San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
NEW SAND IS
PICKED Up IN
SCH0TT POOL
Many Operators Consider
Deepening Wells to New
Producing Level.
LAUREL NO. 3 IN
Kirkpatrick-Lucas Start
First Well on Ojuleos.
Grant in Webb. |
LAUREL NO. 3 IN

Miranda City, Tex, Aug. c5.-
Field Superintendent Jack Proctor Of
the Magnolia Petroleum company has
placed the Magnolia No. IL on pump.
This well is pumping from 80 to 40
barrels of high gravity oil daily. Oil
is being run into separate tank
and will be marketed by the company
apart from the regular run of Miranda
crude.
Last week Mr.. Proctor was unde-
c;ded as to what TO do and thought
he might drill the well deeper on ac-
count of stopping only eight inches in
the last sand. The sand was struck
IN this well at a depth of 1889 feet
and At 1917 feet a true brown oil
sand was penetrated eight inches. A
test Of the oil showed 45 gravity.
The well svabbed at the rate of 10
barrels and is pumping that amount
today.
Many producers in the Schott pool
Of Web county are thinking serious
iy of drills TO this new sand and
il seems 70 be a general opinion that
the Magnolia well is an edge well
being located as it is in the east
side Of the Schott pool. and that the
sand should be thicker and more
prolific in the center of the field.
1t is a safe bet that some one will
try this theory out and drill wel
below the usual sand in the Schott
pool.
Wells in the Schott pool are an
average depth of 1888 to 1910 feet
and the oil they produce is slightly
above % gravity. In the center OF
the Schott pool the new sand should
be slightly shallower than in the
Magnolia well taking the dip of the
top sand as a marker.
There is no telling what will hap
pen here when the high gravity sand
is located and should it underlie the
entire Schott pool it is hardly likely
that future producers will pay much
attention to the first producing level
where they are getting oil today.
Drill East of Escarpment.
Another firm has seen fit to go
out east Of the escarpment and start
a well on block 40 of the Ojuelos
grant of Webb county in the O'Hearn
pool of the Mid-Ojuelos structure.
The well was started the first of
the week by Bailey, Baker, Beatty
and Finley who are satisfied they
will pick up the same sand that
Wheatley and OHearn found in
their No. 2 well which swabbed bet
ter than 1000 barrels and by some
estimated as high as $500 barrels.
The territory east of the escarp-
ment is likely to come in for big
play as time passes as it seems that
wells are soon to be numerous in
this particular division of the field.
The idea that there is no oil east of
the escarpment is gradually passing
out of the minds of the operators.
The Bailey, Baker, Beatty and
Finley well is located 1900 feet east
of the Wheatley and O'Hearn No.
2.
The Nueva No. . east Of Reiser,
Webb county, about a mile, is being
shut down temporarily at the depth
of 2710 feet. This well belongs to
o. W. Killam who has used every
precaution in making a thorough test
here. The formations have been cored
and ratholeing ahead has been con-
stantly employed.
This well has been watched closely
especially by the people residing in
Reiser who are confident that pro-
duction will be picked up as they
are all talking about the wells drilled
in this vicinity BY the Producers COM
pany years ago and abandoned be-
cause they had oil in them instead
of sufficient gas for fuel.
New Company In Field.
: Another company has entered the
Ochoa Pasture Partition of the
Ojuelos grant Of Webb county. The
Weslaco Oil company started its No.
1 well Tuesday on block So.
This lease is known as the Wolcott
lease and is in the upper end of the
Mid-Ojuelos structure of Webb coun-
ty. The well is drilling at 1000 feet.
The Rio Grande Petroleum cOrpor-
alton has increased the production of
its No. 2 well to 100 barrels of oil
daily. A fine screen was placed in
the well last week and the effect
has been electric. Where the well
has been making below 80 barrels
and some water now the flow is 100
barrels with no water.
The No. 2 well of the Rio Grande
Production company is the second
well drilled in the Aviator pool of
Webb county and was drilled by the
Aviator Oil company. This company
was consolidated with the Rio Grande
Production early last spring which
company is now developing the
lease.
The Magnolia Petroleum company
set casing in its No. 13 well at a
depth Of 1912 feet. This well is To-
Gated south Of the No. 10 well along
the south line of block II of the
Ojuelos grant in Webb county in the
east side of the Schott pool. The
well will be drilled in with Star
tools.
Magnolia 20. IA Rigging.
The No. IA of the Magnolia Petro-
leum company is rigging up and will
be ready to start drilling early this
week. This well is an offset due east
of the No. IL well and is. located on
block ] of the Ojuelos' grant of
Webb county.
This well is about 1000 feet
southeast of the No. 10 which came
In ten days ago making 40 barrels
of - witty oil.
The laurel Oil company brought
IN its No. well Monday at a deptE
Of 1861 feet. This well was standing
100 feet in oil Wednesday morning
and Is only one foot in the sand. Tho
well was swabbing 800 barrels IF oil
and according to Max Buffum, presi-