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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-16
ACTIVITIES IN
COASTAL REGION
PRODUCE LITTLE OIL
Usual Run of Compilations
Made But No Outstand-
ing Gushers Brought In.

Houston. Tex. March 15.-Al-
though drilling in the Gulf Coast
fields is reaching a good stride, little
Of interest has been developed in
the district during the last week or
so. The usual run of competitions
continue TO be reported from the
proven areas while the Hull field in
Liberty county continues TO hold the
limelight with its large producers.
After flying at the rate of APP
proximately $1,000 barrels day for
nearly two weeks. the Humble Oil 4
Refining company's No. | Sterling
at Hull suddenly stopped flowing last
Tuesday and up to last reports is
showing no signs Of reviving.
The Sterling we'll was producing
from below 400 feet and caused quite
stir in Coastal oil circles when it
came in as the largest producer 10
be completed in the field or in the
Gulf Coast section in many months.
During the week, the Gulf Produc-
ton company is credited with the
only well of size in the Liberty coun-
ty pool. The company's No. &c
Phoenix Development topped the sand
at 1915 feet and is making 800 bar
rels.
Compilations for the entire Gulf
Coast district exceeded the number
reported last week by one, there be-
ing a total of eleven wells this week
as compared with ten for last week.
Flush production for the week Just
ended amounted to 1902 barrels while
that of last week reached 1I40 bar
rels.
At Goose Creek the Gulf Produc-
ton company's No. IL Smith is max
ing 81 barrels at 2600 feet. The
Humble Oil & Refining company S
No. ~ Gaillard Penn failed to get
production at 2465 feet and has been
abandoned. The Cuffs No. . Hirsch
State was also dry at 4640 feet and
has been abandoned.
The Orange field has two fair wells
for the week in the Edgerly Petro-
leum company's No. 3 Carbello, a
workover. which is making 200 bar
rels at 5000 feet and the Sun Com
panv's No. . Gunstream. workover
good for 200 barrels at $500 feet.
The Lake View on comrany's No
3 Minor in the old Sour Lake field
is 20 barrel producer Mt 2140 feet
AT Batson the $. II. Buchanan s
No. ~ Millhouse is - barrel we'll
from 903 feet In the same field the
Ada Belle Oil company's No. 81 Hon
eymoon is good for 10 barrels at 80
feet The Paraffin Oil company's No.
80 Paraffin is good for II barrels
at 375 feet.
In Wharton county the Gulf Pro
duction company failed to make a
producer out of No. McCsrs and
it has been abandoned as dry at 800
feet.
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Output the United States Gains $4,000 Barrels Wee

ing at 1850 in a sandy shale, having
encountered considerable gas which
flowed at intervals of three hours for
periods of thirty minutes. Ratholing
is in progress and the test will be
drilled to at least 1000 feet unless
production is secured before that
depth is reached. 1t is understood
that a contract has been let for the
drilling of deep test a few miles
west of the location of the A. ID. i.
Oil company on the Brewster ranch
which is a part of the Joaquin Galan
tract. The Andrews Petroleum cor
poration, drilling on survey 125 near
the Webb-Zapata line, is below 1900
feet. Barnhart ct al on survey 1864,
east of the coal mines is underream-
ing at $50 feet while Neal ct al, sur
vey 612, southwest of Bruni is drill
ing below 1000 feet.
Resume on Graveyard Well.
In Jim Hogg county, J. W. Pip
pin has completed financial arrange
ments and will resume drilling on
the graveyard well on survey 81 at
Randado. At this time the we'll is
standing at 1900 feet. The new con-
tract calls for the test TO be deepened
to at least $500 feet. Homer Tyson
is below 1000 feet and is approach
ing the depth where the large gas
showings were obtained in the No. /
test which he drilled last year. The
first sand that was encountered in
No. 1 was just below 1900 feet. Mr..
Tyson is prepared to set casing over
the first sand that shows evidence of
much gas or oil and will test every
thing that looks promising. Last
year the sands showed up so well
that he thought sure that a better
one would be encountered by going
deeper, later when he set casing it
was found impossible TO shut off the
water. Weber is drilling below $500
feet on the Holbein ranch and the
Zapata company is erecting derrick
on block . of the Oscar Thompson
ranch, and about 300 feet southwest
of the test drilled by the same com
pany last year.
A. s. Hughes from San Francisco
has been in the city for the last week
making, arrangements for the COM
men ement of a test on the southeast
corner of the Salteador tract of the
Bruni ranch. Mr.. Hughes states that
his company is prepared to COM
mence drilling as soon as all details
can be arranged.
The Witherspoon Oil company has
completed laying a four-inch pipe line
to the Mia Ojuelos pool and is now
extending the line to the Aviator
pool,
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SOMERSETS PRODUCTION IN
FOURTH QUARTER 1923 SHOWS
12,239-BARREL DECREASE
Miranda Field Increases Production to 319,477
Barrels Valued at $3.50, O05-Thrd Quarter Field
Produced 289, $50 Barrels Valued at $257,260

