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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13
TRINIDAD SHIPS
FIRST CARGO OF
GASOLINE TO u. S.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Dec. 49,
The first gasoline to be received from
Trinidad has recently arrived in this
country, consisting of 5000 tons.
This shipment is Of particular in
terest as an import movement Of a
commodity ranking as one Of our i'm
portant exports, and also as an evi-
dence, of progress in development OF
the resources of Trinidad, heretofore
regarded rs being commercially i'm.
portant only as a source Of supply OF
large part of the asphalt used
throughout the country. Asphalt is a
residuum after evaporation of the vol
atile elements of crude oil. and in con
sequence of development of the sources
of the great lake for which Trinidad
is famous the island now ranks thir-
teenth among the oil producing coun'
tries Of the world.
Being a British possession, most Of
the output Of the oil fields and -four
refineries in operation on the island
have been absorbed by British mar
kets. Relatively small quantities Of tn,
crude oil have previously reached
America. the total imports during q
period Of three years approximately
100000 tons, but this 500O-ton cargo
is the first shipment Of refined gaso
line received at an American port.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13
CRLDE!
HAS SLIGHT
DECLINE
Fields Produce 34,164,l40
Barrels OIL During
Third Quarter.

During the third quarter Of 1o26,
Texas production showed q slight de-
crease as compared with the previous
three-month period. The total r.
covery for July, August and Septsm-
Der, amounted to 34,164,140 barrels
against 34,S2s, $40 barrels for the sec
ond quarter, giving the third quarter
a decrease of 1874, 400 barrels, says the
Oil Weekly.
Activity was more or les OF .
standstill during the third quarter as
compared with the second, there being
very little new work undertaken dur
ing the summer. Here and there =
company was showing a squirt of drill
ing, but the general situation was slow.
Along the fault group of fields, pro-
duction was slowing down, especially
at Workman and Powell. Northern
and Central Western fields were bare
ly holding their own, and noticeable
losses were being reported from few
districts in this section, notably
Archer County.
COAST DECLINES.
The Gulf Coast and other South
Texas territory was showing a tend
ency to decrease, but the actual loss In
output was slight.
Among the 10 leading companies re-
porting for the third quarter, there
was little change as compared with the
second. Humble Oil and Refining
Company led all other Texas COM
panies with a total production of 81
$50, 444 barrels, loss OF more than
100000 barrels against the second
quarter. Humble has headed the list
of Texas companies for several quar-
ters.
The Gulf Production Company held
second place, showing a gain of 27S,-
900 barrels for tho three months. This
increase came principally from the
Lytton Springs field, in Caldwell
| County.
A loss of 424,600 barrels was shown
by the Texas Company, but this COM
pany still held third place in the list.
UNITED DROPS.
The Pure Oil Company and the
Magnolia Petroleum Company went
above the United North and South Oil
Company, by one place.
Group No. 1 Oil Company operating
in Reagan County increased its out
put nearly 100000 barrels, but the
Big Lake Oil Company lost enough
production to partly offset the gain
made by Group No. 1.
Republic Production Company in
creased its output sufficiently to APP
pear among the ten leading COM
panies. crowding out the Simms Oil
Company. The Sun Oil Company
held tenth place in the list, but lost
more than 100000 barrels.
A few of the smaller companies in
creased their output, but his was off
set, in most instances by losses in 9TH
err companies, holding the total recov-
cry to that of the second quarter by
close margin.
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LOCKHART Gets
3PR0DUCERS
IN WEEK

LOCKHART, Tex, Dec. 12-Threo
producers were completed in the Lock
hart field during the past week for
combined initial production of APP
proximately GOO barrels. johnson
Brothers got two wells on the Card
well lease for 200 barrels apiece Mt
around 1850 feet. Hooser completed
his No. 4, Crenshaw at around 100
feet.
Cement has been set in the No. 5
Crenshaw and No. 2 Allen at 100
feet. Both wells are being drilled by
John Hooser. Charles Houston has
spudded in his No. 2 on the Cren-
shaw lease. ]. S. Dunlap is making
good progress in No. 1 Hemphill.
All of these wells are located in the
vicinity of the producers recently COM
pleted by Hooser, one mile south of
the main Lockhart field.
Validating is active in this terri.
tory. there being a number of tests
drilling. Emel Schroeder No. 1 VIII
ford. five miles west Of town is
drilling below 1000 feet. 1t struck
water at this depth. but will be car
ried as deep as $500 feet, if oil is not
found sooner. Gulf Production Com
pany is drilling No. 1 J. i. MCGEE,
five miles west of town, at 2200 feet,
but has not found the chalk. 1t is
generally encountered at 1900 feet.
Other tests in this county are drilling
Mt various depths.
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Is WELLS STARTED.
IN MEXICAN POOLS

