San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-09

COuutIys rOllOWluS tuiS dHuOuhSS-
ment, there are several North Texas
operators in Luling this week getting
blocks of acreage lined up and making
arrangements to carry on a speedy de-
velopment. 1t is expected during the
next thirty days that there will be sew
eral new companies at work here.
Now that pipe line runs are being
made there is quite a bit of royalty
changing hands in the Luling fields. A
group of investors from Yoakum,
Sinner and Mounton have bought n
big block of the Mercer lease and are
considering several other tracts in the
main field.
There has been considerable talk
of late about making a deep test In
the Luling field and this week repre-
sentatives of one of the major COM
panies was here with structure ex-
perts and biologists looking over the
territory. 1t has been claimed that the
Trinity sands underlie parts of Cald-
well county and this has been the sub
,, ject Of discussion for some time. 1t has
been suggested that several companies
form Ipol and pay pro rata cost OF
the work. This plan is often followed
in Oklahoma on wildcat development
and has proven successful. The out
come of this proposed plan will be
watched with considerable interest.
The work on the Soda Spring Oil
company we'll is progressing favorably
and this well is now nearing the area
where the Austin chalk should be
found. The log Of this well has been
conforming to the log of the Rich and
Kennedy well on the Walker lease
north of this test. In the event that
this we'll is a producer, 1t will open
up a wide extension TO the Luling
field and at tie present time it is
commanding the interest of the oil
operators in general. The funds for
this Development are being furnished
oy San Antonio investors.
An urgent appeal is being Tadc
among those interested in eliminating
water troubles and passing up the Fay
in the Luling field by installing stand
ard equipment after the 2000-foot
area is reached. 1t has been claimed
that in some cases, paying wells could
have been made in the field had they
finished with the standard tools. The
Magnolia company has several stand
ard rigs in tfa field and it is plan
pei to do mo Il OF the work CT finishing
wells by tE,s system in the future.
Cyrus Edwards. well known geOio-
gist has been making a number OF sur
veys in different parts of the field.
He has been busy in the eastern sec
ton and across the San Marcos where
the new wells of the United North
and South Oil company in Guadalupe
county are to be drilled.
Work on the Rayor well south of
Luling has been going along carefully
during the last few days and it is the
plan of the management to set liner
and continue deeper drilling. There has
been a pronounced showing of gas
and also some oil in this well during
the last few days. In the event that
this well comes in a producer. it will
open wide extension of the field
and it is easily the most interesting
test now going on in the Luling field.
NJ. O. Rayor has been several months
in the drilling Of this well and has
planned second location west of this
well for further development.
]. Ray McDermott, rig and derrick
builder has been in Gonzales and
Guadalupe counties during the week
getting ready to build derricks for the
United North and South Oil company
and also a derrick for J. X. Hughes,
North Texas operator in Gonzales
county.
Sam Reilly, of the Luling Leas--
ing and Royalty company has been
receiving inquiries from different
parts of the country calling for in
formation pertaining 10 the develop-
ment in the Luling field. He has sold
quite a number of leases and royalties
to out of the state parties.
The Joliet district is still holding
the limelight and both Luling PETROL
cum company and the Schoolhousel
wells are being closely watched by the
operators. Cores have been taleon and
the formation is checking up with the
main field. The coming in of these
wells will open a wide extension to the
field. and will call for an intensive
drilling campaign in this district.
II. A. Black, known as "Blackie
the Shooter" is making arrangements
with some Of the operators in the field
to shoot some of their wells. He has
had wide experience in this work !
and has been in all the fields from
Pennsylvania to Texas. In his oDin-
ion there are wells here that can be
brought in for producers with a shot
Of Formasite or nitro. There is some