San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12
Operators and Scouts Are
Watching Development
There With Keen Interest.
"BIG SHOW IS ON
Texas Latest Gusher Field
Has Total of Twenty
Producers.

Lullng, Tex, aug. Il.-SceneS tnat
remind oldtimers of the great Golden
Lane at Mexia, during the days pre-
ceding the great loom, greet the Wis
itor to the Luling oil fields. Operators
and scouts of the major companies
have been giving this field keen at
tention in the last few weeks and
are of the opinion th"t the intensive
drilling campaign that is now on be-
tween the Merrlwether producing area
and out to the Witherspoon well, be-
yond Burdetts Wells, will uncover the
true trend of the field; also that the
territory running southeast and extend
ing towards the Richar S and Kennedy
and Soda Spring Oil Company leases
will uncover some big stuff with in
dications favorable for the opening of
shallow pool.
The fields surrounding Luling are
bee hives of industry, and those who
have staked their fortunes here are
plugging along with the supreme faitl,
that this territory offers some of the
greatest possibilities presented in the
American oil fields today.
While Oklahoma and some OF the
fields of Texas are pinched in and
some of the largest producers in the
MIDI Continent oil territory have reach
ed state of almost complete suspen-
sion oe drilling, the big idea in Lul-
ing is to carry on. Instead of dimin-
ishing under low price of oil, compile
tons ere planned and wildcat extern
sions are being made from the Ken
nedy- Thorman-Reilly test in the north
east to the development of Charles
Carter ct al, near Seguin in Guada-
lupe county, covering N extension TO
the southwest of about so miles. All
through this section of Caldwell and
Guadalupe counties independent and
major operators have secured large
blocks of leases and this part of the
BALCONIES fault territory is in for an
intensive play, serving notice on the
outside world that the Luling boom
is here to stay.
One thing that has bothered the
development has been water shortage,
but this has been taken care of with
the installing of water line by the
United North and South Oil Com.
pany to supply the fields. In most
fields, water line has been n good
investment. and at the same time those
interested have filled a much needed
place in stimulating development.
From now on. speel will be made
on all the tests in the main fields, on
the Merriwether, Rios, Hardeman, Ia
Dor and all the leases OF the United
North and South Oil Company, for
the formations have been pretty well
defined. The ability of the drillers
to make record time in this field
from now on is due to the fact that
the pay depth of the sands are known
and that there is no need of the drill
ers to feel their way ahead, rat ?tail-
ing, coring every change in formation
and roaming afterwards, as has been
the case in the early history of the
field
Experienced biologists of the major
companies and the state department
as well have given great attention TO
the Luling fields in the days following
the bringing in of the Rios discovery
well, and have made an extensi &c
study of the Luling structures. Cyrus
Edwards, who is associated with
Charles Porter Tindley, Mexia and
Luling operator, has been here for
the last month working out structure
for operators. Mr.. Edwards madr
the location and wrote the opinion for
the Burk- Waggoner Oil Company, in
the great Burkburnett field that OPEN
ed the great northwest extension. The
producing horizon in Luling presents
n new study for biologists from the
fact that this is the first field in
Texas that production has been oh
tanned from the Edwards lime, with
miles of territory with breaks, per-
haps, in between. Dry holes may be
expected in some places now under
development, few dry holes don't
condemn an oil field. 1t takes nerve
to play the game and as one opera.
tor was heard to say: Faint heart
ne'er won the lady fair, nor cold fee
made a millionaire"
The people as general rule are
strongly supporting those who are
carrying on this great development
Outside capital is flowing into Luline
and representatives of investors from
all over the country are looking over
the situation here, with the idea o.
making investments.
Edgar b. Davis, discoverer Of the
Luling field, and president of tn,
United North and South Oil Company
returned this week from a visit tC
New York. Boston ard other eastern
cities, and has big plans in view fo'
the rest of the year. He, with NJ. o
Rayor, DR.. +. c. Thomson of tn,
Grayburg Refining Company; NJ. lie
bow of the Lebow Oil Company Hail
Towne. Paul Rogers and William Jen
nings OF the Royal Oil Company an,
the Prairie Lea Production Compar!
plan extensive developments. San
Reilly. of the Luling Leasing and Roy
atty Company has been instrumentf
in interesting outside capital. NJ. u
Bryant and w. J. Brown of the Lul
ing Oil Exchange have been active il
field development.
One of the important features % tn
development has been through the ei
forts of Edgar p. Davis in interest
ing the Magnolia Petroleum Compan
in contracting for 30 wells and check
erboarding their leases. This. with th
: tank farm of 55.000-barrel storage an
, large skimmine plant south OF I'll
| town will make things lively here 10
! the next few months.