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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-09
RESUME WORK ON
INDEPENDENT WELL
NORTH OF DEL RIO
William Hopkins of Okla
homa in Charge Since
Bowers Injured.
Del Rio, Tex, March S.-The In

Del Rio, Tex, March s.-The In
dependent Operator we'll six miles
north east of Del Rio has resumed
drilling. Pending the recovery of
W. ii. Bowers, who was injured at
the East Del Rio well in an accident
there about two weeks ago, William
Hopkins, Of Saltwater, Okla, is in
charge of operations. Much interest
has been manifested in this test from
the beginning, and a number of geolo-
gists and oil men have visited it at
different times during its progress.
The Havalien well seventeen miles
northeast of Del Rio, on the Weathers-
bee ranch, has god showing at n
depth Of 1888 feet. Cuttings from this
well have been sent to the State Uni
versity at Austin and to various
biologists throughout the United
States. 1t is probably the deepest
test ever made in this region.
The East Del Rio well is busy
making repairs caused by the almost
complete wreck OF the rig about two
weeks ago. Bright prospects were
considered Immediately ahead at this
well when the accident put tenn
porayy stop to drilling.
Changes are being made at the
Hodges-Wright test by Manager Mills
which will add materially to the eff
ficienty Of drilling operations. This
well is about five miles east OF Del
Rio on the Eagle Pass road, and is
about a quarter Of mile from the
Joe Morris well, the first one to begin
drilling in that locality. DIR. w. F..
Cummins, geologist for the Rio Bravo
Oil Company, who has been here for
some time, has departed. DIR. J. L..
Workman Of Brownsville and DR.. Cum
minis were closely associated. DR..
Workman, who is still here, was for
merly a professor of geology at Yale
University. DIR. WORKMAN is especially
interested in the Independent Operator
well, but be has also inspected other
wells drilling in this district.
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Production United States Declines $4,000 Barrels Single
to the northeast of the Southwest Oil
company test.

to the northeast of the Southwest Oil
company test.
Tne Carolina-Texas Oil and Gas
trust is moving in tools for No. u,
which is to be located about 100 feet
to the south of No. . and in Survey
6S3. The well will be spudded in
about the first of next week. The
Border Gas company purchased the
production OF the recent gasser that
was brought in by the Morgan-Gibble
company and the latter company has
made u location for the drilling OF
No. 2. The derrick will be erected
and tools moved in at once. Casing
is being pulled in the No. 8 of the
Cole Petroleum company and the der
rick erected for No. 4, which is TO be
located about ga miles due east OF
the No. test and in Duval county
The A. ID. J. Oil company test on
the Pratt ranch had considerable gas
showing below 5000 feet and is now
drilling below $3.50 feet. The test
being drilled by the Andrews Petro.
leum corporation on Survey 125 OF
the Benavides ranch is below 115O
feet. In this well the sand that car.
ries gas in that portion of the field
was encountered below 1000 feet, but
was not of sufficient importance to
justify testing. Barnhart ct al is
drilling around 500 feet on Survey
1864 east of the coal mines, while
Neal ct al is drilling below HOO feet
on block / of Survey 612. Mr.. Neal
has made excellent time since spudding
in and, according to the contract
made with several companies who pur.
chased acreage, the hole will be drilled
to the depth Of $500 feet, unless pro-
duction is secured before that depth
is reached. According to Mr.. Neal,
the test viii be a deep one and in
event oil is not discovered when that
depth is reached an additional contract
will be given for greater depth.
To Drill in Jim Hog.
In Jim Hogg county the Zapata
company this week closed deal with
Henne. Winch & Fariss for acreage
adjoining the western division of the
Oscar Thompson ranch and will COM
mence drilling operations immediate
ly. The well will be located on block
. and about 800 feet southwest of the
test No. ., drilled by the same COM
pany last year. Homer Tyson is drill
ing below 600 feet near the Pippin
gasser and Weber is also below 340O
feet on the Holbein ranch.
Don Adams from Minneapolis has
made a preliminary survey of the
land owned in fee by himself and his
associates west of the Miranda Valley
oil field. Mr.. Adams contemplates drill
ing a test to the depth of $500 feet
Immediately. The Sure Shot Oil CON-
pany commenced deepening No. 2 on
Survey 80 to the depth At the high
gravity sand recently found in the
field by the Magnolia and the Crana-
han companies.
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TO. SPUD In TEST
Arkansas Fuel and Oil Plans Deer
Well in Crockett County.