Austin, Tex, March 15.-Crude oil
production in the Somerset oil field
for the fourth quarter of 1923, end
ing December 81, 1923, amounted to
2SO,729 barrels valued at S257 OLA,
according to gross production reports
filed by the companies in the state
comptroller's department. This is a
decrease both in the amount Of oil
produced and in the value of the
product in that field as compared with
the third quarter of 1923, ending Sep
tember 30. For the third quarter the
gross production was 293,06S barrels
valued at $3.50, 1851.
While the production in Somerset
decreased there was a corresponding in
crease in production in the Miranda
field. In this field, the production for
the fourth quarter of 1923 was 3d.
All barrels of crude oil valued at
S2S0005 while for the prior quarter
ending September 30, 1923, the pro-
duction was 2S9,930 barrels valued
Mt SoJ7 .o60.
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DRILL so FEET
Rotary In Big Lake Field Expected
to Be Successful.

Big Lake, Tex, March 15.-Sixty
feet of hole was made in the first
two hours OF drilling, with the rotary
that is putting down the No. 10 loca-
ton Of the Big Lake Oil Company.
This is the first drilling to be done by
this type of well machinery in. this
field and many oil men are of the
opinion the work will be successful:
Fast time is also reported on this
company's other wells. the No. 5 be-
ing reported at 1870 feet. the No. 6 at
100 feet. the No. Z at 80 feet. The
Associated Oil Company's well south
of the proven area is also reported
down $50 feet.
Tie derrick of the Mid-Kansas com
pany on the Mcintosh ranch is being
shed as this well must be spudded
in by March Is.
Due to the rapid growth of this
Swp: en- electric light plant and wa
GER works system will be installed as
rapidly as possible.
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BUILD NEW BRIDGE
Oil Operators in Callahan Plan
Structure to Span Fri0.

Callahan, Tex, March IA num-
Der of oil operators met last week and
organized the Consolidated Oil Oper-
ators' Association with Girls Freeman,
field manager for the Hill & Light
foot Interest, as president. These gen.
tlemen with some large, property own
ers visited the commissioners court at
Tilden Monday morning for the pur-
pose of making arrangements to build
a steel bridge across the Frio river
ard making a new road to Whitsett
nine miles from Callahan where it
will connect with the s. A., u. & g..
railroad and the Old Spanish Trail
highway which is the direct route TO
the gulf. The commissioners pledged
their support to the project provided
that the two large land owners.
Messrs. Lark and Jacob, deed land
for a 100-foot road through their
lands in McMullen county. They were
assured that this land has been prom
Used and the deed will be at once Sc
cured. The land in Live Oak county
to Whitsett has already been secured.
The oil operators and independent
property paying taxpayers then got to-
gether in a preliminary meeting to ar
range for the necessary signatures and
other legal formalities Secessary for
the calling of an election for the is
suance of $4,000 worth of bonds to
secure this bridge and road. Work ON
this project will be pushed with the
utmost energy to the end that it will
be completed before the rainy season
sets in as the last spell has retarded
the development of the field and cost
the operators tens of thousands of
dollars. Bids have already been adj
vertised for the road grading. The OPP
orators have agreed to underwrite or
purchase the bonds the moment that
the people have voted them. Among
the operators present were eric Free
man Of Hill & Lightfoot and manager
of the Frio Oil Company: George +.
Smith, manager of the r. o. Kipp
Company: Donald Stephenson, field
superintendent of the Grubstake In
vestment Association; Mr.. Hull of
the Southern Natural Gas Company
s. II. Bur. of the Burt Oil Company
Lon l.. Claunch and n. b. Callahan.
representing the local landholders. and
Thomas A. Hickey of the McMullen
county chamber of commerce.
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This is likeness of Charles Porter
Tindley, now a resident of Seguin
when he is not in San Antonio or
Luling or Mexia or some other oil
center. An ex-newspaperman, contrib
utor to a well known magazine. and
an oil and lease man of some eight
years experience in the oil pools of
Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas, Tind-
ley is a confirmed booster for Guada-
lupe county which he says is going 20
be the next big pool hereabouts. He
arrived in Luling shortly after that
field came in coming from Mexia
where he still has interests. He played
the Luling pool and went across the
San Marcos river into Guadalupe
county ahead of the bunch which ac-
counts for the fact that he has acre
age blocked all along the structure.
Mr.. Tindley is well known in Seguin
where he has been a consistent booster
for that pretty little city and its oil
territory. He forecasts that Guada-
lupe county will eventually be bigger
and better field than Luling and
he does not think Luling is through
development either, he says. Mr..
Tindley states that he has played ev-
cry field in the last eight years. en-
tering Texas with the discovery of
Burkburnett and going into Wichita
Falls, Breckenridge, Mexia, Luling
and now into Guadalupe county. Il
always try to get there first" he
said. az went into Guadalupe coun-
ty before they had the oil. 1t looked
good to me then and it looks good to
me now"
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CONTRACT FOR FOUR
NEW WELLS ON INA
LEASES AT HONDO
Trinity Drilling Company
to Develop Shallow
Oil Field.

