El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-13

TOYAH. Texas, March 13.-Deep and
shallow development progressed
in the last week throughout the
Ioyah basin on an unprecedented
scale Contracts were made for eight
more deep tests. and deals involving
a number Of drilling blocks that in
clude arrangements for a scoBe OF
other deep wells are on the tapis. 1t
is expected that official announce
meut Of a dozen deep tests will be
forthcoming this week
Deep test deals closed in the last
week include the following
Daniel J. Sully, and his associates
OF the Ranger valley OIL company
and the Cotton & Cane company, who
had already purchased in fee about
250.000 acres on the west side Of the
basin. have now bought W ID. Casey s
Davis Mountain ranch, embracing 50
sections lying eaSti northeast and
southeast OF Gomez peak
Sully's drilling superintendent, Nick
McDermOtt, is establishing Sully S
southeastern headquarters in the
town. Of Balmorhea, p miles from
Toyah. on the PecOs & Toyah Valley
Southern railroad All Of sully's equip
ment. oil and camp supplies for the
Sully JOBS on the east side viii be IN
loaded at Balmorhea- which overnight
has leaped into prominence IS a ship
ping and distributing center. Bal
morhea is now experiencing the ex-
element characteristics OF a small
town in the first throes Of an oil
boom.
Test in BaImorhea County.
The West Texas Oil association,
comprised OF a number Of Yuma and
Parker. Ariz-, capitalists. represented
by Frederick NJ Hall. has announced
that 10 will put its first deep test IN
the Balmorhea county down on sec
ton 1, block 81 township 10. in the
southern extremity o. Reeves county.
These AriZonians have grown rich by
selling irrigated lands and raising
Sea Island long staple cotton, and now
want 70 take plunge into the oil
game. They have purchased drilling
block OF several thousand acres from
the B. H Mason interests. located on
structure selected by c. W. Erickson.
miles south Of where the FL Paso-
sara spsa company Is putting down
The B. z. Mason interests are ne
gOtiating with California and Utah
capitalists incl udtng several multi
millionaire mining and oil operators,
who want TO put down two deep tests
in block 81, township g and school
block CA, few miles west Of Bal
morhea-
on the north side Of the basin. the
Black River Petroleum company or
ganized by Carlsbad, y. Il. VIII put
down two deep tests on the r T. Iay-
Tor ranch on block 81 and 50, town
ranch lands running ncrthWard into
Eddy county, New Mexico, the drilling
block covering more than 50 sections
This outfit is capitalized at $l,0O0,o00.
Eastern and Pacific coast capital
has Just leased he D. H Harley
ranch, in blocks SO and co, township
!. also on the northern boundary OF
Culberson. and other ranches running
into Eddy county, New Mexico, ana
$3.50 deposit has neen placed IN a
Carlsbad bank as guarantee that drill-
ing on the first Of two deep tests VIII
start within 80 days.
On the southwest side OF the basin,
great activity is evidenced in Van
Horn. which Is the oil distributing
center for vast territory
Negotiations are being made for
the sale Of the leases OF me huge
Russell Durren ranch and the putting
Tor mountain district The Durrell
ranch covers q dozen blocks
Flint 1fcGreEor OF Dallas has turned
his leases on the siL-block ranches
belonging 20 Ed jones. W. n Ackard
and J. T. watson north OF Plateau
in Culberson county. adjoining the
Durreu rancn on the east Or. c C.
OF Dallas, who bought these
leases from McGregor, has made
deal with a-rCroWd that cleaned up
$4,000. 900 in the Hog Creek field. and
half a dozen deep tests VIII be put
down Immediately on both sides OF the
southern extremity Of the Delaware
mountains.
owen Test Down coo Feet.
The Tom w owen deep test, drill
ing on section 2, block 81, p S. l.
eastern Culbersons is down 100 feet
A big shipment Of fuel oil. which
has been on the road for some time
and delayed resumption OF drilling
by the B. n Mason interests on the
Toyah-Alabama deep test, IS miles
northwest OF Toyah, has arrived
This outfit is expected to put up an
other Standard rig on a new location
within the next two weeks. and II
will be either on block So or block s.,
p. S. T.. Reeves. Jess Knight is on
party OF oil and mining maEuates who
have Joined the Mason interests on
the yah-Alabama drilling enter
prises, and on Mason's $3.50 drilling
contract on the TroXel oil company's
1900 acre block
A A. Stanton & Co. have let a
drilling contract for q 1890 foot well
on the southwest quarter OF section
80, block So, p. S. L. Reeves
Judge ]. =. Quad Of FL Paso and
ice Hopper have bought the drilling
father, ". H. Hopper and viii put
down a 1Ock Of shallow wells on
section II, block So, p. s l.
The Powell we'll on the northeast
quarter OF section IS, block IS, p. S.
L, Is down $50 feet.
The dington-ArizOna deep test
was spudded in with a no. star on
section 30, block S., p S L, Thurs
day. This IS steam and tractor out
fit.
~ Love. who has been drilling 20
mi ~