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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-16
COMEBACK OF SMACK0VER
KEEPS PRODUCTION Up

665, showing a total loss during the
week of 1923 barrels per day. The
greatest loss in Texas is seen in the
north central portion of the state
where a total of 10,104 barrel droy
was reported.
The Texas Gulf Coast continues
with the steady decline which has pre-
vailed in This section since carry in
May. Production in the Gulf Coast is
now down to daily average of 90
100 barrels.
Oklahoma showed a slight decline
last week in production, dropping from
437,645 barrels per day two weeks ago
TO 1885 barrels last week. Kan
sas also showed a decline, losing 2020
barrels per day as compared with pro.
duction in the state the previous
week.
The Mountain States increased its
average last week with a gain of 1920
barrels per day. The production per
day there last week was 105,S45 bar
rels.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-16
CRUDE EXPOSITION
WILL Be GREATEST

TULSA, Okla, Aug. 15.-Every-
thing about the third annual Interna-
tional Exposition, to be held in Tulsa
proved and not only will the con-
gross. displays and pagcantry be en-
largCd but the entertainment and
amusement features of this years
exposition will insure all visitors Of
a pleasing as well as profitable time
Mt the show, w. G. Sicily, president
of the exposition announces.
The Pageant Of Petroleum." one
of the greatest outdoor spectacles ever
presented, will be further enhanced
This year by dozens of gorgeous floats,
designed by Herbert Barnard. The
princcsses and queen and the king
will add pomp and beauty to the
paradcs and will rule over the social
affairs.
Wives and daughters Of the oil
men will have as good a time at this
exposition as the tool-dressers and
magnates, even though they cannot
tell cooling tower from a pump
ing jack.
Exposition shows, park amuse-
mcnts and entertainment shows have
been secured for the exposition. The
present $4,000 enlargement project
| will provide for an amusement Mid
way" which will be one Of the fea-
lures. Park amusements, novelty
rides, carnival attractions of all kinds
will be brought to Tulsa from Chi
cago TO provide fun for the half mil
lion visitors who will pass through
tic gates during the ten-day show.
r. ID. Hayes, assistant treasurer
Of the exposition, and q. T. Nc
Intyrc, general manager, have just re
turned from a trip to Chicago where
they contracted for shows and other
'crtainment features which will be
particularly fitted for the exposition.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-16
155,568 BARRELS
OIL SHIPPED BY
PRAIRIE IN JULY

TULSA, Okla, Aug. 15.-Prairie
Pipe Line company, transporting
agency for Prairie Oil and Gas COM
pany, shipped 155.56S barrels daily
average of Mid-Continent crude oil
north and east during July, according
to official statement issued by the
company. This is higher than any time
this year with the exception of March
which was the peak point with about
$500 barrels a day more. The company
has gradually worked down its surplus
oil and is now storing less than 10000
barrels a day as compared with 10000
barrels in April and May.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-16
KANSAS TO FRONT.

The Scott pool, one of the most
active of Greenwood county, was cx-
tended to the southwest when Green
land Oil Company and Phillips Pc
troleum Company No. 1 Craft, in
25-23-S, had sand from $500 to 2521
feet for POO feet of oil in the hole.
Then the Scott and Teter pools were
linked up, when Phillips Petroleum
Company and Skclly Oil Company No.
1 Morris, in 20-23-0. had sand from
2536 to 1858 feet for 100 barrels.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-16
Rains Aiding
WiLdcatters
in Texas

Recent rains throughout Tex
as are helping drilIers, especially
in the wildcat districts. Most
Of the proven fields have water
lines for drilling, but the Wild
cater must depend almost en-
tireiy on water from rain,
streams or hauling. Tho rains
arc filling their dirt storage
tanks, enabling them to resume
operations.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-16
OPERATORS PESSIMISTIC
AS OIL MARKET WEAKENS

