San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16
BIG COMPANIES
Up ON
FIELD
Careful Estimates on All
Wells Compiled for
Future Reference.
WATER TROUBLE MINOR
Operators Believe Flow
Can Be Cut Off and
Wells Saved for Oil.

Luling. Tex. Sept. 15.-On we'll
founded information, representative
from one of the major oil companies
has been in the Luling field gather
ing data as to the future possibilities
of this field, which win be submitted
to the scouts of the different COM
panies and used as n base for future
developments. A careful estimate
was made Of the different producing
wells, and from the figures gathered,
it is the opinion of those well in
formed in the oil game that the
Caldwell county oil fields have
great future and will be steady pro-
ducers of high grade crude for years
to come. In several of the Texas
fields. a greater number of the wells
are now bumpers but in the Luling
field the wells continue 10 flow
natural. Considering the low prices
for leases and the small cost of a
turnkey drilling contract, it is fig
ured that most Of the wells in the
field will be money makers for their
owners. The outstanding record
made by the wells of the Royal Oil
company is a fair way TO compare
the ultimate results to be expected
from the Luling field. One of the
wells on their lease has given up over
10000 barrels and is still making
over 1000 barrels a day. The famous
Merriwether, Hardeman and Byrd
leases are making oil history every
day and other leases in the main
field are gushing big pipe line values
every day.
Water Not Serious.
Water trouble is of q minor nature
and experts from the state and the
United States Bureau of Mines are
here in consultation with the owners
of wells and this trouble will be
eliminated. Taking the situation
from all angles, a period of great
prosperity seems to be in store for
the Luling field.
Representatives Of some of the
major oil companies and also some
of the leading Independents, are max
ing careful surveys of the structures
on all sides of the Luling field and
an intensive campaign of drilling will
be in order during the winter months.
The territory in the vicinity of the
leases owned by the Fensland Oil
company, just across the county line
from Caldwell county is being closely
watched and quite a number of lease
deals are being made. The well be-
ing drilled by this company on the
Whittlesey ranch is nearing an in
teresting stage and biologists of ma
tional fame are watching this test
with interest.
With the showing that was made
in the Richard and Kennedy well on
the Walker lease. north and east of
Luling and the log of the Soda Spring
Oil company near the Mcneil COM
munity. in the opinion of those who
follow the game, there is great pos
sibility that these wells forms con-
Meeting link between the main Lul-
ing pools and the Gonzales county
structures.
May Drill Second Well.
1t has always been contended that
a good producer could have been made
on the Richards and Kennedy well
just below the Austin chalk and this
contention has been so strongly sup
ported by some of the leading geolo-
gists that it is possible that further
work will be started on this well and
it will be plugged back. On the
strength Of the showing made in this
well, local capital is being sought
and it is planned to drill a well
little north and east of this test.
Plans for great campaign of
drilling are to follow the series of
wells to be drilled by the United
North and South Oil company on
their leases across the San Marcos
river. in Guadalupe county and ma
terials are being teamed TO the Nam
ford lease this week as n starter on
their drilling program which calls for
four wells right away. At the pres
ent time there are over a dozen tests
going down in this county and all
the major and Independent companies
are holding protection acreage. Some
of the companies in the list are :
Magnolia. Sun, Empire. Arkansas
Natural Gas, Texas, Humble, Roxana
and others.
Structure. experts for the companies
have been working out conditions in
this part Of the field and their work
has covered n territory. of several
.AAAANSs w lAhih lht W. haNS -
is predicted that there will be many
wells drilling by these companies.
Expect More Drilling.
With any kind of showing in the
wells TO be drilled, this section of the
southwest will witness drilling rush
seldom seen in Texas oil fields. With
the slowing down Of the Powell fields,
where the peak Of production has
been reached, it is the opinion of the
oil men that there will be keen ac-
tivity in the close vicinity Of the
Luling field for the oOmibg winter
months that will make them the CEN
ter of the stage in oildom.
To the extreme northeast develop
ments are being planned by the Gray
burg Oil company and they are ready
to start their well on the Cromwell
lease right away. Further up the line
on the Cole lease the development of
Thorman, Blackstone and others from
San Antonio are plugging away and
making COED fine toward the pay
area