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pasture.
Development in all Of the pools in
the Laredo district is increasing daily
and in addition several new wildcats
have been started. In the Schott
pool, the Alworth Brothers are drill
ing below 1000 feet in No. 3 and have
erected derrick for No. / on block
20 of the Los Ojuelos grant. Carna-
han Producing and Refining Company
is drilling in No. IS, having set cas-
ing at 1902 feet. Both Nos. IS and
50. which were brought in as small
wells some time ago, are now being
drilled to the high gravity sand.
Magnolia Is Drilling.
The Magnolia Petroleum Company
is drilling below 2250 feet in No. IS
and is below 1910 feet in No. 10.
The McCree Petroleum Company is
drilling in No. 8, which is an offset
to ,Witherspoon No. 10. Shaw ct al
tested No. 1, located on block II Of
the Los Ojuelos grant, and encoun-
tered considerable gas and salt wa
ter. The test is now being drilled
deeper.
In the Aviator pool, the Andrews
Petroleum Corporation has reached
the depth of 2120 feet and is still
drilling in red sand stone. The Corn
huskers Oil Company is preparing to
set casing in both Nos. 1 and 2 at
around 1000 feet. o. W. Killam is
drilling below HOO feet in No. 2 on
the Albercas ranch. The Radio Oil
Company is drilling around 1900 feet
in No. 6 and the Rio Grande Pc
troleum' Company IL erecting derrick
foc No. s
Carolina- Texas Drilling.
In. the Carolina Texas gas field, the
Cayolina-Texas Oil and Gas Interests
are drilling around 200 feet in No.
6, which is located about 700 feet
dues south Of No. 8 and in survey 6S3.
The Morgan-Gibble Company has
made q location in the northwestern
corner of block 2, survey 1886 and
hauling timbers on the ground for the
derrick which will be erected by the
first of the week.
Among the wildcats of Webb coun-
ty, the A. ID. ]. Oil Company is rat
holing and coring below $500 feet in
No. 2-B, located on survey 1927 of
the -Coleman-Pratt ranch, southwest
of Encinal. The Andrews Petroleum
Corporation is preparing to erect a
derrick for No. on survey 125 and
just east of the large gasser brought
in a few days ago. Neal ct al, drill
ing Eon survey 612, have reached the
depth of 1890 feet. Coreing and rat
boiling is now in progress and drilling
is necessarily slow.
In Jim Hoss County.
In Jim Hogg county, ]. W. Pippin
is preparing TO resume drilling on the
graveyard well, having completed the
necessary arrangements for deepen
ing this test. Homer Tyson. drilling
on survey $50, is approaching the
depth that showed great quantities of
gas in the former wells. The Weber
Oil Company is drilling around 34O0
feet in No. 3 with 80 feet more to
20 before the rich oil sand, that was
encountered in the previous well, is
reached. Mr.. Weber is confident that
he will make a well in the next few
hundred feet as shown by the per-
sistent drilling that has been done by
the company. The Zapata company
spudded No. 3 test on block . of the
western division of the Oscar Thomp-
son ranch. This we'll is located just
200 feet southwest of No. 9 that was
drilled last year aud in which such a
good oil showing was encountered.