San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-18
{ ASEHOLDER'S 8
ELL No. 4 IS A.
OOD PRODUCER.
though Not Completed,
1t Has Indications of
Excellent Well.
latch COLE NO. 2
Est Near Bruni Expected
Ito Open Up Much New
Oil Territory.

Miranda City, Tex, Feb. 17.-The
No. 4 of the Ieaseholders ?. &
Company was brought in late last
* for a good producer. The well
not been finished as yet and there
no estimate on its production, al
sgh it is practically certain that
duction will be larger than that of
discovery well. The No. 4 is To-
ed 300 feet southeast of the discov-
well on Survey 10. Eight-inch
ing was set at 1000 feet and the
9TH Of the hole is approximately the
he as the discovery well, 1850 feet.
rhe No. 3 well will be drilled in
soon as the No. 4 is finished. The
3 is located 300 feet northwest
the discovery hole. The No. 4 well
Showing considerable gas and may
elop into much larger well than
discovery well.
The No. ) well on Block 10 of Sur
10 is drilling below 800 feet to-
and will set casing by the end of
week. This well is southwest of
discovery well.
The bringing in of the No. 4 well
resulted in a revival of the in
est in this field and there is con-
cradle play being made at this
he. There are a number of con-
lets being let for immediate drill
and it will be only a short time
It'll the northeast section of Webb
lInty will become one of the most
live pools in the territory.
iThe Leaseholders have overcome
ny difficulties in opening up this
lid and now that they have brought
ItheIr second we'll there is any num-
c Of operators looking for acreage
drill and the upper end of the ter
DRY will soon rival the activities
| the south end. The shallow pay
1850 feet is a very attractive thing
the operators and it will not be
| he until a pipeline will be needed
Pippin No. 2 Watched.
lone of the most important tests in
lower field is the Pippin No. .
|ich is making hole rapidly. Word
|ls received from this well Wednes-
| to the effect that they were drill
L at 800 feet and that conditions
Ere checking favorable with the log
the No. l. which has been finished
as a gasser. Mr.. Pippin drilled
|e No. ! himself and reported that
could have made an oil we'll Of
lis. hole il he had been able TO carry
IN casing down. The casing hung
d with 10 feet Of open hole caving
|arted and it could not be stopped
he was drilling with a Keystone
L. -.
4. b. Zachry of Miranda City, is
|illing the No. . under contract and
rotary rig is being used. Every
|ecaution will be taken to bring the
b. , in properly and open up pool
oil along this part of the escarp-
lent in jim HOgg county.
Only two or three companies hold
fsets to the Pippin well and among
EN- is the New Way Lease & De
llcIment Trust, n. J. PenrOse and
y. Zachry. Should a well be
rou. ut in, as is likely, these COM
4nies will possess valuable holdings
hich will have been developed at n
nall cost of the original price of the
:reage.
O'Hern to Drill.
The southwestern part OF Dimmit
,unty has come into play with the
.illing of a deep test well by j. j.
'Hern Of Fort Worth. Mr.. O'Hern
lid that he would soon have the well
arted and that he had gone into
MS part of Dimmitt county and
aid for lease on this land and that
) did not acquire it on a drilling
ase; that he was following a hunch;
lat he was going TO open UP new
Dol of oil and was risking his own
oney.
The well will be located on the
richardson ranch in the southwest
art of the county. 1t will lie be-
yecn the operations of S. w. For
,ster on the east and Governor Has
,ll and Mid States on the west. Mr..
'Hern was accompanied by Bertrand
: Giraffe, who will geologic the
roperty and make the location for the
rst well. Mr.. O'Hern is also going
drill five wells in the proven area
the Miranda district.
The Aviator Oil Company has had
total of 80 locations made on their
J acre lease in the Aviator Field. Re
,ntly a half interest in this COM
any was sold to Abercrombie, Skaggs
nd Kavanaugh of Houston, all ex-
oil men who expect to start
lings in a lively manner. The loca-
ons were made sby II. &. Holsworth
the Consolidated Engineers of La
do.
Drill in Duval.
The Iowa-Texas-O Oklahoma Syndi-
tie spudded in its No. well Sunday.
he well is located on Section $50
Duval county in the Peters ranch.
he location is west of the escarp-
ent in the northwest corner Of the
,unty and was made by GeOlogist
ichardJ Of the o. w. killam inter-
It's. r. +. Wade Of Wapanucke, is
e general manager of the company.
be we'll is being drilled under con-
act by Crouch Bros. Of Miranda
ity.
An important test will be drilled
list OF MIRANDA Clty IN the near lu-
ire. Brown ct al, have erected a
rsrick on property which they re-
,ntly purchased from the Laredo Oil
ompany. This is probably the far
lest east of any well in this part of
lie field. being still to the east of
Ie Big Bear well. The company is
tipping a rotary rig into Miranda
e. onI 70 will ba ranOyal m fhn
,rrick as soon as it arrives
The J. X. Hughes Development
ompany will soon have two rigs at
ork in the Aviator Field on its lease
the west end of the PUG Reserve.
derrick for the No. 4 was erected
is week and a rig is being brought
} from their wildcat test in Zapata
s6ty. Roads permitting, the tools
lould be on the derrick floor not
fer than Saturday.