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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
SNODWEN-M' SWEENEY
CORE SAND At 2128

LAREDO. Tex, Nov. 14.-Snow.
den insolvency cored a sand at DPS
feet that shows some soil. This is con.
siderable shallower than the second
producing gas horizon in that area
and is attracting considerable atten'
ton. This test is located on the
southeastern corner Of survey GS2,
rolina-Texas field.
Johnson & DeTrav are moving on
tools on block 4, survey 1912, Caro-
lina-Texas field. for a deep test. o.
w. Killam is moving on block -
survey 1896, in the Henne. Winch &
Fariss pool. o. w. Killam is keeping
four rigs working at all times. During
the past month, Mr.. Killiam produced
60 .O52 barrels from the lease recent
ly purchased from the Henne, Winch
& Farriss interests.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
10000 ACRES ARE LEASED
In VICTORIA and REFUCIO

VICTORIA, Tex, Nov. 14.-The
Gulf Production company has leased
Mrs. d. NJ. O'Connor's ranch of 90
600 acres in Victoria and Refugio
counties and will begin actual drill
ing operations by January l, next,
according to an instrument filed for
record here.
The ranch forms part of sixteen
different surveys, with 400 acres in
Victoria county and 1890 acres in
ftcfugio county. The lease provides
for the drilling of several wells, but
it is not known whether the first
well will be located in this county or
Refugio county.
NEAR VICTORIA.
The ranch is IS miles southeast
of Victoria and fronts on the San An
tonic river. All deep water wells
drilled on the Victoria county portion
of the ranch produce sulphur water
and gas. This is also true of such
wells on the McFaddin ranch, which
adjoins it, gas from one of the wells
being used for cooking and heating at
the w. III. Grain home at McFaddin.
These wells are located along
creek known as the Kai which rises
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
GOOD PRODUCER FOR
FIELD AT ARTESIA

ARTESIA, N. NJ, Nov. 14.-Dan-
ciger Oil and Refining company com
pleted No. 2 well on the Baish lease
in section 17-1S-2S. Drilled to 2150
feet it was given a shot of 200 quarts
and is now being cleaned out. 1t
will be good for 100 barrels when
settled. In the north extension Ohio
Oil company deepened No. 1 on the
New States lease and shot it with
40 quarts. This is the original we'll
in section 4-1S-2S and has been a
consistent producer for the past year.
Deepening of wells in this field is
always watched with interest as many
biologists are of the opinion that a
lower and better sand is under the
present producing stratum.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
lOIL AND REFINED PPODUCTS|
'xtensiue Drilling Campaign in Webb Count,
MaGamar Will
Drill Well TO
Pennsylvania

ARTESIA. n. NJ, Nov. a.
Officials Of the Maljamar Oil and
Gas Corporation are here as wit
nesses to the spudding in OF the
company's wildcat in Lea county
on q government permit. This
well is one Of the most important
tests ever drilled In this terri
tory, the contract calling for the
drilling to the Pennsylvania,
which is expected to be found
around 5000 feet.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15

