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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-08
FIRST jim HOCG COUNTY
POOL is One YEAR OLD

LAREDO, Tex, Nov. November
. was the first anniversary of the
discovery oil well in the Henne, Winch
and Fariss pool, Jim Hogg county
Blowing in from the depth of 2002
feet on October "a, 1924 the well was
closed in until pipe line facilities were
available. On November 2, 1924, the
well was turned into the pipe line,
after which it made approximately
$500 barrels daily as flush produc-
ton. 1t later dropped to 100 and
then to 1900 barrels daily which it
continued to make for many months.
After flowing for one year and making
approximately 100000 barrels or one
third of the total amount of oil pro-
duced TO date from the Henne. Winch
and Farris pool, the well on November
.. 1925 was found to be flowing an
averaging 63 barrels daily. This well
is without comparison in this district
Many tests have been completed with
a reported flush production greater
than the Henne, WITCH and Fariss No.
8. but none flowed as long or as con-
stantly.
TWO NEW WELLS.
Two producers were added to the
Henne, Winch and Fariss pool during
the past week, the first by the Kitsel-
man st. Adams interests for a gasser
of 25,O0O000 cubic feet. This well is
located on block 16, survey II. Las
Animas Grant. The second was No.
% of o. W. Killam as a oil pro-
Queer making 200 barrels. This test
is located on survey 216 and is the
most southern well in the Henne,
Winch and Fariss pool.
The drilling campaign for gas in
increasing daily. o. W. Killam dur
ing the past week, made two new loca-
tons in the Cole field, the first in
the south corner of block IA. survey
IL, Mariana Arispe Grant on the tract
owned by Wilkins Seacord. The sec
ond in the east corner of block II,
same grant. Mr.. Killam also took
over the 40 acres being blocks Is and
IA, survey 1886 Carolina-Texas field,
owned by Usher Carson, on develop
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-08
DISTRICT OUTPUT
STILL ON DECLINE

Production Of South Texas oil fields
continues to decline. and during the last
week there were SEQ barrels a day less
oil produced than during the prior week.
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M|RAND0'S GAS
IS VALUABLE
TOS. A.
Pipe Line From Fields
in Webb County Is
Near Completion.

MIRANDA CITY. Tex. Nov. T.
Farsi.htedness on the part of the
Southern National Gas Company. thu
company supplying San Antonio with
gas, has resulted in the quick build
ing of a twelve-inci main into the
gas fields of Webb county with term
inals in both the Cole and Carolina
Texas gas fields of Webb county. This
farsightedness gives San Antonio as
surance of plenty of gas for all pur-
poses and will place the Alamo City
in line for an industrial development
equalled by few cities in the South.
A short talk with H. B. Hull, gen.
eral manager of the Southern Natural.
was sufficient to show the kind of
man he is and why he was quick to
come into Webb county. 1t is good for
San Antonio that Hull is at the head
of the company at this time. 1t was
only by a margin that Hull decided
10 get here ahead of the two big
Houston gas companies and it is by
keen judgment and sound reasoning
that he has made friends with them
and has actually arranged matters N
such a way that the gas wars of other
Texas gas fields will not be repeated
here
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TEST FOR EDWARDS.

W. r. Henry left San Antonio the
early part Of the week to go to Ed
wards County. lie will erect a heavy
standard rig in that territory for a
test to be drilled by Stoud and Com
pan6
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HULL IN FIELD.

Mr.. Hull was in Laredo a couple
of days last week and he went to the
field and is most enthusiastic over the
way in which work is progressing on
the line. He has perfected every ar.
rangement to assure his company of
more gas than it can use and at al,
times will have large reserve.
The Hope Engineering Company
has now been at work on the construc-
ton Of the twelve-inch main line for
three weeks. Ditching machines are
right along with the crews laying the
line and it will be ready TO receive the
gas from the wells in the least possible
time taken under conditions surround
ing this class Of work.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-08
OIL MEN TURN
T0CR0CKETT
OIL POOL
Many Wildcats to Prove
Area Recently Opened
In West Texas.

