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vate family large front room with or with
out connecting room: continuous hot water
unlimited telephone Lincoln 4O45 Hs
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WHERE TO DINE.

YE OLD ENGLISH I'M
Sunday night chicken dinner.
SI0O. 3 80 to Z 30.
Week days 3 to z 80. GJ".
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CONN AVE. AND L ST =
washinIton's most exclusive apartment.
nshed oI ao tnr nt Isar
or for shorter periods. Complies hotel sarv-
ice II desired, Restaurant with Ia cGte
o. table d hote.
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and Tl-Large room. overlooking New
Hampshire ave. trunk closet. steam heat:
unusual value: SIS month. North 2a7l-R .
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AIREDALE PUPPIES-Masnfcent types:
registration papers. Galeher. Box 81. Ross
Nn. Va. Phi Clarendon 4S9
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

THE BEACON. 1901 CALVERT ST. APT.
III large room. reception hall. bath.
southern exposure: completely furnished.
r flu reasOnablp' cafe
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30
BIG LEASE DEAL
MADE At ARTESIA

ARTESIA, n. NJ, Aug. 29.-The
Chesapeake Oil Company Of Texas, a
subsidiary Of J. S. Cosden, one Of the
largest Independent operators in the
country, has purchased $4,000 acres
in Lea county. This is the largest
acreage deal turned in this state and
the consideration is reported at $780,
600. This acreage is located near
four drilling wells, these being the Til
ton Croft, in section 33-11-3j, Holmes
Huey in section 1929, L. 4. Ross
IN section 27-1O-32 and J. D. Ward
in section 27-11-34.
The Ohio Oil Company. Marland,
Texas Company, Mammoth Oil Pro
ducing Company Z, Empire Gas and
Fuel Company, Pan-American and sew
cral other large independent com
panies also own acreage in this area.
With the Ross No. l test, located in
section 27-10-32 down to a depth Of
So feet. after setting - 1-2-inch cas-
ing and all other tests in Lea county,
making satisfactory progress, this area
is receiving the attention Of many
operators and scouts. The Dresser
No. l, located in section 27-1O-27. is
down 10 a depth Of 113O feet, after
setting casing. East Of the Dresser
test, the Standard OF California, is
drilling below 300 feet.
The MOneta No. !, in section lis
y is drilling in brown lime at a
depth Of 20JO feet. Production in
this well is expected at around POO
feet. The Thompson-Workman well,
in section 5-1S-2S is now down to a
depth Of 2OJG feet, with considerable
gas and some oil in the hole.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30
REAGAN PRODUCTION
MAY REACH 10000
BARRELS THIS WEEK

SAN ANGELO, Tex, Aug. 90
Increase in Reagan county oil pro.
ductiOn to at least 10000 barrels dur
ing the next week is in prospect with
Texon Oil and Land Company, group
one No. 20 and Big Lake Oil Com
pany No. 40 flowing 20 and so bar
rels hourly, respectively, and five other
inside wells drilling in.
Texon 20, on the western line Of
the northwest quarter Of the north
west quarter Of section SO block Q,
struck the pay at 2SS0 and is being
deepened to 2910 or 2015 feet.
Big Lake 40, in the northeast quar-
ter Of section /, block 1, offsetting
Texon 20, was drilling at 2S79, nine
feet in the sand.
Two flows had been made by Texon
IL, which was standing in oil. 1t is
in the southeast quarter Of the north
west quarter of section 80, block o.
Texon II was drilling in, Friday
it struck the sand at 200i feet. No
10 is also drilling in. These two wells
are along the north line Of section 36,
block o.
Big Lake "a was drilling at 2927
with the hole full Of oil, containing
much paraffin, both it and No. 20,
making hole at 2S70, are due to be
completed Sunday.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30
MARLAND'S OUTPUT
1924 BARRELS IN
HACIENDA LIMON

YALESQUEZ, Mexico, Aug. %.
For the first time since IL started
operations in Hacienda Limon, he
Marland Oil Company is obtaining
commercial production. For the month
Of May its Withdrawals totaled II,
.294 barrels; which is now in earthen
storage. Prior to the recent compile
lion of wells Nos "a and %, the com
pany had no production of commercial
value and was getting only sufficient
oil from wells, primarily Nos. - and
10, for fuel for drilling purposes.
Realizing that the Mexican Pc
troleum Corporation (Pan American
Eastern) was rushing work intending
10 offset wells No. "a and %, which
are near the Limon property line i'd
jacent 10 the Tulillo property Of the
former, the Marland constructed
,earthen storage tanks and started
flowing all production directly from
the wells into these tanks. During
May, 11,1s6 barrels were obtained
from No. "a; 4723 barrels from well
No. 20, and virtually all Of the bal
ance from No. 10.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30
MORE DEMAND
FORLUL|NG
CRUDE
Fields Output Increases
as Many Wells Are
Standardized.

