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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-20
ARE
FEATURE Of
ACTIVITY
Day and Inscore Wells May
Open New Fields in
Luling Territory.

LULING, Tex, Sept. 19.-Trading
continues brisk around the Magnolia
Petroleum Company's No. 1 Day wild
cat well in Guadalupe County, south
cast of the production area, and a
number of good deals have been made
within the past few days. Everything
for miles around the well is practical
ly all leased up, most of the major
companies having taken protection
acreage, as well as the usual run of
lease spectators. Eight and a quar-,
ter inch casing has been set in the
hole at a depth of about 2050 feet
and there is every indication that the
Luling field will be spread way out
or an entirely new field opened up by
the bringing in Of this well as pro-
Queer. 1t will be drilled in the early
part of the coming week and opera
tions there will be watched with in
terest by oil men all over this section
when the crew starts back to work.
INSCORE SHUT DOWN.
M. o. Rayor's No. 1 Inscore well,
which was shut down at 705 feet sew
crel weeks ago after a good oil indi-
cation was found, is still inactive,
while Mr.. Rayor is in Detroit, Mich,
organizing company. He has in the
past operated as IN individual, under
n trust fund: but new developments
have caused him to organize produc-
ton company and apply for charter.
He has contracted to drill one other
well Immediately 10 the north of the
Inscore and close to the old Walker
well of the Big Gusher Oil Company,
which has continued to make n small
stream of high gravity oil continuous
ly since its abandonment two years
ago. The Inscore and Walker wells
are situated in relation to the Cald-
well County field about as the Mag
nolia's Day test is to the Guadalupe
County end of the field and there are
many people who believe that there is
another fault that runs through the
field in that section.
MAY OPEN FIELD.
Should wells be brought in in both
locations there will be a new field
paralelling the old production area
and lying about a mile south of it
and two and a half or three miles east.
Drilling continues on all three of
the United North and South Oil Com
pany's deep test wells on the west side
of the field, while the play on the east
side is for shallow production. Sew
eral other tests have found good show
ings around 600 and 700 feet and Mr..
Rayor is planning to give this stratum
a good test with several wells.
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Wildcat Gets
Oil Showing
At 5000 Feet

CORPUS CHRISTI, Sept. 10.
The Givan well, near Calallen, Is
making . good oil showing, 1t
was said by local men who have
visited the site. The well Is To-
Gated about sixteen miles west
Of this city.
: The drill Is in cap rock, and
reports have reached the city
that several inches Of oil sand
has been encountered
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-20
DISTRICT OUTPUT
GAINS 1910 BARRELS

South Texas production continues to
increase and during the last week there
were 1870 barrels more oil produced than
during the prior week. Following is the
daily production by fields:
SAN ANTONIO.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-20
OIL ACTIVITY
GREATEST
IN WEEKS
Gulf Leads Operators With
Five Compilations on
Three Leases

LOIh1Ahl, Oept. lC.-Iompiet-
ing twelve wells for initial produc-
ton of more than 300 barrels, the
south end of the proven Lockhart field
again takes the lead in activity for
this territory. The Gulf Production
Company lead in work, with five new
wells for flush output of 400 bar
rels. The Humble Oil and Refining
Company and Witherspoon Oil Com
pany followed with three new wells
apiece for an average initial output of
1000 barrels. Mike Danelly No. 3 was
finished for about 200 barrels by
Eagle Drilling Company.
This is the greatest week of activ-
ity in more than month, counting
both initial production and number Of
completion.
" PRODUCTION GAINS.
Production of the field has been on
the increase for the last few weeks
and present indications are that it will
reach the high mark set several
months ago when the daily output
reached 10000 barrels. The output
dropped to around 5000 barrels q
month ago, but several companies be-
gan a drilling campaign and brought
the production up to 1880 barrels.
The addition of 3100 barrels flush pro-
duction during the past week undOubt-
cdly will send this figure to 10000
barrels. Several wells are bailing or
drilling in, which will bring up the
production of the field.
Interest at this time centers around
three wildcats in the Lockhart terri
tory. The Jordan-Thomas, Schroeder
and Robert Quinn tests all promise
production. Should any or all Of
these wells be completed as producers,
a new Caldwell county field would be
opened.
WELL CAVES IN.
The Jordan. Thomas well, being
drilled by Pat Armstrong, caved TO-
feet late in the week and sand bas
ket had to be ordered to clean the
hole out. The green shale was pushed
eighteen feet up into the perforated
casing, which was set on top OF the
pay, or 102 feet higher than the bot
tom of the hole. The well first caved
about 50 feet early in the week and
the drill was run to clean the hole
out. The hole was bailed and a swan
run. When the drillers were prepar"
ing to put the final touches to the
well before bringing it in, the well
again cavcd. AS soon as it Is cleaned
out again, it is probable that the
well will be completed in case.
The oil taken from the well is 50
degrees hot and is of approximately As
gravity. A test of sample was made
in the Sun Oil Company's laboratory,
which showed it to be 1900 degrees.
OTHER ACTIVITY.
A fishing job at 1850 feet is hold.
ing the Schroeder well. This test
struck q fine oil showing at around
II feet.
Plans are being made to complete
the Robert Quinn wildcat, which
struck a showing in the Scrpentine
formation. This we'll is about a mile
south of the field and may extend it.
l.. w. Wright of Houston. and SUIT.
ton of Los Angeles. and ]. f. Brous-
sard of Houston, are planning a test
on the Harry Lynch farm. northeast
of Lockbart and southwest of the
field,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-20
ANOTHER BIG
GASSERAT
LAREDO
Webb County Well Making
100000 Cubic
Feet at 2032.

