San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-25

for the purpose of development. Two
of the forties went TO q. w. Haines,
who is getting ready TO drill n we'll on
Section III. The blocks sold are
located in Sections III, 6S, IS and
81.
Joe Foltz is looking forward to oil
Casing was set Monday in the Black
Panther No. . in the Aviator Field
at a depth of 1854 feet. A core was
taken Sunday and the result justified
setting casing. The total depth cored
is four feet below where the casing
was set. A sample of the sand is in
Mr.. Foltz's office. and it shows the
oil signs and everyone is hoping that
the Blacl; Panther will get oil when
they drill in early next week.
The Black Panther Petroleum Com
pany was organized last summer and
it has drilled one well in the Aviator
Field. The present well is located on
a direct line between the Hughes well
and the Quigg well. H..
Haines Lets Contract.
g. w. Haines and associates of
Pittsburg, Pa, have let q contract
to the Leaseholders 2. & r. company
to drill a deep tst well in the north
west quarter of Survey III of the
Leaseholders Field. The we'll will be
near the center of the 160 acres and If,
the first sand is not picked up the
well will be drilled to total depth
of 22J0 feet should oil in paying
quantities not be found before that
| depth is reached. -
The Muckelroy interests set casing
Monday in the Seacord No. 2 on Sec
4 ton 46 of the Will Billings ranch in
! Webb county. This we'll is located
about four miles northeast of the
Carolina-Texas gassers and many
look forward to well being brought
in. Many showings of oil and gas
have been encountered.
The Laredo Oil Company is now
drilling its seventh we'll just imme-
diateiy to the east of Miranda City on
Survey 457. The No. was spudded
in Monday by Sam Evans of Evans
q Witherspoon, who contracted last
summer to drill six wells for the
Laredo Oil Company.
The hole is 40 feet deep and max
ing fast time. This W ell is located
$50 feet west of the No. 4 well and
is expected to maLs big production as
it is getting. closer to the gas area
along this part of the field.
WitherspOOn Gets Gasser.
The Claude Witherspoon Garcia
No. was finished up a gasser Tues
day. This well was drilled for an ad-
ditional supply. of gas to augment
the supply for the use of Miranda
City. The No. Z is making about q
million feet of gas daily and it is
likely this additional supply will take
care of the needs of Miranda City
for the coming warm months as not so
much gas will be used. This well is
located in the north part of Block
No. l of Los Ojuelos Grant and is an
offset TO the south of the ]. +. Ross
big gasser on Survey 457. The well
is 1920 feet deep. -
Russell and johnson added another
good producer to their group of wells
on Survey I'll with the coming in
OF their No. . Sunday. The well was
placed on the pump Wednesday and
IS making around 200 barrels of oil
daily. This well is west of the No, 3
well toward the southwest corner of
\ the survey.
The depth of the wells on this sur
vey are around 1860 feet and they are
producing more oil per we'll than any
wells located in this section of the
Schott-Mirando City Field.
The Magnolia Petroleum Company
erected a derrick for its No.,7 Tues
day. This is an offset to the east of
the No: 4 in the northwest part of
Block IL of Los Ojuelos Grant. Rig
glng up was going on yesterday and
the well will be spudded in late this
weeS. ''
Magnolia No. is one Of the best
, wells DIN the field and is still flow.
: ing around 500 barrels of oil daily.