LULING, Tex, Aug. 29.-Oil oper-
ations in the Luling field are about as
quiet as they have ever been since
the first well was brought in. though
reports continue TO circulate of big
new activities that are TO start soon.
This is borne out to some extent by
the fact that there is a better de-
mand for Luling crude now than
there has been for some time past and
productions reports for the past two
weeks show an increase. The increase
is accounted for by the bringing in
of two or three new wells in the
proven area and through the use Of
standard rigs for pumping by which
the companies have obtained greater
returns from the old wells that were
giving trouble from water encroach-
ment.
In the main field the United North
and South Oil Company has wells
drilling on the o. +. Stair, G. w.
Proctor and C. II. Mckinney leases
in addition to their three deep tests
on the Kelley, Tiller and Shanklin
leases.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30
SIX MONTHS OIL
TAXES S1,4OO,ODO

AUSTIN, Tex, Aug. 29.-Approxi-
mately 22,000,00O barrels of crude oil
was produced in Texas for the second
quarter ending June 30. The value
in taxes to the state of the oil pro-
duced during the quarter was approx
mately 81 100000. Seven companies
alone produced nearly 100000 bar
rels Of the total produced.
The Humble Oil and Refining Com
pany of Houston headed the list with
4,533, 396 barrels. Next in order were
the Gulf Production Company, $685.
143 barrels; The Texas Company, g.
1S4,794 barrels; the Pure Oil Com
pany, Columbus, Ohio, 1851 ,S42 bar
rels; Magnolia Petroleum Company,
1,527, 253 barrels Big Lake Oil Com.
pany, operating on the University OF
Texas lands in West Texas, 1,202, 442
barrels: the United North and South
Oil Company, operating in the Luling
field, 1,603,716 barrels; Group No. /
Oil Company, Big Lake, 905,S07 bar
rels; Simms Oil Company, 7S5, 160 bar.
rels; Republic Oil Company, 7702SO
barrels, and the Sun Oil Company,
725,113 barrels.
The other companies operating in
the state produced enough crude to
bring the total above the 22,000,000.
barrel mark. With the present price
placed on crude it is easy to see that
Texas ranks among the largest oil
producing marts in the United States.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30
GUADALUPE MAY
GET ANOTHER
DEEP TEST

SEGUIN, Tex, Aug. 29.-The At
lantic test on the Blumberg lease has
been abandoned after striking sulphur
water in the Edwards lime.
The Fulshear well Of the York Creek
Oil Company also ran into the sui
phur, but will probably be drilled
deeper.
Scrivener ct al, drilling the Vetter
No. 1 on the Geronimo creek, are
down around 220O feet and have been
considerably delayed by a fishing job.
LEM No. /. in the New Berlin sec
ton of Guadalupe County are re-
ported to be in the Georgetown at
depth of around 21G0 feet.
J. NJ. Davis No. l Hoese in West
ern Guadalupe, nine miles southwest
of Seguin, which had been Temporal
lily shut down at around 1880 feet
after reaching the bottom of the Engle-
ford, have resumed drilling, with spec
ulation now centered in the Edwards
lime. Samples from the Engleford are
said to have carried quite lot Of
oil.
J. NJ. Allen, president Of the York
Greek Oil Company, has announced
that another well viii be drilled be-
tween the No. l Fulshear and the
Guadalupe County field in the Taylor
Mari, where a fine showing of oil was
found in the Fulshear.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30
SUIT FILED AGAINST
GULF At LOCKHART

LOCKHART, Tex, Aug. 29.-A
suit was filed in district court by
Latin Stanberry supervisor for dis
trict No. / Of the oil and gas division
and is docketed as follows: State OF
Texas by the railroad commission vs..
the Gulf Production company suit
for penalties amounting 20 S1O5,OOO.
Plaintiffs petition alleges that the
defendant has for 81 days, been
swabbing the output Of one of the
Cardwell wells into an earthen tank
and a penalty Of 5000 a day is asked.
District Attorney Fred Blundell act
ing for the state filed the suit and
no word has been received from the
defendants as TO their purpose in the
suit.
A well may be swabbed only for a
period Of ten days under the laws
Of conservation Of oil.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30
ARTESIA FIELD TO
GET NEW REFINERY

