San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-30
Six Drilling in, Twelve Set
and Cemented and
Ten Derricks.
TEST THE ESCARPMENT
Fault Line Being Followed
From Rio Grande to
McMullen Line.
Laredo. Tex, March 2a.-With ap-

prOAiudteiy IOTty-llNe CrllilnS TlgS IN
operation, six tests being drilled in,
twelve cemented and preparing to
drill in and ten additional derricks
erected in various parts of the field.
the Laredo district presents an APP
pearance of the greatest amount of
development ever known in the his
tory of its oil fields. The escarpment
in the eastern portion of Webb county
is now being prospected almost in en-
tire length, that is from the RIO
Grande on the south to the north
eastern part Of McMuren county on
the north. During the week this dis
trict has had many distinguished wish
tors of the oil fraternity. The fact
that such men as Colonel A. Il. Hum
phreys has entered this district. has
caused many to become interested who
in the past have merely been speciG-
tors.
At this time there are some go oil
wells and 80 gas wells in the LAREDO
district. of which 81 oil wells are ~
Gated in the old Zapata pool, in the
southeastern portion of ZGpata county.
These wells are not nj this time be-
ing pumped except to furnish what oil
il used in that immediate vicinity for
fuel purposes.
Since the bringing in Of the large
gasser on survey 125, which is locat-
cd between the Aviator and the Mi
rando Valley pools, additional impetus
has been given development towards
the south of the present producing
pools.
Another Magnolia Well.
The Magnolia Petroleum company
added another we'll to its long list of
PRODUCERS in the Schott Pool by the
bringing in of No. 10 for daily
n,oduction of about 30 barrels. The
Alworth Brothers Landed casing. Mt
100 feet in No. 3 CarLahan Produc-
ing and Refining company is drilling
| in No. IS. McCree Petroleum COM
pany is pulling the liner in No. 8
and preparing to drill to greater
depth. Shaw ct al have reached the
dcpth Of $500 feet enoounterlng gas
and salt water in test OF 1920 feet.
In the Aviator pool. the Andrews
Petroleum Corporation No. is stand
Ing at 212O feet Black Panther Pc
troleum Company is drilling below
1000 feet. The Cornhuskers Oil COM
psny is drilling at 100 feet IN No;
| 1; casing set at 1859 feet in NO. :
and derrick erected for No. 3, locat-
ed 800 feet west of No. /. j. k.
Hughes set casing in No. 10 at lolO
feet. o. W. Killam is drilling below
1000 feet in No. .. The Radio Oi!
company set casing at 100 feet.
In the Mid Ojuelos pool. the Ciu-
Tex Petroleum company set casing
the latter part of last week and Is
now preparing to drill in. Quigg-
Olsen set casing ut 1T01 feet. The
Shasta Oil company is erecting a der
rick for No. =. Wheat'ey ct al is pre-
prring TO drill in No. 6. All develop
ment work has been discontinued by
the Laurel Oil company and the rigs
moved off the wells located on block
6S of the Los Oiuelos Grant. This
block is among the some 500 acres
flat is at this time urder litigation.
f. L. NJ. Test Abandoned.
In the Wolcott pool, Chandler x
Gier are drilling below 1900 feet IN
No. 4 with the derrick for No. .
erected in the southwest corner OF
block 80. The Magnolia Petroleum
company set casing at the depth o;
172O feet in No. : and have erected
derrick for No. g. The test OF me
r. l.. NJ. Oil and Gas Interests has
becn abandoned and the casing is b.
ing salvagcd. This rig will he moved
10 the location Of RI. II. Palmer VINO
has erected derrick in the south
east corner Of block 20. The Wesla-
co oil company is preparing to drill
in No. 2 in which casing was set at
1920 feet.
Tn the clifton field. The Southwest
Texas Oil company Is standing below
200 feet. The Withcrspoon on com,
pany is drilling Mt 100 feet in No. :
having skidded dcrricl, and rig after
losing No. l at 1400 feet.
Tn the Carolina-Texas Oil and Gas
Interests are drilling in verv hrrd
reel; ut 400 feet. Morgan-Gibblc has
erected n derrick and is moving on a
new heavy oil well supply rig and will
commence drilling as soon as the rig
is set nm.
Tn the Andrews Gas field. r. s
Howard Is drilling below 400 feet in
the southwest corner of thu AlberraS
Grant. The Andrews Petroleum co.,
poration has made location to Inc
east of No. | on survey 12J which
vas bought in as a large gasser sew
eral days ago.
Among the Wildcats of Webb county
the A. u. 7. oil company. located on
survey 1927 If the Colemau-Pratt
ranch. is drilling below $500 in
hard rock. Neal ct Al is drilling he
low 1000 feet on survey G12
In Jim Hogg county, ]. W. Pip
min is preparing 10 resume drilling
in the Graveyard well on survey
514 at Randado. Homer TYSON is
drilling around 1900 feet. Weber is
fishing around 1900 feet. The Zapa-
IA company is drilling at GOO feet in
No. 3, which is located Oh block =
~ the western division of the Oscar