HondO, Tex, March ia con-
tract for the drilling of four new
wells. all to be completed within seven
months. has been let by the Ina Oil
Company. which brought in good
well some time ago. The Trinity
Drilling Company. which has arrang-
cd for ample capital, has the contract
and there seems to be no doubt but
what these wells will be completed
within the. stimulated time.
1t is understood that two OF these
wells will be spudded in on the
Schmidt ranch. north of the present
Ina well. one on the Wilson ranch.
the location of the fourth not yet
being definitely determined.
The OBrien well. on the Nixon
ranch. has been bailing for more than
a week. the purpose being to create n
basin at the bottom of the well be-
fore the screen is set.
The Will Metzger ct al well. sew
eral miles west Of the Ina well, which
is i'm new territory favorably passed
on by biologists, Is preparing to spud
in within few days.
The Fuchs well. on the Jungman
tract on the Chicon. which encounter
cd a sand around the 14O0-foot level,
has thus far failed TO locate pay oil.
but the drillers seem confident oil
will yet be found and will carry the
hole down to tie Austin chalk if
necessary. =,
A Star rig is being used in drill
ing the Williams Oil Company will on
the Moebius tract, which is down 300
feet. While the drill in this well is
still several hundred feet above the
oil sand. considerable gas has ALREADY
beer encountered. A few days ago
the drill went into gas pocket. blow
ing all the water over the top of the
we'll
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RYAN TO DRILL
Test on Albercas Tract May Lead to
Greater Drilling.

Miranda. Tex. March ia deE
rick has been built and tools are be-
Eng set up on the No. Ryan in the
southwestern part of the Albercas
grant of Webb county. This part of
the grant is owned by A. NJ. Bruni
OF Laredo.
W. NJ. and r. T. Ryan and aSso-
ciates are the owners of large lease
in this part of the grant and they are
now looking forward to bringing in a
producing oil well since o. W. Killam
brought his No. a gasser spraying
oil. The Ryan well is south Of the
Killam well about IA miles.
Or. II. Ryan will drill the we'll Mr..
Ryan has been drilling in this terri
tory for several years.
A we'll in this part OF the grant will
open large tract of land to the drill
and the new Albercas field will take on
a big play that will put the south
end Of the territory on the map and
bring about big wildcat drilling.
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LEASE TRADING ACTIVE
Rapid Drilling Near Seguin Leading
TO Great Trading Activity,

