San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-23
No. z ALLEN|s 1
CONTROLLED
TEMPORARILY
No Casing Set and Gazing
Shuts in Guadalupe
CusheT.
INTEREST In GIDEON
Makes 800 Barrels at
2525-40o Feet Deep
Or Than Others.
INTEREST In GIDEON

Luiing, Tex, March -. - The
United North and South Oil COM
pany's No. 2 Allen which blew in
Unexpectedly Tuesday night and ran
wild for days despite every effort Of
the crew, was reported Saturday
morning to be temporarily under con-
troll. There is no casing in the well
and drillers said Saturday they be-
lieved that 1t had partly caved. Drill
ing has begun again and the hole
will be cleared before the crew at
tempts to set casing. That the well
may break loose and run wild again
with the tools in the hole Is the
opinion Of some oil men here.
The No. 2 Allen blew in for the
first time at 10 O'Clock Tuesday night
and its production was then esti-
mated at $500 barrels. 1t was mud
ded in but during Wednesday it broke
loose. Prior to this oil began spout-
ing out of the earth in 30-foot
stream 20 feet away from the derrick.
This caused considerable excitement
in the field and in surrounding towns
and hundreds of spectators were at
the well during wednesday and Thurs
day. Some oil men estimated the
wells production the second time it
ran Wild at 5000 barrels daily
Gideon Makes 800 Barrels.
Much interest has been created
among the oil men around Luling on
account of the bringing in of the No,
3 Gideon of the United North and
South Oil company, which is produo-
ing at a depth of 400 feet lower than
any other well in the entire field.
First production on the Gideon, which
is around 2525 feet deep, was only
about 800 barrels per day, but the
drill was sent on down through the
cap rock and late cores show IN ex-
good with every indication
that the well will be one of the good
ones of the field and prove the deep
pay structure to be as good as the
regular production area. =
Accidents with the core barrel pre-
vented further developments at the
well. but it is one of the centers OF
interest among all oil men and is be-
ing watched carefully on account OF
the bearing it will have on the field
1t is 800 feet south of the Hardeman
tract. where a number Of wells pro-
duced at the old production depth OF
the field, around 2150 feet. and IS
proof that cross fault
runs through the field there and that
new areas will be opened up to the
east and south of the present produc-
ton area, which runs across a long
narrow ridge from the Maggie Moore
lease on the south and west to the
Trammell on the north and east.
Some New Acreage.
A large stretch Of territory that had
formerly been condemned as dry is
now considered to contain excellent
for production and other
wells both to the south and east of
the field are expected to be started.
in the near future and it is probable,
that q quick drilling campaign will
be iuaugurated to determine just how
wide the new producing depth will
run. -,
About two and one-haH miles TO
he southeast of the Gideon well are
the old Robinett and Walker wells
which have been abandoned though
both are making a little high gravity
oil at a depth a little above the pro-
lucing depth in the Gideon No. 3.
A test of the oil taken from the Walk
,r well showed it TO be around 40
,ravity while that Of the main field
s a little above IS. =.
The oil from the new Gideon well
IS also said to be lighter than that
rom the producing area. though TO
late nothing has been given oxt IN
he way of figures on a test.
There is much discussion as 70 the
.esult of these two wells being shot
IS both showed CONSIDERABLE oil when
hey were being & ;aled and casing
vas set in both, Il .Iv.ng the holes in
rood condition for fIeIre work should
t be deemed worth while to 90 back
nto them.
May Lead to Great Activity.
A third well off from the pay struc-
ure of the old field was the No. 1
'renshaw Of the Barrow Oil company
which was abandoned after develop
ng water, around $3.50 feet. IL IS
ilso considered possible since the
iideon showed up other pay depths
hat this we'll could still be made q
roducer. There has been consider
bic difference Of opinion among
hose who are watching the field as
, whether the Gideon's oil is COM
X from the old Edwards hme form
ton on a 400-foot dip or whether
eal pay sand has been found.