ARTESIA, y. NJ, Aug. pa COO
barrel refinery will be built by the
Ohio Oil company at the town of Day
ton, eight miles south of here. This
will be the third small plant to be
erected in this area, the first having
been installed By the Gilliland Oil com
pany at Roswell and the second plant
by the New Mexico Pipe Line com.
paHy here. The building Of the plant
by the Ohio company is in line with
It's policy to enter the refining and
marketing end Of the oil business, bay-
ing in the past been a strictly prOduc-
ing company. It's pipe line from the
field 10 the loading rack is now run
ming 1900 barrels oil daily and con-
siderable oil is being stored in their
two $4,000 barrel tanks
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30
WA TER SUPPLY
ADDS To COST
Of WELLS

Water is the big item of expense
in the life of a drilling contractor in
the Miranda fields these days, says NJ.
E. Trussell or the drilling firm of
Trusseu and Cezeaux, Laredo and Mi
rando City, who was in San An
tonic during the week on bust
ness.
This firm has been drilling the
Henne Winch and Farriss wells and
has developed considerable new terri
tory. Mr.. Trussell said that a good
water line to run throughout the Mi
rando district would be almost as
profitable as an oil pipeline.
Many drillers have to first de-
yelop water before they can develop
OIL" he said. ave ran a line to a
well of water not long ago and the
water supply lasted us just three days.
Then we had to shut down and find
more water. Some Of the leases, OF
course, have ample water developed,
but the wildcatter has quite job
oftentimes, locating a water supply
after he has made a location for an
oil test. However, Miranda is de-
yelOping steadily and surely and we all
have the utmost faith in the develop
ment Of deeper oil in large quantities
somewhere down there. When we get
it, there is going TO be one Of the big
gusher fields Of Texas. Our present
producers pay well and hold up for 4
long time and experienced operators
are making money"
Mr.. Trussell and his partner, s. A.
Cezcaux, will shortly begin a water
well on Survey 719, Webb county, pre-
paratory to drilling a wildcat test in
the northwest 40-acre block for the
Texas Wildcat Drilling Company, con-
posed Of Miranda oil men and assO-
ciates, including r. L. Bobbit of La
redo. II. It. Grimm of Tulsa, ]. 3.
Souther and others. This test is 20
be on a cross structure or fault that
gives great promise Of production and
will be drilled on one Of the highest
points in the topography Of that part
Of the district.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30

AUSTIN, Aug. 29.-Texas is the
third state to pass the billion mark
in the number of barrels of oil pro-
duced since drilling for oil started. In
Guiding the first six months of this
year Texas has produced 1,031, 415,-
900 barrels of crude oil. The other
two states which have passed this
mark are California and Oklahoma.
Delving into the history of the oil
industry in Texas statistics show that
from 1888 to 1894 only approximately
80 barrels of oil were produced each
year. In 1894 the production jumped
TO better than 100000 barrels and
the million mark was reached in 1900
at which time more than 4,000,OOO
barrels were produced.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30
TEXAS THIRD TO PRODUCE
BILLION BARRELS OF OIL

Archer county leads all Texas coun-
ties for 1925 in the number of notices
to drill filed with the oil and gas
division of the railroad commission.
Archer county has filed 9S1 notices
of intention to drill wells. Wichita
county is second with 700 and Gala
han county is third with 692. Gala
han county, however, is leading all
other counties with notices to drill
for the last three months.
That there is activity in the oil in
dustry in Texas is seen by the num-
Der of new oil companies entering
the state or which are being organized
in the state. Hardly a day passes that
the secretary of state does not ap-
prove an application for a certificate
of incorporation for an oil company.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30
ZOO TESTS DRILLING FOR
OIL AROUND SAN ANTONIO

Atascosa county: Helvetia Oil
company, San Antonio, No. IL j..
Weimers.
Caldwell county: Rio Bravo Oil
company, Houston, No. II Merri-
weather; Gulf Production company,
Houston, Nos. II, IS and 10 c. II.
Beatty: Nos. IA and 10 A. L. Card
well; Nos. 20, 81 and % NJ. l.. Brew
err; No. 2 W. ii. Riddle; Eagle Drill
ing Company, Lockhart, Nos. 2, )
and 4 Mrs. +. A. Cardwell; Humble
Oil and Refining company, Houston,
Nos z, 8, ., 10, IL, II, 13, IA, 10, 16,
II and IS Cardwell; Witherspoon Oil
company, San Antonio, Nos. 5, 6, z,
s, o, 10 and IL Mrs. f. A. Cardwell.
TEST FOR DUVAL.
Duval county: Cooperative Drill
ing company, No. 2 ]. 7. Dim.
Jim Hogg county: Rydal Oil COM
pany, San Antonio, mos. 1 and 2 ].
Z. Vela; Plateau Oil company, San
Antonio, Nos. 1, 2, 8, 4 and 5 c. X.
Tips.
McMullen county :, r. p. Lightfoot,
Callahan, No. 1 J. w. Maddox.
Webb county: George NJ. Ball, San
Antonio, No. 2 PUG Brothers.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30
TEXAS UNIVERSITY
GEOLOGY PROFESSOR
IS NOW WITH DIXIE