Seguin. Tex. March 15.-Allen-
town. Guadalupe county's new oil
town. is at present the scene Of in-
dustrial activity never before Wit
messed in this county. Forty derricks
dot the oil field now and others are
in course of construction.
OF the five wells producing clean
oil. No. Mexican of the United North
and South Oil Company is up 10 the
present time the heaviest producer
with its estimated flow of 1900 barrels
daily. The No. = Marines and No. z
Shanklin which came in during the
early part of last week, are making
1900 and 600 barrels respectively
every day.
Expect Total Of 100 Derricks.
Oil men have given out the predic-
ton that the next two or three weeks
will see at least 100 derricks up in the
Allentown field. with a goodly per
cent of new producers among them.
Since the Completion of the pipe
line to Sullivan. the Atlantic Oil Pro-
ducing COmpanys shipments Of Quad
alupe county oil from that point have
averaged from 80 TO 40 cars per day.
Experienced oil men following thel
fault line, are united in their opin-l
ions that pools of oil exist on its en-
tire course. and they all predict that
developments in the near future will
see the opening up of a new field
somewhere between Kingusbury and
Lavernia. to the southwest. that will
create a real sensation in the oil in-l
dustry.
Lease Prices Rising.
Epn1t lntprpSf IL now hQlnO raEamI
in the New Berlin territory, south-|
west of Seguin. where the Dixie com-|
pany is carrying their tests down fo|
interesting depths. The log of the we'll
is said to be running true to the Aus-
tin chalk and other formations that
were found in the Rios well, which,
was the discovery well of the LulinsI
field and the Lopez. Allen and Mel
Kean wells in Guadalupe county oil
fields. 1t is the contention that the
structure is growing wider and strong-I
err as it goes southwest towards New
Berlin. where the Dixie, which is
subsidiary of the Standard Oil Cons
pany. is drilling and the territory
where the Amarada Dutch Shell in
terestsl are getting ready 10 spud IN
on the Maierhofer farm. Ii IS said
that test will be made north and
east Of the Bollinger and one prac'
tically OffSetting on the northeast.
A real furry was caused last wees
when several of the big companies
sent their buyers Into Guadalupe
county. II is reported that one com
pany sent 100000 there alone. Lease
prices doubled in a single day. and y
some instances jumped as three u
one bet. The Seguiu-New Berlin see
ton coming in for a bic play. drillius
contracts are all out Of the question
\ bonus is asked and no large tracts
are available.
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TO BUILD PIPE LINE
Company Proposing To Connect Texas
Fields Granted Permit.

Austin. Tex, March ia pipe
line connecting the Somerset, Miranda,
Laredo. Luling, MS well as the fields
of Wichita. Eastland. Stephens, Arch
er and other oil producing counties,
will be built by the McCorkle Pipe
Line Company of Delaware. This com
pany has Texas headquarters at Fort
Worth and was granted a permit
Thursday to do business in Texas.
The company applied for this per
NIT some time ago and at the time
announced that the pipe line would be
built if the permit was granted. 5. Il,
McCorkle of Fort Worth is state agent
for the company. He is also a director.
Other directors are: Robert DIVISION,
New York: ]. j. Steele, Montreal
Canada; Adelard Tremblay, Montreal
L. o. Wendenburg, Richmond, Va.
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Drilling Report

Seguin, Tex, March 15.-Baer No. l,
two miles east OF seguin, setting six
inch and will cement.
Tiemann Well Company's No. l Tie
mann, waiting for casing.
McClannahan ct al No. l Wiseman,
below NeS Berlin. reported down sSiO
feet. chalk at 1917 feet.
Dixie oil Company's No. 1 Koepp farm
below New Berlin. down around 100
feet. Austin chalk at 1859 feet.
Rycalde OIL Company. Inc, No.
Maierhofer. spudded in.
Grayburg oil Company's No. l Brodt'
derrick.
Howell ct al No. willmann, drilling,
Allen Burman No. l Imhotf, one mile
south OF kingsbury drilling about 1900
feet. Chalk at 1895 feet.
Schuenemann No. .. setting casing.
The packer has arrived and will be set
as soon as possible.
Magnolia Petroleum Compauy's No.
Schubert, Just west OF Shanklin well OF
United North and South, spudded In.
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KILLAM EXPECTS WELL
BEGINS Work on No. .. Which Is OFF,
set TO No. I Gasser.

miranda City, Tex. March 15.-
The No. we'll for o. w. Killam on
the Albercas grant. Bruni land. was
started drilling Sunday of this week.
This well is an offset 800 feet due
east of the No. /. which was finished
up last week a gasser spraying oil.
Mr.. Killam is confident that his No.
. is going to make an oil well. This
well is just about n mile and a half
due south of the producing wells in
the Edgington field.
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Makes 100 Barrels.

Miranda City. Tex, March Is
The No. s of the Rio Gran1e Petro-
leum Corporation and the Aviators
Oil Company will be ready to start
drilling by the end of the week. This
well is an offset to the east of the
No. Z by 500 feet. The No. was fin
ished up and placed on the hump late
last week making around 100 barrels
of oil daily,
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Oklahoma Taxes Gasoline.