LAREDO, Sept. 19.-Another mon
ster gas well was completed in the
Carolina-Texas pool eight miles north |
of clifton, Webb county. This gases
was drilled by William F. Morgan Of |
San Antonio, and is believed to- be
one of the largt st in the Laredo dis
trlct. The well is reported to be maxi |
ing about 75,0O0,000 cubic feet of gas
daily. Casing was set at the depth |
CT 2032 feet, which is the depth at
which the adjoining wells were COM
pleted. However, this well showed
nothing until drilled to 2070 feet
where the second sand was encoun-
tered. Twenty-seven feet of gumbo
Jay Just above the sand. Three cores
were taken in the first five feet OIL
the sand, these cores were slightly sat-I
urated with oil, the trace of which |
was very evident to the eye, taste and
smell. The well was bailed down some
900 feet, when it blew in as a large
easser, spring gauge showing between
100000 and 100000 cubic feet.
The rock pressure is estimated at 9OOI
pounds. The thickness of the produc-
ing sand was not determined because
it was only penetrated fifteen feet.
OIL IN WILDCAT.
The ]. W. Pippin No. 2, block 10,
survey POI, Randado Pool, Jim Hogg
county, Texas, set casing at the depth
of 1866 feet over a sand that showed
heavy saturation when cored. This
well is located 100 feet west of tho
which considerable oil was bailed, but
was abandoned due to water trouble.
1t is the general opinion that this test
will result in a good oil well. TheI
Magnolia Petroleum Company's test,
located some 1000 feet to the south
and on survey 415, is making both
oil and water; however, the latest in
formation obtained from the well
stated that the water was diminishing.
The J. W. Pippin test will, if com-
peted as a producer, perpetuate some
% 900 acres that comprise the original
Randado lease of which survey 29l
is a part.
LEASES EXPIRE.
lu6 lGdSC Will SAPAAs
on April of the coming year, unless
production Of either oil or gas in pro-
ducing quantities is found thereon.
From present indications there is no
doubt that the lease will be perpetu-
ated.
The wildcat test to be drilled byl
Dauchy and Bryant of San Antonio, I'M
Starr county is to be a very important.
test. 1t is located about twenty miles
northwest of Rio Grande City and
about ten miles southeast Of the shall
low oil field in the southeastern por-
ton of Zapata. Practically all OF
the land nearby is under lease, be-
ing owned by Ballard and Underwood.
The Texas Company. Snowden Nc
Sweeney, Vacuum, Rycade, Humble
and others. The largest blocks ara
owned by the Humble Oil and Refining
Company and Ballard and Underwood,
owning $4,000 and 10000 acres, re-
spectively.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-20
EXTENSION To
TONKAWA pool.
PROBABLE
Many Wells Near Pay in
Northern Part of
Oklahoma Field.

