San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-15
OIL
COMP ANY WELL
IS LARGE ONE
Latest Li,.ing Gusher Has
25Co Barrels of Flush
Pre- lucsion.
NEED MORE TANK CARS
Fie'd Is Completed to Run
Sone Of Output Into
Storage.

Lu,ins. Tex. Aug. 15.--The No. l
Klng of the Caldwell Oil and Gas
Company is reported to have come in
~airiGg Tuesday night making 2oOO
barrels flush production. BY Wednes-
DAY ,.rrnius the well was flowing into
storage. It is said to be the largest
wei in the field but oil men say 1t
may settle 10 about the average pro-
ductinr of 1000 barrels which has
bee, the case in practically every
Other cusher brought in, in the l-uilie
field.
The 81. / Wills Mercer OF the
United North and South Oil Company
/, also renortcd to have blown IN
Tursdvy Morning but is said to have
bridged over shortly afterward: By
TUESDAY night. the hole was cleaned
ont and drillers report that the well
is good for at least 1000 barrels OF
oil
The Wills M<cer and the hina
tracts are considered in the. proven
producing area of the field. Both arc
located adjacent to the weii-Knowh
Hardcman tract. The King tract con
sists of about two acres and IS TO-
Gated lust between the Wills Mercer
and the Hardeman. III,
Both of these wells probably Will
be pinchcd in as much as possible un-
Til the numerous field lines here can
secure additional tank cars. The car
shortage here is becoming serious
trouble but il is expected that reliei
will come shortly.
King We'll Promising.
The Caldwell Oil and Gas Compan!
is again in the spot light with It's
King well. This company is 4 pioneer
in the field having brought III the
we',-lnown No. Hardeman which Is
considered the fields first real gusher'
This company has n number OF pro-
ducnrs on the Mcrriwether tract.
The No. 1 King had been on the
can rock for several days and drillers
Brvant and Dauchy reported last week
that they anticipated a big well. Inc
we'll was drilled in Tuesday and Mon
day and during Tuesday night clean
Ing of the hole was completed and me
well blew in for one of the held
largest producers.
Beauchamp Well Producing.
Two-inch tubing has been set IN the
~ / Fiel,ls of the Beauchamp Petro
Ieum Company and the well is flow.
inc between 500 and 1000 barrels OF
clean crude oil daily. 1t is flowing INTO
large steel storage tanks which arc
connected with the National Petro,
lcum Company's field line. This oil
il said TO test abcut 80 gravity .whicl
is said to be slightly above the OIL
nroduccd in other wells in the field
The No. | Fields which~is located
obout one-half mile northeast OF the
Tabor wells marks the north end oil
the producing area although there are
several drilling wells north and north
west of it that are promising as gooG
producers. The No. l Branyon OF the
Fast and West Oil Company has been
throring mud all over the derrlcS
during the last two weeks. The gas
in this well is said to be as strong as
any encountered so far in a l.uling
well. The depth where the pay is ex-
pcctcd to be found probably will be
reached shortly. -,
The No. / Gordon of the Clark Oil
Company is temporarily shut down
but drilling operations probably VIII
be resumed during the next several
days. according to officials OF the
company. This well also has made con,
siderable gas ana at times WIS Dtsohu
control. 1t is the furthest wild cat
northeast of the producing area.
About 100 Derricks.
There are about 100 derricks up in
the Luling field at present. Many OF
1.-THE producing wells are shut down due
to lack of shipping facilities and the
fields total production at the present
time is only about 5000 barrels of oil
daily. As soon as the car shortage is
relieved. this production can be in
creased. The Grayburg Oil Company
alone will ship about 5000 barrels of
oil from its producing wells. This
company has a large amount of oil in
storage which is the case with prac-
tic2lly every other company in the
390h that has one or more producing
Wells
The United North and South Oil
Company will be able to ship about
II 900 barrels of oil daily as soon as
tank cars are available. At present
this company is shipping crude
through the Mutual Pipe Line Com
pany's field line as fast as cars are
available. 1t was announced by Of
ficials Of the Mutual Pipe Line Com