Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-07
OIL PRODUCTION IN STATE NOW
ONDECREASE, NEW WELLSWEAK

speeisl 10 The News.
FORT WORTH. Dec. G.--Latest re-
ports from the North Central Texas
oil fields show n good number Of com
pietIons, both In Eastland and Steph'
ents counties. although none Of them
has sensational production. The
largest NJ the new Eastland county
wells II the Hlgginbotham No. 4 of the
Higginbotham Drilling syndicate.
eight miles northeast Of Eastland.
which has a flow OF 1900 barrels after
a i00-quart shot. This is one milo
west Of the Watson No. I Of the Viz
Einia oil company. which also has
been shot and In flowing 800 barrels
daily. Other new wells In Eastland
are:
Henderson well Of the States oil
corporation. six miles north Of East
land. 800 barrels after a shot
A. c. Bond well Of the Plateau Oil
company. just east Of the Henderson.
1850 barrels daily after a shot In the
shallow sands. II In an offset tn the
Quiett well of the States. which has
been flowing 400 to 500 barrels daily
for several weeks and holding up re-
markably well.
The new producers In stephens
county are:
Thorpe No. ~ tho Plateau oil
company. Leeray district. 200 barrels,
& Gas company. flow increased from
1000 TO 1900 barrels.
r. T.. Cochran No. .. Of the Prairie,
100 barrels.
J. q. Christmas No. IA. Of the Prai'
RTE. 1876 barrels.
u. A. Madding No. 9. Of the Pral'
RTE. 100 barrels.
Block ~ well. BreckenrIde town
site. Of Mahlstedt & Nook, 400 bar
rels.
Walker Caldwell No. I. OF the oil
Development company. 500 barrels.
Hale No. 8. 81 +. A. Landreth, GOO
barrels.
Block Sex well. Brcccnridge town.
site. Of Lochridgc et AL. coo barrels
walkerCald No. lie. of the
Palo Pinto Petroleum company, 4OC
barrels.
I.akeview No. 2. Of the Patton Vic
tory OH company. 200 barrels.
In the Limestone county field. re
Gently opened by the Rodgers well OF
the Humphreys Petroleum company
three miles west of Mexia. part OF
the interest has switched to the Groes
neck district. eight miles 10 the south
This has been brought about by IN,
fact that the Williams well. neat
Groesbcck. has reached depth Of 3O6'
feet. exactly the depth at which the
Rodgers well found production. and
the owners are preparing Ia drill II
IN NJ once. biologists have declared
that Groesbcck In on top Of an excel
lent geological structure and there IL
good prospect for extending the new
field 10 that vicinity through the WI
.iams well.
At Mexla the Humphreys company
has purchased a5Sacrc tract which
will be used for a big refinery which
viii he built soon 80 as to take care
III the output Of the new field.
Reports from Vernon state that drill
Ing operations nave been resumed ovei
greater part 81 wiibarber county
with the return Of fair weather an'
something definite should be- Learned
soon from the many important tests
in that locality.
In Midland county the Bryant No
I Of the West Virginia corporation
On important test for a large terri
tory. has reached depth OF $500 fee
and In being closely watched.
In Bosque county drilling ON the Coz
well Of Wassum ct al. near Meridian
has been suspended nj slightly below
1900 feet. II In one 81 the dcepes
wells In that section Of the country
There has been noticeable strength
ening Of the demand for oil stocks II
this section during the past few week.
which has led to the revival of regtl
lar calls ON the oil Exchange AM
hoard OF Trade. There will he thre
oallS daily. and Il In expected Their
viii he lively trading In the better elias
Of oil securities.