The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-26

Of ag.22-4 is rigging up rotary toolt
Jarspu so. ! Us cleaning put w til'
uorthye.,t OF the north ~ dl-IE o.
| /, D. crews 30 ls drilling ~ ~
foot in the center of the west l'n'
Of the southcagt Of been
Morrls,n No In tho northwest
| of mo porthwest OF 81 22-3 ~ run
| ri,,, the fublna and Will be on me
| pump IA % day or two. II mas u''"
osuiu,atod at 100 TO $50 barrels
HOY No. i2 ls ghut down 10 plug
Ih,rk q, somo OF the rhpwings
un,,ed Il is 3.25t feet deep. In me
! northwcst of the northeast OF ~
walker no. 20 in tho center Of me
south Of 2i-22-i is still fishlns ut
De nonter No y is spuddIng at 30
| zoo. In mo southeaat Of l3-22-t
Tho Exchange company mas mao
, tnralinu for tho No. 2 On inc -
| VvirdIor farm tho southeast OF 20
lg2 n B 265 feet from the norm
! ilre and 200 feet from the west in'
~ the farm.
rarrn,za offers Truce Ia on Men.
Permission 10 resume drillng op,
oratluns lu Mexico has he'h gran,
to 4G foreign oil companies ny ,"'
! Carranza govtrnmsut Word 10 th'.
effect was received at tho otfices o'
Tho Mexican Petroleum cpmphhS
vcs,crday. The telegram from freS'
! dent CnrrNnyn was IN r'spohho w.
pc'trous by the oil companies "hl'H
naked that temporary rchct be gwen
pending "A settlement OF me runtI
oil controversy Temporary drl lilnH
permits will Doe granted on appII'"
! lion. but 10 IL tho UNDERMINING ol
,nth slIes that tho remedy remains
in forco unlv until such pmH hs tn'
Mexican congress has passed a pc
Itrnlrum law under Article ~ or IN
Mexican CunRiitutiou II Is hopcd bN
the oil interests that this step VII
lead 20 an amicablc s,ttletncnt OF 'h'
ontiTo controversy
II was this clause in the McHlcHf
conaiItutiou which wac tho orlstha
sourco OF contention between mo o.
companies aud The MeNlcan govern
urrt fl provldCs that tho sub-soi
| rights In Mexico arc inherently ih'
propcrty OF the state. Tho oil com
nanics maintained that this waS con
fIscntory several sharp notes nav
h.en dlapatchcd 10 Mexico by ~
| United states government IN cornec
ton with the situation II ia under
stood. however that tho state d'
pattmcnt was In no wise conccrne
with the present temporary settle
' mont Negotiations. II Is reported
, have been cnrried on for the oil com
panies by the Association for tn
Protection Of American Rights II
Mexico. which was formed sorr
, months ago.
/, Under the new Mexican cons'itu
ton President tarronza would no
permit the drilling of wells wlthou
tho taking out OF permits. ThS IN
, oil companies refused TO do, feelln
, TINT the acceptance OF thiS ''"re
wou!1 leopardize their oWLc 'i'ip -
. AVou The matter can TO NSn
when Carrnn2a troopse forcibl
= s'ut,ued drilling on tho property G
: ce,tn'i companies not IoIB ago.
rho curtalllng OF drilling wns be
ginning to have n serious effect o
. the output OF petroleum from Mexico
o. In certain fields the older wells hay
= been playing out. and with no ne'
!, wells To be brought i'm by ndditiont
A drilling there wns the prospect tina
- tho oil supply would be cnt off. Tn
q temporary permits which cove
q wells already started will II is cor
a sldercd do much to alleviate the si'
, | uation.
y rama announcing that permits coul
r be secured reads az follows:
~ Mexico city. Jan. 20, 1920.
j. IIuasteca Petroleum Company. Tt
T. Texas Company OF Mexico, Souti
a crn oil and Transportation Con
II pany. Scottish Mexican OH con
II pany, Ltd, and other slgners, Ne
York:
J. Under date of the 18th of tn
L month | gavo TO the seeretary OF II
y dustry, commerce and labor the 70
'e lowing resolution. which | repeat
o. you In answer to your cable OF Il
- l4th:
ls The petroleum companies havir
~ manifested In an express mann'
20 that they are disposed to comp
Ie with all legal requirements. provide
"a they do not imply the violation
their rights previously acquired:
Il Having manifested equally tn
II they ARE disposed to accept provi
lt ional permits for drilling wells val
so until the congress Of the Union 1
" sues tho organic law or the twent
N seventh constitution article provi
f. ing that the acceptance of the use
IN said permits does not attack or pre-