TAMPIC0, Mexico, Dec. 12.-Dur-
ing the two weeks ending November
20 permits for hut 20 wells were
granted by the department of industry,
commerce and labor as against 46 per-
mits for November 1 TO u. OF the
new permits. five went to the Gulf
Oil Corporation of which four wers
located in Chijolcs and one in Chap
acao. The Mexican Petroleum received
four for Chapacao; the same number
TO the Transcontinental (Standard Of
New Jersey in Tanchecuin with the
balance scattered between the Mexican
Seaboard. Texas Company, Brings y
Lufts, National Railways, Dutch
Shell. Martin Head, r. Sanchez and
the East Coast.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13
MEXICO OUTPUT
INCREASES
IN MONTH

TAMPICO, Mex, Dec. 12.-For the
first time in many months, produc-
ton Of crude oil for monthly period
failed to show a decrease from the
previous months. Withdrawals of
Mexican light and heavy oil for Oc-
tober totalled S,O05,175 barrels, an
increase of 471,37O barrels over the
amount. produced in September. All
but 9,S11 barrels of the increase was
in heavy oil of which the National
Railways accounted for 305.704 bar
rels. The Transcontinental Petroleum
Company (Standard of n. j. showed
an increase of 111.921 barrels in total
production, virtually all heavy oil,
while the Island Oh and Transport
Company entered the heavy crude pro-
duction list for the first time with
Al, 800 barrels production in addition
to its 3S,274 barrels in the light oil
district.
The Pan American Petroleum COM
pany was the greatest producer with
2,137 ,220 barrels. Light oil with
drawals were less than in September
but heavy crude greater, due mainly
to competitive production of the Ma
tional Railways along the San Luis
Potosi right-of-way. The Pan Amer
lean reserve has been greatly increas-
ed recently, but in the Ebans and
southern districts. About 10000 bar
rels of heavy reserve has been added
with not less than $4,000 barrels OF
light reserve.
The Marland Oil Company is main.
tanning approximately 100000 bar
rels production in Lmor, which is
being sold to The Pan American,
Drilling has been slow, due to the
flooded condition OF the property but
with the coming OF the dry season il
is expected that not less than siA
strings of tools will be maintained in
the hacianda.
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IN ROLE
Of WILDCAT
OPERATOR

MIRANDA CITY, Tex, Dec. ~
The Sims Oil company, which re-
Gently brought in a big gasser in the
Pippin field in the Randado Basin
of Jim Hogg county, is now turned
wildcatter and is drilling well about
four miles southeast Of the proven
area of the Pippin field.
The well is located on the upper
end of Survey 232 of Jim Hogg coun-
ty and is about a mile southwest Of
the small gasser brought in three
years ago by ]. w. Pippin on Sur
vey 2S0.
Sims is Joined in the drilling of
this well by z. j.. Smith Oil COM
pany who are joint owners Of sew
eral thousand acres Of leases.
This big block of land will be de-
vcloped by the two companies and it
is expected that they win open new
pool or two on the property in the
campaign which is a big one.
Several wells are announced to be
started soon in the Randado Basin
in and around the Pippin field where
there are two producing oil wells and
one big gasser.
O'Brien, Conway and Monahan are
getting ready to start test offset
ting the Magnolia Bank No. / and
the Magnolia is getting ready to drill
an offset to the northeast of the
Pippin No. 2. Mcdonald and as
sociates are under contract to drill a
well east of the field on Survey 2S1
and the Andrews Petroleum Corpora
ton is drilling a well about a mile
northwest of the proven field.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13
HIGHER OIL PRICES
M|D-C0NT|NENT AREA

