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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
WORK OVER .GASSER
Laurel OIL Company Will Drill Gass-
err to High Gravity Sand.

Miranda City. Tex, Oct. 13.-Does
the high gravity sand extend under
the entire Schott field? This ques-
ton will soon be solved - the Laurel
Oil company now setting up tools on
their No. . gasser in the west side
of the Schott field for the purpose
of making a test of this sand. Drill
ing probably will start by the first
of next week. Man, oil men with
production in the Schott field are
keenIy interested in this well and the
oil fraternity at large is anxious to
know Just what direction and how
far this high gravity extends.
The Laurel gasser was drilled near
ly two years ago and was finished
up gasser making around 30,O00.O00
cubic feet of gas. The well has been
furnishing fuel for many leases in
the Schott field and only recently
reduced so in pressure that it ceased
to be of any good to the company
and IL was decided to try drilling
deeper to make an oil we'll.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
MAGGIE MOORE
EXTENDSF|ELD
FOR ONE MILE
Wildcat Southwest of Lul-
ing Field Making Is
minute Heads.
is 350-BARREL WELL
No. S Merriwether of Mag
nolia and School House
Test Get Water.

Luling. Tex, Oct. 1S.-The Luling
oil field was extended more than one
mile to the southwest with the COM
pletion last week Of the No. / Mag
gle Moore of the Jarmon Oil COM
'pany. The Joliet Oil company's No.
School District well began produc-
ing water Thursday. 1t is one of the
wildcat tests northeast of the pro-
ducing area.
Several weeks ago oil operators
here held few hopes of the Jarmon
Oil company ever making a well in
the No. 1 Maggie Moore. 1t was
considered a wildcat as it is located
a little more than one mile southwest
of the center of the producing area.
AT a depth Of approximately 2164
feet the Maggie Moore drilled in and
began making small amount of oil.
At that time, which was during the
first part of last week. drillers an
nounced that they probably would
drill il deeper in hopes of getting
larger production and in finding a
gas pressure. 1t was deepened only
three feet. according TO officials of
the company, when it began increas-
ing its production.
BY Saturday the we'll was reported
TO be making heads every fifteen min
utes and the wells production was
al - ko
and IL was generally believed that it
would hold I'M.
More Tests Near It.
The production in this well Is COM
ing from above the first can rock. II
has ben necessary to drill through
both the first and second cap rocks
in the proven area before the maxi
mum flow is obtained.
1t is expected that a drilling cam
paign that will extend to the San
Marcos river in southwesterly direc-
ton probably will follow the compile
ton of the Ne. 1 Maggie Moore. re-
gardless Of the fact that several dry
holes were drilled on IL, Cartwright
farms short distance to the south.
The derrick for the Jarmon Oil
eompany's No. . Maggie Moore Is
being constructed and drilling will
begin shortly, it was announced Sat
urday by company officials.
The No. Merriwether Of the
Magnolia Petroleum company, which
was threatening TO blow in during
the first part Of the week, is report
ed to be making more water than oil.
The well is in the producing area
and may be drilled deeper.
Water Tn School House Well.
The Joliet Oil company's No. 1
School District well. better known as
the School House well, was reported
Thursday TO be making water after
having drilled n few feet deener just
prior to completing the setting of
casing.
This well is one of the wildcats
of the northeastern portion of the
field and is said to be about two or
three miles from the producing area.
Among the many wildcats now
drilling in Guadalupe county. interest
centers around the Manford No. j
well Of the United North & South
Oil company. 1t is drilling at $500
feet. Tho chalk il said to have been
picked mp at 2440 feet with produc-
ton looked for Mt 1900 feet. Fast
progress is also being made on this
company's test on the Engelke and
Shanklin farms, both of which are
reported drilling nj 1900 feet,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
CIN-TEx FINISHED
Cin.Tex No. 2 Placed on Pump Max
ing Around $50 Barrels.

Miranda CITY. Tex, Oct. 13.-The
Cin-Tex Petroleum company finished
up their No. . last Friday and placed
the well on the pump. The well is
making from $50 to $50 barrels Of
oil daily.
There are three producing sands in
this well. The bottom of the hole
is 1884 feet The bit penetrated
only eight feet of sand and stopped
at this depth. The can over this sand
was hard shale. Above the shale
is eight feet of sand. This is also
capped with shale and above that is
six feet of sand This gives the well
a total depth of % feet of oil sand
which should make it one of the best
wells in this part of the field.
The Cin-Tex No. is located more
than 1000 feet east of the escarpment
and is south of the O'Hearn wells
about 1000 feet. 1t is on the middle
of 40 acres of Block 30 of the
Ojuelos Grant of Webb. county.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
FIRE in AVIATOR NO. l
Paul Porter Is Injured in Fire at Old
Aviator No. Well.