San Angelo, Tex, March S.-The
Arkansas Fuel Oil Company Of Pitts
burg, has leased 5000 acres out Of the
ranches of Will Noelke and Howard
b. Cox in the western part of Crock
EFT county and has contracted to spud
in a deep test for oil within four
months from March 3. Announce
ment of the deal was made by Tom
Nolen, Crockett county clerk. ranch
man and oil lease operator, who nego-
tiated it. II. o. Murphy of Dallas,
represented the lessee.
The land lies along Live Oak creek,
extending westward to the Pecos river,
and is entirely in Block GG. The
more than twelve sections center
around Section AZ. some 35 miles due
west of Ozona. The Arkansas Fuel
Oil Company has 80 days in which 20
make a geological survey and make
the location for the well.
The company also has taken S0-day
options to lease approximately 10000
acres In Pecos and Terrell counties
from ]. NJ. Holmes, Manley Holmes,
II. G. Noelke and the Pecos Ranch
Company, composed of III. p. (Bus-
teri Allison and Il. w. HUTCHINSON
of Sonora, and others. The Pecos
Ranch Company property was former
ly the lower ranch of John w. Cam
on of San Angelo The 10000 acres
are west of the Pecos river, some Of
the tract bordering Crockett county
on the west,
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FOUR DEEP TESTS
BEING MADE IN THE
MAIN LULING FIELD
Grayburg and United May
Get Oil Sand at 1900
Feet, Is Report.

Luling, Tex, March S.-Four deep
tests are now being made in the main
Luling oil field and one in the Quad
alupe county extension TO the field
and much interest centers around
them on account Of the fact that many
biologists OF note have advanced the
opinion that a deeper pay than the
present production depth would be
found here that would produce more
prolifically and over wider area than
the present field covers.
The tests are the Grayburg Oil
Company's No. 1 Blackwell, two and
one-half miles northeast OF the main
field, which is drilling around 400
feet and is the deepest hole in the
entire section; the Tabor deep test of
the United North and South Oil Com
pany, their Chester BYRD deep test
and their Rafael Rios deep test. These
three are in the heart of the oil field,
the Rios being on the same lease as
the discovery well Of the field. The
North and South's No. 1 Shanklin,
drilling around $500 feet, is the Quad
alupe county deep test and is located
a little to the south and east of the
producing area there, having made n
water well at about 2100 feet, which
is the depth of the producing wells
there.
However. the water was cased off
and the well carried on down. 1t is
the theory of the biologists that the
lime formation that is producing oil
here known as the Edwards lime, is a
freak formation and that the oil is
sceping for a main pool that will pro-
duce from a true oil sand. 1t is the
plan of those who are making the
deep tests to carry them down TO the
Trinity sands, which bear oil in other
deep fields, and il is expected to be
found around 1900 feet here,
No real deep tests had been made
here prior to this on account Of the
low price of oil, but when the price
Of Luling crude rose to 81 per barrel
i was considered worth while to try
for a deeper pay.
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DRILL In FISHER
Hoad q Scharbauer to Go Through
Cement With Star Rig.

Callihsm, Tex, March s.-The No.
5 Fisher Of Hoad & Scharbauer is
cemented at 610 feet and preparing
to drill in with a Star rig. This well
is located 700 feet south Of the huge
Greater made by this company's No.
2 Fisher recently.
The No. 2 Bowers is cemented at 637
feet and according to Long and Mays,
drilling contractors Of San Antonio,
the well will be drilled past the gas
for oil. The South Texas Company
is setting casing at 100 in its No. z
II. T. Callahan and the No. 2 Cox.
The No. 3 Cox is pumping. The
Grubstake Investment Association has
set casing in its No. 5 Lark and is
laying gas line from its No. 2 Nichols
to its No. 3 Nichols where rigging
up has begun. The San Bait Petro-
leum Company completed its third well
Saturday which is making 100 barrels.
1t is expected that the No. 4 will be
completed shortly.
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several sections. 1t 10 believed that
much Of this territory has potential.
ties equal to those at Powell and
Mexia.
This territory begins northeast Of
Powell In Navarro county near Bazette
community and extends into the south
east corner Of Kaufman county.
The week witnessed no change In
the crude market and certain sections
of the country have settled into an
apparent lull as far as the market sit
uation is concerned. There is little
expectation of a change in the price
of Mid Continent crude at any time
soon and the same situatin exists
in California.
No immediate change II predicted
for Texas. In general there is a
spirit of optimism throughout the in
dustry, but students of the situation
are quick to point out that last years
experience should be a lesson to guide
the industry in its Developments this
spring and summer.
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DRILLING IN MEDINA
Revival Of Interest Shown in Shal.
low Pool and Many Derricks Up.