TULSA, Okla, Dec. 12.--Little
change was evident in the Mid-Con-
tinent crude oil situation last week
except that demand was a little
tighter and connections were more
difficult to obtain. Production was
1000 barrels off in Oklahoma thanks
10 CARRIER and Thomas pools but in
creases elsewhere in the Mid-Con-
tinent territory held the gain to n
smaller figure. Reports have reached
major companies in Tulsa that
premiums of 10 and 10 cents barrel
are beginning to appear in scattered
localities and the general feeling that
higher. crude prices are imminent by
the first of the year is growing
stronger.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13
NATIONAL RAILWAY GETS
PRODUCTION IN MEXICO

necessity Of cutting breach and will
be laid in the bank of the roadbed.
Kilometer $40 is the location of
railroad well No. 20 Chapacac, being
flown for 1880 barrels daily. Here
the oil from wells along the right-of-
way will be gathered with q pump
station to be constructed capable Of
pumping 10000 barrels daily. Mid
way between this station and the
terminal, booster and heating sta
tion will be constructed. The con-
tract price for this line and stations
is understood 10 be S750,000.
BUYS TERMINAL
The terminal and loading station
of the National Oil company was
purchased for S2GO,00 This
terminal, though small from a view
point of storage (220,000 barrels) is
one of the best equipped on the
Panuco river and capable of loading
5000 barrels of oil an hour into n
tanker. 1t was built at an original
cost of more than $1,500,000 and
then sold under foreclosure to group
of creditors for $4,000 at a time
it was closed through embargo by
the federal government for failure TO
pay 100000 taxes. The creditors
subsequently put 100000 more into
the plant TO re-condition it when it
was leased TO the railways with the
government embargo being suspended
temporarily.
As soon as the flow line is put into
service, it is anticipated that the
National Lines will enter the spot
cargo market, continuing TO flow
directly into tank cars from various
wells, enough oil daily to. meet its
own requirements.
Although but five strings of tools
are being run, Martin also the larg-
est oil well drilling organization in
Mexico, and who has done all tho
railways work, has just signed con-
tract for % additional wells along
the right-of-way,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13
ROBINSON BUYS OIL
LEASE AT THRALL

THRALL, Tex, Dec. 30. ID.
Robinson, owner of the plant former
ly known as the Thrall Oil Refinery,
has bought the Bowers Oil lease and
placed a carload of two-inch pipe lead
ing from the lease to the plant. 1t
also reaches the Murphy lease near
the Bowers. He has just received a
carload each Of kerosene, lubricating
oil and gasoline and expects TO do a
Wholesale business in all petroleum
products. On January 1, the firm
name will be known as The Republic
Oil Company.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13
MORE INDICATING
IN LOCKPORT AREA

HOUSTON, Tex, Dec. 12.-Mors
activity was added to the Lcckport.
Louisiana, field during the past week
with the opening Of operations by
Vacuum, Oil Company of two new
wildcat tests. The Miller No. g. -
Gated AIS feet north and IL feet west
Of the center of section 9-9s-10w, win
be spudded in when bridges from pas
sable roads across the swamps TO the
derrick are completed.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13

TAMPICO, Mex, Dec" Ito the
National Railways of Mexico goes the
distinction of being the only railroad
system Of any size which not only
has sufficient production of crude
oil to fulfill it's own needs but has
sufficient overproduction to be a fac
tor in the sales market.
Beginning drilling campaign along
tho right-of-way on its San Luis
Potosi division between Tampico and
Las Palmas nearly two years ago, tho
railroad recorded failure after failure
although it was offsetting large
producers. Since October 1 of this
year, the railway has finally sue
ceeded In not only getting the daily
production Of 1000 barrels which it
had been purchasing for fuel needs
but Is actually taking out 26,500 bar.
rels daily with a reserve estimated
at not less than 10000 barrels.
NEW PIPE LINE.
The greater part of this production
has come in within the past 30 days
and is highly competitive, offsetting
holdings of the Transcontinentnl Pc
troleum company (Standard of N.
j. and the Mexican Petroleum Cor
poration (Pan American Petroleum.
both of whom have more than suffi-
cient pipe line facilities so that they
can open their producers TO the
utmost.
To meet this competition the Ma.
tional Lines have awarded n contract
to James +. Martin and Company for
the construction of 10-inch pipe line
43 kilometers long from Kilometer
$40 to the terminal of the National
Oil company at Hermisillo, near
Tampico which it has just purchased
after having steel storage under lease
for ten months. Tho pipe line will
follow the right-of-way, saving the
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13
HOUSTON GULF BUYS
WHITE POINT LEASE.