The Oklahoma Legislature mas
passed bill putting an additional tax
of one and one-half cents on gasoline
sold in the state. As result Okla
homa auto owners are now paving
3 IL cents per gallon tax on their
gasoline Mt the filling stations. The
tax goes TO the road fund and will pro-
vide a system of concrete highways
for the Sooner state. Oil men and peo-
pie generally were not adverse to the
tax and expect it TO do big things for
the Oklahoma motorist who is still
digging himself out OF the mud in
many sections Of the state, especially
in the oil fields.
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Drill i'm Black Panther.
Miranda City, Tex. March Is,

The Black Panther Petroleum Com
pany started drilling in their No. Z
Wednesday. The plugs were drilled
and the casing bailcd for leaks on
that day. The well was started drill
ing in on Thursday and the well will
be bailed in the end of the week. Cas-
ing is set in the No. Z at a depth of
1856 feet. The No. 4 IS located on
Block / of Survey Coz of Webb coun-
ty in the northeastern part Of the
block. 1t is an offset due south of
the Laurel No. by 800 feet and
many oil men look for it to repeat
the sensational flow of the Laurel No.
), which came in making an estimated
production of from 5000 to 1000 bar
rels of flush oil per day.
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DRILL In SHASTA,
No. 4 Drills Out Plug and No.
Making 240 Barrels.

Miranda City. Tex. March 10
The No. of the Shasta Oil Company
drilled the plugs and bailed the cas-
ing for leaks on Tuesday of this week
The well was drilled in Thursday and
it is being bailed today.
The No. 4 is in proven territory and
should make a good producer. 1t Is
east of the No. 3 about $50 feet. The
No. 3 is pumping better than 24O
barrels of oil daily.
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CASING AT 1880
McCrce Preparing TO Drill il
No. 8.

Miranda City. Tex. March 10
Casing was set Wednesday in the Nc
Cree No. s at a depth Of 1880 feet.
This well is located in the northeast
ern corner of Survey 1858 of Webb
county in the Schott field.
The McCrec Petroleum Company
has several producing wells on this
lease and they only recently resumed
their operations here and the lease
will be drilled up while the price OF
oil is advancing.
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MAKES 100 BARRELS
No. 1 Howard & Clark Placed on
Pump Last Week.

Miranda City, Tex. March 10
The Howard & Clark No. 1 on Block
6S of the Edgington field of Webb
county was placed on the pump Mon
day. The first twelve hours the well
pumped 60 barrels of good pipeline oil.
This well was drilled deeper last
week and took in about 60 feet of
broken shell. sand and Ignite. The
depth of the hole is 1871 feet.
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Carrerts Location of Well.

The Walsh-Philps deep test is To-
Gated on Mrs. Darius Mahoney's land,
four miles west of Three Rivers. in
stead of on ]. T. Mahoney's land. as
stated in The Light. March 2. accord
ing to a letter from j. ID. Mahoney
This tract with others was leased by
Seifield-Adams and Company who sub
leased to the Eagle Drilling COMPANY
of Luling. composed of j. n. Har-
per. lens Philns and others. who are
planning to drill one or more wells on
this acreage. the latter states. a der.
rick has been erected and part OF the
machinery installed.
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To JJse Star Tools.

Miranda City. Tex. March f5.-
Tie Magnolia Petroleum Company
will rig up with star tools TO drill
their Ochoa No. in. This well set
casing about two weeks ago at a
depth Of 1851 feet. This well is To-
Gated on Block 46 of the Ochoa pas
turc in the Wolcott poo; of Webb
county,
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Miranda Field
DRILL in AT It's
Chandler and Gear May Get Producer
i'm No. 8.

Miranda City, Tex. March 10
The No. 3 Chandler d Gear started
drilling in yesterday. This well set
casing last Wednesday week ago at a
depth of 1850 feet. The well is an
offset 300 feet due south Of the No.
l well and it is likely it will come in
n good producer. 1t is on top the
escarpment and almost due north of
the No. Q Wheatley about half mile
The derrick for the No. 4 well is
already built and the tools will be
moved on as soon as the No.'3 is COM
Melted.
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Expects Oil at ESQ Feet.

Three Rivers, Tex, March 10
William b. Heard is cementing and
setting casing on his Wedding ranch
test two miles north Of here. He has
passed through three different oil
sands ard is expected to find pay at
about 600 feet.
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Miranda City. Tex. March 15.-The

Miranda City, Tex. MarcII Io.-I III
No. 1 of the Southwest Texas Oil
Company drilling on survey zoos OF
Webb county about one and one-hald
miles east of clifton has been taken
over by Joe Olsan. who will drill il
to $500 feet. The contract depth of
this well was for 1000 feet and it
was completed two weeks ago. Charles
Long is the contracting driller. Mr..
Olsan believes that the high gravity
sand may be picked up before he reach
es the depth Of $500 feet. Long will
have charge of the drilling.