in are doing 1923 barrels day, but
score are drilling and several havo
had discouraging showings of water.
CARRIER is the best looking bet for
Oklahoma, and il the operators keep
on getting new sands, each with a
big well, this area alone may be given
the credit for breaking the market.
From 1915 down TO 1923 the Sinclair
Oil and Gas company controlled the
field, but now with series of below
5000 foot sands found the fee owners
are insisting on complete development
and thus the big play there now.
DRILL IN WILCOX.
At this moment two wells have
found the Wilcox, another a forma-
ton above the Wilcox and some 20
are below 1000 feet and feeling ahead.
CARRIER at this time is doing around
1900 barrels n day with wells yield
ing from fifteen different pay sands.
ranging from 100 feet on to 4450
feet. BY August 10 the scouts predict
an output of 1900 barrels, with this
increasing steadily to $4,000 barrels
a day by August 20 and TO 10000
barrels a day by September /.
At this time no other area in Okla
homa or Kansas has such bright
looking future as docs CARRIER, and
the play there is such that n great
territory in all directions is experience
ing a rich lease play with prospects
for much drilling this fall and dur
ing 1926, regardless Of what aspect
the market assumes.
CARRIER DISTRICT.
Roxaua Petroleum Corporation,
which acquired the Schroeder lease in
1S-22-4w, on a trade some years ago
in which no money was involved, open
ed the fifteenth producing horizon
there with its No. 2-W, which found
the lime at 4145 feet, and in it to
416S feet, started off as a big well.
1t is flowing better than 105 barrels
an hour now. Its first 24-hour gauge
was 2640 barrels and the next was
290S. The biologists have not yet
agreed on what formation it is pro-
ducing from and reports vary from
the Oswego lime, the Wheeler sand,
the break in the Mississippi lime and
so on.
Just the day previous the Roxana
also found the Wilcox sand deep in
No. Nv Wolfe, in 13-22-4w, for 1105
barrels the first day in sand at 1890
to 4457 feet. 1t is declining so
sharply, however, that it may be deep
ened.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-16
DISTRICTS OUTPUT
AT 46,3lO BARRELS

Gan Antonio district production was
steady during the isst week. gaining so
barrels over the prior seven days. The
Luling and Lockhart fields offset the
decline in other districts. Following is
the report by fields:
NORTH CENTRAL
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-16
ACTIVITY IS
GREATEST
IN WEEKS
Many Locations Made in
Proven Field and
Wildcat Area. u

LOCKHART, Tex, Aug. 15.-Com-
plotting nine wells for approximately
10000 barrels flush production, the
Lockhart field has just ended one of
tbs most active weeks In It's history.
The production of the wells range
from 200 to 5000 barrels.
Probably the best well completed in
the field is the Gulf Production Com
pany's No. IS Brewer, which blew In
late in the week for 5000 barrels flush.
This well was first completed on July
10 as large well, but the output
began to decline and q week ago it
was down to about 100 barrels. The
crew was working on the producer,
when it cleared itself and started to
flow.
NEAR BUMPERS.
According to a member Of the com
pany, who was at the well when it
blew in, the gusher is offsetted on
both sides by wells which were recent
" put on pump. Pumping these wells
kept the gas back in the sand. The
pressure followed the point of least re-
sistance and blew the gusher back in:
Following are the wells completed
during the past week:
Witherspoon Oil Company No. /
Cardwell, 100 barrels, 1857 feet; No.
Z Cardwcll, 1900 barrels, 1866 feet
Gulf Production Company, No. IL
Brewer. 5000 barrels, 1900 feet; No.
Ms Cardwcll, $50 barrels, 1900 feet
No. 10 CardwelL, $50 barrels, 1900
het; Magnolia Petroleum Company
NJ. 3 Beatty, 400 barrels, 1850 feet (;
Non . Beatty, 400 barrels, 1900 feet;
Eagle Drilling Company No. 2 Card
well, 80 barrels, 1000 feet; No. 2
Dannclly, 200 barrels, 1850 feet.
WELLS NEAR PAY.
Many wells in the field are on top
of the sand and will be drilled in
during the coming week. A number
of-uihr tests drilling and pt5par-
ing ~ Srud in will be down to the
pa hin the next few days.
h. tie present campaign, which got
under fun Roadway two weeks ago,
continues. production Of the Lockhart
field probably will go to the $4,000
barrel mark, or higher. The produc-
ton of the field at the end of the
week was about $4,000 barrels daily.
Operators are beginning to enter
this field in large numbers and many
Of the prominent oil men Of Texas are
coming into this territory. One of the
nov operators in this district is o. w.
Killam, discOverer of oil in the Mi
rando district. Mr.. Killam has leased
a large tract around the old Carr well,
eight miles southwest of the field and
announces that he will develop that
shallow field.
DEVELOP FIELD.
The old Carr well was completed
about twenty years ago us 25-barrel
producer Mt 500 feet. This wei is
capable of producing that amount Of
oil at present, according to operators
who have visited that test.
The Gulf followed with an an
nounccmcnt that it would drill a shall
low we'll on its 1000-acre Cardwcll
lease, between the Killam properties
and the main field.
Should the Cuffs well be completed
as o shallow producer, 1t probably
would link up the shallow producing
sand of the Lockhart field, GOO to 700
feet dope; the Carr well, 500 feet
deep, and the shallow showings found
in the Luling field at about the same
depth.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-16
MUCH ACREAGE
LEASED At
SAN SABA
Wildcatters Plan Active
Drilling Campaign in
South Texas.