four geological provinces, each Of them
possessing distinctive characteristics,
and offering great possibilities for
the study of the petroleum engineer.
Williamson county has one produc-
ing field, Thrall, discovered about ten
years ago and producing on a small
scale today. Thrall is on the central
eastern part of the county and i'm the
area south of Thrall in the south
eastern corner of the county, activity
is at present great. This district en-
braces an area about twenty miles
square and lies south of the 1. G. n.
and east of the NJ. X. & T. Railways.
Milan county, with its Rockdale and
Minerva pools, adjoins on the east.
Prospecting so far, has been COLI
fined to the search for "plugs" OF :he
serpentine, which formation is the
producing horizon at Lockhart. This
formation. of volcanic origin, is said
to exist in spots or plugs" of ire
gular extent and shape. From the
main core or plug it may "finger" out
very irregularly. The wells so far
completed have been along Dry Brushy
creek, which runs in a northeast and
southwest direction below Thrall. The
locations of these wells represent the
theories of the different biologists, as
to the existence of plugs.
MAJORS ACTIVE.
The first three wells completed. all
within the past few months, have
been drilled by the major companies.
There is but one operation under way
by wildcatters. All of the compile
tons have been drilled to approximate
ly the same depth, into the Austin
chalk at around 1900 to 100 feet.
The first well completed was that
of the Gulf on the Ryals farm of the
West survey. This company had
over 1000 acres blocked for this test
and contracted to go into the chalk.
When their contract was fulfilled
they moved their tools to Caldwell
county to lease nearing expiration
there. At one time royalties in the
Ryals tract sold to considerable ex-
tent. As small a portion as 1-1200th
royalty was sold in this tract and mt
good price. This well, located
about midway of the length of the
creek, never encountered any appre-
ciable showings of oil.
The Simms we'll on the Wildrosc
farm of S. J.. Smith in the William
Byerly survey and about three mites
southwest of the Gulf, also drilled into
the chalk without result. This COM
pany has the best blocked lot of acre
age in the district. having in excess
of 5000 acres, well consolidated.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
SECRETARY
is LAREDO VISITOR

MIRANDA CITY. Tex. Nov. A.
c. r. Mayberry. secretary of the
Aviator Oil Company of San Antonio.
spent a couple of days in Laredo and
the oil fields last week. lie came here
to inspect the company's lease in TIE
Aviator field where it has a number
Of producing wells.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
COAST OIL MARKET
IS STRENGTHENING

Apparently the coastal market is
strengthening. Refineries along the
channel are not all running at capa-
city, but the demand for coast crude
is good and there are no immediate
signs of production increases. Unless
new field is discovered stocks of
coastal oil will be reduced before
spring. With such a situation the
market can be counted on to hold.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
FORMATIONS INDICATE new
OIL FIELD in WILLIAMSON

GEORGETOWN, Tex, Nov. a.
This vicinity is today tine scene of an
intensive exploration campaign in the
search for a new BALCONIES Fault oil
field. Williamson County, situated
about half way between the Mexia and
Caldwell County fields, apparently
offers to the oil man, the most ia
vorable section for the finding of a
new pool. All of the major COM
panies have holdings in this county
and number of sest wells are under
way or contemplated.
The BALCONIES Fault runs through
the town of Georgetown in the CEN
trail western part OF the county and it
is along this fault that many of the
covered. Among them may be men
toned: Corsicana, Mexia, Workman,
Powell, Luling and the most recent
discovery, Lytton Springs. in Caldwell
County. This latter field is about 50
miles south of Williamson County.
PHYSICAL FEATURES.
While all of these fields have been
found south and east of the Fault,
many biologists claim that there are
splendid indications of oil to be found
on the other side of the Fault also.
The greatest play in Williamson
County is south and east Of the Fault
but there are several tests planned
for the northern and western side
within the near future.
Williamson Connty offers many
physical features not to be found else
where and it is most interesting
country for the petroleum geologist.
1t is the only one of the states 254
counties which costains parts of four
of the great photographic provinces
into which Texas is divided, geologic
ally. The Grand Prairie, 100 miles
wide and 200 miles long, extending
from the Red River to Central Texas
the Edwards Plateau, adjoining the
former province. and extending on
westerly to the Pecos river; the Cen
trail Mineral Region, a small area,
adjoining the Edwards Plateau and
the Gulf Coastal Plain lying south of
the aforementioned provinces-all
meet in this county.
FAULT IN COUNTY.
The BALCONIES Fault running
through the central western part of
the county is the division line be-
tween the Gulf Coastal Plain and the
rest of the photographic provinces to
the north. Thus it will be seen that
Williamson county contains parts of
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
SUPPLY
SOUGHT FOR
C| I IL S
San Antonio, Houston and
Galveston Will Buy
Districts Fuel.