Hondo, Tex, March S.-There Is Q
revival of interest in this pool and
Medina county seems destined for g
good play during the coming sum
mer. Many derricks are UP. Follow
ing is list of operations in Medina
county around Hondo:
Ina Oil Company No. 1, Survey No
10, L. Z. burst, on the pump.
Ina No. 2, Survey No. 10, p. Z
burst, shut down, 1920 feet.
Mcbride No. /, burst, Survey No
Ii, shut down.
earle Bros. No. /, Survey No. 10
=. II. burst, Louis Schmidt ranch
drilling about 1900 feet.
Jake Wolfe No. 1, Survey No. $50,
]. Brothag, shut down, 1900 feet.
Smith and Donaldson No. 1, Survey
No. Is. z. Z. burst, Wilson ranch,
shut down. $50.
O'Bryan No. /, Nixon ranch, Sur
vey No. IA IL, Joseph Fricker, bail
ing; seems to have a good well.
Fritz Fuchs, Rogers Survey No. ID,
shut down at 1900 feet.
Sherman Taught No. /, Survey No.
459, drilling below 200 feet.
California Medina Association No.
1, Survey No. 1912, drilling below
1900 feet.
DIR. Brown No. 1 and others,
Adams ranch, Survey No. IL, shut
down, 1150 feet.
William Metzger and others, Ward
farm, Survey No. 75S, derrick up,
moving in machinery.
Williams Oil Company, Moebius
farm, 2 IL miles northwest of the
Ina Oil Company, wells on Survey No.
104, using cable tools, drilling about
300 feet, casing.
L. N. Knight and others, Survey
No. 16, ]. J. Wipff, drilling about
200 feet.
NJ. G. Haskell No. /, Fritz Faseler
farm, Survey No. 100, L. G. Harrison,
location.
Ina Oil Company reports contracts
closed for the drilling of four wells
on their holdings to start within 80
days.
Witherspoon recently made location
for two wells near Devine.
There are also three locations made
recently southwest of Devine near the
Wipff we'll, now drilling.
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SHIP ATT CARLOADS
Laredo District in February Produced
About $500 Barrels q Day.
Laredo, Tex, March s.-Accordin

Laredo. Tex, March S.-Accordins
to unofficial reports the daily pro-
duction of the Laredo Oil district FOR
the last month amounted to 5000 bar
rels being swelled by the large pro-
Queer Of the Laurel Oil Company
which is making around 1000 barrels
of pipe line oil daily, but notwitl,
standing the fact that the large well
was brought in last month and the
price of oil was advanced to so cents
at the we'll, the oil shipments were
less during February than that OF
either December of January. During
January 506 carloads were shipped,
while in February only AT carloads
were shipped. The above shipment
however was almost entirely by the
Texpata Pipe Line Company and was
exclusive of that Of either the Mag
nolia or Misko Refineries. The Mag
nolia Petroleum. Company, recently
completed the sixth of its large o.
600 barrel storage tanks, stored the en-
tire production that was bought or
produced by the company. 1t is not
known exactly what amount OF oil Is
stored in the field but it is estimated
that the Magnolia alone has approx
mately $50. 900 barrels.
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THIRTY DERRICKS
DOT THE SKYLINE
AROUND KINCSBURY
Greatest Activity in His.
tory of Guadalupe
County Under Way.

Seguin, Tex, March S.-Rapid de-
velopments are taking place in Quad
alupe county's proven oil area. With
the coming in of Shanklin No. 2. OF
the United North and South, with an
estimated flow of 600 barrels of clean
oil daily, and the Marines No. 2 be-
ing added to the county's discovery
well, formerly called the Lopez, the
second well also making 600 barrels
of oil, Guadalupe county now possess
es five flowing wells and others are
momentarily expected to come in as
producers.
About a week ago there were only
fifteen derricks up in the oil fields
near Kingsbury. Now there arc
about thirty to be seen, with more
just starting. The pipe line is COM
pleted to Sullivan, and Guadalupe
county oil is now on the market,
The tanks, offices and loading
racks Of the Atlantic Production
Company are also completed, and the
place is enjoying real building
boom.
At Gander Slue. also known a. Al
lentown, q number of new business
houses have been erected. Quad
o'ePe Abos tSoA VA soWh ~ pcS'uhiib
to loom.
The derrick Of the Rycads on the
Maierhofer farm, southwest Of Sc
guin, is completed and the hauling Of
machinery to the place has been in
progress this week. Many are pre-
dieting an extension Of the Guadalupe
field to that section, where the de-
velopments will be watched with keen
interest.
The Baer No. 1, within two miles
of Seguin, is holding its own. Cas-
ing for this well arrived this week
and is now on the ground ready to
60 into the hole. The 6-inch casing
will be set and eemented.
Dixie is drilling around 1900 feet.
The chalk was found around 1850
feet.
McClannahan test is down around
2090 feet and found the chalk at 1917
feet. They are still in the chalk.
Allen Berman is drilling around
1850 feet.
A well is to be drilled. 1t is under
stood, on the Brodt farm, south
east Of Seguin. The derrick timbers
are now going out, II Is reported.
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KILLAM NO. z GASSER
O. W. Killam Offsets Discovery Well
on Albercas Grant.

