San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13
MANY TESTS
FOR new Y
FIELD
Operators Plan Campaign
in Pool Opened by
Magnolia.

LAREDO, Sept 12.--Another oil ]
pool was opened the latter part Of nst1
week in Jim Hoss county on survey
415, about four miles southwest Oh
Randado, on land owned in fee by tbs
Merchants State Bank and Trust COM
pany of Laredo. X
Ten months ago the Magnolia Pc 4
troleum Company purchased q ten
year paid up lease on some $500
acres owned by the above bank at the9
price. of $3.50 per acre, Shortly sft-s
erwards the ]. W. Rppin interests
together with Messrs. Bailey, Conway
and O'Byrne of San Antonio began
drilling a test on survey POI and about
1900 feet north Of the Magnoha9
lease. This test showed some oil but
later water trouble developed necessi.
tating the abandonment of the hole.
MAGNOLIA DRILLS. \
The Magnolia company seeing thss
showing that was encountered by the
Pippin interests Immediately started q;
test to the south and on the north line
of its acreage which resulted in all
small well probably good for % barrels !
daily from the depth of 1870 feet.
This new pool is known as the Ran /
dado pool and is about Is miles south /
| OF the Henne, Winch and Fariss pool
in Jim Hogg county, that was dis
covered last November.
The Bailey, Conway and O'Byrne /!
interest have skidded the derrick of /:
No. I, 100 feet west and are now pre-
pairing to set casing in No. 2. 4
FAVORABLE TERRITORY.
The Randado basin including the
Randado, Escobas, Comitas and Villa
grants has long been reported as fav-
orable territory for wildcat drilling.
Frank r. Campbell, geologist Of La
redo, who discovered the Henne,
Winch and Fariss pool last year, re-
ported most favorably on the area in
which this new well is located. The
property was sold shortly afterwards
to the Magnolia Petroleum Company,
which eliminated it from wildcat drill
ing.
To the southeast and on survey 10
of the Neville Hennint ranch, the
Fresno Oil Company encountered sew
eral sands that showed evidence of;
gas and which in all probability would /,
have made a producing well il tested.
Many oil men now are of the opinion |
that the new we'll is located along
the same fault line that is in evidence
west of the Fresno location. :.
DRILL MORE WELLS.
This new well, while small. shows
the presence of oil in the Randado
basin and is causing considerable ac-
tivity in leases as we'll as drilling oper-
ations. The Andrews Petroleum Cor
poration spudded in its test q mile
to the north some time ago and is
moving on a heavier rig. This test
is located along the east line of sur
veg 267 and on land owned by the
Merchants State Bank and Trust Com
pany. The Magnolia Petroleum Com
pany made a location for No. about
1000 feet west of No. 1. Other drill
ing contracts are in the making but!
have not been made public to date.
| o. W. Killam and Clint Chenault
have made the location for test No.
l, on block 3, survey 10 of the Lease
holders pool on the Gates-Kirkpatrick
ranch, Webb county. This test is To-
Gated some 100 feet northeast of the
discovery we'll of that pool and is in
what is considered very favorable ter
ritory. The derrick has been erected
and tools will be moved on as soon
as the ground dries up from the recent
rains.
RAIN DAMAGES FIELD.
Traffic to the oil fields, from La
redo by automobiles was temporarily
suspended Tuesday due to the wash
ing out of some 80 feet of the APP
proach of the concrete bridge at Pes
cadito. This, however, was repaired
Immediately after the high water sub
sided.
o. W. Killam lost three derricks in
the Cole-Bruni field, northeast OF
Bruni, Webb county, last Monday
evening during the heavy rain and
wind storm that swept over the en-
tire district. No serious damage was
done in the other oil pools except tho
occasional loss of a derrick. Heavy
rains covered the entire area which
will assist both oil men and ranchers::
In the Carolina-Texas pool, several
tests have been standing due to the
lack of water for drilling purposes.
: Now all tanks are full and drilling