San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-04
TEN FAILURES,
5PR0DUCERS
:. ON COAST
l,NhS
Production Declines When
Activity Slumps n
Dig Fields s>ses

Dry holes and decreasing produe-
ton predominated in the Gulf Coast
during the week. Out Of a total OF
Is wells completed 10 were failures.
Initial output Of the five producers
amounted to 1880 barrels.
A loss Of 2S60 barrels WAS shown
from the Gulf Coast total as compared
with last week, the combined output
of all fields being S6,615 barrels
against s9,475 barrels for the previous
week.
This decrease was shared by several
fields: Hull dropped 500 barrels,
South Liberty declined 425 barrels,
and West Columbia was down 1915
barrels.
COLUMBIA LOWER.
The big loss at West Columbia is
due to a gradual decline that has been
showing in several wells for a number
of weeks. 1t is characteristic of wells
in Coast fields to decline in their out
put until they finally sand up and
have to be cleaned out. None Of the
wells at West Columbia have quit
producing yet, but the heavy decline
in a few Of the best wells in the field
indicates that some re-working will
have to be done to bring production up
again.
Few competitions have been reported
from West Columbia for a good while
and there is no work of any conse-
quence going on there now. This week
the George Hyde Production Company
got a dry hole in its McGregor s and
abandoned the hole at ITO feet. This
company has had several dry holes
within the past three months.
HULL STACKS UP.
Work is slow at Hull and the lack
of competitions is resulting in a grad
ual easing off in output. The field
shows 500 barrels less oil this week
than last and only one new well was
added. The Gulf Production Com
pany's Phoenix Development Com
pany Sc made only rs barrels, COM
pleted at 3345 feet.
In spite Of its decline, Hull leads
all other coast fields in yield, with
1S,400 barrels. For the greater part
of the present year, Hull has led, be-
ing surpassed for a few weeks only
by South Liberty, late in the summer.
South Liberty continues quiet. Pro-
duction for the week dropped 425
barrels and only one well was COM
pleted. Condict Fee No. 5, drilled
by the Sinclair Oil and Gas Company,
was a failure at 35OS feet. This well
is one of several recent failures drill
ed to the south of the field proper, and
may be considered as further indica-
tion Of the non productivity of this Sec
ton.
FEW WELLS DRILLING.
Few other wells are drilling at Lib
erty and it is probable that develop
ment will be more or less routine this
winter. Total production of the field
is around 10000 barrels.
Due 10 the sanding of the Smith No.
2 at High Island, production dropped
to IS barrels early in the week, but
the well was cleaned out Wednesday
and came back with 1900 barrels and
is still flowing. This boosts produc-
ton of the High Island field to 1900
barrels.
At Pierce Junction, Settegast No.
completed by the Rio Bravo Oil Com
pany three weeks ago for $500 bar
rels initial output is now making
about 500 barrels of fluid of which 30
per cent is water. No. 2 spudded late
this week and a derrick is now being
built for No. 8. 1t is understood that
the Humphreys Oil Corporation has
secured lease on n part of the Her
mann estate, south of the Scttegusr
tract, and will probably do some t~st-
ing. Further than this, no other tets
have been considered.
THREE FAILURES.
Three failures We're shown at Spin
die Top: Lillian Oil Company's Ter
rel 1 was dry and abandoned ut SO
feet. Lone Star Crescent 40 was
drilled by the Sun company and was
a failure at $40 feet. Telshaw ct
ais Trembly 1 was abandoned at 1910
feet.
The Fountain Petroleum Company's
Ogden 8 was abandoned at. Saratoga
at 1905 feet.
Ada Belle Oil Company's Paraffinc
80 pumped five barrels. at Batson
completed at n depth of $50 feet.
The Gulf Coast Oil Corporations
Gaillard %, at Gouse Greek, showed
600 barrels from 1888 feet.
ABANDON TESTS.
Two failures wer. reported from the
old Pierce Junction field: Gulf Pro
duction Company's Z. r. Taylor ct q
II was abandoned at 315S feet, and Fl
r. Cullen's Howe 6 was a failure a
1885 feet.
Orange reported one producer anf
two dry holes. The Rycade Oil Cor
poration's State &c" ! made 500 bar
rels from 464S feet. but the American
National Oil Company's Winfree l wa
dry at 3110 feet.
The Gulf Production Company
HAMMOND Consolidated Company No
3 was a failure also, at 541S feet.
The Gulf Company got a well in II!
T.W. Davis %. at Big Creek. whicl
made 400 barrels. from 2910 feet.
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