San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-05
united NOR TIL
and SOUTHADDs
u MORE WELLS
No. l Chester Byrd and
No. 4 Rios Brought in
Saturday Night.
BOTH GOOD, IS BELIEF
Several More Wells in Lul-
ing Field Expected in
Over Weekend.
BOTH GOOD, IS BELIEF

Inling. Tex, Aug. 4.-The No. 1
Chester Byrd and the No. 4 Rios, both
drilled by the United North and South
Oil Company, are reported TO have
ben brought in Saturday night be-
tween z and D o'clock. The No. L
Chester Byrd is. reported to nave
blown itself in with an initial produc-
ton estimated at 1900 barrels of oil
daily and the No. 4 Rios is estimated
to be making about 500 barrels daily.
Both wells are flowing into storage
tanks, drillers report. The No. l
Chester Byrd is said to be one of the
biggest wells in the field. According
TO drillers, hard rock was found in
this well at depth of about 2OS4 feet
and after drilling in it for four days,
using a number of bits, the pay is said
to have been found.
This well is reported to have blown
itself in shortly after o'clock Sat
urday night making an initial produc-
ton of around 1900 barrels, it was
estimated by company officials.
Makes Two Heads.
The No. 4 Rios came in about .
o'clock Saturday night and when the
estimate on its production was placed
it had made two heads nearly TO the
top of the derrick. The oil is appar-
emily clean, officials of the company
report, and they say they believe they
are safe in estimating the wells pro-
duction at 500 barrels of oil daily.
These two wells brought in Satur.
day night are the first Of the five
wells drilling in by the United North
and South Oil Company, to be COM
pleted. Ire remaining thrre are ex-
pected to come in before Monday, ac-
cording to field superintendent, John
Moewinkle. Moewinkle was in Luling
Saturday night soon after the two
wells had been brought in and is said
to have told a number of visitors to
his office that it was necessary for
him to get back to the field at once
as he was expecting the other three
wells in at any minute.
About 5000 barrels OF crude nre
being shipped daily from the Luling
field by way of field lines. A fair
ly serious car shortage on the 5. A. 4
A. 2. Railroad has slowed I'D oil
shipments greatly. The Grayburg Oil
Company is said to be feeling the car
shortage more than any other com
pany in the field as it has brought in
a number of gushers during the last
several weeks, which are filling all
storage tanks available.
Magnolia Reroutes Line.
The Magnolia Petroleum Company
is reported to have altered the right
of-way of its field line here Satur-
day. 1t formerly was proposed to run
the line from the producing area to the
Southern Pacific tracks west of Lu-
ling. There is said to have been
enough sloping land from the field to
the tracks to carry the oil by gravity
but it was believed that only COM
paratively small amount of oil could
be handled in that way. 1t was an
nounced by the officials of the Mag
nolia Petroleum Company Saturday
that the line would be run from the
field east to Luling through the Towns
addition and terminating at the s. T.
tracks east of the townsite. The
Magnolia Petroleum Company pur.
chased large tract of land east OF
Luling between the Sap and the S. =,
tracks recently. At this point the
loading racks will be constructed.
The Magnolia Petroleum Company
brought in its first we'll in the Luling
field Friday. 1t is good producer
An extensive drilling program is plan
ned and under wav by this company.