San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-06
AVIATOR FIELD
CEN TER Of
INTEREST
Several Wildcat Wells,
Being Drilled in,
May Widen Pool.

LAREDO, Tex. Dec. 5.-Attention
at this time is directed to the opera
tions in the Aviator pool of Webb
county. Two wildcat wells, located
on the flanks of the pool show up
very promising at this time. The
Kirkpatrick ct al No. 1, located on
the south one half of survey S35, en-
countered a sand at 1645 feet that
when cored showed evidence Of both
oil and gas. The plugs are being
drilled at this time and before the
first Of the week another producer
is expected to be added to the already
long list of producers in this pool.
This test is located along the escarp.
ment which swings west at a sharp
angle.
If upon testing it makes a producer,
it will be the fartherest west pro-
ducer along the escarpment.
The second test is that of Keen, ct
al located on block II of the AIDercas
grant and just east of the recent gas
sers completed by the Crown Central
Rydal and the Ball ct al companies.
A sand showing considerable oil was
cored at the depth of 1904 feet and
another at 1716 feet. Casing is now
being set at 1704 feet. This test is
the fartherest east well in the Avia-
tor pool and il n producer. will ex-
tend that pool approximately half a
mile.
TWO RIGS RUNNING
Ball ct al is running two rigs on
its leases which consist of blocks 81
13 and "a, Ellington Subdivision of
the Pui granch. Casing was set at a
depth of 1858 feet in No. q. This test
will be drilled in with a Starr machine
as soon as No. / on Block "a is COM
pleted which at this writing looks like
a good producer. Casing was set Mt
1115 feet. No. z located on block 73
is being drilled in with rotary tools.
Casing was set in the test at 171O
feet. Derricks have been erected for
Nos 8, 8, 10 and IL which are to be
drilled as soon as the rigs are avail
able. slese3f
The Crown Central Rydal No. .
located on block 10 of the Albercas
grant and 300 feet east of the recent
large gasser is being tested. Tho core
gave every evidence of an oil well
which should be considerably better
than the average in this field de- to
its close. proximity to the large gasser.
Locations are being made almost
daily in the Carolina Texas pool of
Webb county. The Associated Oil
company took over the 60 acres owned
by Usher Carson under a drilling
agreement and is moving on tools for
test. This test is located south
east of the main Carolina-Texas pool
and will be watched very closely by
OIL men of this district. Three other
locations were also made by the AS
ISOLATED Oil company on blocks 10
and 16 of survey 6S1. The first test
that will be drilled will be direct
offset TO the Snowden- McSweeney
gasser and the recent location made
by Seagraves, Moody and Morgan.
VIII Morgan took over the 60 acres
owned by Claggett ct al in survey
335 and will drill test on the south
east corner of block 6, Johnson-De-
Tray is moving on tools for a test
on block 4 survey 1912. Clint Chen
ault, o. W. Killam, NJ. o. p. Inter-
ests, Snowdeh-McSweeney, Seagraves.
Moody, Morgan and the Bordo Oil
companies are drilling tests at this
writing and all will reach the sand
by the first Of the coming week.
MORE PIPE LINES.
The many tests that are being
drilled in this pool is the direct re-
suit of the gas line that is being laid
and the proposed gas lines that are
contemplated. In this frantic search
for gas it is hoped that some of the
operators will be disappointed and
bring in an oil well. 1t has long been
the contention Of oil men that oil
would be found in the Carolina-Texas
area and the present tests should
prove or disprove this theory.
+. r. Marts of San Antonio has
moved his drilling rig on the south
western corner of survey COZ and is
drilling deep test. This location
is between several of the shallow
tests that were drilled by the old
Producers Oil company (the- Texas
Company all of which showed gas.
Since the discovery of the deep sand
in the Texas Company test on the
Jennings ranch, many companies aud
individuals are quietly buying oil
leases between the Reiser field, the
Jennings field and on to Roma in
Starr county. That is the area that
in all probability will receive the next
big play. The test now being drilled
by the Texas Company on the Jen-
nings ranch will in all probability re-
suit in large gas WELL however.
there is a good chance for an oil
well.
O'Byrne Minahan and Conway IS
setting up tools on what is called
Al II ~