El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-14
FIND NEW SAND
NEAR EASTLAND
Hole Beside 1000 Barrel
Gusher Gets 200 Barrels
at Top Of Pay.

Easrland, Texas. Aug 44@-4ln1ne-
diately south Of the Humble COM
pany's Forgason vel, which Is pro-
ducing 1000 barrels Of oil daily. the
Eclipse Oil company is getting a
daily flow OF 200 barrels Of on from
the top Of the lime. The drill has 200
feet to go before it penetrates the
pay sand, and it is tie belief OF the
drillers that the wei viii develop
into a good producer. This test is sit
mated on a ten acre lot three miles
north Of Eastland.
The Arkansas Natural Gas company
is preparing 10 drill its third well on
the 1876 acre C. l. CouneIlee farm,
three miles southeast Of Eastland-
Its No is producing $50 barrels Of
oil and 15.0OQ.O0g cubic feet of damp.
smoky gas daily. The oil flow is
gradually Increasing
Two miles north Of Eastland the
Ranger-Stephens oil company's well
is making 80 barrels Of oil per day.
The drillers are preparing to under
ream in the hopes OF stopping the
water flow. At present more than
2000 feet % water is in the hole.
which, when removed. viii allow the
flow TO increase 10 about 1000 bar
rels- On the Downtaiu tract. Frank
Day is setting mp a derrick This To-
cation is two miles northeast Of East
Hand and in sight Of the Okeh-Ranger
Oil companys rig.
The Caldwell oil company is down
TO $40 feet in its hole west OF the
Baumgarner tract and on the Sinner
farm If this test should develop into
something good IL viii encourage nu-
merous activities in this vicinity. as
It Is considered a wildcat test The
bit Is approaching the pay sand rap
idly and recruits are expected soon
Three miles northeast Of town. on the
Mrs FULLY Conuellee tract. this com
panv is drilling at 500 feet
The Great Southern oil company is
working on a difficult fishing job on
the Baumgarner test. The hole is full
OF oil and is flowing by heads.
A new but wen defined cross
grained loose oil sand has been en-
eOuntereu IN the COuuellee wells.
which resembles the sand in the
Brewer wells in the Merriman field
The COnnellee No. I encountered this
sand at 1890 feet and discovered that
i was but three feet deep at this 10
cation; the No. found il TO be ten
feet thick and encountered IL at q
depth Of 33o9 feet the normal dip OF
the Pennsylvania strata is north Of
west from 30 TO so feet Der mile The
west Of the No ] and Immediately
east Of the No I about 1900 feet. The
Coscen people are drilling a well on
the Barber tract which is considered
Viewpoint This hole is nearly 1000
feet in depth.
Seven miles northwest Of Eastland
the contractor in charge Of the J. W.
Ray well Of the Gulf Production com
pany has pulled his tools out OF the
hole and the company has replaced
these with another string and will
attempt TO complete the job. The Gulf
company has met with many delays
in this test but II will try TO finish
the well in q very short time A
good showing OF oil was obtained at
the top Of the black lime at 3442 feet
The Ocean company is down more
than $3.50 feet in its test on the
Brooks heirs tract
The Southwestern OIL Development
company is drilling at 100 feet in its
test on the Brooks heirs property,
and is preparing a derrick for a sec
beginning on this tract OF land and
il is possible that il may soon be-
come one Of the best known drilling
sites in this section
The States OIL company has 20
wells underway in the northwestern
part Of the county. On the T. Y.
Butler tract il has gone through the
first pay sand and has 1900 feet Of
oil in the hole The drill must still
20 100 feet before encountering the
real pay sand The operators are
watching developments here with the
usual interest
me AEAae COM laIE is GGlllnE
number Of wells on the Littleton
tract East Of this tract on the Boyd.
the company has started operations
for the complete development Of its
e99 acre lease on which Il already has
two good producers.
The Cuff Production company is
planning extensive operations for its
lease on the Calvin Perkins tract.
Ballentine's Ranger Oil and Gas
company No. 2 is drilling at 200 feet
or the church lot.
Root, Hupp e. Duff are drilling at
5000 feet. in three different holes. on
the Eli Perkins tract
The TeXolean Oil company is drill
ing about half a mile southeast of
the Mid-IIansas OIL Companv's gasser
on the Harreu tract. on the Sneed
pronerty-
The Mid Kansas oil company's
mudded gasser on She Harrel tract.
situated eight miles north Of East
land, is drilling at POO feet. Another
well is located in the southwest cor
ner OF the tract. It was started three
years ago by Livingston and asso-
GATES but abandoned AT a depth Of
2oSO feet because Of lack Of funds
This territory has favorably i'm
pressed geol0Eists and Il is more than
likely that the lfid-Kansas company
VIII carry on the work OF the Ifv-
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