Laredo, Tex. Oct. 13.-The discov.
cry well of the Aviator field drilled
by the Aviator Oil Company and
known as the Aviator No. 1 until it
was absorbed by the Rio Grande, Pc
troleum Corporation carly in the pres
ent year, was burned last Thursday
night.
Paul Porter, general field superin-
tendent for the company, was on the
derrick floor when the well caught fire
and he was badly burned but not
seriously. The derrick and pump jack
were lost.
The well had just been placed on
the pump and was making around 10
barrels of oil daily. This well was
brought in for 3J,000,000 cubic feet
gasser in June year ago and the gas
has gradually decreased and the oil
increased. When it came in it was
spraying around 20 barrels of oil ac-
cording to the best calculations.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
Luling Field
Drilling Report

Afford Drilling Company's No. !
Walker, drilling at 1900 feet.
Big Gusher Oil Company's No. 1 Walk
er. preparing TO set casing.
Caldwell Oil Company's No. Harde-
man. preparing to drill in.
Caldwell Oil company's No. Harde-
man. rigging up.
Caldwell Oil Company's No. Harde-
man. drilling at 1000 feet.
Carmichael & worthington's No. l
Grady. drilling below 1900 feet.
Delcambre Petroleum Company's No.
Flowers, drilling.
East and West Oil Companys No. l
Branyon, drilling.
Fensland Oil and Gas Companys No.
! Whittlesy. drilling at $500 feet.
Grayburg OIL Company's No. Black
well. drilling at $3.50 feet.
Grsyburg Oh company's No. : Byrd
Joliet School District well No. 1. set
j, B. lannon's No. Maggie Moore.
producing.
Remedy, Reilly & Thornian's No. /
Cole, drilling at 1850 feet.
w. f. kittle and J. 4. Davis No. l..
derrick.
Luling Petroleum company's No. !
Grady. coring at PHO feet.
Magnolia Oil company's No. . Merri-
wether, drilling at 1890 feet.
Magnolia OH .company's No. 4 Merri-
wether, producing $50 barrels.
Magnolia Oil Company's No. Merri-
wether, making water and oil.
Magnolia Oil Company's No. Merri-
wether. rigging up.
Magnolia Oil Conipany's No. . Nathan
Byrd. drilling at 1875 feet.
Magnolia Oil Company's No. Clara
Byrd, drilling at 222I feet.
Magnolia oil company's No 1 Jim
Sheriff.. drilling at 1910 feet.
Mahlstedt-M Nook Oil Companys No. !
Fields. drilling at 1000 feet.
NJ. o. Rayor's No. I Walker. An inch
liner set at s4s7 feet: preparing to
drill in. E!.
Rydal Oil company's No. Garcia.
Suniand OIL and Gas Company's No. ?
Hardeman.i drilling at 1000 feet.
Seals Creek Oh Companys No. Proc
tor. location.
Soda Springs syndicates' No. II. NJ.
Bolton. drilling at 1850 feet.
Texas Trading Company's No. Davis.
drilling at 200 feet.
Tindley -Killoush's No. Martin. To-
Thorman-B ckstone Oil Company's
No. l Cole. drilling at ITS feet
Universal Oil company's No. Hers
chap, location.
pdny NO. . All hefSei' oiAAhs - -fSS
United North and South oil Com
pany's No. w. +. Mercer. drilling at
United North and South oil Com
pany's No. Mills Mercer. waiting for
cement to set.
United North and South Oil Com
pany's No. / w. r. shanklin. drilling
at 2OSo feet
panys No. Marion Mercer. waiting for
cement to set.
United North and South Oil Com
pany's No. / August nEgelke. drilling
United North and South oil Com
pany's No. } Tabor, waiting for cement
United North and South oil Com
panys No. 5 Tabor. drilling at 1000 Feet
United North and South on Com
pany's No. ? Trammel. derrick.
pany's No. l Milton Mercer, drilling in.
United North and South OIL Companys
No. 1 Gideon. producing 700 barrels.
United North and South OIL COM
panys No. chester Byrd, drilling at
United North and South Oil company's
No. Chester Byrd. drilling at 2lbO Feet.
United North and South Oil Company
No. l Manford, drilling.
no report available.
witherspoon OIL Company's No. ! Mer-
riwether, derrick.
j. waish's No. / Merriwether, drilling.
Yoakum- Sinner Oil Companys NO. l
Mexican, drilling at 2l0O feet.
Yoskum Sinner OH Company's No.
Hardeman, preparing TO spud In.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
SELLS GASOLINE AT CENTS.
ATLAS Petroleum Corporation Makes
Drastic Cut in Price Friday.

