San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20
PRODUCTION IS
UP 28,400 bBLS.
in EIGHT DAYS
More Oil Being Taken From
the Ground as Spring
Weather Opens.
MARKET A BIT WEAK
Mid Continent Area Es-
pecially Quiet but no
Cuts Are Announced.


Attractive crude prices and wealth
er suitable for field work have given
sufficient impetus to operations dur
ing the week to boost production of
the United States approximately 2S.-
400 barrels over the preceding eight
days. The total amount of oil re-
covered for the week just closed is
reported at 1.953.390 barrels. com
pared with 1924 900 barrels last
week. This increase is distributed gem
orally over all fields. Kansas being
the only district in the whole coun-
try showing a decrease in production
for the week.
The market situation remains quiet
with indications of weakening per-
haps in certain sections. especially the
Mid Continent. No crude cuts have
ing premiums is not being adhered to
as was the case few weeks ago. This
evidently means that crude is becom-
ing more plentiful, or at least is
easier to obtain than it was a few
weeks ago. On the west coast, pro-
duction of the big fields in the Los
Angeles Basin is declining. but there
are no indications of o change in the
price OF oil. Shipments of crude
from Los Angeles for the week end
ing April u, reached a total of l.
075,63S barrels of crude oil. 621,-
no barrels of fuel oil. ISL 900 bar
rels of gasoline and $4,000 barrels of
kersone. This was an increase over
the preceding week.
To Reduce Stocks.
On April 5. the total receipts Of
California crude Mt Atlantic coast
ports were 903,000 barrels. Stocks
are being drawn upon in various dis
tricts, and it is believed generally
that by early summer the amount of
oil now in storage viii be materially
reduced. Gasoline consumption is
holding up well considering the fact
| that certain sections of the country
have not had much real spring wealth
err so far, and from now on the con-
sumption of gas ought to increase.
In Texas. attention in the industry
was scattered during the week between
Miranda, Luling and Archer county.
Early in the week, Danciger Brothers
Dross 1, was reported to be making
good showing of oil and gas. This
we'll is located about two and a half
miles from the center of the Guada-
lupe county extension of the Lulins
field and if the we'll comes in as a
producer, will mean a good extension.
The showings were found at the depth
| of 1900 feet. Drilling is going for
ward. No competitions were reported
from Luling during the week, but sew
eral wells in the Guaralupe county
extension are getting near the depth
where the pay sand is expected. Pro-
duction of the field now is well above
the 1S-O00-barrel mark, and it is re-
ported that the two pipe lines in the
| field are not adequate to handle tho
| oil.
A Good Miranda Well.
At Miranda one of the best wells
| for the district was completed when
| Alworth Brothers brought i'm their
well for a production of $500 bar
rels during the first ~ hours of its
flow. The pay sand was topped n!
| 1I26 feet. This well is located on
Survey . in the Schott-Mirando pool.
1t is thought it will settle to about
| 500 barrels which is considered q
profitable well for that district.
An active development program is
going on in the vicinity of the two
wildcat producers completed about two
wcks ago in the southwest part OF
Archer county. about half way be.
tween Swastika and Texhoma-Gose
fields. The best of these two wells
averaged 145 barrels of oil when
swabbed recently, and the other well
has a hole full of oil waiting for o
standard rig to complete. Acreage
around both the wells has been leased
and more than a dozen tests are to be
put down. Pine line connections fol
both wells will be available by next
month.
Pipe Line Congestion.
Pipe line congestion in the viii
mot Wilson field in Archer county
has, been relieved by the completion
of four-ihch line into the field by
the Gulf Pipe Line Company. Man!
of the wells that have been pinchet
in were opened to capacity during thu
week with the result that production
for Archer county was increased NOR
than 1000 barrels.
Actual production of the Corsicana
Powell field early in the week was re
ported at 5000 barrels from GS'
wells. Last month the field hell
steadily to about 100. 800 barrels iron
G65 wells. At the present time abou
J 10000 barrels of the daily produc
ton at Powell is being obtained fror
% wells on air. The use of air I
flow the wells has been greatly in
creased by salt water encroachment
, in the field.
, Encouraging showings have bee
! found in two Kaufman county test
: along the fault region in East Centrs
| Texas. The wells are drilling abou
. one mile apart and encountered I'll
top of the Austin chalk formation 9
! depths indicative of the existence of
: favorable structure. These wells al
being drilled by J. A. Germany-Hart
ct al, and +. f. Skinner-Lyles ct a
Both are in the extreme northeast CO.
ner of Kaufman county. The Hart
! ct al well logged the top of the so
n chalk at 1870 feet. and the Skinnt
r test got the same formation at POS
!. feet. These depths are considered no
o NAL for production at corsican
e Powell and Mexia.
It Coastal Pools Off.
s Coastal competitions failed to no
: up TO the number reported last wee
II during the week just closed. A tot
& number Of ten wells were reporte
{. and of this number eight we're pr
II ducers. Compared with last wee
Is this is a decrease Of two wells. Pr
n luction for coastal fields fell appro
d ibately 500 barrels below the amour
. reported last week.
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