San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-01
MIRANDA FIELD
Gets GREAT
CANPA|G
Operators Start Many Oil
and Gas Tests in
Laredo District.

LAREDO. Tex, Oct. 31.-Ths
greatest drilling campaign in the his
tory of the Laredo oil development
work is under way at this time. Tbi,
applies especially to the Carolina
iexas and the Bruni-Cole areas. while
IN the Henne, Winch and Fariss pool.
u. W. klllam. alone. is keeping four
rigs working at all times.
In the Carolina-Texas field three new
locations were made during the mast
week. The VI. o. p. Morgan, O'Hen.
futman) No. is moving on for A
test on the southwest corner of sur-
vey. 61S. Clint Chenault made a To-
cation for n test on block 10. survey
6Sl. William f. Morgan made the
location for No. 2 on survey 1856 of
the DE Ia Cara ranch. Johnson-De-
Tray Will in all probability drill an
other test in this area within a short
time. This concern is from Chicago.
and recently brought under control the
large gasser which blew in while go
ing in the hole from the depth of 253O
feet. This well gagged approximately
oOOOo,OOO cubic feet of gas and made
considerable gasoline. Connections were
made to the Border gas line Immediate
ly upon Harvesting the gasser.
TEST WILDCAT.
The Muckleroy ct al. test, located
about 900 feet south and west OF the
lohnson-DeTray gasser, which also
blew in last week. has been brought
under control. This gasser shows to
be approximately as large as the John
son-DeTray well, but has not been
gagged.
The Texas Wildcat Drilling Com,
pany cored the second sand that show
cd indications of both oil and gas at
the depth of 2019 to POPS feet. This
test has been drilled to 2064 feet and
into the gumbo stratum. Casing will
be set in cement and a test made.
From present indications a new pool
will be opened by this test.
COLE is ACTIVE.
In the Bruni-Cole field, the Cole Pc
troleum Company is preparing to drill
| the first of the six tests, the locations
of which have been made BY the geolo-
| cists of the Houston Oil Company on
The leases under which the company
! recently purchased the gas rights from
the Cole Petroleum company. In addi-
ton the Cole Petroleum company is
now drilling in No. 0 and location
made and water well completed on the
site of No. 10.
o. W. Killam is making the loca-
tons for three additional tests just
east of the Killam-Cole gasser and on
the Arispe grant.
The Cooperative Drilling Company
| iS nrpnnrinv IN 10 in M 4 In.
Gated on survey 464 of the John Dim
ranch which is located about three
miles east of the Cole gas field. The
Wildcat test that is attracting consid-
| cradle attention is that of f. r. Marts
which is located on survey 1868 just
south of the station of Reiser. This
test was abandoned a few months ago
at the depth Of 2750 feet and the tools
moved off. Recently Mr.. Marts moved
another rig over the hole and drilled
to the depth Of 2S23 feet when sand
was encountered that showed gas.
FIND GAS SAND.
This sand was cored and drilled into
for about 40 feet after which the gas
showed up so strong that it was nes-
eSsary to stop drilling and keep the
pumps going in order to prevent the
well from blowing in. Casing is now
being set at the depth of 2S2S feet or
five feet in the sand, and a test will
be made in a few days. This deep
sand corresponds very favorable TO
one of the sands encountered in the
Texas Company test to the south and
on the Jennings ranch and shows that
this area has only been scratched and
that when deep holes are drilled some
thing big will be uncovered. This idea
is gradually becoming popular and
within n short time a string Of deep
tests will be going down between the
Rieser field and the shallow oil pool
in the southern portion of zapata
| county.
NEARING SAND.
The Laredo Oil Company, organized
| and financed by Laredo capital, has
started drilling campaign after
suspension of about year. Frank X.
Campbell, consulting geologist Of La
redo and discoverer of the Henne,
Winch & Pariss pool in Jim Hogg
county. during the past ten days made
| a location for No. 3 Of this company
and at this time the test Is drilling be-
low 1000 feet. The test is located east
of the Texas-Mexican railroad and
northeast of Miranda City on survey
457.
The Ball ct al test in the Aviator
pool blew in the latter part Of last
week as a large gassar spraying oil.
This well is located ON block 20 OF
the Ellington subdivision and Is an
offset to the large gasser Of the Rydal
Oil Corporation which blew in last
month while drilling out the plugs.
preparatory TO testing.
DRILL FOUR TESTS.
o. W. Killam is drilling in No. %.
drilling below 1000 feet in No. %. and
ready to spud in on Nos "A and 2.
with locations made for Nos 20 and
81. All of these tests are located ON
surveys 256 and 276. Henne. Winch
, & Fariss pool. lin Hogg county. Mr.
!, Killam has also let n contract ~
; Dauchy & Bryant for the drilling OF
test on survey 40. Starr county.
T. J. Wren OF San Antonio ha.
J made location Of survey 254 which
is located between the Miranda Val
ley and the Henne, Winch & Fnriss
| pool, Zapata county, and will drill
test Immediately. This area has heeu
reported upon very favorably, all u
the adjoining acreage is owned By tia
Texas Company. the Sun Oil Com
i pany. Miranda Oi. Company. Magn0.
i lin Petroleum Company and Henne,
Winch & Fariss interests.