San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-29
THREE Wells
/ MAKE $4,000
|. bARRELSFLUSH
United Gets Two Aliens at
/ Luling, One for TO-
h 600 Barrels.
|.ANOTHER MAKES 5000
Texas Company Also Com
pletes No. | Allen for.
5000 Barrels.

LuiHg, lex, april 2S.-Ihree
{wells on the Allen tract in Guada-
Iupe county of the Luling field were
completed Monday afternoon and
night for total initial production
of $4,000 barrels. Two of the wells,
the Nos. Is and IL Aliens belong
to the United North and South Oil
company and the third, the No. l
ALLEN, was completed by the Texas
company. The No. Is is making
10000 barrels daily, the No. II,
$500 barrels and the No. 1, 100 bar
rels an hour through a threc-inch
choker. The No. 1, it is believed,
will be good for at least 6000 bar
|rels daily when allowed to flow free
".
Monday was the greatest day in
the history of the entire Luling field
lf9r new wells. On prior days more
than three wells have been completed
but the total flush. production on
Monday has never been equalled.
The wells of Guadalupe county are
producing a tremendous amount of
(0il-s0 large, in fact that companies
are being forced to turn production
into earthen storage tanks. A heavy
loss will result, of couyse, but it is
expected that several more weeks will
see at least one or two new field
lines in Guadalupe county.
Scramble For Flush Production.
Before adequate storage and field
line facilities are provided, the Guada-
lupe county. section of the field prob
ab1y will continue to be the scene of
q scramble for large flush produc-
zion.
The advent of the Grayburg in the
Guadalupe section added to the rush.
Prior to the drilling in of the No.
ALLEN of the Grayburg the United
North and South Oil company, J. X.
Hughes, the Magnolia Petroleum
company and other companies were
holding their wells in, waiting for
field lines. The Grayburg having
field line facilities brought in its No.
Allen for approximat 5000 Dar-
rels daily and turned it into its field
inc which carried the oil to loading
racks, while other companies were
still waiting for additional field
ines to be laid.
But in order TO get large flash
As a general rule, operators in the
Luling field endeavor to. make
we'll nay a profit within 80 days after
I blows in. To do this the owner
Usually makes every effort to beat
I'm offset well to the sand despite his
heed of field line. The loss ex-
rcted by placing production in earth
N storage is hardly ever as great as
L. oh &C. urban
bringing in a well surrounded by
humber of producing offsets.
A New Field Line.
The Texas Company is reported to
be building a field line and loading
ion. The loading racks are being
asst of Luling. This company brought
noon. Tuesday morning the well was
lowing through a three-inch choker.
Opinions were expressed by oil men
n the field that the well would be
rood for at least 6000 barrels daily
Then turned loose.
The No. Is Of the United, which
vas completed at o'clock Monday
vening, is believed to be the largest
Ntl YET III III lut .ftrudid-
upe section of the field. Monday
hight it was called a $1,000 barrel
Eell by a number of experienced oil
men but Tuesday officials of the
United North and South announced
hat the well was making 10000 bar
els.
The No. IL Allen is loacted several
hundred yards northeast of Gander
kA Of tha lttt "A
Producing area. 1t was brought in
{ 10 o'clock Monday night.
No. 5 Gideon Sets Casing.
These two wells of the United are
eported to be flowing int steel stor-
re tanks and field lines at present
ut it was believed early Tuesday that
would be necessary to turn them
nto earthen storage shortly due to
heir large productions which were
axing the field lines to capacity and
ling every steel storage tank avail
bic. i
The No. ) Gideon of the United
b Caldwell county is setting casing
b o160 feet, officials of the COM
any reported Tuesday. This well is
Expected to make producer shortly.
considerable interest has been center
biz around the No. ) Gideon due to
he fact that owners announced sew
raj weeks age that they probably
ould make a deep test out of il. The
10. 8 Gideon, offsetting it. was COM
heted several weeks ago for a good
itial production at depth consid-
ably below. that of any other well
the Caldwell section of the field.
|hen drilling operations were begun
b the No. 3 Allen drillers expressed
be hope Of provi-p that they had
icountered a new producing level in
be field. A good sand is said to |
hve been found at 21G0, however. j