San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-09
LUL|NG'S NEW !
WELLS MAKING
AVERAGE FLOW
Five Compilations Boost
Daily Production to
$4,000 Barrels.
BRANDON NEARS PAY
Other Wildcats Northwest
of Field Arousing Un-
usual Interest.

Luling. Tex, Sept. s.-There were
five compilations reported in the Luling
field last week and nearly all were
for the average production Of approx-
imately 1000 barrels daily. All of the
wells were in the producing area on
acreage owned by the United North
and South Oil Company, the Royal
Oil Company and Sunland Oil Com
pany and the Rydol Oil Company.
Casing is being set in the No. Bran
yon, wildcat test which has aroused
considerable interest Of late and drill
ers of the Luling Petroleum Com
pany's No. Grady have announced
that they will set casing during the
next two or three days.
The five wells brought in here dur
ing this week probably will add about
5000 barrels of oil daily to the fields
production which will total about So
900 barrels. However, but little
over One-half Of this amount is being
shipped via the four pipe lines here.
4 posted price of so cents per barrel
on Luling crude By the Magnolia Pc
troleum Company is of particular i'm
portance, being the first official price
for this field. 1t is the opinion of
the operators that this old will short
" bring a better price. as it will crack
"a per cent Navy gasoline under the
Dubbs process, according to recent
analysis.
Shin $500 Cars Of Crude.
During the last 60 days $500 cars
of crude have been shippe. from the
four loading racks in this territory,
according to an official of one of the
pipeline companies. OF this number.
1000 cars are credited to the National
Petroleum Company. the first to enter
the Luling field. The Grayburg Oil
Company is the second largest ship
per, regardless of the fact that it is
now compelled to store a considerable
quantity of oil. due TO a shortage of
tank cars. This company has nearly
10000 barrels in storage at its racks
on the S. A. A. Z. railroad. The
Magnolia Petroleum Company has run
oil sufficient to fill three of its co.
000-barrel tanks, this being from wells
of the United North and South Oil
Company. Other shippers in the field
are Elliott Jones of San Antonio and
the Mutual Pipeline Company.
Producers Flow Steadily.
A check of producers brought in
within the last 80 days shows that
the majority average from 500 TO 1000
barrels daily, which is considered BIZ
the operators to be exceptionally good.
r,As. III -, oa,,,p1 frnr,, 1anth nf
2100 feet. The producers are also
maintaining q steady flow, with re-
suit that they are proving highly
profitable o the operating companies.
Making 1900 barrels, the No. 3 Tabor
well of the Royal Oil Company is
one of the latest producers in the field.
This well vlosely followed the COM
pletion of the No. . Tabor of the
United North and South Oil Company.
the No. 1 Hardeman of the Sunland
Oil Company and the No. Tabor Of
the Royal Oil Company, which was
completed earlier in the week.
An excellent core was taken recently
from the No. l Willis Branyon we'll
of the East and West Oil Company. at
n depth of 21S9 feet. In the neighbor-
hood of this test, the School House
well is rat-holing at a depth of 2O5O
feet. and the Luling Petroleum Com
pany is drilling in the Edwards lime
at 1880 feet. This we'll is located
on the Grady farm.
Wildcat Attract Attention.
Another test that is attracting corr
siderable attention is the Magnolisss
well at Staples. now testing shallow
oil sand at 970 feet. casing having
been set at that depth.
Two more wildcat tests being msde
which are arousing interest are the
No. Cole near McMahan Of Thor
man. Blackstone Company Of San a
tonic and the,Ma Blackwell. soge'
Of the Ross No. being drilled
W. 4. Thomson.
The No. 1 Whitlessly Of the Fens-
land Oil Company, near Slayden and
eight miles north of Gonzales is re-
ported drilling in hard sand and black
shale at 2775 feet.