Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-15

!, The exact location or this hole
has not been determined. but 10
was said that according to the
survey mapped out. II will Be very
near that town, and with favorable
findings there 1t will lead to fur-
ther exploration CT the McAllea
side Of the river.
Marland Is planning this test
after three years OF work on a
geological survey. It was said the
company has its structures defined.
and they are ready to 20 after the
pay they believe to lie below the
surface In that section.
! Monterrey Headquarters
Jimmy Tatum, who has been re-
presenting that company In South
Texas, out OF Ponca City, Oklahoma,
Is being removed tc Monterrey, and
that city will be made the center
OF operations IN Mexico. Heretofore
the Marland has operated out or
Tampico- Now thev are moving to
explore Valley structures. "A scout
or two. and othAr representatives
OF this company, have recently
been staying at NsAllen and the
company has had representation
at Laredo.
II has now been decided 20 center
operations at Monterrey and the
first test Will be right at the edge
of the upper part OF the Lower
Rio Grande VALLEY
This information was obtained
from a representative Y az in
dependent OPERATOR AZ LAREDO. whose
company has big prOduction IN the
pools around that place Asked
what he considered the situation
around Roma. he said his Company
had never had reports on tie paw
the Texas company has hit there.
He added that one attempt was
made 70 get a report on the well
in the field. but that the discovery
hole and the lease were guarded
and the scout chased of.
MarIand Usually Knows
With MarIand going after pay jus.
across the river, it means that an
other major company, after three
years OF work has decided that the
fluid that builds cities overnight
and starts money changing hands
like nothing else. believes that big
pay Is to be found. To what depth
they will carry the search could not
be said today, but ln the oil frater-
nifty IL is known that the Marland
company, built into a major rep
reSentative or the oil world by the
astute K. w. Mar,and OF Ponca
City. does not do things by halves
in oil operations.
That the Texas Company, one
OF the largest OF the majors oDer-
ating IN Texas, hit pay near Rome.
has not led to further tests for OIL
is due to the facs that this COM
pany has such large lease holdings
near the discovery, that the indie
pendent cannot get holdings any
where near The hole to gain a foot
hold for operations.
Great Day IN Valley
with this situation 10 Gems that
the major companies are preparing
TO do their own defining OF the oil
territory believed 10 exist ar the
upper end CT the Valley. This means
that oil development in this sec
ton will be slower, and probably
without the mushroom. growth Wild
caters sometimes start, but in m
surer manner. and With saner meth
DDS.
The beginning OF this search I'm
May means that with n deep-water
port In view al the lower end or
the Valley. A causeway 10 Padre
Island TO open the development of
a resort, q survey o. the Colorado
Arroyo. which will make for Har-
lingen a great pleasure business.
and prospects Of OIL dollars being
poured into the business activities.
the Valley is facing a development
never experienced by any other
territory at any ona time. and least
OF all fully realized by the Valley