San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-29
II NEW RIGS
To TEST OUT
NEW SECTION
La Laja, Undeveloped Ha-
cienda, Will Be Thor
oughly Drilled.
TO CREATE A RESERVE
Mexican Petroleum Com
pany Withdrawing l00,-
900 Barrels a Day.

Tampico, April 2S.-With the idea
Of proving up the producing area OF
property from which present produc-
ton is being obtained as well as in
creasing reserve, Herbert G.. Wylie,
vice president of the Mexican Petro-
leum Corporation, has made seventeen
additional locations in Cerro Azul,
TERRA Blanca, Juan Felipe, Chaha-
pote Nunez and Tres Hermanos and
in an as yet undeyeloped hacienda,
La Laja.
These locations were made follow
ing q trip of inspection of property
of the company in the light oil dis
trict, held in the name of the Huas-
teca Petroleum Company.
100000 Barrels q Day.
According to Mr.. Wylie, it is the
desire of the company to find out the
structural edges of the present pools
and then develop other parts of the
respective haciendas.
I'VE are maintaining an average
daily production Of 100000 barrels,
in conformity with orders issued to
our local manager ut the beginning
of the year." he said, land even
though the oil our continued drilling
campaigns brings us, as we expect
greatly. increased production, we do
not anticipate increasing our with
drnwals as 100000 barrels daily will
meet our present commitments.
"Cerro Azul, probably the greatest
producing area in the world, will see
new activity. We are especially in
terested in well No. % in this haci.
enda, now drilling at a depth Of 2S4G
feet. We have but recently resumed
operations on this hole, having been
held up for material. Just after
starting we encountered oil Of II de.
grees Baume gravity, cold oil
whereas all oil we have ever obtained
in this district has averaged 20.t
gravity with q temperature of 140 de.
grees."
In addition to this well. No. 32-A
will be drilled in Cerro Azul together
with Nos. 33 and "a.
In Chapapote Nunez, No. 7 ha,
been started while Nos. Ia, II, Il
Is. IS and II will be drilled in Cha
papote Nunez in addition to Nos. l.
and u now drilling.
While the number OF wells neces
sary to meet the requirements of thu
Mexican government under the 50,
000.000 guarantee, placed with thu
national treasury by the Huastect
covering proper title, has been met
a new well. No. II, has been located
between wells Nos. 2 and s, which
are small producers.
This Is being done in hopes Of prov
ing up a line of structure.
At Tres Hermanos, orders hav'
been given for cross sectioning so o.
to relocate locations made ten year
ago but which have since been Gov
cred with jungle growth. Two OF these
Nos. ga and "A, will be drilled a
soon as possible.
At La Laja, controlled entirely b!
the Huasteca, three wells are to b.
drilled.
This is the first development which
has taken place in this hacienda which
lies to the north of San Geronimo
where the Mexican Eagle has beef
obtaining freak heavy oil production
While production Mt Ebano, Sal
Louis Potosi, where the Mexican Pc
troleum brought inthe first production
in the republic in 1904. and wher
production has recently climbed from
1900 barrels daily to $500 barrels
four strings Of tools will be kept work
ing.
Across the Tamesi river in tn
state of Tamnulipas, another string o
tools will be put to work at Culebr!
in addition to the two now drilling
and the three kept busy prospecting
the 100000 acres of land held by tn
company in the state.