San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-18

Houston Gas and Fuel Company
Z which is considering a contract for
natural gas line. Such contract under
its franchise with the city Of Houston
must be made with the approval Of
the city council of Houston.
BOOTH INTERESTS.
Lloyd Booth of Niles and Youngs-
town, Ohio, became interested in the
gas situation Of Webb county a little
more than year ago and 10 him is
due credit Of creating a value for
the capped gas in the Laredo district.
Through his connections with +. A.
Burton and c. y. Chadwick and the
! Carolina-Texas Gas and Oil Trust, he
has been able 10 bring about a condi.
flon whereby outside capital entered
Webb county. With his associates he
formed the United States Gas and Oil
Company, took an option on the Caro-
lina-Texas gas and acreage and then
began a drilling campaign upon other
acreage in the district apart from the
Carolina Texas.
Indirectly Booth brought the South
ern Natural Gas Company of San An
tonic into Webb county and they are
today laying a twelve-inch pipeline to
take Webb county gas TO San Antonio.
Only yesterday, the option of the
Booth Interests was exercised and the
big trade with the Houston Pipe Line
Company was closed resulting in an
assured market for all gas in the La
redo district.
Lloyd Booth is one of the biggest
forces in the steel industry. Booth is
president Of the United States Gas
and Oil Company. The vice president
and general manager is L. 7. Burton,
well known in Laredo. He is the man
. who supervised the drilling of the first
five wells and brought in the famous
Carolina-Texas gas fields.
TWO BIG GASSERs.
The United States Gas COMPANY
has brought in two big gassers in this
district. The first one was brought in
some months ago in the Carolina
Texas field and the other was fin
ished up this week in the Cole field.
: These two wells are said TO be good
for a combined flow Of about sc. 600.
900 cubic feet. Three other wells will
be drilled in the Cole field immediate.
ly.
The Moody-Seagrayes interests have
secured a big block Of gas acreage in
the Laredo district and also have con-
cluded purchases with Morzan-Gibble
and other parties for producing gas
wells IN the Carolina-Texas area, This
company has an Arrangement at Three
Rivers. They have interests in the big
Refugio fields near Refugio and have
line under construction 10 Galveston
and Houston.
Two big gas wells were brought in
this week in the Carolina-Texas ga
area which will add many millions Of
ieet OF daily output TO the big dis.
trict.
ADDS NEW AREA.
Of most interest 10 the district Is
the coming in Thursday Of the Snow
den-McSweeney No. ] on Survey $50
Of Webb county on the De la Cara
ranch. Casing is set at 2070 feet and
the bottom Of the hole is at 20sJ
feet. Drilling was stopped in thu
sand. The well gueged 1862, $50
cubic feet Of dry gas. The well was
drilled under contract BY O'Hearn &
Putnam, who have recently drilled
several wells II the gas fields with
success. W. c. Kelly is in charge Of
The field work for Snowden Nc.
Sweeney The well proves more than
three-tourths Of mile Of new terri
tory 10 the northeast,
This well may point 20 a producer
Tor the Harvey Dome well known for
the Barnhart well, which is located
on Survey 262. There is Favorable
comment that the well will be drilled
deeper with 3 prospect of getting oil
on account Of It being lower on the
structure. Drilling was stoppcd
around POO feet in small showing
NJ gas and oil. With the difference
an elevation il is figured that the
sand viii be picked up within the next
hundred feet.
WELL BLOWS IN.
The Johnson-Detray well which
was bailed dry last week with yery
small showing Of gas was virtually nut
out a dry hole but drilling was con
tlnued. II tested around 2IOO feet
j; IS located on Survey 1856 between
producing gassers.
Friday morning the well blew in
with the drill stem still in the hole.
No estimate could be made Of The
volume. At the time the well blew in
u was nearly $500 feet deep. This
makes conditions look better in the
immediate vicinity which is due north
of the discovery Carolina-Texas well
about one mile.
GENERAL RESULTS.
The summing up Of the past week
IN developments in the Laredo district
can only point 10 success for the gas
producer. A new valve has beel
placed on this area and many thou
sands Of dollars viii come daily into
the hands Of the producers.
This weeks deals with the Cole Pc
irplenm deal Of a week ago are prob
abs the biggest purchases in point %
lnonfy value that have been consum-
mated Ia Iexnx during The mast year