El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-31
EaStL0nd County
Becomes Forest
OfBig Derricks
Vast Sums Invested In Rich
District Yield Heavily
In Liquid Gold.

Eastland. Teaxs. July s1.-Extensive
development operations are under
way in every section Of Eastland
county. On the Wright tract, four
miles east Of town. the Gladstone Oil
company and the Ranger Rock Island
company have wells in an unusual
but interesting condition. At 1915
feet the Gladstone well is making
gas. while the Ranger Rock Island
well is making 800 barrels OF oil and
100000 cubic feet Of gas from the
top Of the lime at depth Of s2s5 feet.
On the Olden school house lot. the
Shepherd OIL company's test is pierre
ing the black lime at 3240 feet. The
well is making 100000 cubic feet Of
heavy, smoky gas and all indications
point toward a heavy producer The
well viii be completed during the
present week. when tankage and pipe
line connections will have been pro-
vided-
on the LIttleton tract, the Texas
company has Mae rigs and new loca-
tons OF these the No. l is rigging
up, No 3 drilling al 500 feet. No
drilling at 400 feet, No. 6 rig
On the Allen tract the Leon Oil
No ?, fishing for tools at $50 feet in
No. 3, drilling at 500 feet in its No. 4
and spudding in its No. S.
The Caldwell Oil company is drill
ing at $500 feet on the Sinner farm.
The Albers Oil company is now
drilling at 1000 feet in its No. ? J. W.
Turner And the No 3 on the same
tract, is rigging ~
The Folsom Petroleum company has
spudded 800 feet and Rose and Goss
are building derrick on the Hawk
tract
Bailentine Granger Oil and Gas
company is drilling at 100 feet in
his No. well on the Pleasant Grove /
church lot On this same tract the I
Oklahoma Oil company is I
drilling at 800 feet
Barclay and others have spudded 4
one well and built twO additional der
ricks on the J. ". Turner tract While
the Texas company has seven new To- !
cations on this tract
The Great Southern Oil company Is
still fishing for q lost bit IN the
8zumgarner we'll
The Ardizone oil company is drill
ng at 1000 feet on the Kincaid tract
The Hueco- Ranger is now erecting
ierricks on the Holleman tract. north
u Eastland, and are preparing 10 sink
shallow wells in this district
The States Oil corporation has a
fishing job at 1880 feet in its ToDe
Norton we'll On the T. Y. Butler
ract this company is drilling near
500 feet Rigs are going up on the
{ C. aarrell. ". L Lopez. Peel and
Siven tracts. being erected by this
company It is preparing 10 spud in
Is wells on the Earnest and Sumrall
racts-
Mildren and associates are rigging
lp on the Harmon church lot.
South OF the Brooks heirs tract.
he Texas-Arkansas company Is rig
ring up On this same tract the Lit
le Giant has rig, the Hercules has
wo rigs, the Southwestern OH com
'any has casing trouble at 500 feet.
md the Ocean OIL company IS drilling
Z $500 feet On the north half OF
his tract the Ranger Brooks Oil COM
ANY Is rigging up, the Riley Drilling
company Is setting up its rig the
Aritez Oil company has spudded in
Is test and the Ranger Central Oil
company is drilling At 1000 feet
The Mid-Kansas Oil company has
rig on the ], c. Harrell tract, north
4 the big gasser. and the Drillers'
)l company is repairing its rig on
he Barnes tract wnere it is down 10
depth Of 2160 feet
The Gulf Production company has
even derricks and nine new loca-
ions on the Calvin Perkins tract No.
is drilling at 1900 1eet, No. at 900
eet, No. at 800 feet. No. is shut
own at 81 feet
On the J. ". Holleman tract. the
tates OIL corporation has a rig up
nd IS moving in material for two
Their rigs for offsets TO the Hueco-
Eger-Hercuies we'll
On the east half % the Eli Perkins
ract. four miles north of Eastland,
1g at 1000 feet in its No. ?. They are
pudding in their No. 3 and drilling
t 3e0 feet in its No. 5. The No. is
igging.
Root, Hupp and Duff are drilling at
zoo feet in their No. 1 and fishing
Or tolls at 700 feet in their No. >,
nth rigs up for their No. 3 and No.
n the west half of the Perkins tract. .
This same company is fishing for
asing at SIS feet in their No. ], spud-
ing at go feet In their No .. Nos. 3
nd are rigs and No. 4 is drilling on
be Poteet tract, west Of the Perkins
ract-
Southeast OF the Scott the Jackson
IL and Refining company is drilling :
{ 1900 feet in its No. Cooksey wen.
The Phillips OIL company is down
( 100 feet in its test on the Altman
ract, north OF the Scott.
The Humble Oil company's No.
colt has soudded in The No ! Scott
J still heavy gasser, making damp.
noky gas and about $50 barrels Of {
II daily. III
On the Fargason tract there are I
lree rigs. The Humble Oil company :
as set the SIS inch casing at 52f2 7
set in its test on this tract {
The Empire Oil and Fuel company [
now drilling at 100 feet in its test J
q the Peoples tract This company's
o. on this tract is q rig Imme
lately east OF this tract the con-
any has two rigs on the E. p. Allen q
act. {
The AII-American Oil company has
rig up on the Dawson tract On ]
le Holcombe. in the southeastern p
lrner, the Cosden Oil company Is =
budding for a gas we'll In the q
orthWezfern ccIner Il is scet..se mp Z
ar tools II has four new locations
l this TRACT
On the J. 2. Miller tract the Mother
ct, the Ranger-Cisco company is
iudding. the Capitol OIL syndicate is
rig and the Ranger Hudson Oil
mpany is drilling at 5000 feet
The Humble Oil company'S test on
70 McCord tract is shut down for a
aden-head- The driller go. a 49,
z, 600 foot flow Of gas at 1856 feet.
Immediately south on the n e Tur-
= tract the States Oil corpcraIion'st
> is making 500 barrels of ell
on the Barber tract, east Of the
lnnellee, Cosden Oil and Gas com
ny is spudding in
On the c u Connellee farm. three
les south of Eastiand. the Arkansas
ltural Gas company has set the six
ch casing in its No aad should
t action by the close OF this week.
le hole Is now 3l65 feet deep. Tie