The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1921-02-17
"Wild Cat" Operations.

Sunday we had the pleasure Of WIS.,
iting the site of the test well being put
down in about the center of section
29-19-11-on property owned by Mrs.
w. H. Scanland, of this place. The
Texas Company is making this test,
but we did not know who was doing
the work, and therein lay an agreeable
surprise. The driller is Mr.. Eber Rabb.
who is assisted by three other Ivan
"boys Mr.. Cass Brandenburg, Mr..
John Mccall and Mr.. w. A. Roach
Mr.. Woods Rabb, Of Belcher; Mr.. II. N.
Crawford. from Texas, and Mr.. n p.
Scott, from Mississippi. Mr.. rabbi has
for number of years been with the
Texas Company ant has become a
triller in whom the company places
great reliance. His operations have
been in both Texas and Arkansas as
well as Louisiana. He drilled several
good producers for his company in the
great Homer field. Mr.. Mccall is also
a driller, but is not now so employed
| with his company. as they are making
but few tests at this time. The young
| fellows above named-a vigorous look
ing bunch-make up the day crew. We
did not have the pleasure of meeting
| the night crew.
A week prior to the date of our visit
the depth Of 600 feet had been reached,
when three sections of piping were lost
in the hole. Rather than attempt to
fish out the lost joints it was deemed
easier and perhaps cheaper to move
over a few feet and begin new hole,
which was done A week later we
found the bit down $50 feet and just
beginning to dig into Il cap rock, per-
haps sheltering a gas pocket.
| 1t is too soon as yet to venture a
| guess as to what may be found in this
well, but it will be an announcement Of
interest to many to learn that it is to
be deep test. If we get it just right,
1 the order is to get oil. or go 1000 feet
in the effort to do so.
From the top of the derrick (Which
is of standard height) an inviting view
is to be had. The last three derricks
erected by Il. o. Roy and associates
can be easily seen. These are in section
S-19-11-on the Pete Marshall tract,
and a salt water producer week or
so ago. with drilling still under way
their No. 5, in the northeast corner of
northeast quarter of northeast quarter
of section 24-19-12, and their No. 6, in
the northeast corner of northeast quar-
ter of northeast quarter of section %
1912. Operations are now just fairly
under way at these last two named
sites.
But few clearings are to be seen
from the top of the derrick. The woods
look gray and green-patches of oaks
and pines. The location seems to be
in large basin. perhaps from four to
| five miles across in any direction one
| looks. 1t may he that this always
seems to be true when one looks across
a fiat country from an elevation above
the tree tops. We don't know. But if
the tip is worth anything to you, there
it is.
Vance Caldwell and associates. of
Shreveport. are getting ready to drill
for some company in the southwest
corner of the northwest quarter OF
northwest quarter of section 33-20-11
. This location is about a mile northeast
of Bellevue.
| The Transcontinental Company is
|. said to have made location about
one and half miles east of Bellevue
in the northwest quarter of northwest
quarter of section 3-19-11. 1t is ex.
pected operations will he begun at an
!. early date.
The Gulf Refining Company is to
make a test somewhere in township
20, range Il. The location has not as
yet been made public. if deiided upon