By a special arrangement with sew
eral of its customers, the Atlas PETROL
cum Corporation is retailing gasoline
lin San Antonio at cents. This price
WAS first posted Thursday by Roth
Brothers garage on North Flores
street. 1t is the lowest price erv
posted in San Antonio by a refinery
.anC caused no little interest among
tgasoline distributors in the city. There
is chance, according to officials Of
the Atlas Petroleum Corporation. that
they will retail gasoline in this city as
Low. as ) cents Fer gallon. As far as
their company is concerned. officials
fdGte, the price of gasoline in San An
ftonio will remain at cents or under
flor at least four more months. Sew
.cral of the com9any's customers were
feeling gasoline at 5 cents Satur-
tday.
4 "When this company was organized
last APRIL says ]. S. Trowbridge.
general manager of the Atlas Petrol
Ieum Corporation, several people APP
Iparently connected with various oil
Interests here intimated to us that
I'VE would be out of business within six
weeks after we had placed our gaso-
Enc on the market. We began to re-
fine our gasoline in spite Of the warn
iings and by posting the price at cents
Through an arrangement with several
Of our distributors last week. it was
selling 4 cents under he posted price
+ of major companies.
"Our object is TO help stabilize the
price of gasoline in San Antonio.
There is no need of this s6-called
| gasoline war; for there is business
enough in this city for everyone. II
seems to me that the oil companies
should aid in making business better
here by stabilizing the price Of gaso-
| line.
We are prepared TO retail our gas
oline as low as cents n gallon. We
are big enough TO set our own prices
and do not have to take them from
any other company. We know that
ne fight would begin in earnest four
months ago and prepared for it. Con-
sequently. we do not expect to go out
Of business
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
E. L. M. IS DRILLING
Elm On and Gas Interests Now DriI.
ing i'm W0leott Field.

Miranda City, Tex, Oct. 1s.1The
E. j.. Nj. Oil and Gas interests start
ed their second test in the northeast
part Of the Wolcott field this week.
This well is located IS feet east of tue
No. well which was drilled last sum-
mer year ago as a test of the shallow
sand between 400 and 500 feet that
was picked up in the Mop-Up No. /.
The No. well was drilling below
1000 feet Wednesday and they expect
to set casing before the end of next
week. The well is located on block %
of the Ochoa pasture of Webb coun-
ty, known as the Wolcott field.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
TO DRILL DEEPER
The Cin-Tex No. 1 Is Being Drilled
70 Second Sand.

Miranda City. Tex, Oct. 13.-The
Cin-Tex Petroleum company started
to drilling their No. 1 deeper last
week. This well was brought in early
in the year and has been making
around 100 barrels of oil daily, but
due to the fact that wells in this
part of the field making more oil
it was decided to drill to the second
sand.
The Cin-Tex No. I is located on
Block 80 of the 0juelos Grant OF
Webb county in the upper end of
the Aviator Field.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
FLOWING $50 BARRELS
McMulIen County Well Producing
From 763-Foot Sand Is Report.

According to reports brought to San
Antonio by scouts for major COM
panies, G. NJ. Oil Company's No. i
Cox in McMullen county is producing
$50 barrels flowing through two
inch tubing.
This well is reported to have topped
the pay at 763 feet and TO have been
completed in twelve feet of sand TIE
oil . similar TO that in the Grubstake
wells. This well is in the vicinity OF
the Three Rivers gas territory and
is looked upon as proving the exist
ence of another pool quite similar to
the Miranda pool.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
STRIKE GAS AT DILLEY
Carolina-Texas Syndicate No. En-
counters Gas In Shrum No. I.

