San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20
Finish THREE
GOOD WELLS IN
Y LAREDO FIELDS
District Is Shipping Crude
This Month at Rate Of
Is Cars Daily.
PRICE STILL 80 CENTS
But Activities Are Gaining
as Operations Open Up
New Territory.

Laredo, Tex, April 19.-Three more
producing oil wells were added to the
Laredo fields during the week by the
completion of the Black Panther Pc
troleum Company's No. s, Aviator
pool, for $50 barrels; Chandler and
Gier No. 5, Wolcott pool. for 100 bar
rels, and the Weslaco Oil Company
No. ), Wolcott pool, for 20 barrels.
The oil shipments for the first fiji
teen days in April have been the
largest in the history of the Laredo
district, more than % tank cars euch
lay have been moved out of Miranda
City. At this rate the shipment for
the month will crowd the 500 mark.
which will be equivalent to almost
100000 barrels.
Although the price Of the oil re-
nails so cents at the well, considerable
aew development is under way, which
Is scattered along the entire length
II the escarpment. The IowaTexas-
Oklahoma Company recently closed q
contract with John Morris of Laredo
Tor the drilling of test for oil and gas
,n the Peters ranch in Duval county,
which is located just southeast of the
Leaseholders Pool. A test was drilled
BY the Iowa-Texas-O Oklahoma Com
pany last year which did not prove
productive and as the present lease
expires within the next year an at
Tempt will be made to perpetuate the
ease.
Deepest Test in District.
The deepest test ever drilled in the
Laredo district is that Of the A. ID. j.
Dill Company, located on survey 1121
If the Coleman-Pratt ranch southwest
II Encinal. Latest reports from the
we'll indicate that the hole is below
1900 feet. From /. geological point OF
REV, a test drilled along the escarp-
nent to reach the present formations
d this test would have to go to a
iepth greater than $500 feet. This is
iue to the regional dip, of about 30
.eet to the mile, being towards the
,outheast. Tools have been set up on
he derrick recently erected by Colonel
Humphreys and drilling will be COM
nenced at an early date. 1t is under
food that at this time efforts are be-
ng made TO open the vein Of camel
oal that was discovered in the test
Irilled by s. W. Forester last year.
The vein was encountered about ~
jeet below the surface and the coal
will be used for fuel in the drilling
II all tests in that territory, Barn.
aart ct al, drilling on survey 1264,
which is located east of the coal mines,
roaming below $50 feet with ex-
.ellent indications of making shall
ow well. Neal ct al, drilling on sur
reg 612. southeast Of Bruni, succeeded
n pulling the casing, which had been
ret on a shoe for The test at 2O4J
,eet. is now drilling below 2400 feet.
The Witherspoon Oil Company. survey
1907, is below 2100 feet and in very
lard formation.
Three Important Tests.
In the Carolina-Texas gas field
:hree important tests are under way
The Carolina Texas Gil and Gas Trust
40. 6 resumed drilling Tuesday after
1 ten-day shutdown due to the short
lge of water for drilling purposes. a
iew pipe line was laid and sufficient
water for this test is now assured
The hole Is now below 1000 feet. The
Associated Oil Company ct al. located
N the northwestern corner OF survey
BS4, spudded in No. 1 Thursday. This
test is being drilled by Contractors
Muckelroy and Morgan for the Rio
Bravo Oil Company. The entrance o.
the Associated Oil Company in thu
Carolina Texas and the Aviator pools
aas caused considerable more interes
10 be taken in both pools. Tools ar
being moved on the Morgan-Gibble No
Z, which is located in the northwest
ern corner of survey 1886. All three o
these tests will be drilled to the 5000
loot level il necessary, and are located
TO the northeast, south and southeas
VI the large gassers of the Carolina-Tex
Us Oil and Gas Trust. According TO tn
best authoriti@, large oil pool shoul
be found in the vicinity OF the gasser
and this stepping out method is BIZ
ing used in order to make sure tina
the entire area is tested. At this tim
the Carolina-Texas gas field is capabl
of producing approximately 100000
boo cubic feet of gas daily. with thre
known hrizons-1300, 1000 and 800
feet.
In Schott Pool.
In the Schott Pool, the Alwort
brothers are drilling below 1000 fe'
q In No. . on survey %, and moving O
for No. / on block 20 of the Los Oju
los grant. The Carnahan Producer
and Refining Company is testing \
IL. having set casing at the depth
1890 feet. A derrick has been erect,
for no. 80. which is located just nor
of NO. 0S. Tile McCree Petroieu
Company set The top of the liner
cement in No. and is preparing
drill in. Kirkpatriok-Lucas is dri
ing in No. .. The Schott Oil Coz
pany is drilling below 100 feet
No. 81.
In the Aviator Pool. the Andrey
Petroleum Corporation is drilling slo
~ neiow 800 feet. }. X. Hughes Il
velopment Company abandoned No.
due to inability to shut off wat,
Two strings of casing were set in ii
hole and all efforts proved futile.
w. Killam. on the Albercas grant. W
compelled to move over and drill I
third test due to the twisting off
the lower part of the drill stem
the depth of 1900 feet. The No.
test is located just south and west
where the pipe line crosses the 70
60 the old Miranda Valley Pool. 7
Radio Oil Company was compelled
set the second string of pipe at I
depth Of 1717 feet and is now prep;
ing to drill in. The Rio Grande I
troleum Company set casing at Is