Miranda City, Tex, March s.-The
No. 1 of o. w. Killam, discovery well
on the Albercas grant just south of
the Edgington Field. was finished Mon
day at depth of 1850 feet as a gasser
spraying oil.
A derrick for the No. 2 was built
Wednesday. This well is due east of
the No. / about 800 feet. The tools
are being set up and drilling will
begin the first of the week.
o. w. Killam is expecting to bring
in a good oil producer in his No. 2
and many operators in the Edgington
Field contend that he could have made
an oil well of the No. / should he
have drilled it some deeper. Gas
from the No. will be used As fuel
in drilling the No. . well.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-09
TO DRILL In MEXICO
Coursen. Matches Sending Materials to
Aldamas.

Brownsville, Tex. March s.-Large
quantities of material are passing
through this port to be used in drilling
the test we'll at the Aldamas field,
100 miles west of Matamoros, in
which a number of the large companies
operating in the Tampico field are in
terested-
American oil interests have $50, 900
acres under lease in the vicinity Of AL
damas, and reports recently made by
biologists, who have made a survey of
the various properties, are optimis-
tic.
Drilling operations will be unde. the
direction of Coursen-Mntches Of San
Antonio, Mr.. Coursens having gone to
Aldamas this week to take personal
charge.
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Portable Refinery
Being Tried Ont
IN Luling Field

What Is said to Be the only
portable oil refinery in America is
at Luling. 1t 10 owned by the
Mutual Pipe Line Company. 1t
will manufacture painters naptha
and other products out Of the Lul.
ing crude. according to official of
the Mutual.
This portable refinery is con-
structed on two nat carsA 1t may
be moved from one oil field to an
other on short notice. The cost
of moving is said to range around
$1,000. The portable refinery is a
new invention which is being tried
out in the Luling oil field for the
first time.
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GAIN in REFINING
Survey Shows Healthy Increase In
Tulsa Area.

Tulsa, Okla, March s.-Survey by
Western Petroleum Refiners' Associa-
ton for week ending February %
showed an increase of refining opera
tons in Mid-Continent field as re-
ported by 13S refiners as follows
Crude oil run to stills. 5 per cent in
crease; gasoline output, II IL per
cent increase; kerosene output, 9 per
cent increase, and gas and fuel oil out.
put, 8 per cent increase. Stocks OF
gasoline, kerosene and gas and fuel
oil increased G ~ per cent, 6 IL per
cent and 2 per cent, respectively, &C.
cording to the report.
Shipments of gasoline showed q
substantial increase over the previous
period while kerosene showed a small
gain. Shipments of gas and fuel oil
showed a loss.
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DUGGANS GET GASSER
X. r. Duggan, Trustee, Brings in
Gasser on. Block s.

miranda City, Tex, March s.-A big
gasser estimated at 100000 cubic
feet daily was brought in Monday by
X. +. Duggan, trustee, on Block s
of the Ojuelos grant about two miles
due east OF Miranda City.
The casing was set in the well at
depth Of 1860 feet and the gas
sand was Immediately unoer the cap
rock. This is now probably the big
gest gasser in the Miranda City
Schott Field vicinity and will fill a
big want for fuel.
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Enter Big Lake Field.

Big Lake, Tex, MARCH S.-Ihree
more of the large companies are re-
ported to have entered the Big Lake
territory. These are the States Oil,
The Tidal and the Arkansas Natural
all of whom have men in the field
working out locations. The Carteret
Oil company Of Fort Worth who con-
trolls a large amount OF acreage south
of here are also expected to soon an
nounce the location of their fret well,
FLOYD c. Dodson nov being engaged
in working out the structure.
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Drill for High Gravity,

miranda City. Tex. March S.-The
Carnahan Producing & Refining Com
pany is drilling their No. Sc deeper
to pick up the high gravity sand. This
well was brought in making around
so barrels of oil about three weeks
ago and it was decided to drill deeper
after it did not increase when placed
on the pump for two weeks. The No.
SO is located IN the northwest corner
of Block 10 of the Ojuelos grant in
the Schott field and is an offset TO the
south of the Witherspoon wells.
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Offset Chandler 6 Gear.
Miranda City. Tex. March s.

