San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-25

VIII Drill Six Wells.
The Andrews Petroleum Corpora
ton is one of the biggest companies
operating in this field. 1t will drill
six wells on block 40 Immediately.
Byron Ogburn, president of the
Shasta Oil Company, has intimated
that his company will join with the
Laurel Oil Company in opening the
well on survey 266 in Webb county
for the purpose of drilling it deeper.
This well is located Immediately
atop the Great Western anticline, just
west of where it intersects the es-
carpment, forming the highest point
in the entire oil territory. At the
time this well was abandoned at
1000 feet, it was the opinion of geol-
ogists that oil would have been dis
covered had the hole been carried to
5000 feet.
With the finding of oil in the Caro-
lina-Texas No. 8, on survey 26S, this
theory seefs to work out correctly.
as it is very evident that the sand
| encountered by the Carolina-T Texas
Company extends throughout this en-
tire district. The well on survey 266
is southwest of the Carolina Texas
field about two and one-half miles.
Install Power Plant.
The Oil Well Supply Company is
Hughes Development Company in the
Aviator field. This plant having
been erected just west of the lot
where IT runs through the PUG re-
serve, and will have sufficient power
to handle 80 wells
A sixteen-foot bar wheel and a 40
horsepower Black Bear gas engine
is being installed. This will be sui
ficiently equipped to meet all the re-
quirements of the J. X. Hughes COM
pany on its big lease of 100 acres.
1t now has three producing wells and
one ready to be drilled in. The COM
pany also has two rotary rigs at worl.
| in this field and should be able to
complete at least three wells a month.
The McKenzie-Ryan Petroleum
Company, drilling in survey 1870.
northwest of Reiser, set eight-inch
casing at 1883 feet in its No. 3 well
Tuesday. This company brought in
a casing head gas well at 1890 feet
late last fall, and lost a second well
on account of salt water. Should the
No. 3 encounter this salt water il
| will be drilled deepr with the hope
of picking up an oil sand around 1000
feet.
A derrick pattern was sent out
Monday from Miranda City to the
Zapata Oil Company lease, southeast
Of the Miranda discovery pool. This
well will be drilled By the contract
ing firm of Trussell and johnson.
These contractors have drilled many
wells for the Zapata company since
it entered the Miranda pool. At the
present time the company is drilling
well on survey 60 in Zapata coun-
ty for the Boston-Mirando Company,
and will start this well for the Ia
pata company as soon as it completes
its contract with the Boston-Mirando
Company.
Ross Sets Casing.
J. W. Ross of the Ros-Amigos Com
pany, set casing in his No. 5 well
on survey PIGS in the Schott field
Monday. The casing was set at a
depth of 1878 feet. A new derrick
has been built for the No. 6 we'll on
this same survey. 1t will be spudded
in as soon as the No. 5 well is COM
pleted.
o. W. Killam began a well for the
Schott Oil Company last week on
survey 461. This well will be known
as the Schott No. IL. 1t is located
in strictly wildcat territory, about
three miles southwest of the Schott
field and the same distance northwest
of the Mid-Ojuelos structure.
There has been divided opinion
among many oil men as to what would
be found in this section of the terri
tory and 1t will remain for Mr.. Kill
lam to drill another wildcat well for
the Schott Oil Company in proving
u pterritory.
Laredo Gets Good Well.
The Laredo Oil Company brought
in another good well in its No. z Mon
day. This well is located immediate
ly east of Miranda City.
The Magnolia Petroleum COMPANY
set casing in its No. 8 Tuesday at a
depth of 1878 feet. The well is locat.
ed east of the No. well in the south
west corner of block IL of the Ojue.
los grant.
The company started drilling in its
No. z Wednesday. This well is To-
acted east of the No. 4 in the north
west corner of block IL.
j. W. Quigg started drilling on his
Nos. 3 and 4 on blocI No. 40 of
the Ojuelos grant in the Mid-Oiuelos
! structure early last week. TIL No. 4
well is being drilled on top of the
escarpment and will prove to the sat
isfaction Of all whether there is any
oil in this part of the field. Mr.. Ouigg
holds that the escarpment has moth.
ing to do with the oil structure in
this territory.
f. 3. Zackery, contracting driller.
on the J. w. Pippin No. 2, resumed
drilling yesterday after n two weeks
shutdown. This well is loacted in the
south center of survey 30. and is said
| TO be in a very favorable position for
production. Two stratas of gas have
! already been encountered. The denth
Of the well was just below 1900 feet
| when drilling was resumed.
Sam Evans, contractor and mana
ger for Claude Witherspoon. set cas-
ing Monday in the Garcia No. S on
| block 1 of Los Oiuelos grant.
This well is primarily being drilled
to augment the gas supply for Miriam.
do City and for drilling onerations
However, there is every likelihood
| that an oil well will be brought in.
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