Miranda City. Tex, Oct. 13.-A
second gas sand was picked IN last
week in the Shrum No. / drilling
southwest Of Dilley in LaSalle on
the Shrum ranch. The sand was
picked up at a depth of 1895 feet.
The top sand was four feet thick
and then a stratum of Ignite fourteen
feet thick was drilled through with
ten feet more of gas sand UNDER
meath. The first gas sand in this
well was picked up above 500. feet
depth. The well is to be drilled to
a total depth of $3.50 feet and from
present indications a producer may
be made of the Shrum No. /.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
STARTS O'HEARN NO. 4
Wheatley & O'Hearn Start Their No
4 i'm Mid Oiuelos Field.

Miranda City. Tex, Oct. t3.-The
No. 4 well Of the Wheatley & O'Hearn
Company was started the first of this
week and is drilling around 1000 fee.
The well is an offset to the east OF the
No. 2 we'll $50 feet. The location is
on block 80 of the Ojuelos grant OF
Webb county in the Mid-Ojuelos field.
This well is east of the escarpment
about 1900 feet and is still west OF
the Finley 4 Bailey No. /. the wei
which marks the east line of produc-
ton in Webb county.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
WELASCO SETS CASING
Casing Was Set Last Thursday in the
Weslaco Oil Company No. 2.

Miranda City. Tex, Oct. 13.-The
Weslaco Oil Company set casing last
Thursday in their No. well on block
AZ of the Ochoa pasture of Webb
county in the Wolcott field. This
well is an offset 300 feet west of the
No. 1 which was finished up two
weeks ago making around $50 barrels
of oil daily.
The easing was set at a depth OF
17ef feet. The company expects to
make a good well here. --
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
HOLDEN is DRILLING
Holden Well East Of Hebbronviilo
Running Two Towers

Miranda City, Tex, Oct. 1S.-
Drilling was resumed last week IN
the Holden well several miles east Of
Hebbronville in jim Hogg county. This
well is being drilled with cable tools
and is below 1900 feet deep.
Two towers are at work and it II
said that the drilling will be pushed
to completion without any further de-
lays. This well has been drilling and
standing at intervals, for more than
two Jears.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
Miranda City school starts.

NIIrHfltU Cll4, ItN., Vtt' % -NNIIVUI
was started in Miranda City last
Monday, Miss Ellen Horn is the prin-
cipal and Mrs. Harry Laird is assist
ant. A new school building has just
been completed which delayed the
opening OF the school for one week.
The Miranda City independent school
district was created last spring by an
almost unanimous vote of the people
and in another year a larger building
will have to be erected to meet the
growth of the district. All the gsades
are being taught this year up TO and
including the ninth.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
LAUREL GETS WELL
Laurel Oil Company Brings In No
2 q Good Producer. ~

Miranda City, Tex, Oct. 13.-The
No. 4 well of the Laurel Oil con1-
pany located in the northwest part of
Block IS of the O5uslos Grant in the
Mid Ojuelos field of Webb county
was finished up Monday and placed
on the pump making around 200 to
go barrels of oil daily. The well
offsets the Quigg No. > to the south.
Max Buffum, president of the com
pany, said that this was going to
make the best well that they. had
yet drilled and that he looked for the
production to increase materially.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
Chico No. ? Drilling.

Miranda City, Tex, Oct. 1S.-The
Shasta Oil Company, drilling con-
tractors, started the No. 2 well for
the Chico Pool Oil Company this
week. Thursday they were drilling
around 200 feet and il is probable
that casing will be set before the end
of another week. This we'll is located
on block AZ of the Ochoa pasture In
the Wolcott field of Webb county
The we'll is an offset to the west Of
the No. 1 which was finished up last
week making around $50 barrels Of
oil daily.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
SCHOTT 10 DRILLING
The Schott Oil Company Started n
10 This Week. 4

Miranda City, Tex. Oct. f3.-Tho
No. 10 Of the Schott Oil company was
started this week. The well is locat.
ed on Block 20 of the Ojuelos Grant
in the Schott Field of Webb county.
The well offsets the Kirkpatrick--
Lucas No. 1 to the north. ~
More than a year ago the Schott
Oil company drilled two mammoth
gassers in the northeast part of this
block. The oil sand was picked up
between these gassers and the prodrfc-
ing wells in the Schott Field.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
Russell & White Drilling No. 4.
Miranda City, Tex. Oct. Isl. w.