SAN ANGELO, Nov. Addition
al tests for oil in Crockett county,
which now is getting perhaps the
heaviest play of any county in this
section of West Texas are expected to
result from visits this week by J. c.
Cook of Tulsa. Paul s. Hart of Chi
cago. W. f. Ball of Los Angeles and
George l.. Broy of San Francisco. Mr..
Broy is member of the San Fran
cisco firm of Lewis and Broy. which
is member of the stock exchange
htere and is interested in oil develop
ment. Whether either or both of two
groups he represents will drill wells
in this territory will be determined
from the report Mr.. Broy makes upon
his return home.
J. c. Cook, here early in the week.
was reported to be in Houston We'd
nesday. negotiating for c. C. Nelson
of Kansas City and associates for a
deep Nst to be drilled by Col. A. z.
HUMPHREYS of Mexia in block 30, Uni.
versity land, in Crockett county. A
tentative location has been made in
section 20, the report added.
ERECT DERRICK.
The derrick is being built on the
Crockett county ranch of J. S. Todd
of Fort Worth for the well which J.
c. Cook will drill for Col. HUMPHREYS
in the center of section so. block VIZ,
G. C. and s. F. Railway Company
survey. Materials are being hauled
to the W. 7. Noelke ranch in Crockett
county above Sheffield. for the well
to be drilled by J. s. Cosden in the
southwest corner of section 80. block
G. c., II. f. and w. IT. Railway Com
pany survey. This deal was negotiat-
ed by w. W. Ely of Fort Worth,
who secured the lease on the Noelke
and Howard B. Cox ranches. William
Little OF Big Lake has the contracts
for the wells on the Todd and Noelke
ranches and expects to spud in on the
Todd by November 20. Each well will
be carried 5000 feet.
IN HARD LIME.
The Republic Production Company
spudded last week on the j. $. Todd
ranch. in the center OF the northwest
quarter Of section II, block VIZ, G. G.
and s. r. Railway Company survey,
and is shut down for fuel. ]. c. Cook,
on section IA. block 30. University
land has drilled TO 300 feet. Obtain
ing Of five oil showings, the first at
1900 feet and the last at 1860 feet,
all in formations containing no water,
is considered a highly favorable indi-
cation.
For the last 400 feet the bit has
been going through hard lime and is
expected to pass out of it in another
100 feet.
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SIXTEEN WELLS.
COMPLETED
ON COAST
Output Declines Despit.
IA New Producers +.
in District.

Several good wells were among the
competitions reported from gulf coast
fields during the week. among them
one 1000 barrel producer at Hull.
Considering the unfavorable weather.
the week was one of the busiest for
good while. A total of sixteen
wells were completed, only two of
which were dry.
In spite of these new wells, how
ever, the output of all fields was be-
low that of last week by 300 bar
rels. Hull and Batson each showed
sizeable increases which were offset
by declines at Orange, South Liberty
and Humble. Combined production
of the entire group of Texas coast
fields for the week was S3,79O bar
rels. Last week the yield amounted
to 81, ITO barrels.
MOREOVER WELLS.
1t is interesting to note that of
the sixteen compilations for the past
eight days, nine are work-over wells.
Cleaning out and re-conditioning wells
is the order of the day in all the
fields, with a minimum of new work
being started.
Goose Greek showed five compile.
tons, four of which were commercial
producers. The VI. and B. Oil com
pany's No. 8 Scorrega flowed 300
barrels of fluid, but about three
fourths Of this was water. The we'll
was completed at 1915 feet. Allen
and Marshalls No. 2 Gillette, n
workover, showed up better than the
other Goose Creek competitions, max
ing so barrels of pipeline oil, from
1915 feet. The Sun Company's No.
2 b. Smith, an old well worked over.
pumped 40 barrels of oil from 1865
feet. No. Houston Smith, complet-
ed by the Gulf Production company,
made so barrels of fluid, about half
water, from 2517 feet. Southern Ex-
ploration company abandoned its No.
) Freeman 10 acres at 27S0 feet.
BIG PRODUCER.
The Cuffs big we'll at Hull was COM
pleted Wednesday and flowed 1000 bar
rels of pipeline oil from 35OS feet.
The well is Phoenix Development Com
pany No. 5S. Yount Lee deepened its
old Merchant No. ; and got 1900
barrel well at BOO feet. Republic Pro-
duction Company's No. l Dolbear, a
workover, pumped 125 barrels of fluid.
20 per cent water, when worked over
to 3105 feet.
Orange showed one producer,
workover, in Gulf Production Com
pany's No. 3 Lee Hager-Fee. which
made $50 barrels from 4645 feet.
Sterling Oil Company's No. Hooks
at Batson, pumped ten barrels from
1900 feet, as a workover. Ada Belle
Oil Company is preparing to abandon
its No. 100 Paraffine at 104j feet.
MAKES 175 BARRELS.
At Spindle Top The Gulf made
175-barreI we'll of its No. PIG Gladys,
completed at sos feet. Lillian Oil Com
pany's No. 1 Terrell, workover,
pumped fifteen barrels from 1905 feet,
and the Sun Company's No. 40 Lone
Star Crescent was worked over for
three barrels at $50 feet.
South Liberty showed another dry
hole in the Gulf Production Company's
No. II A. Deussen Fee, abandoned at
1918 feet.
The Gulf got a 200-barrel producer
in No. % Davis, at Big Creek. The
well is showing a small amount Of wa
ter.
The Rycade Oil Corporation aban-
doncd wildcat well on its Wisdom
tract in Fort Bend county. The we'll
was given up as failure at 5000 feet.
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ment basis and will drill a test i'm
mediately.
Seagraves, Moody and Morgan have
purchased the so acres owned by Nuss-
baum located in survey 335 and so
acres in blocks II and II, survey 6S1,
owned by l.. w. Stieren. Derricks
have been erected on both tracts and
tests will be drilled as soon as rigs
can be set up. Seagraves, Moody and
| Morgan, also purchased the south one
half of the southwest quarter of sur
vey 61S.
The NJ. OF. Morgan. O'Hern and
Putnam interests are drilling test
on the 4O-acre track to the north. This
location has been pronounced very fav-
orable for oil. This firm also pur-
chased the potential production from
some 400 acres of the Texas Wildcat
Drilling company. At this time casing
is being set at the depth of 2020 feet
to test a sand that showed gas that
corresponds most favorably to the 1000
foot level in the Carolina-Texas field.
ANOTHER LEASE DEAL.
T. c. Wren has succeeded in OBJ
tanning a small block of acreage To-
Gated half way between the Henne,
Winch, and Fariss pool in Jim Hogg
county and the Miranda Valley Obs
covery) pool, Zapata county and will
commence operations at an early date.
The test is to be located on block Z,
survey 254.
The Texas company found it neces-
sary to abandon the No. test located
on the Jennings ranch. Bapata county
at the depth of 1862 feet. A new To-
cation was made a few hundred feet
to the east of No. 1 and tools are be-
ing moved. The No. ! test blew in
twice. the second time killing one man
and injuring three others. Some 1000
feet of drill stem was left in the hole
which proved too dangerous to try to
remove.
O. W. Killam made a location some
three miles north east of the Henne,
Winch and Fariss pool and on block
.. survey ., Las Animas grant. This
location is on the high ridge of hills
that extends southwest from the
Bruni-Cole field.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-08
SIXTEEN WELLS
/. FOR DISTRICT
IN WEEK