LAREDO, Nov. 14.-The Carolina
Texas and the Bruni- Cole gas fields
IN Webb and Duval counties, are now
going through the most extensive
drilling campaign in the history OF
the field. Seagraves, Moody and Nor
gan are taking the lead in the drill
ing operations in the Carolina-Texas
field, while the Houston Oil company.
Through the Cole Petroleum company,
~ drilling several tests on the Ma
Iriano Arispc grant and adjoining the
large gassers of the Cole Petroleum
company.
In the past, there was no induce
ment in drilling a gas well, in this
area as no market was available ex-
ceDt that of local consumption, but
! now with one gas line being built,
plans for the second line completed
and rumors of the third line that is
contemplated, oil men are clamOring
for acreage. however small, near the
gas wells on drilling contracts.
DRILL TWO TESTS.
During the past 80 days Seagraves
and Moody, of Galveston have started
drilling two tests in the Carolina
Texas field, the first on survey $50
and the second on survey 6S1. This
company also took over the gas
rights on all acreage belonging to the
Texas Wildcat Drilling company and
financed the drilling of several more
tests in that area for the privilege of
purchasing the gas rights. In the
Cole-Bruni field this company is also
very active. Several well located
tracts near the present gas wells were
purchased and a location made on
survey 20S0 for an immediate test.
The Houston Oil company, through
the Cole Petroleum company, is drill
ing its first test known as Cole Pc
troleum company No. IL and erected
the derricks for Nos. II and 10. Six
locations have been made for immedi-
ate drilling. These locations are scat
tered across an area of two miles
which will determine the area Of the
structure.
~ BUILD PIPE LINE.
The Southern Natural Gas company
has completed approximately 20 miles
of the gas limo that will extend from
McMullen county, distance OF 81
" tut iNpVAtt
this line will be furnishing gas to San
Antonio by January l, next.
The Associated Oil company is pre-
pairing to test n sand from which
very rich core was taken at the depth
of 2632 feet. This test is located on
survey 1S5, Sutherland ranch, north
western Duval county.
In the Randado pool, Jim Hogg
county, the Simms Oil company is set
ting casing at 1860 feet over a sand
THAT showed considerable oil when
cored. This is somewhat higher than
the Magnolia and Pippin wells and
looks like it will make better pro-
Queer.
The Magnolia Petroleum company
set casing at 206S feet in No. over
A sand that showed considerable gas.
Ball ct al in the Aviator pool OF
Webb county. has commenced an &C.
tive drilling campaign. Five derricks
have been erected by this company on
block 73 Of the Edgington subdivision
and with two other tests drilling.
This company has completed five
wells to date. four of which were oil
wells and the fifth a large gasser
spraying oil.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
DISTRICT OUTPUT
DECLINES IN WEEK

Production from the San Antonio dis
trict declined $50 barrels during the
past week over the prior seven-day
period. Following Is the production re-
port by fields.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
COAST OUTPUT
STILL SHOWS
DECLINE
Daily Production Of Pools
at S1,645 Barrels
During Week.