AUSTIN, Tex, Aug. 29.-Dr. II. P.
Bybee, associate professor Of geology
at the University Of Texas, has ac-
cepted n position as geologist of the
Dixie Oil company, subsidiary Of the
Standard Oil company, with offices in
San Angelo. Although DR.. Bybee has
been granted leave Of absence for one
year, he stated he exected to be with
the Dixie Oil company permanently.
DR.. Bybee has been connected with
the university for the past eleven
years; first as instructor, and for the
past five years associate professor OF
geology. Throughout the southwest.
DIR. Bybee is well known as a geolo-
gist.
Arthur A. Dean Of Austin, graduate
Of the University of Texas and the
University Of California, has been Sc
lected to succeed DR.. Bybee.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30
DRILLING ACTIVE IN
81 TAMPICO DISTRICT

'TAMPICO, Mex, Aug. 29.-There
Is no cessation Of drilling activity in
the heavy oil region east of Tampico,
particularly through Cicalilao, Chap
scao, East and West Naguabes and
the original Panuco field. During the
-wcek ending August 4, II new wells
were spudded BY twelve companies.
The Mexican petrolanm Corporation
(Pan American Eastern) and the Mex
lean Seaboard spudded three each,
while the Southern Pacific. Freeport
sulphur, Mariand Oh, Mexican Gulf,
sinclair National OF company. Thorn
az et al snd the Tampico Banking
company each spudded one new well
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30

AUSTIN, Tex, Aug. 29.-In add.
ton to about $50 wells being drilled
in San Antonio district, A locations
were made last week and permits
granted for tests. Despite the fact
that oil prices are on a decline and
crude in storage, there has been no
let-up in operations in South Texas.
Wildcatters are active in the San
Antonio district, drilling in nearlp
every county in that section. Ken
dali, Bexar, Atascosa, Caldwell, Bee,
Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata, Jim Hogg,
Dimmitt, McMullen, Duval, Kleberg,
Nueces, Bastrop, Guadalupe, Wilson,
Webb, Live Oak, Kinney, Dewitt,
Medina, and other counties in South
Texas have from one to fifteen Wild
cats drilling. These tests are at diff
ferent depths and may at any time
tap one of the greatest oil fields in
the Southwest
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30
Seven Producers in One Week in Lockhart Pool
Cheaper Gas
In Prospect
As Oil Drops

Cheaper gasoline in South
Texas is in prospect due to de-
clining crude markets and the
general condition of the oil trade
according to San Antonio dealers
in touch with the situation. The
price Of gasoline dropped a few
days ago two to three cents 3
gallon. A cut in crude prices
announced Thursday will not
Immediately affect gasoline
prices 1t is said but the peak Of
the season is over and lower
prices are not improbable. Due
to proximity to oil fields, San
Antonio prices are nearly always
under the prices elsewhere.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30
BEE COUNTY WELL
TO BE DRILLED TO
5000 FOOT LEVEL

BEEVILE, Tex, Aug. 29.-Al-
though w. G. Clark intended to go
only 5000 feet in the Scott test, five
miles north Of BeeVille, formations
looked so good TO him when he reached
that depth he has changed his plans.
The drill will 20 at least 200 feet far
ther, Clark says, unless oil or gas is
encountered. II the formation ut that
depth looks interesting the hole will
not be abandoned, be says
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30
5000 Spent a
Minute for
Drilling Wells

Nine hundred dollars a min
ute. That's what is spent for
drilling oil wells in the United
States. This year it is probable
that about $4,000 wells will be
drilled, involving the purchase of
1886, 200, 900 worth Of equip
ment. An oil well costs between
$4,000 and $50, 900 to drill, the
average being $4,000.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30
CUERO WELL GETS
THIRD GAS SHOWING

CUERO, Tex, Aug. 29.-The third
gas pocket has been struck in the Burns
No. ! wild cat well Of the Yoro De
yelopment Company in the vicinity Of
Edgar, and G. A. Mcjee, the driller
Of the wei. says the formations thus
far have checked up very encouraging
~ with the formations that tho
biologists said would be encountered.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30
FISHING JOBS.