TULSA, Sept. 10. - Developments
taking place to the west and north of
the upper end of the Tonkawa field
point to a further extension of the
pool to the northwest. The present
active field, and extension is in the
same direction of the older south
field.
The south field found its production,
as a rule, in shallowcr sands, while
the wells completed to the north were
very largely in the Wilcox deep
sand.
This remarkable holding quality is
excmplificd by the Beverlin lease. On
January 81, deep sand production on
this lease went over 10000 barrels
and has at no time since been below
that mark. This lease has made to
date 2,S74, 203 barrels and since Janu-
airy 81, the daily average production
covering the whole period is 14,511
barrels
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-20
MORE DRILLING
IN P DOL A
BROWNWOOD

BROWNWOOD, Sept. 19.-Sever-
al new test wells in the Brownwood
shallow field, or Clear Greek field
as it is now called, are reported on
the sand and ready to drill in. Of
these tests, the King and Huffman
on the Sears tract is attracting post
attention since it will increase the
present size of the field by n quarter
of mile if good well is brought in.
Lamb and Slick spudded in on the
Leach tract this week, marking the
entry of another well known company
in the field. Counts and Nysql
spudded in a new well in proven terri
tory, and the Charters Oil Company
of San Antonio are drilling two wells
and finishing a fishing job on an
other.
LAY GAS MAINS.
Darlington and Bruce are laying
gas mains from one of their wells to
a suburban section of the city six
miles distant. The best wells in the
field are owned by the Charters Oil
Company; these wells are reported to
be making 80 barrels daily from q
sand at 600 feet. Ten producers, three
gassers and one dry hole are the re-
suit of the short drilling campaign in
augurated two months ago by Bar.
rington and Bruce.
SIX BUMPERS.
The Charter Oil Company has six
wells on the pump; Counts, Nystel ct
al one well and two gassers; King and
Huffman one well: Darlington and
Bruce one gasser and two wells pump
ing.
The Humphreys Oil Company has
disposed of its holdings in Brown
County to New York syndicate. The
purchasers have placed a star rig on
one of the acquired tracts four miles
from the Clear Greek field. They ex.
pect to find pay at $50 feet, and have
also promised a deep test for that
section,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-20
SEVERAL WELLS
COMPILE TED
At ARTES|A

ARTESIA, n. NJ, Sept. 10.-The
Dome Oil Company's No. 2 well, COM
pleted n week ago. is easily the larg-
est producer ever completed in eastern
New Mexico. Shot with 40 quarts of
glycerine in 33 feet of sand, the well
responded Immediately. After flowing
at the rate of $50 barrels in twelve
hours, the well was ignited from n gas
engine nearby and large amount OF
storage and the rig were destroyed.
The fire. however. was put out within
a few hours and the well is again on
production, flowing by heads every 40
minutes and is now making go bar
rels on the gauge.
Another large producer has been
completed by the Maljamar. Oil and
Gas Company on their holdings in the
northwest one-fourth of section 2S-1S'
%. This gives the nine producers
out of nine holes started. While this
we'll is not as large as several Of the
producers on this property, it is max
ing $50 barrels on the gauge.
FIELD EXTENDED.
Another well that promises to make
Il good producer is the Pueblo on
Company's No. l well located in tho
southeast one-fourth of section 4-1S-2S
which topped the sand at 2305 feet
and, with the bit twelve feet in tn"
pay the hole is standing full of fluid,
The finding of this sand is-of consid-
cradle importance as it is approximate
ly one-uuarter mile northeast of an
abandoned hole.
Possible extensions are looked for
during the coming week, due to eX-
cellent showings having been obtained
in seevral wildcat wells which have
reached an interesting depth. To the
south of the proven area, the Fletcher
Oil Company's No. well i'll section
5-19-2S has considerable oil in the hole
from a sand around 1000 feet. Good
gas showings were also encountered in
this test at 1850 feet and it will
probably make a producer from the
same pay as the discovery well OF
Flynn, Welch & Yates.
OIL IN WILDCAT.
Another wildcat that promises to
make a small producer is the Bailey
& Cragin No. l on the Randolph per.
NIT in the southeast one-fourth OF
the northeast one-fourth of section
33-1S-29. Shot with 200 quarts OF
glycerine from 2250 to 23C1 the vel!
is making considerable oil through a
bridge which is being drilled out with
difficulty. Owners of this test believe
the hole should be good for better
than 81 barrels on completion.
In the northeast one-fourth of the
southeast one-fOurth of section 31-11-
20 the A. H. Ramage No. 1 has en-.
countered a sandy lime at depth OF
2514 feet which carries good oil
showing and production is looked for
within the next 80 feet. This will mean
valuable extension to the field, 1t
being three and half miles east and
north of the productive area in sec
ton 4.
A large number of oil men operat'
ing in eastern New Mexico on Tues
day witnessed the spudding in Of the
Hope Development Company's Fife
No. 1 we'll. located in the northeast
one-fourth of the southeast one-fOurt1
of section 4-1S-23, on a block Of 25,OOO
acres. This test is approximately 80
miles west of the Artesia field. 1t is
believed it has a good chance for shall
low production as oil has been en-.
countered in many wells drilled for
water in this same vicinity.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-20
INCREASE OUTPUT.

