San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-05
REPORT GOOO
OIL SHOWING
IN jim H0CG
Core in Elm Test on Hol-
bein Ranch Regarded
AS Encouraging.
WOLCOTT TO DRILL
Awards Contracts for Four
Wells on Ojuelos Ranch
in Webb.

Miranda City, Tex, Aug. 4.-The
Elm Oil and Gas interests have set
eight and one-fourth inch, 32-pound
casing. in their No. . well drilling on
block Is, section L., Of the Jim Hogs
county, in Las Animas grant Of tGe
Holbein ranch. The casing is 81. at
a depth of 1920 feet, gumbo cap.
A core was taken under the sumbo
which showed up both oil and gas ac-
cording to the information received
here. The company is expecting TO
bring in the first oil producer in Jim
Hogg county.
The Elm Oil and Gas interests
drilled one other well on this same
block and section and it was lost at
a depth below 1000 feet and it showed
oil and gas in such quantities that
they decided to put down the second
well and have been careful with this
we'll to offset any likelihood OF ,os-
ing 1t.
DIR. ]. II. Ellensworth of East Mo-
line. ILL.,. is the president of the y.
l.. NJ. Oil and Gas interests. Carl
Mitchell OF East Moline is secretary
and treasurer. John G. Miller OF Rock
Island, ILL.,, is also an officer and
director.
Lowry to Drill.
The Lowry Oil Corporation Of Mill
neapolis, Mimi, has lately let a COL
tract to II. Muckelroy to drill deep
test well in the Carolina Texas po7l
thirteen miles north of Miranda City.
Mr.. Muckelroy was breaking down
his machinery at the Seacord No. =
the early part of the week preparatory
to moving on the Lowry No. l. Mr..
Muckelroy is known as one of the
best drillers in this territory and it il
with much interest that The ney VS. of
his signing up to drill for Lowry was
received by oil men and the pubic.
The Lowry No. ! of the Lowry Oil
Corporation is located on block 4 of
survey 1912 in the Carniina-TeAas
pool OF Webb county. This is about
one-half mile southwest of the big
gassers in this field and the location
is on the high point Of the entire sur
rounding country.
The drilling Of this well will be
watched closely especially as the Caro-.
lina-TcXas No. > turned out g UNI
satisfactory to the entire country and
cast somewhat of a gloom over this
part of the territory as a possible deep
we'll gusher field. Here the Opiuion is
much divided and the majority believe
yet that a real oil gusher will be
brought in in this pool and the No. l
Lowry will be a test that will be
watched to make good this belief.
Homer Tyson will bail the. Hippin
No. . Sunday. He expects to bring
in one Of the biggest gassers in the
territory. This we'll is located in the
south end OF survey go in Jim Hogg
county. Casing it set at 1446 feet.
Several gas sands were encountered
from 1875 feet to 1000 fe.t in this
well and long perforated string Of
pipe will he set.
This we'll was drilled to a total
depth of $3.50 feet and it will be
plugged back just under the last gas
sand.
Test for Jim Hogg.
A contract has been closed with
Homer Tyson to drill deep test in
Jim HOgg county for some CalIforn-
ians. A derrick was built the early
part of the week on survey 10 ot jim
Hogg county and the stt,ng 90 toes
used in drilling the Forest Miracle
wei VIII NC oel UP lnS eHt's 20 W.
next week.
Harry Fansler Of Laredo interested
number of Californians N this see
lion about six weeks ago and they
have gone r'Pht ahead with their work
of development and the well will be
drilled without an hitch % depth
of $500 feet. Frank Campbell. Laredo
geologist. made the surveys OF this sec
1f o,x rAnd
on the geology.
A contract was closed by c. L. VOL
colt of Laredo for the drilling of four
wells on tracts 80 and GO OF the Ochoa
pasture partition of the Ojuelos ranch
of Webb county. This acreage is
known as the Wolcott lease. These
two tracts contain 40 acres Of land.
The individuals who will drill the
wells are from Weslaco. Tex, and are
NJ. NJ. Sparks. Aug. Kotila, A. w.
Arnett and II. +. Flowers. These men
signed a contract with NJ. Aronson,
drilling contractor, to start drilling
the first well by August ii, 1923. \
derrick was hauled out.
Mr.. Aronson is the contractor who
drilled the wells for the Bay Oil Com
pany in the Schott pool and he has
Dttil suCCtsSlul ia TINS iIciu'
The Schott Oil Company started
drilling in its No. IS well in the
Schott pool of Webb county last Tues
day. Casing is set in this well at
1888 feet. The No. Is is an average
pumper for the Schott pool making
around 100 barrels of oil daily. The
we'll will be placed on the pump early
next week.
Gbssta Sets Casing.
Casing was set Monday in the
Shasta No. well at depth of 1861
feet. The cap was found in this well
four feet higher than in the No.
well and it is also expected that a
larger well than the No. / will be
brought in as wells on other nearby
leases increase their production farth'
er 10 the east.
Byron Ogburn, president Of the
Shasta Oil Company, said yesterday ::
I'VE will get ready 10 drill in the No.
Q on Saturday and expect to have the
we'll completed by Monday or Tuesday
and we confidently look for a much
better well than our No. j.
The Radio Oil Company brought IN
its No. ) late last week and it has
been finished up a 20-barrel producer:
The total depth of the well is lIoo
feet.
This well is located north Of the
Radio No. / about 600 feet on the
west side of block 3 of the Edgington