AUSTIN, Tex, Nov. T.-Bexar
county again leads South Texas in
drilling activity. Five more wells were
started during the past week, accord
ing TO permits issued by the oil and
gas division of the Railroad Commits
sion. Considerable activity is report
ed in the county's two fields, while
the wildcatters are doing much drill
ing.
Following are the drilling permits
for the week:
Ataseosa county: Witherspoon Oil
Company, San Antonio, No. >, A. G..
Langley.
DRILL IN BEXAR.
Bexar county: Helvetia Oil Com
pany. San Antonio. No. y. Weimer:
Frontier Oil Company, San Antonio,
Nos. i, 13, IA and u, /. J. Harvey.
Caldwell county: G. y. White. San
Antonio. No. Z A. T. Cardwell United
North and South Oil Company, Luling
No. 13, G. W. Proctor.
Duval county: . L. 5. Oil and Gas
Company, Laredo. No. ,, Benayides.
UNITED ACTIVE.
Guadalupe county: United North
and South Oil Company, Luling, No.
IS. Marines.
Jim Hugg county: Sims Oil Com
paDy, Dallas, No. /, Palacios; No. 3,
4. j. GaienS.
Medina county: II. J. Rand, San
Antonio. No. 4, 4. Saathoff.
Refugio county: Refugio Oil and
Gas Company. Refugia, No. /, y. j.
Ryals: Houston oil Compand Of Tex
as. Houston. No. ., W. J. J. Heard.
Webb county: Kirkpatrick and
Lucas, Laredo. No. ], i. NJ. Bruni.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-08
CONNECT TWO FIELDS.

It will take eleven and one-half
miles Of S-inch pipe to connect the
Cole and Carolina Texas gas fields.
With the laying Of this line the acre
age between the two points has
taken on more value and many wells
are due to be drilled.
Three miles Of 6-inch pipe and two
mile sof finch pipe will be used IN
making connections in the fields with
the different wells in order to get
the gas into the main lines feeding
into the San Antonio main.
Just stop and figure up what -
miles Of 12-inch pipe means TO the
railroads carrying this pipe from
Ohio TO Texas. 1t will take about
400 cars Of the usual flat car type
TO carry this pipe and that would
make a wonderful train should ban
ners be spread along the sides CIV
ing the origin and destination of the
ten or more trains sections it will
demand for carriage. As far as Ohio
steel mills are concerned Webb
County, Texas is certainly on the
map.
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INDICATING
BOOM HITS
CALDWELL
Rayor Organized Company
to Drill Wells on
Several Leases.