SAN SABA, Tex, Aug. 15.-Leas-
ing activities have been revived around
San Saba with two or three early
tests for oil in view. c. ii. Bridges,
geologist of Oklahoma and Texas. who
has been spending some weeks in San
Saba county, has Just furnished TO
one of the major oil companies n
geological report relative to oil and
gas possibilities IL the San Saba anti
cline.
According to Bridges report, this
anti-cline is a broad arch in the
earths crest. 1t extends from the
Llano uplift north about 20 degrees
east, past the west edge of San Saba
town, northeast. crossing Colorado
river near the mouth of Bull creek,
and n little further on becoming
buried by the cretaceous overlap OF
more recent rocks. This unfolding has
not been severe enough TO shatter the
beds and thus to impair the structure
as an oil and gas reservoir.
OIL RESERVOIR.
An anti-cline to be the most eff
ficient reservoir for oil and gas should
run parallel to the strike of the rock
beds composing it: any other attitude
would permit leakage. The San Saba
anti-cline fulfills this condition per-
fectly and no leakage duo to plunging
may reasonably be predicted Of this
structure. The best part of any anti
cline or dome for oil and gas is gen
orally its normal din side which in
this case is the northwest flank Of
the fold.
The rock beds composing this anti
cline are Of PENNSYLVANIA age. and
older rocks lying hereunder. The up.
permost beds belong to the Strawn
series. They are mostly red and brown
alternating with gray to
dark colored shales and CLAWS. They
dip northwest at an average rate Of
40 to 80 feet to the mile. and range
in thickness from thin to probably
1000 feet or more. Very few fossils
have been found in these beds. and
they are not known to be oil bearing.
BEND SERIES.
Below the Strawn beds lie the Bend
series, so named for the town of Bend
on the Colorado river. This series con-
oleNo VI AAANI BdlNeg az hppNA hoAN
colorcd shale, 80 to 250 feet or more
thick; a middle part of limestone
III color from light or gray
to black, and having a thickness from
250 to 400 feet; a lower black petrO-
liferous shale, 10 to 80 feet thick. This
shale has been mistaken for coal.
When heated. the oil oozes out Of this
shale and burns. giving the shale the
of coal.
The lower part Of the Bend lime,
generally spoken of as the black lime,
Is the oil producing rock of Eastlani
and Stephens counties: it has also
produced in Brown and other coun.
ties, and may be productive in San
Saba county.
The drilling depth to this horizon
here. should be from 1900 to 1900 feet,
or probably less.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-16
HIGH GRAVITY OIL.

This district yields more high grav-
ity crude oil than any other area OF
Oklahoma, all of the crude testing
above 80 and much of it above AZ.
The Braman townsite pool is slowly
increasing, even with a great num-
Der of failures on the TOWNSHIP. The
trend of rich production appears to
be to the northeast where tho Conan
Oil company found such nice output
in several wells. The townsite pool
is doing around $4,000 barrels a day
while the old Braman pool in 29-lw
is making close to 5000 barrels a
day.
Tonkawa's comeback for the third
time docs not appear to be making
much progress. The Wilcox sand
around 1900 feet appears drained as
all wells make lots of water along
with the oil. Eight wells are due in
during the next few weeks and il they
fail to yield the great production ex-
pected then the normal decline there
will be steady.
OUTPUT DECLINES.
The shallow sands there which have
held up so splendidly are now fall
ing off sharply, too, and unless clean
ing out operations accomplish the re-
suits, Tonkawa may drop to a small
pool.
The Thomas area in 25-2 is
still a potential area. The five wells
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-16
TWO FAILURES.