Two fishing jobs have held up the
work on the new wells in addition
TO the fishing job that has caused a de-
lay of several weeks on the Kelley
deep test, where a string of $500
feet was lost in the hole. Progress
on the Shanklin has also been de-
layed by a cavity encountered by the
drill around $500 feet that has caused
the crew considerable trouble.
The Magnolia's wildcat on the D. NJ.
Day lease south of the production area
in Guadalupe county is drilling stead
lily now after being delayed some
what on account of failure of the
water SIlnnlY
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30
RUSH DRILLING

Plans are being pushed TO resume
operations on the HOlzapfel No. j
well in the CuerO community.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30
DISTRICTS OUTPUT
DROPS 426 BARRELS

Production OF the San Antonio district
declined 42s barrels during the last week.
Following is the fields output by bar
rels:
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30
NEW WATER LINE.

A water line was laid a distance of
two and a half miles to the San
Marcos river and this trouble will be
eliminated in the future.
After being troubled with quick
sand in the Inscore well two miles
west of town, VI. o. Rayor skidded
the derrick over about twenty feet
and started a new hole. He is now
around COO feet deep and making good
progress.
Reports from Allen Burman's
Bailey well in the vicinity Of Kings
bury have been unfavorable Of late
and those who have been interested
in operations there have about given
up hope for a producer in that To-
cality.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30
DEL RIO GE rs
MANY TESTS
FOR OIL

DEL RIO, Tex, Aug. 29.-The ac-
tivity of the oil field in Del Rio con-
tinues with several wells drilling and
indications that others may start
soon.
A. Blume, drilling just in the east
edge of the city, has reached a depth
of 600 feet in IS days of actual
drilling. Two crews are working on
the well and drilling is in progress
"a hours a day. Mr.. Blume states
that a nice showing Of oil was found
at little over 400 feet the first Of
the week, but while the oil was of a
good grade, it was not in paying guam
titles.
NO WATER.
He says that no water has been
struck yet, which is said to be quite
remarkable in this field. Another well,
about a quarter of a mile south of the
Blume location, struck two heavy
veins OF water between 400 and 6OO
feet.
Joe Morris, with two locations on
the Sycamore creek, IL miles east
of this city, is drilling both wells. One
is approximately 1000 feet deep and
the other is between 300 and 400
feet. He states that he will continue
to drill both wells, hoping to pass the
3OOO-foot mark on the deep one this
year, giving what he considers, good
test Of the section in which he is
drilling.
WILL SHUT DOWN.
The Independent Operator, nine
miles east of town, broke the engine
several days ago, and this week Sc
cured a new one and resumed drill
ing on Thursday morning. This well
is approximately 200 feet deep.
During the past week or two several
oil workers have arrived here and
nearly all of the wild cat wells in this
section are working full time.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30
ACTIVITY GREATEST.

Activity in South Texas is the
greatest since the discovery of oil in
this district. Around 20 tests are
started in the territory every week.
Following are the permits granted
for new tests during the last week.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30
gulf LEADS.
. F | { | D IN .
new WELLS .
Makes Eight Locations as
New Wells Come In for
1850 Barrels.

i9 LoCKHART, Tex, Aug. 29.-Com-
pieting six new producers for 1850
barrels flush production during the
past week, the Gulf Production leads
sthe Lockhart field in activity. Follow
ing the success of the six tests, the
company announced eight locations
dor wells to be sunk Immediately.
Other wells are to be drilled upon
completion of several now drilling at
various depths.
!. Four Of the competitions were made
-on the Cardwell lease in the south
rrn extension pool. The Nos. IL, IL,
and 10 Cardwell wells are making
around $50 barrels apiece, while the
No. 16 is producing around 400 bar
'reis. Nos. is and 20 Beatty came in
for a combined production of about
500 barrels. The wells are producing
from the regular 1600-foot formation.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30
DRILL ON BEATTY.

The company viii start the eight
wells on the Beatty lease during the
next few days, it is announced.
The Humble Oil and Refining com
.pany also plans an active campaign
in the main field, making locations
for seven wells to be drilled on the
Cardwell lease. This company owns
considerable property, which it will
develop in this campaign.
The Magnolia Petroleum, which got
q dry hole in its Beatty lease, to the
west of the Humble and Gulf wells
and in the edge Of the field, has skid
ded the derrick over to a location on
M q