Russell and True White are drilling
in the wolcott field of Webb county.
They started their No. l well early
this week and are now drilling below
1000 feet. The well is located on the
southwest corner Of block As OF the
Ochoa pasture. Mr.. Russell drilled the
first well in the Wolcott field whIcn
made a producer. At that time, three
months ago. Mr.. Russell was one OF
the owners of the Esperapza Oil Com
pany. Mr.. White is one of the best
known drilling contractors in this dis
trict and has drilled a nunber of Wild
cat wells in different parts Of the
territory. Both men came here more
than year ago from the big fields
of Mexico.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
WheatIey & O'Hearn Install Power.
N;rando Cify Tex Oct IL

wheatley & O'Hearn are installing =
powcr plant on their lease in the Mid
Ojuelos field of Webb county. The
plant was purchased from the Oil
We'll Supply Company of Miranda
City. 1t will be pulled by 40 h. o.
Black Bear gas engine and will have
sufficient power to pump 30 wells.
Wheatley & O'Hearn have three pro-
ducing wells and have lately started
a fourth on their lease.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
asolne Reai for Low Seven Gents in San Antonio
Oil Production

The daily average production Of the
fields of the United States for the
past week follows:
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14

Casing is being run on the School
house we'll at Joliet This we'll and
the Grady No. well of the Lulins
Petroleum Company are both looking
good, according TO the drilling crews.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14

Efforts are being made to side
track a.slip in the Bolton well Of the
Soda Springs Syndicate five miles
northeast of town. A core will be
taken, according to A. b. Estep, gen
eral manager, at 2541 feet. showing
having been obtained at the base of
the Taylor mari.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14

From all indications, the water
flow in a number of producers in the
proven area is exhausting itself. The
Hardeman No. 3 of the United North
and South Oil Company which for a
time was reported as making 40 per
cent water is now. down to 20 per
cent, while one of the Byrd producers
which made IL per cent water is now
running Double . oil.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14

X. C. Baker, vice president and
general manager of the North and
South Company. is again back on the
job after two months vacation
spent with his family in the East.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14

A half million barrels of crude will
soon be in storage at the Magnolia
of town. Six Of the 55,O00-barrel
tanks are filled, two more are to be
completed this week and two more
the coming week. Fifteen in all will
be erected. Fast time is being made
on the refinery and it will start OPP
Grafton November 1, according to an
official of the company. ~
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14

A we'll 1t is reported will be drilled
by J. g. Oltorf ct al in the neishbor-
hood of Old Nixon.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14

Gas masks are TO be provided by
United North and South Company for
those employed who are forced to
come in contact with the sulphurous
gases from some of the wells and
tanks. Several serious accidents and
one fatality have been due to men be.
ing overcome. Other operators would
do we'll to follow the example of the
North and South.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14

Fast time has been made on the
three tests being put down in Guada.
lupe county by the United North and
South interests, all having passed the
1000 foot level. Production, it is UNI
derstood, is looked for about 2oOO
feet.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1923-07-27
LOST CONTROL COSTS RoTAR-
IANS GAME AFTER HAD IT WON

!. The balloon ascension Of the Rotar-
ians Wednesday evening was worthy
of comment. A special game was
played to dispose Of the tie which
had existed for several weeks between
the Rotarians and Elks.
, Two safe hits in the first inning
gave the Elks runs and by close
fielding they shut out their opponents
for two innings.
2 The Rotarians tightened up in the
third and after seven men had faced
the pitcher, gathered in three per-
fectly good runs. Nothing more was
made by either side until the Rotar-
ians came up for their last out Of the
fifth. and then someone yelled Tan
lac" and Raber lost his control and
his temper. There were two down
Sampson knocked single; Bill Ora
ham walked and when whitlock came
up he caught the ball on his back.
Bases full. Even then the fans hoped
Rausch would fan. but, presto! He
hit safe, as also did Lawrence Adams
and two more crossed home plate.
The Rotarians were shut out in their
frame OF the fifth. and the curtain was
rung down to 3.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1923-07-27
REV. PARRY MAY TAKE
eEvERAl MONTHS LEAVE

Owing to rapidly falling health. Rev.
Alfred B. Parry. Pastor of the Bap-
dst church. may obtain leave OF alb
sence about September 1. and travel
through the West and Northwest for
several months.
Rev. Parry had decided to tender
his resignation to the church. but a
long list OF protests from both the
Delta church and the Ash Mesa con-
greEation where he has labored 20
faithfully for several years. shows that
the majority are unwilling to have
him resign. and Il is probable that,
as was the case during the war when
he entered Y. NJ. c. A. work abroad.
he will be granted only temporary
leave. His family will probably re-
main here during the winter.