San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16


all the states except Louisiana and
those composing the mountain district
the total daily average production OF
crude oil for the United States during
the last seven days was 29.699 barrels
less than the amount produced last
week.
In spite Of decrease of 1000 bar
rels in California during the last week
over the preceding, there is still liter
ally flood of oil being produced out
there. Both Santa Fe Springs and
Long Beach show increases for the
last week. but this is offset by slump
in other fields. Four additional wells
are on production at Huntington beach
but the daily average is now less than
100000 barrels. Fourteen new wells
are producing at Long Beach and the
daily production has jumped to 254 900
barrels AGAINST 241.GOO barrels the
prior week. Santa Fe Springs was up
only 800 barrels, which is encourage
ing.
Probably less than $4,000 barrels of
California production is being pinched
in. The oil is being cared for without
much trouble and the flood is expected
to continue Mt about the same total as
last week for probably two or three
weeks.
Turning Point Expected.
Now that Burbank's decline. in pro-
duction is halted and n slight decrease
is noticed in the total amount of crude
produced during the last week. it is
thought that the turning nQint in
Oklahoma may be reached. Nth the
exception of Tonkawa. Burbank and
Weleetka district. virtually all the
state experienced dull week. Out of
a total of 81 comple..ons this week as
compared with 62 last week. - wells
were producers. The largest wC.. was
brought in in Seminole county. for
production of 1850 barrels. This well
was brought in bv Il. II. Smith and is
his Foster 1. Total production for
Oklahoma shows 594S barrels less
crude this week than last.
Effective Wednesday morning. the
Gypsy Oil Company cut all grades of
Oklahoma and Kansas crude 20 cents
a barrel. This price was met imme-
diately by the Gulf Pipe Line Company
in North Texas. In making this re-
duction. the Gypsy maintained its
classification of crude on Al gravity
basis.
More Wildcats Drilled.
Studying the situation in Oklahoma.
it is significant that Indicating" is
distinctly on the increase. Notwith-
standing the strenuous propaganda
against opening new fields which has
been literally hurled at the operators
during the present overproduction
period. prospectors are even more plen-
tiful than in the past. Reports show
a total of As new rigs last week
against 3S the preceding week.
Powell shows a jump of something
like $4,000 barrels of crude last week
over the prior. The trend of produc-
ton to the southwest has not been
halted at the present time. A greater
number of tests were on the pay. or
in process Of completion late last week
than has ever been before at one time.
however. many of these are located
in territory no longer furnishing large
flush producers. The total number of
competitions for the week was 33. with
only one failure. These wells range
in production from 5000 barrels flow
ing from s. d. Ramsey's ga, to ms
low as 40 barrels.
Five compilations in the Luling field
have boosted Caldwell county's poten-
tial production ND to 10000 barrels.
(estimated). OF this amount. less
than 10000 barrels is being shipped.
The remainder is in wells pinchod in
or going into storage which is being
increased rapidly. Wells BROUGHT in
during the last week were: United
North and South Oil Company's Rios
:: Midwest Texas Oil Company's w.
]. Brown 1: Sunland Oil Company's
Hardeman Il: Royal Oil Company's
Tabor 3. and the United North and
South's Tabor !. All these wells are
in proven territory and are making
better than 1000 barrels each. t
Gulf Coast Inactive.
Inactivity is the key-word to the
situation in the Gulf Coast field dur
ing the week just ended. Reports
show only six competitions in the en-
tire field. and of these. only one well
is making any showing. The Orange
Petroleum Company's Winfree s at
Orange. is flowing GOO barrels, at n
depth of 5000 feet. OF the two other
compilations at Orange, the Chesson
BIS and Chesson 3, workover. both
belonging to the Humble Oil and Re
filming Company. the former is flowing
$500 barrels of salt water with very
little oil. and the latter is making 500
barrels with ID per cent basic sedi-
ment. At Sour Lake. the Lake View
Oil Company's Hardin SO came in
with n production of fifteen bal rolls.
The Cotton Oil Company's Gulf 3 was
brought in at Saratoga for 100 bar
rels of fluid with 10 per cent oil. and
at Goose Creek, Houston-Smith /. be-
longing to the Gulf Production Com
pany, hit the pay for 10 barrels, at
1900 feet.
At Big Creek in Fort bend county,
the field was extended late Tuesday
afternoon by the bringing in of flow
ing we'll on the Davis acreage. This
well, Davis No. G. was drilled by the
Gulf Production Company, and is flow
ing 500 barrels of oil free of water
and sediment. This oil has a gravity
of 50. Production for the total Gulf
Coast field shows a decrease of 4I3l
barrels against last week. This comes
principally from Hull and Orange.
At Hull there was decrease OF ap-
proximately 1000 barrels, and Orange
showed IN nearly 1000 barrels less
production this week than last. There
is little difference in the total output
of any of the other fields in the Gulf
Coast over last week.
Total production for Texas shows up
20,601 barrels less this week than lat.
New Arkansas Wells.
Arkansas compilations reached a to-