San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-01

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in Deep Sand at
Batson Field.
With two big wells and several
smaller ones counted among compile
tons this week, activity in the Gulf
Coast took on more than routine in
tcrest. Hull and Batson each scored
with good producer. and several Of
the other producers were fair sized.
The total number of wells reported
was fourteen, of which four were
failures.
The feature well of this week, and
for several weeks past, was Hodges
No. 8, completed by the Kirby Petro-
leum company, Mt Batson. The well
came in Wednesday flowing 10000
barrels Of pipeline oil, 81 gravity.
from 344O feet. Toward the close Of
the week production had been closed
in until the well was making around
1000 barrels.
FROM DEEP SAND.
This well is q result of testing for
deep sand, by the Kirby Petroleum
company. on its Batson property.
Five wells have been drilled, including
this one to the northeast of the SOUTH
ern end of Kirby's Hodges lease. Nos.
1, 2 and 3 made slight flows but have
quit. No. 4 is pumping about 80
barrels. No. 8 is located 750 feet
north of the south line and 400 feet
west of the east line of the Hodges
202-acre lease. Although no forecasts
can be made as to the life of the
No. 8 well, it is important from tho
standpoint of deep production. A few
other tests have been drilled rs deep
them have flowed more than five or
six hundred barrels, and these smaller
producers have not held up. Produc-
ton from deep sands is being sought
in nearly all the coastal fields. and
good producers have been found in
several fields. However. taking the
situation as whole, deep drilling
has not paid. Much more money has
been spent in testing for deep sands
than has been returned in deep oil.
Whether Batson is to be an exception
to this rule is yet to be seen. The
Kirby well certainly is encouraging
and if it holds up, other operators
will undoubtedly test for the deeper
pay at Batson.
ANOTHER GUSHER.
At Hull the Mecom Oil Company
completed q workover, in its Taylor
No. 4. for 1900 barrels, from 1920
feet. This well was completed origin
ally two years ago, but had declined
in its output to where a re-working
was necessary. In August this work
was started and on the last day Of
that month the well was completed as
workover for about 5000 barrels OF
pipe line oil. The well flowed for six
days, when the casing collapsed, and
since that time efforts have been di-
rected toward cleaning out the hole
and getting the well back on produc-
ton. 1t was re-worked this third
time from 1900 to 1920 feet, its pres
ent production depth. This is not an
unusual well for Hull, but is among
the better competitions for several
weeks. The we'll is flowing through
a three-quarter-inch choke.
Other competitions at Hull include
a 500-barrel well in the Gulf Pro-
duction Company's Phoenix Develop
ment Company Sc, a workover. al
3345 feet. Yount Lee Oil Company's
Stengler 8, also a workover, made rs
barrels from 1910 feet.
SEVERAL FAILURES.
At South Liberty L. /. Whitley
abandoned Baldwin No. l at 515 feet.
The Peer Oil Company also gave up
its Condict Fee No. l as a failure, at
315S feet. A good showing of oil
was encountered in this well about
two months ago and extensive efforts
were made to make n producer out OF
it, but without success.
Brownie-Babbette Oil Companyls
Brown No. 2, a workover, at Orange,
made 400 barrels from $500 feet. Ed
gerly Petroleum Conlpany's Carbello
IL, was dry and was given up as q
failure at 1916 feet. Lee Hager Fec
No. 8, completed by the Gulf Produc-
ton Company, as workOver, flowed
$50 barrels from 4645 feet.
At Sour Lake the Lake View Oil
Company's Hardin County A, a work
over, pumped 50 barrels from 1872
feet.
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The Sun Company abandoned its B.
Smith 16, workover well, at $500
feet. The Gulf Production Company
got 150-barrcl producer in its Chap
man-Bryan No. 3, at 4475 feet.
TEN.BARREL WELL.
Paraffine No. 81, at Batson, drilled
by the Acorn Oil Company, made III
barrels from $50 feet.
AT Saratoga, the Rio Bravo Oil
Company's No. 2 Fountain, work
over, was good for 100 barrels, at 1910
| feet.
Total production for coastal fields
was below that of last week by $500
barrels. the combined yield from all
districts being S4,110 barrels against
S9.S95 barrels last week. Orange
Hull, South Liberty and Goose Greek
all showed decreases of slightly more
than 1000 barrels. The big wells al
Hull and Batson were completed toe
late in the week to show up in pro-
duction reports.
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