Two of the failures reported in the
Gulf Coast last week were wildcat
wells, both abandoned. In Fort Bend
county the Marland Oil Company of
Texas abandoned the Lockwood No.
4 at q depth of 1850 feet. The Gulf
Production Company abandoned the
Thomas No. 2 at 093 feet in jefferson
county last Monday. Following the
abandonment of the Thomas No. .,
the Thomas No. 3 was located not far
away near Fannette on the Il. Thomas
445-acre lease. The Gulf Production
company is building a derrick for the
George Smith No. 4, at High Island,
in Galveston COUNTY, near the George
Smith No. 3, which was early last
week drilling at 1850 feet. This COM
pany is also building a derrick for
the Moore No. :, in Fort Bend coun-
ty where the Moore No. 4 has been
abandoned. The Davis No. 4, wildcat
at Long Point, is rigging up near the
site of the abandoned Davis No. 2.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-16
MORE DRILLING
REPORTED At
ARTES|A

ARTESIA, N. NJ, Aug. 15.-Two
more wells are being drilled in by the
V. X. F. Oil company Of Shreveport,
La, who opened the famous Smack
over field. Attracted by the ideal
drilling conditions, this group of OPP
orators, entered the local field several
months ago, and now have one of the
choice pieces of production in the
proven area. This company has been
exceptionally fortunate in this field,
having picked up two pay levels in
their producers in Section II, while
other operators in this part Of the
field have only found one pay sand.
The first of these two sands Is found
at approximately 1000 feet and the
second 100 feet lower.
Another big producer has been add
ed to the field by Flynn, Welch and
Yates, this being their No. 81, located
in the southeast one-fourth of Section
21-1S-2S, offsetting their No. Is to
the north, which latter well has proven
one of the best producers in the field.
Shot with 120 quarts the well re-
sponded Immediately and has been
flowing by heads since its compile
ton at an estimated rate of GOO bar
rels daily.
DRILL IN WELL.
Offsetting the V. X. L. acreage to
the west the Ohio Oil company are
drilling in its No. 2 on the G. ]. w.
acreage. This company also is drilling
in their No. 2 on the Toomey-Allen
lease in Section 2S-1S-2S and their
No. 2 on the New States in Section 4.
The Maljamar Oil and Gas company
also have two wells in top of the
sand, these being their Nos. Z and :
located on the north line of the north
west one-fourth of Section 2S-1S-2S.
Snowden and insolvency are complet-
ing their second producer in the north
ern part Of Section SO. Maloney and
Chambers No. l well in Section 4 Is
also being drilled to completion with
the bottom Of the hole reported At
234O feet.
Shallow gas has been picked up in
the Mesa Oil Company's No. 1 well,
located in Section 4-19-2S, the flow be
ing estimated Mt 100000 feet and
coming from the 700-foot level.
GAS BLOWOUT.
A blowout in the William Keely
No, l test in Section 26-17-29, at a
depth of 4JO feet, hurled slush and
rocks over the crown block for per-
iod of 40 minutes, until caye-in shut
off the flow.
Considerable activity is now under
way to the north and east of the
field. with favorable indications that
another pool in that era may be en-
countcrcd.
After drilling through 1900 feet of
salt the Snowden, insolvency No. l
well on the Twin Hills Anti-cline, is
now below 2740 feet. This salt, en-
countered at 600 feet, is very similar
to that obtained in the Big Lake
field.
OF considerable Importance is the
recent announcement of Colonel Rob
ert d. Gordon and associates, who
have organized a 100000 corporation,
under the laws of New Mexico. and
who will begin immediate reclama,
ton work on the Brown No. 1 well
near the ton of Dayton and on the
west side of the river. This is the
original we'll in this section, having
been drilled eighteen years ago and
although making considerable water
has produced as high as 80 barrels OF
crude daily, over an extended period
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-16

TULSA, Okla, Aug. 15.-The I'M
settled condition of the oil situation,
due to weakening refined market, fol.
lowed by crude reductions in the
Gulf Coast and Eastern oil fields, and
with rumors that establishments may
occur in other producing areas, has
slowed up activities in Oklahoma and
Kansas oil fields the past week.
The spirit of pessimism that began
to develop a week ago is pretty well
grounded today as oil men realize that
the industry is pretty well swampcd
with oil, crude and refined. Crude
stocks are around 452, 100000 barrels
and a tendency TO curtail operations
is setting in.
Except for local activities IN diff
ferent sections of Oklahoma, the chief
development in the Sooner state is in
the busy CARRIER, Blackwell, Tonkawa
and Perry areas, in what is termed
the Northern Oklahoma oil district.
While there is no let-up in the field
activity there, wildcatting has virtual
ly STONED.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-16
MORE PERMITS.

Permits for the drilling of new wells
in the United States granted during
the past week numbered $40, a gain
Of 80 over the number granted last
week. The greatest increase, accord
ing to the Oil Weekly of last week,
is found in Texas where the number
of permits for new wells increased
from 163 two weeks ago to 30 last
week. California, which for more
than n month has been falling off in
the number of permits Issued, came
back last week from II to &c. Arkan-
sas rose from % to 46 for last week.
The only two states issuing less per-
mits last week than the previous week
were Oklahoma, which fell from T6 TO
go, and Kansas, which fell from 81
IN "a
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-16
TWO PRODUCERS.

