. 30l dated 4.l5,l9,
initial payment $1,000. acreage g.
ssSO8. located in Twp. IS N Range
ii-l2 w.
E. ID. McIntosh, Mogollon, lease
No. J02 dated 4-24-lo, initial payment
$4,000, acreage $40. located in Twp.
Is s. Range 8 E,
J r. Giiilland and II. Newman.
Tuiarosa. lease No. 3O3 dated 4-is-lo.
initial payment $1,000, acreage 2s6O,
located in Twp l0-ll S Range 81
IL.
Austin d. Grille. Las Cruces. lease
No 304 dated 4-N-l9. initial pay
meht $1,000. acreage 2,5H, located
in Twp. y s. Range 3 E.
Mary Coe Bievins. Anthony. lease
No. 50s dated 4-lo-i9, initial payment
si2sO0, acreage 9s43o, located in
Twps. 2A-ls s. Range 5 E.
Halt and Lilies. Soccrro. lease No.
jO6 dated 4-23-lo, initial payment
$1,000. acreage 1850. located in
Twps. e-l0 S. Range 2 F.
c. r. Pardue, Loving. lease No. J07
dated b-2l-i9 initial payment $4,000,
acreage 2,s6N located in Twps. 1924
s. Range 24-28 F.
Fred Schmidt, Carthage, lease No.
5li dated 4-4-l9. initial payment
$4,000, acreage 2,ssS. located in Twps.
6-7-8 S. Range "a z.
French, Fairbanks. and Wetmore,
Carrizozo. lease No. 3l2 dated 4-24-
10. initial payment $1,000. acreage
$500 located in Twp. s. Range g.
10 E
C. E Cook, Socorro. lease No. 3i3
dated s-16-1e, initial payment $4,000.
acreage 2.s64, located in Twps. 81
S. Range ) E.
II. A. Collin, Clifton, Arizona.
lease No. Jl@ dated 4-8-lo. initial
payment $1,000, acreage 2,S60, iocat-
ed in Twp. s. Range S E.
H. Casad, Canutillo. lease No. 3ls
dated 4-26-lo, initial payment $1,000,
acreage. 2,s60. located in Twps. 49,
lo s. Range S E.
II. Casad. Canutiilo, lease No. 3l6
dated 4-6-io, initial payment $1,000.
acreage 38S, located in Twps. r.
e s. Range i-2 z.
Clovis Oil Co. Clovis, lease No.
522 dated +i8-lo. initial payment
$1,000, acreage 222Oo6. located in
Twp N Range n E.
George r. Burlington. Aztec, lease
No. 323 dated 4-26-l9, initial pay
ment $4,000, acreage 1s7l4ol, iocat-
ed in Twps. D-N-Ji-n N. Range 10
li-i2-l3-l4 w.
Edward Bowker. Chicago, lease No.
,24 dated 1910 initial payment
500 o. acreage 2,s60. located in Twps
7-8-o-io s. Range 2-3-4 r
T. r. Robertson and 7. r. SiliIiand.
TuIarosa, lease No 328 dated 4-24-l9.
initial payment $1,000 acreage 1870,
located in Twp. 10 s. Range s E
New Oil Companies
The Giant Copper Company of
Silver City has amended its articles
of incorporation and will hereafter