Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-07

FORT WORTH March G.-An-
other BIZ Of excitement was added Ia
the development In the north central
Texas oil fields during the past week
with tests which have practically
assured the opening OF another big
pool IN Reeves county. NJ least I 30
miles 10 the west of any of tho RAN
ger production This new discovery
In the Hell well OF the Dixie Land
Syndicate, twenty miles north Of the
town Of PccOs. which went into the
sand at $50 feet several days ago
The well was Immediately bailed
pnd then showed 25 barrels OF oil
After standing several days longer
tic oil rose ESQ feet In the hole and
during the last week was given u
two-hour battling test during which
time moro than fifty barrels of oil
was taken IN, b. the hole without low
ering H.
Estimate the well states ihat
u ~ worth 800 10 300 barrels daily
ny II stands. \ thorough test Of the
stand has not yet been made. how
ever. and the value of the field will
not 10 known until deeper drilling
determines the thickness 1T the
SAINT and It's productivity.
Hut whatever the outcome OF this
G5O-fOOt sand. the Reeves ana Pecos
county field Is now getting u big play
on account Of the li0-f0Ot sand
which Ii producing probably the
best grade OF oil In the United
States. The wells making from ono
To three barrels daily. and viii con-
tinuo TO get biz play On this shall
low sand alone. II IL believed that
most Of these two counties viii
prove productive for this h.gh grade
oil which would make II one Of the
most profitable fields In the coun-
try.
In the older sections of the field .
operators ate show .ng u tendency 10
go moro tarcluily D;"r the territory
In the search NJ sands that wctc
passed up in their earlier PUSHES ior
the biz pay. The rapid adyanc, IN
the price NJ crude oil already has IN.
auguratcd THIS movement FOR mOri
thorough development Oi all acreage
IN the proven fisdG and the reupea-
ing Of old wells that passed nm ~"
sands OF light production. This is
especially true Of the Wichita ccun-
~ fields where many sands were
passed mp during the frenlied days.
of the WargCn"r and liurkhrIncit
townsitc development. In the old
lara and Tanning districts where
drilling has been AZ q standstili or
two years operations have been ~
sumed and some fairly good light
production vii lbc developed there.
Altogether the q dvancc IN the
price Of crude To sa.j0 a barrel viii
compel more thorough deyC iop.
ment Of the fields. Every operating
company viii soc To I, that cy"ry
sand that shows q promise will be-
thorough tested and trit each holo
will be- sucked dry ~ It's al deposits
before the ."asc ~ abandoned. THIS
VIII have the effect Of prolonemg
the lie Of the fields for many years.
II will he RECALLED that certain see
tions OF the old Ranger field hl,"
entirely ccn sod. 10 produce from the
rand found around 3.loO fcot. Re-
Gently there have been attOfnpts u
install pumping system that would
extract more oil from the lime found
~ that depth. Hut even after al the
oil is extracted from tina, level. ihrs'
wells may he made tn produce more
hy plugging the mback To sands
which were cascd off as the drill
went down.
In the Dcsdenona field there have
been virtually no developments Cor
several weeks except an effort on the
part OF operators To develop more
generally the second pay sand found
In much OF that territory. This new
level Is showing IN MANY Of The
wells from $500 TO $500 feet. and
II fairly productive.
The shallow territory In the north.
ern part Of Eastland county cont
nucs tn expand and ~ showing ~