HOUSTON. Tex. Dec. 12.-The re-
cent purchase Of 1000 acres in the
White Point gas field. San Patricio
county. by the Houston Gulf Gas Com
pany from the White Point Oil and
Gas Company and Colonel NJ. A.
Speer raises the holdings of the Hous
ton Gulf Gas Company to approx.
mately 10000 acres in this section
and more than 10000 acres in tn
Texas Gulf coast.
Since signing contract to furnish
natural gas for domestic use in the
city Of Houston the Houston Gulf
Gas Company has become more active
in its productive sources. Three wells
will be drilled Immediately in the
White Point field. it has been al.
nounccd by officials of the company.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13
CARTER TO DRILL
ON WHEATLEY LEASE

MIRANDA CITY. Tex, Dec. r.
Charles p. Carter has announced that
he will shortly begin the drilling of
well on the w. o. Wheatley lease in
Jim Hogg and Zapata counties, being
a part Of the Nela ranch lands. The
well will be drilled for the Rycadc ana
Rydal companies. Tho location is in
the south part Of the lease. The cxact
location has not been marked. Frank
Campbell. Laredo geologist, has been
retained to make the location and
watch the formation during the drill
ing.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13
LAUNCHES
DRILLING CAMPAIGN

TAMPICO. Mexico, Dec. 12.-After
nearly two years with a very small
drilling campaign. the Mexican Sin
clair has launched one Of the largest
programs ever known in Mexico. All
its efforts will be confined 10 the
heavy oil district and in that part
lying south Of the Panuco river. Con
tracts have been let for the drilling Of
50 wells in Tananturo, Gutlcrfez.
camaloto. zurita and Comedies
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13
GONZALES WILDCAT
REACHES 1875 FEET

GONZALES, Tex, Dec. 12.-The
deep test under way by the Sun Oil
company in the. Nelson field, IL miles
from Gonzales has reached a depth
of 1875 feet. Nothing has been given
out as to the nature of the stratum
encountered, however.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13

LuIing 1000 barrel Gusher Is Largest in
Four More Gas
Wells to Be Sunk
In Cole Field

MIRANDA CITY, Tex, Dec.
12.-Four new gas wells are to
be drilled In the Cole Field by
Keeling ct al. All arrangements
have been made and the True
White rotary rig is now being
removed from Zapata county to
tho location on Survey AIS. Mr..
Keeling is one Of the best known
drillers in the fild and has been
here for more than three years.
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WILDCAT TO TEST OIL, GAS
SANDS In DUVAL COUNTY

under lease for many years and
nearly every major company has
block of acreage within its limits.
1t is located in the northwest corner
of the county and tho escarpment
traverses IL in q northeost-southwest
direction. 1t has been worked by
many OF the best biologists in the
business and many good reports have
teen made recommending drilling for
oil and gus.
LAREDO OFFICE.
The u. s. Gas and Oil company
is Texas and Ohio owned company
with offices in Niles, Ohio and Laredo.
Lloyd Booth, Ohio steel man, is the
president of the company. Z. IT,.
Burton, Laredo oil man, is vice
president and general manager. f..
Y. Burton is really the discovcrer of
the Carolina-Tcxas gas field being
in charge of field operations and vice
president of the Carolina-Texas Oil
and Gas Trust when their first well
came in and remained in this capacity
until the coming in of the No. 8 well
which really put the big field on the
map.
U. s. Gas and Oil have been OPP
Grating here for past four months
and during that time have brought
in two big gassers in Cole field.
They have risen to an influential
position in the gas situation in Webb
county as recent developments credit
them with deals that have brought
great capital into Webb county.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13
DRILLING BOOM
PRED|CT TED
FOR BROWN

