San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-25
SUPPLY WILL
LAST FOR
YEARS
Leasing Active Following
Report on Miranda
Territory.

LAREDO, Tex, Oct. 24.-The re-
cent visit of the delegation of the
city commission from Houston, and
the favorable report rendered with
reference to the large potential gas
field of this district has caused con-
siderable activity in leases in the
area between the BruniCole and the
Carolina-Tcxas gas pools. At this
time there are seven producing gas
wells in the Bruni- Cole field aggrcgat-
ing total daily production of ap-
proximatcly 20O,000,00O cubic feet
while in the Carolina-Texas field,
there are fourteen producing gas
wells agsregating approximately 400
100000 cubic feet, making a total
of approximately 600,000,O00 cubic
feet daily for the two fields. This
supply is being augmented. almost
weekly. by new gassers that range
from 100000 to 100000 cubic
feet daily. In each of the above
fields, the present producing area
comprises approximately three miles
square, making a total of approx
mately eighteen square miles of 11.52O
acres. Of this acreage the Southern
Natural Gas company has contracted
for the gas from the greater part
The Houston Oil company recently
consummated deal with the Cole
Petroleum company for 5000 acres
of potential gas land in the Bruni-
Cole area. Several tests will be
drilled before the work Of selecting
the acreage is completed.
DRILLING CAMPAIGN.
The greatest drilling campaign in
the history of the Carolina-Texas and
the Bruni-Cole fields, will be under
way within the next ten days. Some
thirteen tests will be drilled at once
in the Bruni-Cole area. Six of these
are to be drilled under the super
vision Of the Houston Oil company.
o. w. Killam has made four loca-
tions 70 Traditional tests in the same
area. one of which will be drilled on
block IA survey II of the Mariana
Arispe Grant, and the remaining
three at different points in the same
grant.
The United States Gas and Oil
Company completed No. 1 on Block
10, Survey II, same grant, as gasser
of 20,000,000 cubic feet. This com
pany during the past week made three
locations on the same block for ad-
ditional tests.
MOP ACTIVE.
In the Caroiina-Texas field the
MOP Morgan. O.Hern, Putman)
Interests. have erected a derrick and
is moving on tools from the recent
Snowdcn- McSweeney gas well. TIE
location is on Block 8, Survey 67S,
lease formerly owned by o. w. Kill
lam, who contributed generously to
wards this test. Several other tests
are contemplated and are to be corE-
menced later.
The Johnson-D eTray test No. !
was a huge surprise to everyone i'll
this district Blowing in from the
depth of 2510 feet through the drill
stem while drilling, the well ran wild
for nearly two days before gotten un
der control. The upper sand at 2OIO
feet was tested and made only small
amount Of gas. The test was drilled
deeper. a caprOck of about two foot
in thickness was encountered at 240O
feet after which the bit went into a
soft formation for some 20 feet. The
crew was preparing to come out Of
the hole for the purpose of taking
core when the well blew in. This
well has been brought under control
and is now being fabricated for the
purpose Of removing the drill stem.
The we'll is located on Block, 20, Sur
Sey 1876.
TEST WELL.
The Muckelroy ct al test. located a
few hundred feet south and west Of
the Johnson.DeTray well was tested
at the 2039 foot level and showed only |
a small amount Of gas. This test has
not been drilled deep enough to get |
into the heavy gas stratum.
The Snowden- insolvency test No. |
!. on Survey 6S2, Carolina-Texas |
field, treated the visiting delegation
from Houston to a beautiful scene by |
blowing in at the time of the com
missions visit to that field for q |
gasser Of about 30,000,O0O cubic feet
Of gas daily. Another location has
been made by this company which
will be drilled at an early date.