The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1919-12-27
MORE PROGRESS
IN THE 1UCUMCAR|
OIL FIELD; SPUDD|MG

AS announced last week the oil de-
velopment in Quay county is taking
on new life and this week has witness
ed some more progress.
The San Jon well will spud Satur
day, December 81 The new boiler and
engine arrived this week from Amar-
lilo and have been put in place. The
drillers from the McGee we'll south
east of Tucumcari are there ready to
start the drill Saturday, and they will
remain there until the new men ar
rive which will be within a few days.
They expect to return to the location
near Tucumcari and begin work about
Monday, January 4. The depth is
given at over 5000 feet and Mr.. Nc
Gee as well as those who understand
the oil game, expect to strike the sand
before 5000 feet deep. OF course these
men may be mistaken, but when the
drill stopped work two weeks ago on
account of cable shortage they had
penetrated dark lime which contained
oil saturation which indicates that the
chances of striking oil is good. The
drillers did not care to go deeper with
worn cable so it was thought best
to wait for the new line.
From reliable information it is un.
derstood that Rama spudded Sunday
but stopped on account of some diff
Guilty which has not been learned here.
1t is thought they will again be drill
ing soon and as there is plenty Of
capital behind the company operating
there, no time will be lost in pushing
the operations.
Commanche, 26 miles north, spud-
ded few days ago, but on account
of fuel shortage had to shut down,
1t is reported that plenty of coal and
fuel oil is on the ground now and work
has been resumed. The men in charge
of the work say they will lose no time
now and expect to make u good show,
ing next month provided the weather
will permit.
Work continues at Endee but no def
mite time has been set for the spud-
ding in of that well. 1t is said a ro-
tary will be used for the first fifteen
hundred feet when a standard rig will
be used to complete the well. Those
who claim to know say this is the fast
est way to drill and will save several
thousand dollars provided there is
sufficient amount of water to opearte
rotary. The l0-inch hole will be drill
ed to depth of 1900 feet when the
standard rig will be used and that size
will be continued as far as possible.
Nothing has been heard of the we'll
near Nara Visa for sometime but il
will no doubt be going good soon as
fuel is obtainable now.
Nothing new has been heard from
the Bueyeros well so miles north.
With four wells drilling in January
it is thought the year 1920 will be one
of life in oil circles and it is thought
|. Quay county. will soon know .whethcr
the prophecy that Quay county will
become one of the largest oil fields in
the United States is fact or just a
myth. The second payment of lease
money will soon become due and those
who are overloaded will begin to un-
load. II the McGee well brings in oil
they will be able to meet the payments
easily but
Both the Hereford Oil & Gas No.
well east of town were idle several
days the past week, owing to various
difficulties. The Hereford people were
short Of fuel oil and the other crew
ran out of some fixings on the piping.
Both wells were hammering away on
Wednesday, below the 500-foot mark.
Hereford Brand.
Some very interesting reports are
coming from the United Oil Company
test we'll at the north end of Union
county, where the drill is about three
thousand feet deep. A gusher is an
ticipated most any time, according to
latest reports.-Clayton News.