Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-06
True OIL SAND IS
REPORTED FOUND
IN PURV|NE TEST
ALTHOUGH DRy. SCOTS BELIEyF
INDICATIONS MAKE PAN.
HANDLE GOOD DET.

larson county. Reports when nave
been practically confirmed hy all
scouts consulted, are that u true ull
sand has been touched. Although the
sand H. dry. Il has been held that there
IN every indication that another sand
will be- struck later and that this sand
ar possibly even some other one viii
have actual production. The depth Of
the Purvnc well Is now 1885 feet.
one scout said that possibly the actu.
~ oil production may NO, d. struck
then, but he believed that within tina,
territory oil would be- found. lie said
this without any effort tu discourage ac.
iiyities In any region. for he held that
should oil be- "rurl, within that region
the whole oil nHl gas industry OF the
Panhandle wuaid profit wonderfully
thereby.
iIeywood Well Drilling.
Coblc.liCywuud well ~ section ~, Hut
chinsnn county. Is reported down about
500 feet.
Whitc.Parks Well Cleaned out
The WhtopIks well being drilled by
the white Corporation In section ., q.
NJ 2. has nccn cleaned out and Is re-.
ported down around 1850 feet.
Gulf We'll Hits Rock.
The Gulf Production Company well
IN carson county N reported Ia hnv"
hi ruck. hut many believe that II viii
net De- of sufficient hardness to delay
drilling much. IHdcrreamiug Is now hc
ing done.
Masters Drilling Again.
fttl.- ss..II 4
Moorc county. II reported aN b'lur dril
led aguin, following the cleaning out oi
a 30 foot raVein The depth ~ clos'
a. IIO0 Lrct. II ~ said
Mrs. t,rooks 10 Denver.
Mrs. Gertrude brooks uf tn Brooks
bureau lcft Ten Denver yesterday on
business trip md will hc gon" about
ten days. She has received several In
auirics n regard Ia acreage In the Pan
handle territory.
shamrock Wen Drilling.
The ShnmrocN well on section Il and
a.. Moore county. II reported as drilling
depth unknown.
nal.,ari Well 1900 Feet.
The well 81 the Dalhnrt oil & Gas
company. section SI7 10. II, & r. G.
block. Is reported drilling ~ 1900 feet.
James VI. I. Drilling.
n. 4. Taylor M. !, James wei, sec
lion - .Dallam county, IL reported
drilling al 1890 feet
both Prairk- Wells Going Dawn.
Prairie OH an0 Gas Company No.
LYMAN well In section 10. Hartley coun'
Is. IL down about 1000 feet. G. ). NJ"
wcll on section 81 IL down about 60"
feet.
Miller Well Putting In Casing.
Eight inch casing Is being pat IN the
w,l of the Miller oil and Refining Co
Considerable difficulty has been had be
causc uf cement giving away the cas-
ing Is expected to keep back puickN'h"
SO that drilling operations may be- re
,um.d II Is believed 10y Col. w. y.
Miller mat the easing will W all pui
IN nv the middle oi the week. he well
now IL between 1890 and ] wv let
Pennsyl, ania Formation lit.
The McGcc well IN Qury county New
Mexicn. Is drilling at 39Oo feet ana has
inst entered the Pennsylvania forma'
lion. according a. Mr.. MCGcc. II " De
loved by him that this indicates thai
production may he hit within snort
time. The we'll bit has struck ANA gon'
,hrourh the granite sands. which Wclls
IN ,h. mott and west have encounter
al n IS now believed that these gran
lie sands have been driftcd ON top ct
The Pennsylvania formation. contrary
,o n tt,ry which has generally been
held 10y uil men
En,lce We'll Going Down.
The Endec well, also In Quay county.
y NJ. Is also reported around llOO ice'
In depth.
standard People understanding.
The standard Petroleum Company
peoplc are reported To- be- undcrrcaminr
n, a depth ol COO feet at their wei ~
Quay county y. NJ.
Qulcksand Holds Casing.
The hg casing Of the Crayoiln oll ="
Hall county. h IN the grip nj pul,H
sand. Il may he impossible To pun u
b,p easing. which II Is said seems to be
frozen past recovery.
Drilling Up Coblc Baller.
Milling up OF the halter recently lost
An IN. test of the Coblc pctrolcm 60.
south uf Memphis n continuing Tue
crew homes to be- able To complete the
work by next week.
Home People 20 Start Again.
Reorganization " the Home People
oh and Gs Company. Memphis mas
bccn completed with the new issue
of Ss5 600 worth ul stock disposed ol
The rig has been repaired ana every
thing II ready g. begin again, SOME
ak inch casing has been shipped Ton
the test.
Another Test Planned.
The Essex Oil Company Is planning
IN srud In a well on the Smith ranch
north of the He'd river. accoding I"
rcports received here from Childrcss.
This company IL planning two tests.
Harvey Test To BE Resumed
The shores creek oil Company VIII
resume the Harccy well test seven
miles southwest NJ Childrcss, within %
few days. Il is reported.
To Spud m Another Well.
The Pierce oii Cuporatin mis- about
ready To- spud In its well on block Of
acreage west NJ TcNoln and south ct
the north fork OF the I;rd River. The
contract calls Tor aooo foot test
Collingsworih Field Active.
Cullingswnrth county ~ now tho
scene ct niuch drilling aud prospecting
for oil. 4 number ~ the hig companies
have men leasing and surveying IN dit
fcrnt parts of the county There are
seven dcop tests drilling and under con
tract to be- drilled. The work Is hc.nf
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