San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-18
DECREASE IN
| LIGHT CRUDE
| PRODUCTION
Nineteen Companies Out Of
26 Report Heavy
| Declines.
CALT WATER is CAUSE
Well in Cero Azul Dis
trict Produces 6,70l,-
$40 Barrels.
CALT WATER is CAUSE

Tampico. Mex, Feb. 1..-Produc-
lion of crude oil from the light oil
district for 1922 amounted to
1881, 345 barrels a loss of 1905
Fol barrels from the 1921 total. when
| IS, 439, 703 barrels of crude was pro-
|ueed. OF the &c companies, who
Pperated both years, all but seven
bowed a decline in production. The
Huasteca Petroleum company register
Id gain of 24.221.994 barrels with
production of 30, 533, 1873 barrels
IL light crude from wells it operated
nd an additional 1,907.305 barrels
rom wells in Cerro Viejo, in which
hacienda its holds half ownership
with the Mexican Eagle subsidiary, FL
kguila, making an actual gain of
|nore than 26,000,000 barrels. The
Mexican Petroleum subsidiary more
Than doubled the production of its
dearest rival, the Mexican Gulf Oil
company, which produced 26,324, 0S3
barrels, a gain of S,94J,609 barrels
rom 1921 production. The only
Their company to show any increase
Pf note was the Mexican Seaboard,
which took 19.5S9,750 barrels from
Its Toteco wells, as compared to
2,107 400 barrels in 1921.
Fell Off TwO-thirds.
The greatest decrease was with
he, Mexican Eagle which declined
from 32.764, 42J barrels in 1921, to
2.631 .907 barrels in 1922. The
Atlantic Gulf dropped slightly more
han 30 per cent while the Trans
continental Petroleum company Is. o.
n. j. decreased from 0.050,214 bar
els in 1921 to G06,7S2 barrels last
year with another Standard subsid-
larry the Tide Mex Oil company drop
ping from 916,43S barrels to 10
barrels. The Sinclair dropped to
about 6 per cent of its 1921 figures
while the Azteca (Magnolia) produced
put, half of per cent as much.
But one new field was brought in
during the year. 1t is known as the
San Geronimo Chicincillo-San Manuel
field, producing 4213,459 barrels of
oH of which nearly 100000 barrels
was freak heavy oil from wells Of
the Aguila in San Geronimo. These
wells and practically all others in
-~e field have gone salt bat the Mex
lean Eagle in January brought in
new well in San Geronimo, also heavy.
crude. but considered by biologists
as being in n new pool. The Dutch
Shell took 2,131,0S6 barrels of light
crude from this field, mostly from
wells in Chicincillo. In addition,
some production was gained by the
Sinclair Snowden & McSweeney.
Pierce. American Trading company
and Cha. Financiera.
Big Salt Well Comes Tn Clean.
From the Tepetate-Juan Casiano
field. 4,556,311 barrels was obtained.
a slight gain over the 1921 production.
This went mostly to the Agwi, who
took 1861 ,232 barrels from one well.
No: 8, lot 159 Chinampa, a we'll
which began flowing clean oil on
Christmas day, 1921, after tests
stretching over two years had always
shown salt water. The balance or
production was divided between the
Texas Company which had taken
2.S49,9S1 barrels from this field in
1871; Cortez, Huasteca, Island,
Aguila and Mexican Gulf.
The Southern Chinampa Los Naran
Jos field gave forth 9,099,19J barrels
against 49.1jS,596 barrels in the
year preceding. OF this amount. the
Aguila took 5,473.997 barrels, mostly
from well No. 10. lot 132 and well
No. %, lot 125. both Amatlan, while
the Agwi got 2,SS5.j3J barrels mostly
from well No. 3, lot 2J1 Chinampa.
In the year preceding. the Mexican
Eagle subsidiary has n production of
los barrels in this field and
the Agwi, 13,jGG,6SO barrels. In adj
ditiOn to these two, comnanies having
in this section in 1920
were the Pantepec, Continental Next
can, Mexican Seaboard. Island, Gulf.
Oil,
Southern Amatlan which produced
sz,539. 131 barrels in 1921, came
through with but 11.11S,66S barrels
last year. The Dutch Shell lifted
R,3l3,137 barrels. showing a gain of
Sore than 100000 from 1921. The
Island Oil & Transport company
practically held its own with 1,S92,-
BOZ barrels while the AguiIa dropped
5,0O0,O00; Cortez, 3,OOOO 900: GuIf,
6,0OO.OOO; New England CAzteca)
100000 and the Transcontincntai
IS. o. n. j. over 100000. The
latter company, hOweverS~is the only
one having any considerable produc-
ton in South Amatlan at this tins.
due to the recent bringing in of two
wells on lot 206, which are good for
1000 barrels daily. virtually the
only production the Standard has in
the light oil country.
Drop ut ZacamixtIe.
Zacamixtle dropped from S.3+7, 1877
barrels in 1921, to 1.S99,361 barrels
last year, with the Corona showing
a loss of S.326.0OO barrels and the
Cosmos loss of 100000 barrels The
Huasteca production from wells in
this pool dropped 100000 barrels dur.
~Tg the twelve months while the Stan
dard declined 100000 barrels. Pro-
duction here will continue to do
cline and it is doubted If the field
will produce 10000 barrels in 1909
The Toteco-Cerro Azul line pooj
accounted for S1.19S.79S barrels of
the entire south field production for
l922 and showed an increase of a.
5OI ,591 barrels from the production
OF wells within its boundary in 1921
Of the total 45,G09,601 barrels was