LULING, Nov. with the Day
well of the Magnolia Petroleum COM
Pany in Guadalupe county being car
/ lied on down to the Edwards lime in
order to make complete test Of the
location, attention of the oil men is be-
ing directed to the other end Of the
Iuling field, where extensions near
J.ytton Springs have shown a tend
ency to connect the two fields
In addition. the Callahan well OF
the United North and South Oil com
pany, which is about midway be-
tween the two fields, has started pro-
ducing a little more oil recently and
looks as if it will finally be a good
well, after pumping around five bar
rels per day for more than six
months.
ORGANIZE COMPANY.
NJ. o. Rayor. who has just com
rleted the organization of the Detex
Oil company in Deroit, Mich, has
returned to Luling for the purpose
Of completing his Inscore well locat-
ed three miles west of Luling and
about two and one-half miles south
east of the Luling field. He is also
planning TO make a complete test OF
/ The old Walker well Of the Big Gush-
Ter Oil company, which has been max
ling Q small quantity of oil steadily
since its abandonment two years ago.
The Detex will also drill shallow
well on the Bridges tract located east
of the Walker well and adjoining the
Walker farm.
/, CONNECT FIELDS.
The Inscore, Walker, Callahan and
Day wells are all practically in line
and the general belief in connection
with their production, which comes
| from O hard lime formation, is that
they are on a cross fault from the
main Iuling field and that probably
shallow field will be uncovered in
that vicinity also. as the oil is of\very
high gravity and Is about the same
grade as the crude from the Lytbon
Springs field.
Mr.. Rayor's operations for the De-
tex company will be watched with un-
usual interest by the whole oil fra
fernity. many of whom have believed
ever since the old Robinett well was
abandoned as a dry hole. that a fair
test TO q sufficient depth in that vi
cinity would result in the develop
ment of an entirely new field or a
substantial extension of the old Lul-
ing field. Rayor has drilled num-
Der of test wells southeast Of lullng
and is thoroughly familiar with all
drilling conditions in this territory.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-08
PLENTY OF GAS.

There will be no further necessity
Of San Antonio ever being without
a sufficient supply Of gas on compile
ton Of this line and there viii al
WAYS be enough in reserve 10 take
care Of any emergency. Webb county
has at last come into the life Of al.
IF South Texas as a stabilizer Of
fuels. Webb county is the angel Of
mercy with pity for the many thou
sands Of homes and factories insur-
ing them against excessive prices in
fuel for every purpose.
The Nome nugget., 1925-05-30
OPERATOR AT EAGLE
 REFUSED AMUNDSEN CREDIT FOR MESSAGE 1905

Seattle. May 2s. (AP)-The story of the refusal of the Signal Corps operator to send a message for Amundsen at Eagle City on December 5. 1905. when Amund- sen tramped in from Herschel Is- land after leaving the Gjoa. to get medicine for members of his crew. and was told that the message was too long to be sent on credit, was told here by Lieutenant Hansen. a Signal Corps ohicer, who was din- ing with Erasus Brainard. It de- veloped that Mir. Brainard. himself. had paid the tolls and got the mes sage. which announced to the world the discovery of the Northwest Passage. This incident caused a diplomatic query. but the matter was allowed to die out.
The Nome nugget., 1925-05-30
LIEBEs COMPANY TO ATTEMPT
 GET NEWS OF AMUNDSEN

San Francisco. May 2S (AP)- Efforts to establish connection with Amundsen will start with the Liebes Fur Company who are ra- dioing from their motorship Char les Brewer of St. Lawrence Island. That vessel will proceed to Point Hope. The vessel started four days ago but encountered storm and was forced back. Arnold Liebes said today that he helped Amund- sen to lay out his landing field at Point Barrow two years ago.
The Nome nugget., 1925-05-30

