San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-11
MIRANDA OPENS
1928 WITH 536
CARS Of CRUDE
Despite Many Shut-downs,
January Exceeds De-
cember in Shipments.
MANY WELLS DRILLING
Development Continues Ac-
tive Despite General
Water Shortage.
MANY WELLS DRILLING

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| Schott field shut down for two weeks,
the shipments of oil from Miranda City
show substantial increase over the
month of December.
Five hundred and thirty-six cars of
| oil is the record for January, in COM
parison 10 4S4 cars for the month of
December, an increase of 81 cars. With
the many well finished up right at
the end of the month, the February
record should be the best get made by
the field, and it is expected that more
than 600 cars will be shipped out. Spe-
cial oil trains are now common daily
thing in the life of Miranda City and
! the railroad company very often runs
two specials per day. The big increase
in production will see a very lively bus
| mess with the railroad from now on as
more rigs are constantly coming into
the field.
Spud in Three Wells.
The Canadian Producing and Rein
| ing Company have stepped into the
hurry up class when it comes 10 fast
work in drilling wells. This week they
spudded in three wells-Nos. 10, 81 and
II. No. Is is offset west of No. 13
in survey 80, and No. II is offset of
| No. - TO the south 800 feet. No. 81
is several hundred feet north of No. ii,
block 10 of Los Ojuelos grant.
These three wells are all located in
and near the largest producers in the
northeast part of the School field and
are close TO the big Magnolia No. 4,
which is now making better than, 400
barrels.
Carnahan has changed the numbering
of his wells on block 10 of Los Ojuelos
grant and has started at No. so and
going up. Well No. IA, which is To-
Gated in the southwest corner Of block
! 10, will be changed to No. 30 il a re-
quest filed with the oil and gas COM
mission of Texas is complied with.
Freak things continue TO happen in
the Schott field and this week the Car
nahan Producing and Refining Com
pany surprised the fraternity with two
big wells. one making $50 barrels of
oil daily and the other flowing better
than 1000 barrels. These two wells are
offsets to the big Magnolia No. 4. No.
Is is located in the northeast corner of
survey IS and No. Il is located in the
southwest corner ofsblock 10, Los 9jue-
los grant. The former is west Of the
MHElOUu wen anu the lHlltT IL lOEIHs
Flowing by Heads.
These two wells came in last week
as ordinary producers. No. IL came
in Friday and No. IA came in Satur-
day. BY Monday both wells were flow
ing by heads and making good pipeline
oil The flow is steadily increasing and
the above figures were recorded yes
terday. Roy Carnahan was seen in Mi
rnndo City and he was very happy over
the turn of events in the Carnahan pro
duction.
These wells are of the average depth
of wells in this part of the field, around
1900 feet, and they were drilled with
the usual attention given other wells.
The only reason for them being better
wells is because they are following out
the usual freak formations of parts of
the Schott field. Flowing wells Mt this
depth and the comparatively small cost
of drilling (under SS000) is one Of the
big wonders of the oil fraternity in other
parts of the Southwest.
Nowhere can wells be drilled so
cheaply and brought in so easily as they
are in this big Miranda oil territory.
The grade of oil is beginning 10 show
merit in comparison with Crudes of 9th
er fields and it will not be long until
demand will be created for the Miranda
crude. Refiners of high grade oils will
soon come to look on this field as 4
great asset.
Spud in No. I.
The Crimmins-GleasOn Operating
Company spudded in their No. l this
week on block = of survey Q on the
Benavides Ranch, which lies partly in
Webb and partly in HIpata counties.
The we'll is located on the county line.
The property is northwest of the Mi
rando discovery pool in Zapata county.
The we'll will be drilled with a rotary
rig and will be drilled TO a depth of
1850 feet and possibly TO 200 feet
should oil not be found before the lat
ter depth is reached. Coreing and rath-
oling will start at a depth Of 1000 feet
and all promising showings will be given
n test.
1t also is learned from Mr.. Gleason
that Leopold Morris of the Ere port
Sulphur Company, and Tampico asso-
ciates will drill well on the p. Bena-
vides subdivision. The well will be
drilled on block SO and is TO be spudded
in directly after the completion OF the
CrimminS-Gleason No. l well.
Another KanOka Well.
The Kanoka Petroleum Company has
another well on the cap ready to drill
in. The casing was set Wednesday in
the Kanoka No. ), which is an offset
to the south of Kanoka No. 3. and
a short distance TO the northeast of
Kanoka No. 1. the first flowing well
to come in, in the Schott field. which
has never stopped flowing since last
July. At times this well made as high
as 2000 barrels and remains stationary
around 400 barrels.
J. F. Ross is going to drill for oil
on his lease on survey 2253. held in
the name of Ross Secunda Company. |
This lease is in the southeastern part |
of the survey and is proven territory. !
A derrick was erected the first of the |
week on this lease ~ ~ s0ols will be |
placed on the floor before the end OF !
the week.
]. F. Ross is one of the most sue
cessful producers in the Schott field, !
and he has led the production of oil |
more than one month since the coming !
in of his first well on survey PIGS, !
where lie has three producing wells. !
which have been flowing for the last |
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