San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28
GULF COAST IS
CREDITED WITH
Is NEW WELLS
But No Material Increase
in Total Production
Is Recorded.
GOOD WELL AT HULL
Yount-Lee's No. S Merchant
Makes as Much as
$4,000 Barrels.

Houston, Te., Jan. 27.--The Texas
Gulf Coast fields had rather a good
week, the last seven days, and fifteen
competitions resulted. The total initial
production was close to 5000 barrels, al
though there was no increase in the to-
tai average production for all fields.
The daily average production for the
week ending January 20 was 110,99O
barrels, according to estimates COM
piled by the Oil Weekly.
The Somerset field near San Antonio,
is credited with a daily average of 1000
barrels, while Miranda, near Laredo,
has increased to $4,000 barrels week,
with a number of good wells completed
in the last two weeks. These two fields
are not included in the daily average for
the Gulf Coast.
Late in the week, Lake View Oil
Company's No. 80 Morrison at Sour
Lake, was completed for a flow of 1000
barrels at 1900 feet. This is the best
completion for several weeks in this
old field, which had produced a total
close to 81 100000 barrels since the
first oil was found in 1920. This field
produced almost 100000 barrels in
1903, but has shown a steady decline
since that time.
Get Freak Well.
Another unusual completion last week
was Kishi's No. / Bland at Orange,
which came in for 1900 barrels at BOO
feet. The we'll later showed water. This
well is located in the extreme north
western part of the field. not far from
the well completed by the Rio Bravo
Oil Company in 1913. Since that time
a number of dry holes have been drilled
in the general vicinity and the terri
tory had been frowned upon by the
larger companies. In fact, the Humble
Oil and Refining Company had held the
particular tract upon which is located
the new well under lease and had given
I'm its claim. II was then taken over by
Kishi.
At BARRIERS Hill, s. ]. Hindman's
No. 1 Collier, which was completed re-
Gently in a new sand at S11 feet, is now
making 80 barrels on the pump. Hind
man-Pugh Oil Company's No. ! Japhet
a work-over, is pumping 2I5 barrels at
Bill feet. in the same field.
Well Increases Flow.
At Hull, the Yount Lee Oil Com
panys No. ) Merchant. which came in
several weeks ago for $500 barrels mi
tial. has continued to increase in pro-
duction until finally it made close to
10000 barrels one day early the past
week. When it was at its peak 1t began
showing some emulsion. It has been
flowing through two small chOkers since
completion. Other eompletions at Hull
were without note, but the field in jan
uary will show n total production that
will exceed 100000 barrels. exceeding
West Columbia by close to 100000 bar
rels.
The Humble Oil and Refining Com
nany's Schilling II and Gaillard at
Goose Creek. both work-Overs. were
each completed for 15.OOO,000 cubic feet
of gas, and its Abel 5-B at Hull came
in for 800 barrels of clean oil at BIZ
feet. This well is now being placed on
the pump.
Becker > of the Sinclair Oil and Gas
Company at Damon Mound was put on
the beam at 2934 feet and only made
10 barrels Of oil. The 2-inch liner is
now being pulled to deepen this test.
The Sun Company's Cade 4, com
pleted several months ago at High
Island. Galveston county, for about ~
barrels and shut in as no storage was
available. is now pumping 100 barrels
of . gravity oil. all of which is being
used for fuel on wells drilling in the
field. This well is located on the y.
FitzsimmOns survey.