San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30
LITTLE WORK IN
GULF COAST
FIELDS
Several Compilations Kept
Production Steady
During Week.

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From the standpoint of production,
the past week shows little change in
the Gulf Coast fields. The total daily
average output for the week amounted
to S6,930 barrels as COMPARED with
S6,730 barrels for the previous eight
days.
Undoubtedly the market condition
generally has extended its influence
to the coast. for field work is slow in
all districts. No single area in the
salt dome territory is outstanding on
account of the work now going on.
Of course a limited number of wells
are drilling, these are largely con-
fined to offsets and those necessary to
keep leases from running out.
The squirt of WORK that was showing
at Hull few weeks ago has subsidized
and during the past week only three
wells were completed. Production at
Hull, however, is approximately 400
barrels more per day than at the be-
ginning of the month. Due to the
Merchant wells, brought in by Humble
Oil and Refining Company, and by the
Higgins Oil and Fuel Company, the
yield at Hull has been boosted, and
is holding up.
This week the biggest well COM
pleted was Winfree Fee AS, brought
in by the Gulf Production Company at
Orange for 500 barrels at $500 feet.
A 400-barrel well was also reported
by the Sun Oil Company in its Gun
stream No. 4. completed at 1865 feet,
and Chesson BOO, completed by the
Humble Oil and Refining Company
made 225 barrels. from 316S feet.
LIBERTY DECLINES.
South Liberty appears to be follow
ing a definite downward trend, both
in production and in field work. The
output at Liberty averages 300 bar
rels less than at the beginning of the
month, and this week only one well
was reported. The Gulf Production
Company's A. Deussen Fee A-10
pumped 80 barrels from 1915 feet.
Several dry holes have been completed
at Liberty during the month. Pro-
duction is now slightly above $1,000
barrels daily.
Liberty's decline is emphasized by
the fact that the field now ranks third
in the Gulf Coast, whereas at the be-
ginning Of the month, it ranked first.
Now, Hull is first and Orange is next.
Compilations at Hull this week show
ed only two wells: The Gulf Produc-
ton Company's Phoenix Development
Company "a, made 300 barrels from
$3.50 feet. Dolbear IS, completed by
the Republic Production Company,
gagged $50 barrels from 2115 feet.
Few other wells are drilling at Hull.
COLOMBIA STEADY.
West Columbia showed one compile
ton, a 100-barrel well in the Humble
Company's L. J. Wilson ., brought in
at 1865 feet.
OF the fields producing more than
10000 barrels, West Columbia shows
the least variation from week to week.
During August, the output at West
Columbia has not changed more than
$50 barrels one way or the other, and
the field is now making II 800 barrels
daily. Few rigs are running and
these are MOREOVER outfits.
Two dry holes were reported from
Big Greek. Both these wells were on
the Davis tract and were drilled by
the Union Sulphur Company. One
was abandoned at G60 feet, and the
other at 1000 feet.
Reports from other fields showed
one failure at Spindletop, one dry
hole and one 10-barrel well at Batson,
one abandonment and q 20-barrel pro-
Queer at Goose Creek.
SEVERAL WILDCATS.
In the wildcat districts, one aban.
Comment was shown. Marland Oil
Company gave up its Moore No. !,
Fort Bend County, at $500 feet. This
well was located 1899 feet south and
40 degrees east and 50S3 feet west
and A degrees north Of the most west
ern north corner Of the Antonio Bale
survey, and is one more failure added
to the long list which has been report
ed from Fort Bend County in 1925.
Nearly all these tests have been about
domes discovered last fall.
In spite of continued market changes
in other sections. Gulf Coast crude Is
steady. The price, however, 10 about
as low as it has been for several years
on both grades Of coastal oil, and there
is little probability that another re
duction will be made.
The gasoline market dropped two
cents late in the week, the cut being
made by the Humble Oil and Refin-
ing Company. Within a day all the
other major companies had met the
cut and filling station operators were
marking their price cards down two
cents. Throughout the North and
East, reductions in the price of gaso-
line amounted to as much as three
cents. This was especially true Of
New York. In the face of this condi-
ton, it was inevitable that motor fuel
in this part Of the country show a
corresponding reaction.
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