San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-23
Brief Bits of
Oil Field News

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terested in the refining end of the
oil industry, which may mean
higher price for Luling crude and
may add thousands of dollars to the
income of producers in the Luling
field. Plans are being made to con-
solidate interests of firms catering to
the refining end and the marketing
of refined products, which will make
for competition for the production in
the Luling field.
The territory around Joliet, where
the Joliet schoolhouse well is drill
ing and the Luling Petroleum COM
pany is drilling on the Grady lease
is coming in for its share of atten-
ton among the operators and the
scouts. During the past week there
have been some geen showing made in
both these wells. The schoolhouse
well has been making cores and going
along carefully and this week are
preparing to set the casing. The
Branyon well is waiting on cement
to set in their well and will drill
in shortly. This well had a prolific
gas blowout and the formations that
have been passed are running true
to the logs of the main field. This is
a very important extension and is be-
ing watched with great interest. The
Luling Petroleum company well is
making good time in getting to the
pay area and cores taken this week
have greatly stimulated interest in
this test. On the strength of the
showing, investors from Yoakum and
Sinner have taken over a substantial
working interest in this well and
San Antonio capital has been gener-
Gus in their support of this develop
ment. Without doubt these develop
ments are the most important going
on in the northeast end of the Lul-
ing field at the present time and are
commanding the interest of the scouts
of the major and independent COM
panies. Most of the capital for these
wells is being furnished by outside
capital and the management have capt.
talized their developments in a con-
servative manner which will mean a
good payoff for the investor in the
event or coming in for production.
Plans are being made for an i'm
portant development in the section be-
tween the Richard & Kennedy wells
on the Walker lease and the Soda
Spring Oil company development on
the Bolton lease, which will give an
intensive play in this section of the
field. Parties we're here from San
Antonio during the week represent
ing investors from that city. With
local lease owners and people who
control leases in this section of the
field, a number of officers connected
with the army at San Antonio are
planning to pool interests and carry
on development along the lines of a
cooperative company. Toward Delphi
to the east of these developments,
work has been started on the develop
ment that will be in charge of w,
+. Kittle who is representing outside
interests. Plans call for two wells.
With the return of NJ. o. Rayor,
who has been on a business trip to
Michigan, it is expected that work
will be started for the completion of
his well south of Luling. This test
is one Of the most important in this
section of the country. 1t has been
the contention of some biologists that
deep pay, oil will be found ip, this
many are, of the opinion, that in the
event Of production being found it
will be of prolific nature and will
compare favorably with the producers
of Tampico.
A. A. Buchanan, drilling contractor
who is drilling in the Luling field,
has received word from his associates
in Huntington Beach, Cal. that they
have brought in big gusher in that
field that compares with the biggest
wells in that field. This firm are to
drill the deep test for the United
North and South Oil company, on
the Mamford lease across the San
Marcos river. They have their rig
set up and are waiting for additional
supplies. They recently hung up a
record for the Luling fields, when they
drilled over 500 feet in two days for
the Phillips Oil company on their
tract in the main field.
A. G. Skougland, map maker and
artist is compiling a new map of
Guadalupe county extending from the
main. field of the Luling oil fields to
Seguin.