El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-29
INTEREST
IN RANGER TEST
Operators Watch Opera
tons at the W. A.
Harris No. 1.

gas at present in its uncompleted
stage. The drill pierced the pay sand
at a depth Of 1850 feet and the well
IS expected in at almost any moment.
It is located on the tract on which
the r. S Harris No. 1 was completed
in June with a production OF 5000
barrels daily. Oil operators believe
that this test is likely to prove a
good one and are watching it with
increasing interest
The sinclair's Ledbetter No. in
the south Caddo district is drilling
on TOP Of black lime at a depth of
1872 feet Indications OF oil and gas
have been encountered.
This same company's No Coody
is being prepared for EOS quart shot
OF nitroglycerin at a depth Of S34l
feet The No. is pulling big pipe
preparatory TO shooting
Root, Hupp & Duff have a fishing
job at SIS feet in their No. Peteet,
west of the famous Perkins we'll.
Peteet No. 2 is drilling at 900 feet
These men are now at work with
drilling operations on the west half
of the Perkins tract. with their Per-
kins No. 1.
Prairie Drill in sand.
Prairie OIL and Gas companys
the drill IS feet in sand encountered
The Imperial OIL and Gas company
shot the Parrish at North Oak and
Lamar streets, Ranger toWnsite, with
10 quarts OF nitroglycerin. at depth
OF $40 feet. Thursday morning. The
small shot was used in the hopes Of
loosening the tools. which were lodged
at $3.50 feet
The Ranger-Roek Islands test on
~. "
ago. has settled down to steady
production Of $50 barrels Of oil daily
The operators are having the six inch
pipe prepared to carry the hole deep
er than 32S5 feet in the belief that
the oil flow viii increase
The ConnoiIee No. is In black
lime at a depth Of 1900 feet L. P.
Cunningham No. l OF the Prairie Oil
and Gas company IS making 500 bar
rels of oil from the black lime at
that this test was making 80 barrels
OF oil
Awaits Storage Facilities.
The E s. Davis Of the Humble OIL
and Refining company. near Desde-
mona. is waiting on storage facilities
before drilling in.
The States Oil corporations test
on the Dobbs tract. eight miles west
of Ranger. has completed its rig and
viii be spudded in within few days.
The following interesting tests at
Ranger are now near the sand;
HeeHan ct al. Barker No. /. making
zo,0oo;ooo cubic feet Of gas at a depth
of $3.50 feet
Jake lannon's Hamilton No. I.
cleaning out at 1920 feet.
Gladstone Oil and Refining COM
pany's Barton No 4. shut down at
Gladstone OIL and Refining com
pany, Barton No Z. shut down at $40
feet
Gates OIL company. Barker No. I, /
cavinK at 352o feet.
Eclipse OH company. Cotton No. I. |
shut down at 3440 feet.
Dunlap ct al. No. Rock. shut
down at 1855 feet.
Dunlap ct al. No Rock. shut down /
for crew.
company. No. ?. black lime.
Methodist Wen Producing.
Methodist church No. 1, agitating 4
At s45e feet. Producing 100 barrels Of
Benedum & Trees. Lafferty No. l.
in shale at $500 feet Making 400 /
barrels OF OIL
in black lime waiting on pipe at a 4
lepth OF 3240 feet
Humble Oil and Refining company,
Parton No 5. in lime at $3.50 feet I,
Humbe1 OIL and Refining company, !
Sue No. ?. in lime at $3.50 feet
Humble on and Refining company. /
Fargason No l. in black lime al 3271 1
ieet.
States Oil corporation. Turner No. |
|. making 500 barrels OF oil daily at
! depth OF 3525 feet
Richard Texas OIL company. Moss
No. I. in gray lime at 3475 feet
Rickard Texas Oil company. Wag-
ler ct al. at an interest depth
Rickard Texas OIL company. Nc
-leskey No. .. shut down at 1850 feet
Wesfheimer on company. Griffin
10. I. fishing for tools at $3.50 feet
Westheimer OH company. Griffin
10. p shut down at 1850 feet.
Westheimer Or company. Griffin
No ;. fishing for tools at Sss5 feet
Westheimer oil company. Griffin
so. 5. crooked hole at 1925 feet
Westheimer oil company. Griffin
10. 6. 1850 feet deep.
Producers Oil and Refining COM
1any. Cotton No !. IN black lime at
lsSt feet Producing 400 barrels Of
sincIair-cuIf OIL company. Haga-
nan No. I. Jared casing at 3779 feet
Davis No. 1. in black lime at 1896
,eet: Barnes No. 1. shut down at 3673
.eet
sun company. Rust No. 1. fishing
,or tools at 1919 feet.
Wen shows OIL.
Texas Pacific Coal and Oh COM
oany, c. ". Hodges No. 8, drilling at (,
1900 feet. showing OF oil at a depth
II $3.50 feet; T p. R r Co. in black
ime at $3.50 feet; r. Duncan. shut
Town at 3315 feet: Meadow No. 1.
'wedging six inch casing at a depth I
Il S257 feet; Hand No. Z. shut down
It 3147 feet
Prairie OIL and Gas company. whit
son No 1. fishing for tools at $685.
eet. Howard No. 3, shut down at 1862
eet; E Roper No. 8. shut down at
1862 feet, z Roper No. 4. waiting for
hot: Christmas As. fishing for tools
Il 324s feet. Myers No. (. drilling at
400 feet: Cunningham No. I. in black
Inc at 1884 feet; Ernest No. 3. IN
lack lime at 3111 feet.
Monitor OIL company. Parton No. l.
n top Of sand. producing 500 barrels
4 oil daily at deDth Of 34s5 feet
Mckinsey ct al. Griffin No. I. clean
ne out at 5440 feet
Mid-Kansas Oil and Gas company.
iriffir No. ?. drilling at $3.50 feet.
taylor No. !. fishing at 1920 feet:
.ayne No. ,. drilled to a depth Of $3.50
eet. plugged 10 1875 feet: Wagner
Z al. No l, preparing to shoot at 1865
eet
Magnolia Petroleum company. Da-
Is No I, waiting on tools at $3.50
eet; John Markham. jr.. Copeland No.
. cleaning out after shot at 1855 feet.
10. 10. cleaning out after shot at
800 feet; No. y. shut down at 3465
eet
John Markham. r.. Copeland No. !.
hut down at 2525 feet.
Magnolia Petroleum company. Con-
ellee No. 5, caving in at s525 feet;
ash No I. shut down at 1924 feet