BROwNWOOD, Tex. Dec. H.
Interest in Brown county's three oil
fields continues to grow from week
to week. Something of boom has
set in and oil men fill the hotels to
capacity every night. Operators from
Oklahoma, Wichita Falls and Fort
Worth are spending considerable time
here and are making investments
throughout the county. Scouts from
the Humble Oil company, the At
lantic Company, TIE Gulf and other
major operators are overlooking the
field.
Four new producers were brought
in this week in the Clear Creek dis
trict from the 600 .oot pay; two off
sets to the Richardson, two miles
north of town, are being drilled and
expect to reach the pay at 1900 feet.
WILD CATERS ARRIVE.
A big program OF wildcatting all
over the county is underway and con-
tracts have been let for several deep
tests on or adjacent to the Boyscr
ranch, where interest centerS just
now. Brownwood is in the heart OF
three distinct fields that are getting
production from three different depths,
and experienced oil men think that
large pool will be found near the
city in a short time.
The Humble Pipe Line Company
is getting under way In laying its new
connecting line through all the Brown
wood fields and claims that it will be
taking pipe line oil by December 10.
NEED STORAGE.
The Clear Creek field, which has
been handicapped for lack of stor-
age, is getting into full blast now.
The field is producing 600 barrels
daily now, and on every farm and hill
side derricks are either setting up
or drilling. Cross Cut will get a
big extension il the Williamson gasser
comes in n producer. Drilling was
stopped temporarily when the sand
was reached. If the Williamson proves
to be a good producer, it will prove
up the territory between Byrds and
Cross Cut. Joshua Cosden is offset
ting the Chambers and the Pickett
producers. Many other companies,
either have derricks up or are drill
ing in the vicinity of the William
son wildcat.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13
DISTRICT OUTPUT
DROPS 100 BARRELS

Production in the San Antonio oil dis
rict showed a slight decline during the
past week as compared with the prior
seven-day period. Following are the
fields reports:
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13

MIRANDA CITY, Tex, Dec. r.
The U. S. Gas and Oil company is
still keeping up its role of wildcatter
and this week saw them start a new
well on the Smith-Corkill ranch in
Duval county on Survey 577. Since
the bringing in of the Cole gas fields,
oil men have q "hankering" TO try
their luck in Duyal county and so
persistent is the call that venturesome
companies are getting over the line
and q new oil pool is likely to be
brought into being at any date.
It is good that this spirit has
taken hold of the U. s. Gas and Oil
company because they are well
financed and able oil men with eff
Gent men doing the drilling. With
some good showings already found in
Duval county in the past three years
there is cause for this wildcat opera
ton and one of these days there Is
going to be a wild scramble for the
new center of activities.
SMITH IN CHARGE.
The contractors on the new well
are J. d. Clair Smith and Kepley-
Allender. Smith is in active charge
of the drilling. He has been at work
in Laredo territory since its begin
ming and is counted one of the best
men in the business.
Kepley-Allender have just complet-
ed a string of producers in the Jim
Hcgg field aud will return to their
work in that field in a few weeks.
The Smith-Corkill ranch has been
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13
UNITED WELL
PRODUCES
AT 2150
Big Producer Finished on
Mexican Lease in
Guadalupe.

= LULING, Tex, Dec. 1.-THE lsrg-
est well to be completed in the Luling
oil field during 1926 was brought in
by the United North and South Oil
Company last week on the Mexican
lease, Guadalupe county. The well is
producing 1000 barrels from the Ed.
wards lime at around 2150 feet.
Only q few wells in the entire field
have shown more than that production
since the early days of the big drilling
campaign, which developed the field
so rapidly. Although several wells
made as high as 5000 barrels initial
production, the average produced be-
tween 200 and 500 barrels flush, when
completed.
SMALLER WELLS.
The only we'll that ncared this rec
ord during 1925 was No. 10 Proctor
of the United. 1t was completed in the
osrly part of January for $50 barrels
flush production. The rest of the wells
finished during the year made be-
tween $50 and 500 barrels apiece flush
production. =
The Mexican lease in Guadalupe
county has always been one of the
gusher leases of the field, there being
a number of fairly large wells COM
pleted on it during the early days OF
the district, when production rose to
approximately 100000 barrels day.
DRILLING CAMPAIGN.
The United is installing a large
electric plant in the field to generate
electricity to pump and drill wells. 1t
is reported that the company will start
drilling campaign as soon as this
plant is completed. With electricity to
drill with, it should make record time
in sinking its tests.
Following q successful 30-day pro-
duction test of the Callahan No. 1, a
wildcat midway between the Luling
. and Lockhart fields, the United has
made location for No. 2 Callahan a
short distance from the first well. The
Callahan well was drilled to the Ed
wards lime at around 2300 feet early
in the year. The formation was porous
and the well began to produce about
% barrels a day. 1t Immediately set
tied down and produced three to fiv,
barrels day. About two months ago,
the well suddenly increased its output
10 around % to 30 barrels.
The company installed steam lines
into the well to loosen the paraffin
and the well was placed on pump. 1t
has been averaging more than % bar
rels a day since the test began.
The oil in the Callahan well is Of
As, gravity and brings high price. De.
spite the small production, the gravity
of this oil makes the well a profitable
well.