San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-11
GETS
EXTENSION /.
TO EAST
Jake Jarmon Completes
600-barrel Well on
Brewer Lease.

LOCKHART, Tex, Oct. 10.-The
completion of seven wells for initial
production of 1000 barrels and extern
sion Of the field several hundred yards
to the southeast featured activity in
the field here last week.
Jake Jarmon, who was in charge of
Lefevrc and Storey No. 1 Brewer,
discovery well in the Lockhart field,
took over the S0-acre NJ. L. Brewer
lease. Despite the holes drilled on this
lease by another operating company
AMI in the vicinity, he started test.
When it reached the regular produc-
ton depth of the field, he set casing
and brought in the well in the usual
manner. 1t is making about 600 bar
rels OF clean oil daily.
MORE DEVELOPMENT.
The Brewer tract is more than a
mile due east of the discovery well
and is a great distance from any pro-
duction.
The completion Of this well as a
producer opens several hundred acres
for development and will stimulate
drilling in the territory due east and
southeast of the discovery drilling in
theterritory due east Of the southwest
Of the discovery well.
Following are the compilations in the
Lockhart field during the past week
THE COMPETITIONS.
Gulf Production Company Nos. ~
and 80 Beatty, 1850 feet. $50 barrels
each; No. Riddle, 1000 feet, 100
barrels: Magnolia Petroleum Com
pany, No. o Beatty, 1850 feet, JOG
barrels; Jim Harper No. Brewer
1850 feet, 300 barrels; Jake Jarmon,
No. /, NJ. j.. Brewer, 1850 feet, GOO
barrels; Witherspoon Oil Company
No. 10, Brewer, 100 feet, 300 bar
rels.
Drilling is active in the proven area
as well as in the wildcat district. A
number of wells are being drilled al
various depts in the field, while others
are preparing to drill in.
Gulf Production Company is &C.
mentiny casing in No. 81 Beatty and is
drilling in No. / Riddle. Both well
are down about 1850 feet.
Jim Harper is rigging up No. D OF
the Brewer and will spud in the tes'
shortly.
JARMON ACTIVE.
lake Harmon is probably the mos
active driller in the field at presen..
He has derricks up for Nos. anu
NJ. i. Brewer and has made LOCATIONS
for four additional tests on TINS leas'
to be drilled Immediately. he WI
start drilling on Nos. and d Wi'hii
TIE next two or three days.
It is reported that the Wilford c no
Schroeder is casing heavily at loo'
feet and heavy mud has to be pumpe'
into the hole continually TO keep
from blowing in. Although the tes.
show dry gas, it is probable tnat ol
will be picked up in the Serpentine a
around 1850 feet.
DEEPEN THOMAS.
Pat Armstrong had the drill pu
hack in the Jordan-Thomas wlidca
and is drilling around 1joO fect. ~
is continually coming up out OF Tn
hole md covering the slush pit: IN
liner is still in the hole. The drille
states that If q gas stratum Is plcKe'
IIp at this depth, the well will com
in.
Wright & Philips are drilling sroun'
1000 feet in No. 1 Harry Lynch. TN
we'll should pick up the formation
around 1000 feet. -,
]. 3. Ash and associates nave tn
derrick up on the Dick Jolley test an
will start drilling within the next tw
DAYS. This well is short ,distanc
from the Jordan-Thomas, which cause
so much excitement when it picked u
good oil showing around 1850 feet.
TEST FOR BAsTROP.
The Gulf Production Company IA
Studded in No. Wolff in Bastro
county and is drilling below go fee
The company is having a derrick erect
ed for a test on the Walter jana
lease in Caldwell county. This well
about a mile from the Wolff test.
One of the exciting happenings {
the week was that the United Mort
and South Oil Company's No. Ca
houn. n wildcat between the LockAal
and Lulng fields, which has been o
,,,,,nn for nearly n wear, went on