Just as the Wilcox sand has con-
siderably increased the production of
Tonkawa, it has aided other fields in
a like manner. 1t is probably one of
the most productive sands in the Mid
Continent area and developments dur
ing the past week indicate that it has
not been exhaustively exploited.
The Wilcox well at Sapulpa was
the Rivcrland Oil Company's No. /.
The sand was picked up at 2401 feet,
and at four feet in the sand, it yielded
100000 feet of gas. Art Moffit and
others, Hawkins No. 5 in the Henry
eta district, found the sand at 1869
feet, a new deep level for that pool,
and at 8 feet in the pay, it made
2I000,O00 feet of gas.
In the Hallet area, the Selby and
Gypsy Oil Companies Hullendor No.
20 is making 1900 barrels of oil a day
from the Wilcox sand at 1894 feet.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-20
MAY EXTEND FIELD.

The Beverlin lease is in the extreme
northwest part of the Tonkawa field
as it is now defined and the possible
extension of this area is being shown
by recent developments to the north
and west.
The best well in the extension is the
Wentz Oil Corporations Mahoney No.
8, which picked IN the top of the Viii
cox deep sand at 1915 feet. When
completed at 1900 feet it yielded an
initial production of $500 barrels and
is holding up.
Another well already completed on
the edge of the new area is the Wentz
Dill Corporations Mahoney No. 4,
4220-4265 feet. 1t started off with an
initial production of 1890 barrels.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-20
SEVEN WELLS

At present there are seven wells
drilling in the northwest extension to
the Tonkawa field, they being the Tex
as Company's Davis 10 and Marland-
Cosden's School land GA, School land
IA and School land ga.
While to some extent, the possible
limits of the field will rest on the out
come of these wells. it must ulti-
mately depend upon further tests. 1t
might be added that there is Specula.
ton among biologists as to the posi-
bility of trend found connecting the
Tonkawa with the Thomas field. This.
of course, is speculation and must De
taken as such.
The district between these two
fields, however, is due for a play, the
forerunner of which is the old Thor
ton and Bailey well. The Carter Com.
pany has taken it over at 272S feet
and are rigging up to drill to the deep
Wilcox sand.
, 1925-01-29
DARKEN
YOUR GRAY HAIR

The use OF Sage and Sulpher for
restoring faded, gray hair to its
natural color dates back to grand.
mothers time. She used It to keep
her hair beautifully dark, glossy and
attractive. Whenever her hair took
on that dull. faded or streaked ap-
pearance. this simple mixture was
applied with wonderful effect.
But brewing at homo is mussy
and out-of-date. Nowadays, by nsk-
ing at any drug store for a bottle
Of "Wyethss Sage and Sulphur Com.
pound" you will get this famous
old preparation. improved by the ad
dition of other ingredients. which
can be depended upon to restore
natural color and beauty to the
hair.
Well-known druggists say II dark
ems the hair SO naturally and evenly
hat nobody can tell 1t has been ap.
piled. You simply dampen a sponge
or soft brush with it. and draw
this through your hair. taking one
strand at a time. By morning the
gray hair disappears, and after
another application or two. It be.
ome beautifully dark and glossy.
ADV.
, 1925-01-29
A CLEAR COMPLEXION
RuddyC heck s-SparklingE Eyes
Most Women Can Have
Says DR.. Edwards. a Well Known
Ohio Physician

Dr. F. M. Edwards for II years treated
scores Of women for liver and bowel all.
ments. During these years he gave to
his patients a prescription made OF a
few well-known vegetable ingredient.
mixed with olive oil, naming their,
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets. You will
know them by their olive color.
These tablets are wonder-workers or
the liver and bowels. which cause a nor.
NAL action, carrying off the waste and
poisonous matter in ones system.
lfiyou have a pale face, sallow look,
dull eyes, pimples, coated tongue, head.
aches, a listless, no-good feeling. all out
OF sorts, inactive bowels, you take one
of DR., Edwards Olive Tablets nightly
for a time and note the pleasing results.
Thousands, OF women and men take
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets-the sue
cessful substitute for calomel-now and
then Just to keep them mt. 15c and SOC.
, 1925-01-29
UNDER The


