Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-13
DRILLING ACTIv|TYOF LATE IS
INDICATION THAT THERE MAY Be
SOMETHING BIC BREAK HERE SOON


OF the various wells la the field gives
promise of something interesting de.
vcloping within the next few weeks.
Almost all Of the wells are drilling or
are being held up pending supplies al
ready on the way.
The Purvine well has been shut down
for few days 50 FAR as drilling Is con.
cerned, but expects Ia resume opera
uvns again Monday The Gulf n drill
Ing In white lime AT u reported depth
Of 1859 feet. The Smith. Capcrs der
rick iS being skidded To new location
ON account Of sand troubles. The COhle
Haywood is drilling every day. with
Scott Haywood himself on the job.
Both We Stonor No. I and Stoncr No.
In west Roberts county are operating
and II IL presumed they are being
backed 10y sufficient capital 10 prose
cute the wells Ia the limit at the con
tract. II iS reported that the Tally
hone well on the Luckhaw inch has
been ro.contrartcd and tn. operations
viii start very suon. The Emerald oil
Company Mantcrson No. IL shut down
waiting for easing. The lInincs Little
White Parks well Is reported To be- drill
ing at $50 feet.
The Gurtun Trust well ON the Herring
ranch Is drilling at i,2G0 feet. Many
people were under the impression that
this well had not even been spuddcd In.
Matador NJ. is waiting for fishing
tool. The Humble well IN Oldham
county spuddcd In about three weeks
agu II making good Roadway
Some time ancc II was reported that
the Panhandle Masters and Shamrock
wells In Mocrc county were To be- aban.
d0ncd. According IL the promoters 1T
these different wells. there h absolutely
no truth in these statements. The Mas
tiers well ia reported Ia be- drilling, az
Is also the Snocd No. II the shamrock
company. The Panhandle well In only
waiting Tor supplies. They. however.
have moved their offices here. with one
~ the officers IN charge and there IL
no indication whatsoever Tor any dis.
enlargement Ia that part of the dis
trict.
The McGcc well near Tucumcarl Il
drilling In what gcologists consider the
been having water trouble. but water
Is now holding behind casing and drill
Ing WAS again commenced Tuesday
night. The Comanchc Home In san
Miguel county II fishing. The STANDARD
Petroleum. north Of Tucumcari is drill.
INK at a depth of GOO feet The Endeo
well near Endoe. being drilled by 4. a.
Haincs. II reported la bc al q depth Of
about 1880 feet The Knox well on
the Landcrgin ranch IN tRluo drilling.
New Well Progressing.
The Null and Foster well. which was
recently spuddcd In an the whiizcll
land west ~ Canadian and about a milo
north of the Canadian river. Is being
drilled steadily. unofficial reports say.
The latest report given cut few days
ago was that depth 81 60 feet had
been reached and drilling was expected
To continue rapidly.
False Reports Given Out.
Clayton. ~ NJ. and Dalhart people
are said to have been the victims "
decidedly false rumor the other day
when Il was reported that I'll had hccil
struck In the Shorty Gohblcr well 30
miles north IL Clayton. \ trip to tho
well is said Ia have disclosed that tho
well was only between 200 aud 500
feet deep. no signs IL gas even being
evident and fuel oil being the only oil
present.
Well Near Perico shut Dawn.
The Taylor well near pcrico Is shut
sn while awaiting repairs. The Tay.
lpr well near TcXlinc. which was spud.
dcd In few weeks ago. is being drilled
at fast rate. It II reported
On Fishing Job.
The Bcncdum & Trees Wei No. =.
ruuihcaai of Romero, has had a fisS
inE job Tor several weeks. the depth
being reported nj 500 feet A rig anu
other materials are being hauled by
truck from Wichita Falls fur another
location. Il II said.
Sal; Water Struck.
Unofficial reports are that salt waite.
has leon encountered In the well 1T the
Prairie Oil a Gas Cunpiny's we'll east
d Claiming Tw" uots of tools have
hccn lest 1T the Prairie well IN Block
3. 90 miles west ~ Dalharl. Fishing
IN still going ON. and II Is said that u
may be- necessary o. drill around the
lost touls.
Amarillo oil Wells drilling.
Roth wells of the Amarillo oil Cun.
pany ARE drilling, according a. NJ. &.
Mobiles. Mastcrsun Ne. . Is l.SO0 feet
down and casing Is tciug>sc,. sixteen.
inch casing IL being SIT In Biyins No.
.. which n iso feet deep.
VI. &. Mobiles Returns.
NJ. g. Mobiles 81 the Amarillo oil
Company returned the middle IL las,
week from California. where he had
been several weeks.