In spite or the rain OF last week
and the resulting high water in ecv-
eral of the coast fields, competitions
held up to normal figures and the
decline in production was not as great
as was predicted. For a time il look
ed rs il large part of the South Lib
erty field would be flooded and the
lowest portion was under water for
while, but the output did not suffer.
Roads are impossible in all coast
fields at this time.
Total production Of all fields
amounted TO S1.645 barrels as com
pared with $500 barrels last week,
giving a decrease Of 2145 barrels.
GOOSE CREEK OFF.
Goose Creek showed the biggest loss
with 1920 barrels less recovery this
week than last. Orange and West Co
lumbia each dropped 500 barrels. :
The decline at Goose Greek vas
due to drop in output of the Hum
BILE Oil and Refining Company's Call
lard Peninsula No. IS, completed
about two weeks ago for $500 barrels.
At Orange and West Columbia, the
general decline in old wells was not
Other fields showed slight variation
in their output. few with increases
and others with declines which eff
set the small gains.
WEEKS BIG WELL.
Orange showed the banner well for
the past week. The Gulf Production
Company's Hager-Moore No. @ made
1000 barrels from 1850 feet, as a
workover. Edgerly Petroleum Gem
pany got n 40-barrel well at Orange
in its Carbello s. completed at 3505
feet.
High Island showed another aban-
donment in the Carter Oil Company's
Herman ], given up as a failure at
500 feet. A number of tests at high
Island have been abandoned since the
Gulf Production Company completed
its big producer on the Smith tract
last spring. Production at High Is.
land is now down below 400 barrels,
The Gulf Company completed Its
Blakely 12-C, as a dry hole at Blue
Ridge, at depth of 1855 feet.
ssr..v N'l 200 BARRELS. q -
At Big Greek, the Gulf got a 700
wen III laws ~NOs ~ ililChch
at 2045 feet.
The first producer reported from
South Liberty in several weeks was
turned in this week in the Cuffs #.
Antoine which made AZ barrels from
$500 feet.
At Hull the Monarch Oil and Re
filming Company made a 400-barre.
well in its Harrison s, completed at
1920 feet. In the same field, Higgins
Oil and Fuel Cornpany's Taylor :;
was abandoned as a failure at 1880
feet.
The Gulf Coast Oil Corporation
worked over its Gaillard 10, 81 acres.
at Goose Creek and got a 75-barfel
pumper at 2790 feet.
TWO AT BATSON.
Batson kept up its record and show
cd two small producers Ada Belle
Oil Company's Paraffine 1e1 made
four barrels from sos feet. and fhe
Deutser Oil Company's Trustees..12
pumped the same amount.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
PERMIT FOR WELL

Ina Oil company has secured a per-
nit to drill on the east side of the
Hondo river, the Gibson and Eatham
& Tarver wells being on the west side.
Arnett Oil Company is now finishing
its No. Nixon somewhat to the
south of the Gibson and Eastman &
Tarver and are erecting derrick for
their No. 3.
With continuation of good wealth
err permitting of the drilling of the
wells already arranged for, the early
building of a pipeline to the field is
assured. Routes, in fact, have al
ready been surveyed. Production is
h d in the No. 1 Viola Wilson at
966 feet and with comparatively easy
and inexpensive drilling. The result
is that the shallow oil is offering
AT inviting proposition to operators
and the belief is gaining each day
that history will be repeated here as
it was in SmackOver and elsewhere
and that deeper oil and bigger produc-
ton will be found by the first opera
tor who goes after it.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
SEISMOGRAPH TESTS.

The Gulf Production company has
seismograph contracts ON nearly all
the tracts in this vicinity with the
privilege of leasing them at So per
acre or under drilling contracts by
December 20. OF the many tracts
acquired by the company in this
county under seismograph contracts
these alone have not been released
by it.
The company has made repeated
seismograph tests of the San Antonio
River section, exploding large guam
titles of dynamite in connection with
them on both sides of the river. 1t
is also arranging to drill n we'll on
Thomas OConnor's ranch in Refugio
county in the vicinity of Mission Bay
Nearby there is large crater caused
by gas blowout with oil saturated
rocks of an old geological age on the
surface.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15

near Fannin, Goliad county and is
claimed by biologists TO be the old
course of the San Antonio river. a
well drilled on the Terrell ranch near
this creek several miles northwest of
the OConnor ranch also produces
sulDhur wafer and GAS
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
DERRICK UP

Derrick for the No. 2 Viola Wilson
of the Gibson Oil Corporation is
300-foot offset ON the south of the No.
1 Viola Wilson of Eastman & Tar
yer which was completed some weeks
ago and which is now reported pump.
ing so barrels daily. The No. Viola
Wilson of the Gibson Oil Corporation
is today pulling tubing and will be
washed and then put back on the
pump. 1t has been pumping 40 bar
rels but with another washing it s
believed it will come up to the produc-
ton in the EastSam & Tarver well.
Ina field in Medina county is as.
sured of rapid development and al
ready a number of new operators have
followed the Gibson Oil Corporation
into the field. Detert & Olmsted have
secured block of leases next north
of the Eastman & Tarver and Gibson
block. Eastman & Tarver have made
location 300 feet east from their
No. 1 for their No. .. Texas and
Magnolia are each reported to have
bought acreage in the immediate ter.
ritory of the field. Early Deans IF
Shreveport has been in the field for
the past few days and expressed sur
prise at the large production at such
shallow depth and with an assurance
of good profit to the developer.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
GIBSON OIL
DRILLING IN
MEDINA

