New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-30

c v. Reid OF Pittsburg picked a
location at Rana in Quay County,
about eighteen miles to the north
of Gtencio. Material has been go
ing out to this location ,Se last
two weeks. The rig is modern and
4 steel derrick will be used. Mr..
Reid is said to be prepared finan.
cially for extensive exploration. The
location is near the Canadian river
in formation that is also being ex-
plored near Amarillo where a strong
flow of gas was struck last fall north
of the river.
The Illinois Producing and Refining
Company is shaping up to drill in
Dayton in Eddy county. having taken
over the interests of the Home Re-
filming Company of Oklahoma at that
place.
The rig at Kenna IN Roosevelt,
county IS being put into place and
| 1t IS hoped that operations may be
under way soon to test section
that promises well.
The Deming Oil. Gas. and Develop.
ment Company will be drilling two
miles east of Stems in Hidalgo coun-
ty as soon as the water we'll now
being drilled is finished.
Nearly all of these rigs 60 into
territory where no drilling for oil
has ever been attempted. Quay
county. the Tularosa basin. and Hi.
dalgo county have been found very
promismgg districts and from pres.
cnt Indications they will be fully ex.
piored
Promoters Active
Reports indicate that many more
companies will soon be ready for ac-
tive work in the Pecos Valley. Quay
county. Coifax county. Curry county,
Roosevelt county. The Tularosa
basin. Lana county. Socorro county
Sierra county, Lea county. Grant
county, and Hidalgo county
In places owners of leases are
closing up agreements with the
driilers on a partnership basis. In
other cases companies are closing
contracts with drillers. Still other
companies are preparing to undertake
drilling on their own account. Cap
italists are selecting iosaaiop. for
operations TO spend their own money
Across the New Mexico lin: ~
Texas they are getting ready TO ex-
plore east OF Glenrio. On the south
there is m,ch activity in the Pecos
Valley OF Texas and in the Hueco |
basin further west
Land in Demand
There is no lei up in hunting ior
land to lease or on which TO file /
placer locations. There is an in
creasing amount of trafficking in
leases and even placer locations. !
Prices are advancing in some local
tiles to degree that may serious |
ly hamper development.
Applications for leases on state
land continue to pour ipto the STATE
land office The plats are checked !
from day to day to find odd tracts
that may have been overlooked. 1ut
of late the searchers find little
New Oil Cemps nies Chartered
Tuiarosa Oil Exchange, Tuiarosa.
incorporates; Charles A. Cutler,
James Royal. Fred W. Rosenfeld, all
of Silver City, N. M. The company
has wide program from exploring
for oil to farm development.
Monitor Oil Company. Las Vegas.
NJ Al. Incorporators George A.
Fleming. William Shilinglaw. and J.
{. Gilmer, all Of Las Vegas, NJ M.
Texas California Consolidated Oil !
Company, Lordsburg. N M. Incor-
porators: Capt. F. M Roberts, RI
Paso. Eexas; Barton Smith, Lords
burg. ". NJ, and w A. Nettle. Wichita
Rails, Texas.
urk-Burnett-R Ranger -Tularosa Bas-
in OIL Company. Albuquerque, NJ NJ.
Alfred Thelin. Fred
Kaysing. and Chas. G. Wilfong. all
Of Albuquerque, N M.
State Land Oil Leases
II +. Mcyrs, Silver City. lease No
2Js dated 4-2-lo, initial payment
sz2s s. s 90; acreage 500. 500 located in Twp.
Harry Leonard, Albuquerque. lease
No. 238 dated 4-22-l9, initial payment
$4,000. acreage J,763.sS, located in
Twp. & s. Range o-l0 W.
r. w Murray. Silver City. lease
No. PAS dated 4-i5-io, initial payment
10000, acreage 4,81044, located in
rwps N-8-D-D s. Range l6-H w.
l. A. Swigart, Carlsbad, lease No.
246 dated 4-iS-l9. initial payment
S3S000 acreage 6. 304Sl, located in
Twps. i2-l7-i8 5. Range D-54-3S f.
B. M. Reed, Columbus, lease No.
2@8 dated <-lS-l9, initial payment
$4,000. acreage 2.40J7. located in
Twp. q S. Range 4 F.
Gable. Hening, and Rogers, Santa
Fe. lease No. Isl dated 4-0-Io, initial
payment 81 .0O0O0, acreage 92.9l36l, |.
located IN Twps. l0-li-l2-l3-t4-i8 s.
Range eo-il-2i-D-R-35-J4-3v-36-J r.
Mrs. Louis Causing. Ration. lease
No. 2S7 dated 4r9-lo, initial payment
$1,000, acreage ESQ. located in Twp.
y N Range q E. II
Louis Causing, Ration. lease No.
,S8 dated 1919, initial payment
$1,000. acreage 2.<Jo6 located in
Twp. u N. Range % 2.
C. L. Hill, Hill, lease No. 166 dated
l-8-lo. initial payment S2s0m. acre
,ge 6-35 B. located in Twps. l6-lS-
s2-53-34,3s-B-1 z.
Frank T. Frepcch, Las Cruces,
ease No. 17 dated 4-B-lo. initial
payment $4,000. acreage 1900, iocat-
d in Twps. 16-ls-2l-z2-2J-2s s. Range
r.
Frank T. French. Las Cruces. lease
No. ~ dated 4-1s-io. initial payment
10000. acreage 2428. located in Twps
,4-2S-26 S. Range Z-82o-3s z.
Earl I. Wiley. Santa Fe, lease No.
10 dated SLIP. initial payment
10000. acreage 2J20. located in
rwps. O-3l-p N Range N-B-I E.
Earl T. Wiley. Santa Fe. lease No
81 dated s-f-lo. initial payment$1m-
70. acreage 2.4p. located on Twps
4 If-f3-fS-16-ZS s. Range A-1S-8-8 $40