San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28
humble Prepares to Drill in
Section Al Of Tom
East Ranch.
OTHERS TO SPUD IN
contracts Let for Three
More Wells on Gates
Kirkpatrick Ranch.
Miranda City, Tex, Jan. 2s'-An-

Jim T1OSS COuuty' Inns ,ihiS ~ -
he Humble Oil Company doing the
Filling. A heavy rotary is being set
b this week and the well will be
budded in as soon as rigging up IS
|pished
Yfhe well is located in the eastern
hrt of section Al of the Tom East
inch in the southwest part OF jim
ogg county.
Up to the present time there has been
the neighborhood of a dozen wells
Killed or drilling in Jim Hogg county
hd most of them are deep tests. Only
is week the Jim Hogg Ridge well was
bandoned after being drilled to a depth
$500 feet by the baltimore interests
hd a number of other wells probably
I'm be drilled nearly as deep before the
hal count is passed on the county as
territory east of the escarpments.
bus far only traces of oil and good
|owings have been encountered in this
lunty, but there is something that
ems to draw the oil man for the deep
BIT. 1t may be that some one has
ssed out the word that Jim Hogg
unity holds the mother pool and the
How with money to spend is first
king Jim Hogg county.
There is. indeed, a peculiar formation
this section of the territory and Wild
tting has been in progress in all parts
the county with the exception of this
rip of country in the southwest center
st of the escarpment. The Humble
Ople are not going in here for their
alth and it is a certainty that they
We employed the best of talent in look
over and making reports on the
st ranch before they decided to spend
Fir money and now that they are IN
will be interesting to keep in touch
tn the development. The Humble IL
rsistent in looking for oil and it is
dom they turn loose with one we'll.
the present time they are drilling
wells in Duval county near Bena-
les and they have drilled dry holes
the same vicinity. They are satisfy
themselves in their search for oil
d Jim Hogg county should feel now
pt real test is going TO be made in
lower end of the county.
A few wells have been drilled west
the escarpment in Jim Hogg county
of them have encountered good show
IS of oil and gas and one small gas
II has been brought in near Randado.
ologists and scouts say that big oil
@et be found in the southwestern
1t of the county, west of the escarp-
mt and many locations have been
de for wells in this vicinity.
Extend Aviator Field.
he Aviator field was extended nearly
Iuarter of mile To the east Wednes-
when Otto Middlebrook brought in
Radio Oil Company's No. / well Ill
southwest corner of block 3 of the
ington subdivision of the PUG
others ranch. This well is located
the top of the structure and prac-
billy proves that oil in paying guam
IS is still to the east and that the
its of the Aviator field have not yet
IN reached.
tito Middlebrook was seen in Laredo
a late hour Wednesday evening, and,
pn asked how big q well. he replied:
ne oil is standing 500 feet deep in
casing and there is still heavy mud
the hole" This looks to us like II
h well and Otto thought it would be
etter producer than the wells west
which are making around 80 bar
he Radio Oil Company entered the
i as drilling contractors and it is
lately that they decided to go in for
iuction on their own behalf 1t now
IS like good contracting firm is
be- out of business by retiring through
production channels. The top of
pay was struck in this hole at a
II of 1915 feet with the drilling be-
stopped after it had made six feet
the sand.
More Gates Wells.
ne of the most important announce
Is of the month was made early this
K by Lonnie Gates when he said:
have just closed a deal with three
men to drill three wells on my
ch." Further talk developed the
that A. +. Muter. r. A. Carter
Joseph NJ. Perkins have entered into
cal with Mr.. Gates to drill three
in different parts of the territory
bounding the discovery well of the
seholders field which is located on
Gates-Kirkpatrick ranch in the
esast part of Webb county. These
will be drilled to the first sand as
contract states that drilling will not
under depth of 1900 feet unless
nercial oil is found at lesser
h.
be No. well will be drilled on sec
~ in the northwest corner of the
ey. Well No. , will be drilled in
northeast corner of section G3 and
No. 5 will be drilled in the east
of section 60. The contract calls
he first well TO be spudded in fif-
DAYS after water is furnished.
his deal was closed by Lonnie Gates
day on his part of the acreage in
Gates Kirkpatrick ranch and is
ably the most important, if not
largest transaction, that has been
hcross since the opening Of the year.
Sure Shot Spuds In.
e Sure Shot Petroleum Company
spudded in their second test on
lease Just TO the west of the
tt field: The No. . hole is located
feet north of the No. 1 well. The
well of this company was drilled
e cap by Boland ct al and has been
m as the Boland well. A Star rig
w being used to drill this well in.
e Shasta Oil Company has the con-
to drill the Sure Shot No. . and
spudded in the hole on Monday.
N Ogburn. president of the Shasta,
1--WE will make fast time on this
and will be ready to cement in |
weeks" Mr.. Ogburn also said that
bon as he completed the well for
ure Shot he would move the tools |
! WolcOtt lease and drill the Shasta |
as an offset to the Shasta No. 1 |
was lost on account of water |
lie. The Shasta acreage is in the |
- of the Ochoa pasture parti- |
81 the OjuelHs ranch.
location Of the first well to be