San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-30
.W|THERSPOON
| To SEEK HIGH
GRAVITY SAND
Casing Set in Well in
Block /, Ojuelas
Grant.
MAY DEEPEN WELLS
Many Operators Consider
Following Witherspoon's
| Action.
MAY DEEPEN WELLS

the Witherspoon No. -, which is try
ing to pick IN the Magnolia high grav-
ity sand. The casing was set in ce-
ment at a depth of 1915 feet. The
well is located near the center Of the
south line of Block 1 of the Ojuelos
grant of Webb county just to the
southeast of Miranda City.
A sand showing gas and some oil
was drilled into Monday and it was
decided to set casing and make a
test. Field Manager Sam Evans said !:
1--WE may be a little too high for
the oil but / did not wish to pass up
this sand without test as | am con-
fident of getting considerable gas and
from the showing it may make consid-
cradle OIL"
The high gravity sand was struck
in the Magnolia No. II at 1899 20
1917 feet. The last two feet of this
sand was pronounced a true oil sand
by Field Manager Jack Proctor and
it is not known how thick the sand
really is. The well is holding up Mt
% IL barrels a day on the pump and
is pumping that much in the twelve
hours. The gravity is 40 and the gas
oline content is better than 80 per
/
cent.
May Deepen Wells.
The Witherspoon No. ID is probably
three-quarters of a mile northwest
from the Magnolia No. II and the dip
of the sand will make the sand some
shallower in this well but it is likely
that the Witherspoon well will have
to be drilled 40 to 80 feet deeper as
| ,N,al-a III
the Magnolia well.
Should the Witherspoon well come
in from the high gravity sand it is
likely that many wells will be deepen-
ed Immediately in all parts of the
Schott and Miranda City pools. The
finding of this high gravity sand has
attracted much attention. Its high
price is n great inducement for oil
men to consider and should the With
erspoon pick up this sand many CON-
panies will enter the territory and the
interest in the shallow pools of this
district will reach high point.
The Magnolia Petroleum Company
started something when it picked up 2
high gravity sand in its No. II well
about a month ago. This well has
been holding up its production of be
tween % and % barrels of oil for the
twelve-hour day since it came in and
oil men consider the test a good one
and are content TO risk money in To-
eating the trend of this sand.
Canadian Goes Deeper.
The Carnahan Producing and Re
filming Company is now drilling its
No. well deeper. 1t expects TO
pick M the high gravity pay around
1887 feet. This well is located along
the east line of Survey 50 of Webb
county, about a quarter of mile west
and a little north of the Magnolia
No. u.
Should Carnahan get this pay it is
almost certain that wells farther west
will be drilled deeper. In the opin-
ion of most oil men and biologists this
sand will be found to underlie the en-
tire proven area. In case this Is true
then the Webb county oil fields will
become one of the richest oil-bearing
areas in the country. The oil com.
ing from this sand is ID gravity and
of high gasoline content. 1t is light
enough in its crude state to be used IN
automobiles.
The Laurel Oil Company has three
producing wells in the Aviator pool
! of Webb county. which are making a
total daily production of 43G barrels
of oil. This is an average of la
barrels daily TO the well.
These wells are located in the south
east corner of Survey 605 or Webt
county. They are making good aver
age for wells in this field and are not
being pumped full time.
| MAGNOLIA Sets Casing.
The Magnolia Petroleum Company
reset a string of five and three-six-
teenths casing in its No. . well, Tues
day. This we'll is located on the west
side Of Block IL of the Ojuelos grant
and was drilled last fall. There has
been some trouble with sanding W
and falling off in production and il
was only lately that it was decided
to clean the well out and drill deeper.
The company expects TO make a
good producer of this well as it is an
| offset to some of the best wells in
the Schott Field.
| A Star rig was moved onto Magno-
liza well No. 10 Tuesday and the wei
is being drilled in. This well will prob
ably be brought in early in the COM
/ ing week.
The Magnolia No. 10 is located on
Block IL of the Ojuelos grant. The
casing is set in this well at depth
of 1911 feet.
A derrick will be built the end of
the week for the Magnolia No. is. This
well is located in the north end OF
Block II of the Ojuelos grant of Webb
county. and is east Of the No. Ii
well which is being drilled in now.
Tools will be set up on the No. "
early this week.
A well has been started north oi
Reiser in Webb county by Booth ct a,
offsetting the Mckenzie gasser, 400
| feet to the north. Mr.. Booth is in
| charge of the T. A. Coleman estate
on whose property the well is To-
Gated. The Mckenzie Petroleum Com.
! pany well is located on Survey 1914
Of Webb county and is producing a
petroleum gas from sand less than
a thousand feet deep.
Construction work on the No. 4
tank of the MAGNOLIA Petroleum Com
pany is under way. This tank will be
Of $1,000 barrels capacity and is To-
Gated on the Magnolia property on
Survey 2161 east of miranda City.
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