LIE HAVRE. May D. tAP,-Every year before the Havre fishermen sail of their boats to the distant Newfoundland banks they gather together at Havre celebrate the of their patron saint. St. Peter. This year the presence of the Archbishop of Rouen lent unusual interest to the ceremony The whole town turned out and the church of St. Etenne was covered with flags and bunting and glittered with lights. The sailors filed reverently up the aisles. accompanied by their women folk. and the whole congregation in pie turesque Normandy attire. sang hyfhns and prayed for those who go down to the sea in ships As part of the ceremony, bluN old master seaman who had weathered many storm. came to the rail of the choir and made address in the rough poetic language of the seafarer to which the arch bishop replied.
 All the fishing fleet in the docks was gay with nags their crews gathered together for the bless ing of the ships by the archbishop. After the re- lisious ceremony bands played the Marseillaise. the sailors cheered. and the 1925 Newfoundland Banks fishing season was declared open
The Nome nugget., 1925-05-30
ADMINISTRATORS SALE

Notice is given that the under- signed by order of the Probate Court. Cape Nome Precinct. Ter ritory of Alaska will. at ? o'clock P. NJ. Tuesday, June 16. 1925, at the United States Commissioner Office. Nome. sell at public sale, to the highest bidder for cash. the real property of estate of Peter Edin. deceased. being Homestake and Monroe placer locations on Casadepaga River, and No. 9 Creek Claim and Opportunity Bench locations on Spruce Creek, all being in Council City Record ing District: also Lot 21. Block 26 with dwelling thereon. being No. S2 D. St., Nome, Cape Nome Precinct.
 Dated Nome, May 12. 1925
 S. c. TAYLOR
 Administrator. Publish May Is. 2s. 30 and June $.
The Nome nugget., 1925-05-30
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

To: Dick Hammond, your heirs.
 executors, administrators and as-
 signs.
 You are hereby notified that the undersigned has expended the sum of One Hundred Dollars during the years ending July 1, 1923 and 1924. in labor and improvements upon the following placer mining claims: the Ella Bench Fraction pia- cer mining claim. situated on the Left Limit of Candle Greek. and No. 16, 1st tier. Left Limit Bench. opposite No. 16 Creek Claim. on Candle Creek. placer mining claim. in the Fairhaven Mining and Re- cording District and Precinct. Ter ritory of Alaska. the location cer- tifcates of which are found of rec ord in the office of the Recorder of said district and precinct, in Vol. 59 Page o1O and Vol. 59 Page 211. respectively, in order to hold said claims. under the provosions Of the laws of the United States and the Territory of Alaska con- corning annual labor upon mining claims, such expenditure being the amount required by said laws to hold said claims during said per iod.
 And you are further notifide that if within ninety days from the com pietion of the publication hereof. fer the period of ninety days. you fail to contribute to the undersign- ed your proportion of such expen- diture. as a co-owner. your interest in said mining claims will become the property of the undersigned. your co-owner. who has made such required expenditure.
 Dated at Nome. Alaska, this 11th day of April, 1925.
 FRANK STOKER.
 Co-owner. Publish April Il. IS. 25. May 2, 5. 16. g. 30. June 6, 13. 20. 27. and July {. 1925.
The Nome nugget., 1925-05-30
DECORATION DAY

Today Decoration Day-a day set apart ln the United States and it's possessions, for the pur- pose of perpetuatng the memory of the fallen sol ders and sailors who have lost their lives in the Nations defense. This day formerly called Memorial Day, and was instituted in memory of the service of the Civil War As time rolled on and other conflicts followed, the service men of these latter wars included in the observ ances of the day and since that time the day is designated Decoration Day and has been generally observed and will continue to be so ob- served for generations come, long the coun- try has defenders.
 Still, this day is not necessarily full day of mournng-the earlier part of the day being gen. orally turned to exercises under the auspices of veterans organizations. and the rest of the day. after the Flag has been raised full mast-to gatherings of q gay character.
 The ranks of the Veterans of the Civil War are fast thinning out. and-while there were recently large numbers marching in the yearly parade but few years ago-there now but scattering few. In their places march the Veterans of the spanish-Amercan War, many of whom be- ginning to stoop with age and who becoming grey at the temples-the grizzled veterans of today.
 Behind these come the vast throngs of the try's latest defenders-as before the usual percent age of crippled and wounded-representative of the masses of power that participated in the last, greatest and bloodiest of the worlds history.
 The day brings thoughts many of the sadness of war due the loss of life and the destruction of property but have but think that our coun- try had it's birth through efforts of our warriors, and has saved from hostile forces that threat ened our freedom by these soldiers, time and time again since it's institution, to realize that the cause was worthy. and that the losses were justified. Few, indeed, the men who participated in these wars who would not gladly go again into the melee if the Nations necessity called upon them to do so
 And so today celebrate-frst, in the memory of those who have fallen and then when honor has been done to those who gone we glorify in the deeds that they have done. and frolic with those who have been spared, and are with us.