Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-22
PAST WEEK QUIET
OVER OIL FIELDS
BIO STEPHENS COUNTY GrsHER
rs OUTSTANDING DEVELOP
MENT or PERIOD.

FORT WORTH. Aug 2i--Except for
The usual activity IN Stephens county.
the past week has bcen unusually quiet
IN the North Central Texas oil fields.
Tho outstanding development In
Stephens county II the bringing In a
the biggest gushsr To date In the Caddo
field. the Hwenson No. ~ of the Sven.
sohfale oil Company. ON the western
ride a. the field. which had an initial
flaw az ie, O0U barrels but which later
settled down To between 5000 and 5000
barrels daily. II IL loratcd about IN"
center ~ the hig Swcnson tract. Just %
the west az IN eSwcnson No. ~ the
same company. which came IN moe
thru wear ago for 8 900 barrels daily
and which marked a long extension az
the field NJ that time. Since then the
Hwcnsondale COMPANY has brought IN
several wells on The eastern edge 81 this
tract. bu: they have been only 100 20
200 barrel wells. while the two biz pro.
ducers on the iensc have heen located
near the center This ~ u fnir indication
that the hest ~ the production may ~
found NJ the center. ~ perhans on thu
w,slern side of the lease II also leads
other operators to the belief that the
Swensnn district may De- developed e.
with the Breckenridge field although Il
IL now classified In the Caddn field.
The Cadd0 territory has been quiet
for several months. except for an N.
cnslonal sriall completion on the north
ern edge of tile field and few compile.
tions on tho south. This well will serve
20 incI ease the interest there and posi-.
biz win renew drilling operations on
the west side of the field
IN the Prcckenridgc district there
have been \ fcw compilations during thr
past week. fair producers but nothing
sensational. The best for this period are
the HIgginhoiham No ~ Snowden &
.McSwcenev. 0o0 barrels: Martin No
y of Cooper md Ilendcl son 600 barr.l
and the Brown No. | of the Rex oil 4
Cos Company. 1000 barrels.
In Eastland county there have hcen
two rather important Developments.
One II one mile extension ~ the Hole
man shallow field tn the southwark
barkcd by the completion ~ the james
Harrell M I of the Sultea oil Corpora.
ton. which ~ making about 500 barrels
a, l.se7 feet. This II about the depth II
the Holenan and iIarrell wells To IN.
moth and IL generally regarded as an
extension. although some operators have
retarded IL ~ the opening II new
field
In the southwestern part n the
county the Terry Jacobs well Of the
Eising Star Production Company. which
bids fair In opening up new field D
Few miles 10 IN. east ofthe IIllhorr
group of wells has settled down To q
steady .flow q $50 barrels daily from
the sand found at $500 feet and this
now II regarded as steady producer
Tht flow came after a light shot II had
been 'f.'wins hy heads for several days
before u Vas shot
The Jacobs we'll was located In purely
wildcat territory but II In not causing
i'rest amount - excit"mrrt.
Nothing new N reported from the
Pu.tt well ~ the Pi,tshurr Western on
Company. IN the southern part Of ths
county. hut " remains a center of In
terest Decausi the flow " holding NJ
well 20 tho rmrk OF 600 barrels daily
which u has maintained since II wa,
shot ahtut two weeks ago
Nothing of Importance IL reported
From, any othcr part Of the field.