MHdlUO CIty, TEX, WdTCH o.-A
derrick was built Tuesday on Block
SO of the Ochoa pasture in the VOL
colt pool by the Magnolia Petroleum
Company offsetting the Chandler ~
Gear No. /. This derrick is on a
lease purchased recently from Es-
peranza Oil Company by Tn. MAG
nolia. There are two producing oil
wells on the lease. The No. 4 of the
Chandler Il Gear Company will be
drilled 800 feet south of the No. 8
well which was cemented Wednesday.
A derrick is up for the No. 4 and the
tolls will be moved on as soon as the
No. 3 is completed.
The No. 4 is located on Block 3 of
the Wolcott pool of Webb county in
the Ochoa pasture.
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Rennrt Oil Near Smiley.

Yoakum, Tex, March S.-A number
of Yoakum citizens who hold oil leases
in the Smiley section where Hous-
ton company is drilling a well, have
been advised that the first test well
has taken core and shows oil sands.
Drilling will be continued on the well.
1t is reported that something like
fourteen feet of oil sand has been
passed through.
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New Three Rivers Rate.

Austin, Tex, March S.-The Texas
Railroad Commission has authorized
a rate of 10 IL cents per 100 pounds
on the transportation of crude oil
from Three Rivers to San Antonio,
effective Immediately. This rate ap-
plies on the San Antonio, Uvalde Il
Gulf Railroad. The present rate on
crude oil from the points herein
mentioned is 13 cents. 1t was on
the application of U. s. Pawkett,
traffic manager of the San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce and oil opera
tors in that territory that the reduc-
ton was granted.
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FIREMEN TO RACE
Seguin Department Selects Captain 10
Head Team at Convention.

Seguin, Tex, March Sat the reg
ular meeting of the local fire depart
ment Adolph Solmky was elected cap
tain of a racing team to compete in the
coming Firemen's State Convention on
May 10.
The following delegates and alter
mates were named TO attend the con-
vention: For Company No. !, Ben
Blumberg and r. Z. Stotzer; for No.
~, Richard Ruehle and Alvin Brodt ;
No. 3, Edwin Bergfeld and II. Aubel.
The Seguin firemen will celebrate
their anniversary in big style on May
g.
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Texon Increases Capital

San Angelo, Tex, Mar. S.-Author-
ization for an increase in the capital
stock of the Texon Oil Il Land COM
pany from 100000 to S10,000,O00
and the sale Of sufficient amount
of the new issue TO finance the drill
ing to completion of four to eight adj
ditional wells in Reagan county and
two in Crockett and Irion counties
by July 10, will come before the
stockholders, meeting in called session
at Ell Paso at 2 o'clock Saturday
afternoon, March 8.
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CATTLE ARE HEALTHY
Only Shipping Fever Prevalent Among
Animals in Seguin Section.

Seglin, Tex, March S.-According
to the official report submitted TO
County Judge ]. b. Williams by J. IT,.
Hawkins, assistant state veterinarian,
in conjunction with DIR. Severn and
DR.. Magens, only influenza or ship
ping fever has been found prevalent
among horses and mules in the vicin.
ity OF Seguin, and no indications of
CHAMBERS. DR.. Hawkins recommends
keeping all infected animals isolated
and that serum TO affected animals
and bacteria to non-affected should be
administered.
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Puts i'm Power Plant.

miranda City. Tex, March S.-The
Black Panther Petroleum Company is
putting in a power plant on their
lease 10 pump their wells. The plant
was purchased from the National Sup
ply Company and will meet the re-
ouirements Of the lease. The Black
Panther lease comprises 100 acres
of proven territory in the upper end
of the Edgington field and is consid-
cred one OF the best pieces of oil prop
erty in the entire district. There are
five producing oil wells on the lease
and another well will have casing set
by the end of the week.
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Texas Company In LuIing.

Uuling, Tex, March S.-The Texas
Company has entered the Luling field,
it was reported Saturday. A twenty
acre tract out Of the Allen farm across
the San Marcos river in Guadalupe
county is reported to have been pur-
chased BY the newcomer for the pur-
pose Of putting down several tests at
once.