San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-01
Many Important Develop
ments in Fields of South
west Texas.
FIND OIL AT LULING
Attention Of Oil Men Now
Focused on New Field in
Caldwell County.

| the year just ended were the expansion
dollar class, the development of the
Miranda field to a stage where it now
! produces several thousand barrels of
oil daily and the opening Of an entire
ly new oil field near Luling in Cald-
| well county. i
The year 1922 probably saw more l
| genuine oil development in the San An
tonic territory than during any Of the
preceding years since the big wildcat
| ting campaign began. All indications
arc that the sear"n for new fields will
continue undated and by the eud of
orother year place Southwest Texas
close to the lead in the oil producing
a:eas Of tho state.
| although no probation figures are
| available for the last quarter. it is
sIfc to say that tine Somerset fiel!
near San Antonio lr:Luced mere thea
Sl,O00.000 in OIL during the :welvc
months of 1922. DuIing each cf The
:;rst t:Iee quar:e~s the output o. tie
field " as worth co.'s iderably mo.r than
$50 200.
Output Is doubled.
Tor the first Qu2r;er of 1922 lie
SuirCrstt field pr"dIccd 129,423 bal
rels of oil balued at $3.50, 426. Dur
ing the second GuaI.er, it prOlL cd
1864 barrels valued at $2S6, $50, |
which represents substantial increases
both in output and value over the pre-
ceding three months.
During the third quarter of 1922 Som
erset field produced the greatest amount
of crude in its history. Reports rem
dered the state by operators showed
, approximately 100000 barrels of oil to
have been produced, valued at nearly
100000.
The big development which has taken
place at Somerset is best illustrated
when the value of the 1922 output is
compared with that of the preceding
. year, which was only $500,000. Thus
it is indicated that Somerset produc-
, ton has almost doubled in quantity
within the period of a year.
Another important feature OF oil de-
velOpment in the last year has been
the big drilling campaign in the
Miranda field at Laredo. This time
one year ago, there was but one small
area producing oil, the old Miranda
field. Since that time no less than
five or six more pools have been dis
covered in this new territory, some of
which proved much richer than the orig.
inal discovery pool.
Field Is Extended.
, The greatest development in the
Miranda field has taIen place in that
section known as the Schott pool. This
pool. opened less than a year ago by
|, o. w. KHAN and his associates in
the Schott Oil Company, has attracted
the attention of oil men all over the
country. Wells have recently been dis
covered in the Schott pool that made
initial production close TO 5000 barrels
daily. One of these was the famous
Carnahan well, which came in for what
> was said TO be more than $500 barrels
t and flowed for weeks. Many other good
e producers also have been brought in in
Q this pool
The KanOka No. I and Kanoka No.
5 also were big wells.
: But the completion of good wells
u has not by any means been confined
. TO the SchOtt pool. In the Aviator's
. field, on the Barnsle9 ranch, Kirk
. . patrick ranch and in all directions from
the SchOtt pool operators have met with
n good fortune.
+ To met the needs Of the large num-
l. Der of operators engaged in develop
d ment in the various sections of the
l. Miranda field. o. W. Killam, who
d Brought in the original discovery we'll.
founded a new town in the center of
s the development. naming it Miranda
o City. The new town has grown by
z leaps and bounds and today has pop
le ulation of probably 1000. with many
(, important business establishments.
% Oil at Luling.
Is The IulOp fold in Taldunl1 nnunt =
IL is now occupying the center of the
y stage. Here one well has been brought
W in which has flowd for more than three
months at the rate of 40 barrels Il
81 day. Another we'll short distance
u, away has reached the sand and likely
~ will be brought in within a short time.
70 Extensice development is expected to
70 take place in the Luling field during
ie 1929.
~ The discovery well was brought in
ID bv the United North and South Oil
~ Company at dcpth Of approximately
n 2lJO feet. News of the discovery caused
nj oil men from all over the state to Eocl
as to I.uling and ever since there has bPrr
Is great interest shown in the new field
as About three weeks ago the Prairie
m Lea Production Company. drilling or
ed the Merriweather farm about 500 Yards
III hOllu OF IHe laNlIcu MOTH anu SOuIt
Id we'll, on the Rios tract. found oil nj
1T a depth of about 2110 feet. The wei
flowed several hundred barrels Of ri
OF while ii was being swabbcd and CAV;
nj reason 10 believe that II may nrove :
nc much better producer than the Rio:
ne we'll.
ne Shallow oil producing sands have
~ been found in sveral other localtie!
W in Southwest Texas during the las
- year. Immense gas wells have beer
as completed. all Of which has served IL
s stimulate interest in tho oil develop
n, ment falling plac' in Southwest Texas
q Natural Gas for City.
IL Within tho last wear a twolvo-incl
mr. nipeline has been laid from the Three
10 Rivers gas field IN M"Mnllon and T.iv'
I'd Oak counties "a San Antonio. thus fur
nishing this city with the cheap fue
is 50 long desired. Another nipeline hai
he heen CONSTRUCTED from the old Gas Ride
re field To furnish an auxiliary supply
IN for the citv in ease the Three Rivers
ID field should fail to met the city:
needs