Two wells were brought in last
week for 500 barrels each, The Tex
as Company's Hannah Fee No. .,
at Hull, and the Gulf Production
Company's William Winfree AS in
the Orange field.
Other wells of any importance in
the Gulf Coast are the Yount-Lee Oil
Company's Stengler No. s, Mt Hull.
completed for $50 barrels; the Gulf
Production Company and NJ. Van De
Venter ct ais A. Deussen Fee AS,
South Liberty, completed for 200 bar
rels, and the Continental Oil Com
pany's Chessen No. Is, at Evangeline,
completed for 142 barrels.
A total of nine failures were COM
pletcd in the gulf coast region during
the week.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-16
PRODUCTION GAINS.

The initial production of the new
producers totaled 1924 barrels. This
flush yield was gain over that of
the previous week by $3.50 barrels. OF
the initial production of 10,124 bar.
rels in the entire state $3.50 barrels
came from producing wells brought
in in the Gulf Coast territory. Twelve
wells in this section combined made
this flush production.
The Kirby Petroleum company's
Hodges No. 2, at Batson which was
completed early last week for 1900
barrels, was the largest producer
brought in during the week in the
Gulf Coast, considering the initial
flow of the well. This well failed to
hold the flow for any length of time,
falling within two days to about 800
barrels. Little flow was registered
after that tinnc
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-16
COND|CT WELL
MAY WIDEN
LIBERTY
Casing Set at 5000 Feet
to Test Showing in
Coast Wildcat.

The attention Of the oil fraternity
in the Texas Gulf Coast today is
centering around the outcome of Peer
Monarch's Condict No. 1 test, which
began roaming early last week to set
casing for a test at 5000 feet in a
new sand discovered slightly more
than 5000 feet to the southwest of
the southernmost portion of the proven
area in the South Liberty field
August 8. The interest in this test
lies in the fact that should the Con-
dict No. / prove to be a producer,
the South Liberty field would be ex-
tended more than one-half mile to
the southwest, and nullify the pre-
yailing belief that the pay sands in
this section of the field had pinched
out to the south below the Humble
Oil and Refining company's Deussen
Al, the most southern point in the
field where production has been
found in paying quantities.
Though the success of this test in
proving a producer is in no wise a
certainty, indications show strong
possibilities. A slight show of oil
was found in the sand, and the color
of the sand shows indications of be-
ing q pay formation.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-16
TEST SAND MONDAY.

Work preparatory to making the
test on the Condict No. 1 is being
completed with expectations to test
the hole by Monday if not before op-
orators of the test state.
A now salt dome was brought to
light during the past week by Weed
Gale at Boiling, Wharton county, when
this company brought in the Feltz
No. ] for an initial production of 90
barrels early last Sunday morning.
The flow showed considerable letup
during the week, and wac flowing
little late in the week.
Texas fields completed a total Of
156 wells during the past week, 50
of which were producers. Only two
gas wells were brought in, while "a
Of the wells were failures.
Evening star., 1925-05-20
CARTER RESOLUTION
ACTION IS DELAYED
Federation Session at Frederick,
Md, Discusses Question Of
Printers Ousting.

FREDERICK, Md. May 20.-Action
on q resolution calling for the ousting
of George II. Carter, public printer at
Washington. was delayed by the Mary
land and District of Columbia Fedora
ton Of Labor meeting here today,
when the resolution was referred back
to the executive council after discus
sion. 1t probably will be acted upon
tomorrow.
Public development of power prof
ects is proposed under a resolution
discussed yesterday by Carl D. Thomp-
son. Chicago. secretary OF the Public
Ownership League, and l.. M. Cos
grove, New York. representing the
labor education board.
Power development, said Mr.. Thomp.
son, "has revolutioniZed labor inter
.ests. and the development Of electric
energy Is still in its infancy" He de-
clared that private development of
power projects has always worked to
the disadvantage of the working man,
and I hope this federation will name
committees to work in conjunction
with other national unions along this
line"
I'm Colorado" he said. "the river
has been developed to generate elec:
tricity at one-half of per cent per
kilowatt to consumers, placing the
commodity within reach of ALL
Mr.. CosgrOve spoke along the line OF
education Of workers, which he said
was very important. Others speaking e
were Charles w. Cullen general agent
and organizer of the United Hatters
Of North America New York; Clinton
S Golden, Brookwood Labor College
katOna N Y,