Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-07
DAILY REVIEW Or OIL OPERATIONS
!. FROM LEADING FIELDS Of STATE

rpesini in the New.
FORT WORTH. Feb. G.--COmplc-
tion OF two wells In the new terri
tory 10 the northwest Of Drcckcn-
ridge makes that district look much
better after many weeks OF virtual
inactivity. The new producers are:
Cheney No. OF Cooper and Hen
dcrson. two miles north Of the city
aud Onc-half miles south ~ the
Ward well OF the Gulf Production
Company. the discovery we'll. Is MAX
ing 1000 barrels daily at a depth
OF 3.la0 feet.
Ilcatley No. of the Brown oil
Company. little farther 10 the
northwest. making 500 barrels al
3.l7j feet.
Ward Producer
The Ward well. which has been In
for many months. Is still producing
around 400 barrels daily. almost a.
much MS its initial flow. This leads
operators Ia believe that territory
will hold up for a longer life than
almost any other section Of the
county. There has been, but little
drilling there. so far. however. ana
whom the area Is fairly well deyei-
opcd the production per well likely
viii drop off considerably.
Another well there. the Branch
No. ! NJ SHELLEY A. Sankcy. also II
holding mp 10 between $40 and 400
barrels. having been completed sew
cral months ago for about 500 bar
rcls.
In the Pleasant Grove district of
the Ranger field the Allen 80. 10
~ The Loon OH Company II grad
ually drilling ltfolf into n producer.
II started flowing ten million feet
of gaa last week and now is maklng
some oil
Keen disappointment
Operators we're kccnly disappolnt-
mcnt over the bad luck in complet-
ine the Luck No | of the Atlantic
Petroleum Company In the Sipc
Springs district OF Comnnche county.
Just as the drillcrs started 10 shoot
II Of q depth Of 2.SN0 feet the well
started To make head and pushed
ploded. killing Clifton Milligan. ex.
service man OF Dcsdemona. aud in
iurinr three others. The rig cauch,
fire aud was destroyed. aud another
shot IN an automobile standing near
by that was exploded This was an
important test for that territory and
completion row viii be delayed for
some time.
Reports from Amarillo state that
drilling has bee presumed In the
Panhandle and Eastern New Mexico
territory on a large scale. following
many delays during the winter
months Several new locations have
been made IN the vicinity OF Cana
dian ana a majority OF the drills IN
Potter cornty are again going after
delays due IN transportation.
Panhandle Activity
Interest In Developments along
mat tier of counties bordering ON
New Mexico has grown more intense
aud many deep tests in that area
are planned for the ensuing year.
Activity throughout the Panhandle
hos been greatly accelerated by tar
completion az another big gasser ir
Potter county. tho Ranch Creek No
!, making $4,000. 900 feet Of gas.
Just to the east of Canadian The
Fort W0rth-Canadign OH Company
Is drilling ~ sac feet Material *
being hauled Tor "a Bradley COM
pany test twenty-five miles north OF
Canadian. ON the Hopkins ranch
the Crakc OH Company will spud In
It's first well at once.
In Howard county the General
Oil Company has spuddcd in its Sam
liili No. and Is drilling steadily.
The well of the Home Production
Company is drilling IN lime rock al
l,a3N feet.
In Lampasas county drilling has
been resumed on large number of
,olts following the return of fair
weather. hut no important develop
mcnts are reported.
The purchase OF the holdings of
The Sooinor OH Company In the
Ensiland-liangcr district by the
United Producers Company OF Fort
Worth has finally been completed
and Il Il reported a. l.. Steiner Will
become prcsidcn, of the United The
Steiner holdings consist largely of
. gathering system In the Ranger