Gibson Oil Corporation of New
York City by the purchase of a 90
acre tract on of the Viola Wilson
farm in the Ina oil field in Medina
county from Eastman & Tarver gives
the field assurance of immediate
scientific development. states J. T..
Walsh. who made the deal. Derrick
is already being erected for the No. .
well, one well having previously been
completed on the lease. and it is un-
derstood that the company has op-
toned additional acreage.
Gibson Oil Corporation is listed on
the New York curb market. says Mr..
Walsh, and James +. Dunn. tho pres
ident. formerly a large independent
operator in the Mid-Contient field,
is expected in San Antonio within a
few days to inspect the company's
property. purchased for it by Mr..
Walsh. who is associated with the
cOmDany -,
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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-01-01
SPORTS

Jan. l2-Winie Hoppe beat Cochran
for worlds billiard title
March If. ]. Fleming, Cham ign,
H., won national amateur three cush-
Ion title.
Edouard Horemans of Belgium, retain
ing the 1872 balkIine title.
May I-Ralph Greenleaf Philadei-
phia, won worlds pocket billiard title
May 17--Black Cola won Kentucky
May 25--Bob Cannefax won worlds
three e-cushion billiard championship
May 30--Joe Boyer, Detroit. won In
May 3l--Tommy Gibbons defeated
Georges Carpenter Of France
Pennsylvania university won amer
can Henley regatta.
June 6--Cyril Walker, Ems 4awcad, II.
j., won national open goif chsmpi~a
81 Jnne Ia 7-university of MINI. sofa son
intercollegiate rife match
June 17-University Of Washington.
wen PoughkccpSie regatta.
June 20-Yaie heat harvard = si4~
June Il waiter aagen, America "A
pro, won British open golf champion
July 5--olympio games officially
July i2-Black Gold won Chicago,
July 19-America wan its eighth con-
secutiVe Olympic track and field cham
pionship in Paris games.
July 12-Yale won etght-oared olym-
Juiy ls--Aelen Wills and an; Mrs.
mis- title IN olympic tourney
Ju}y Z0--Helen wills and Vincent
Riohards won Olympic tennis singles,
The United States led the worlds
nations in the Olympic standings with
SO points, France second with 40,
July 2e-Jirnmy Johnston of St Paul
won Western amateur golf title.
Aug. 11-Edlth Cummings won wom-
ems amateur western golf title. g..
place n2H Tailteann, Irish national
al" AneaEHelen wills retained wom-
ems national tennis championship.
Aug. 29-Grand American handicap
shoot won by II. G. Deck Of Plymouth,
Ind
nard In first international horse race.
Sept. 2---Bill Tilden retained national
tennis championship defeating w. Nj
sept e--wiinam Melhorn Of st. Louis
won w estern. golf title.
Mrs Dorothy Campbell Hurd wOn
wolnen's golf chamnionshlp.
Sept. Hilary Willa defeated Luis
Firpo OF Argentina in f2-round fight.
Sept. 12--American tennis team de-
feated Australians, retaining Davis
eag Sept ls-Americsa goif team de-
feated British team, retaining Walker
Sept. te--Amsrican polo team won
SECOND and decsoing game from Eng
''Js Sept. ao--Walter Hagen won profss-
siona1 golf chpmpionshiE ~. =
Sept. s7--Robert T.. Jones, JT:s At
lantas won national amateur ech cham
D'g@sn.g naahsn asfeatea Epfnaro. Froncn
horse. in second intelaatiDnas race
-saS MARK siasnts won Nseionsi