Continued from Page One)
away OF this esteemed and distin-
guished citizen whose memory will
always be cherished as long as life
shall last among us and pause In 81.
lent devotion to her memory.
Trusting that our thoughts may
tell the departed that though gone
from II presence yet she is treas
ured in our hearts though her
earthly career is ended. her memory.
virtues and good work viii live and
not go u%nrecorded.
Resolved further. hat this Hon
orabl Body. the House and Senate
ooncurring extend its sympathy and
expression OF friendship 10 the be-
reaved family in their hour of grief
and pray the Divine Creator to
soften the pangs of sorrow by the
assurance that she has only pre-.
coded them to the realms of n fairer
and better land.
Received, that n copy of these
resolutions be spread upon the Jour-
nal Of this house and a copy SEM to
he bereaved family
There was considerable small
business put over by both houses
today. but 1t was mostly small bust
ness. minor amendments to existing
statutes and second reading Of new
bills.
The only bill OF consequence in
the house was the Waegele bill No.
6s. known as the wyoming state
Police bill. 1t repeats chapter IS.
Session Laws of 1921, which Is the
law creating the present law en-
forcement department and amends
and re-enacts section 20. chapter SO,
Session Laws of 1921. and sets up
IA state police department consist
ing OF forty-two men. with salaries
running from $4,000 to $500 per
annum.
What chance this bill has Of III
cess Ia not known. when the senti-
ment in both branches IS rather 20
abolish old bureaus and commits.
sions, rather than 10 create new
one. State police may be an i'm
provement over the law enforce
ment department, most anything
would be, but the existing feeling is
that regularly elected local officers
AFRO able to do about all the law
enforcing and police duty that is re-
qulred. can do Il at less expense.
and efficiently.
scnuto File 16 afforded the only
interest IN the senate. This is the
bill carrying into effect the mandate
OF the people at the last election
on the matter Of using oil royalty
OF tho state for support OF the
schools. The bill hxed the per
centum At 80 10 ana n great share
Of tho afternoon session was occu.
pied In debating the bill. Amend
monts were offered fixing the per
ccntum at INC md then at twenty.
but IN the end the per centum was
held at 80 Is, tho mou nxed in
the constitutional amendment. Now
II tho present legislature will go
lust a step farther and curtaiI the
power now held by school districts
10 levy special assessments up to
eight mills. by limiting that power
to levy. say four mills, then bust
] mess would ne done in the a X
, 1925-01-29
CHURCH ATTENDANCE
DRIVE WINS RESULTS;
MASS MEETING IS SET

The fine articles contributed from
time to time to the daily papers OF
the city in which well.known bust
ness men give reasons why they are
regular church attendants are prov.
ing effectual in increasing the in.
tercst in the church-going campaign
carried on by a committee of the
Ministers association.
At the minister's prayer meeting
last Monday morning in answer 10
requests OF the committee for re.
ports on the previous day. all pres
were optimistic and reported a
large attendance.
The committee has planned a mass
meeting of church-going people for
next Sunday at 3 y. m. at the First
Baptist church. It will be a one-hour
service with able speakers, both men
and m Miss Frances Bower
man will sing, and there will also
, 1925-01-29

charged in the Indictment on which
the trial was based. among them
conspiracy to prevent three com
petitive bidding. favorites for GER
tain contractors in the announce
ment Of contemplated projects. and
the passing of confidential informa.
ton relating to selection OF sites.
The prosecution contended Thomp.
son and his partner. the late j. w.
Black of st. Louis. entered into a
conspiracy with Mortimer and
Forbes in 1922 to secure preferential
treatment for the bids OF the sub.
sidiary and associated companies OF
Thompson and Black.
Mortimer. who posed as n close
friend Of President Harding, 1t was
said. was taken into the enterprise
, 1925-01-29
LAST MAN ON EARTH IS
M0BBED BY GIRLS; NEW
RACE TRACK FILM NEXT

THE Last Man on Earth an
amusing story of life in 1850 closes
at the America theatcr tonight.
This highly imaginative fantasy
by John d. Swain frst appeared In
Munsey's Magazine. and was pro
duced at the Fox West Coast
Studios under the direction of Jack
Hlvstone. 1t presents the unique
situation OF a world suddenly de-.
nuded OF all men through a strange
disease called "masculitis." For
ten years women explorers kept
up a search for an adult male but
without success until a woman crook
stumbled upon a hermit living far
away from civilization in the depths
Of a large forest. She takes him
back and sells him to the nation for
ten million dollars. From this point
on the story develops n series of
surprises that prove as amusing as
they are thrilling.