Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-06
D|SCOVERYOE OIL.
STARTS new BOOM
Texas Counties Attract
Many ProspectOrs After
Pools Are Uncovered.
sy the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONGVIEW, Tex, February 6.-In
q State where the discovery of big oil
fields is an old story, the developments
recently in Henderson, Rusk and Gregg
Counties have stirred up scenes reni-
niscent of Spindle Top, Humble, Ran
ger, Burkburnett, Workman and Yates.
In Longview, Henderson, Kilgore,
Tyler and Marshall, East Texas towns,
all the boom conditions of the other
big fields are fiourishing again as oil
scouts, lease seekers, unemployed men
and hangers-on in general seek to
capitalize on what many persons be-
lieye will be one of the greatest fields
in history. Crowds scurry here and
: there, big trucks lumber along with
drilling machinery and an atmosphere
of intense excitement prevails.
Big Wells Discovered.
One of the best wells to come in
over the week end was the Rowe, Lide
ct. al, No. ], Calvin Young, with an
estimated potential production of from
1900 to $1,000 barrels daily. It is in
the Joiner area, near Henderson, which
was opened by the G. M. Joiner, No. 8,
q little fellow, last Fall, where experts
said there wasn't any oil. 1t is located
in the M. J. Pru survey, IA miles
southwest of the Foster Deep Rock,
No. /, Ashby, brought in two months
ago for some 5000 barrels. The well
gave a southwest extension to the
Joiner area.
In the Longview Field the well re-
ceiving the closest attention still is
the j. E. Farrell, ct. al, No. /, F. K.
Lathrop, owned by the Farrell and
Moncrief interests Of Fort Worth and
the Arkansas Gas & Fuel OIL Co., a
subsidiary Of the Cities Service Cor
poration. It is located miles west by
northwest of Longview in the william
Robinson survey, and, drilled in at
1857 feet January 20, on q 30-minute
test, was estimated to be capable of
producing 10000 barrels daily.
The greatest activity in the new field
has been in the Southern part, chiefly
in Northern Rusk County, between
County. The now famous Bateman-
Grim No. l gusher, which extended the
Rusk County field about 10 miles, is
located on the northern edge of Rusk
County.
RuSk County Production.
Seven wells in the Rusk County field
produced 1902 barrels of sweet high
gravity oil during the past week, and
the small amount was due to scarcity
of storage Neither the Bateman- Grim
well nor the Lathrop has been allowed
to flow because of lack of an outlet
Most important among the late en-
terieS in the field in the way of hold
1ngs is the Sinclair Oil g. Gas Co. and
the Humble Oil & Refining Co. The
Sinclair company has purchased IS
acres in the joiner pool. Humble has
purchased the holdings of the Bateman
Oil Co. for $2,100.000 and plans extern
tensive development.
There are now five individual pipe
Hines in the E7fISig Y1OOl ard az loa ~4 %vu,1
others will be started soon. Announce
ment has been made that three re-
flneries will be built in the area, two
at Longview and one near Henderson.
Freeman w. BufOrd and e. r. Girls
wolo Of Tulsa, Okla, said they would
build q refinery here and another at
Henderson. The other refinery at
Longview will be built by the Southern
on Refining Co. of Eldorado, Ark. Der
ricks are going up at rapid rate, and
equipment Of all kinds is being brought
In as fast as facilities permit
Along with the development has come
the problem of overproduction. which
has led to several meetings by oil oper-
ators interested in proroation, in effect
DER supervision Of the State Railroad
Commission. Alarmed at the prospect
OF oil from the new field, those oil men
who want the impending production
curtailed have urged that a plan for
orderly development be adopted and
have been bitterly opposed in some
circles, which want to see the area ex-
plotted. A committee of oil men has
been named to meet in Longview to-
morrow to work on proration with rep
resentatives of East Texas Lease and
royalty owners.
Plan for Business.
Preparations to care for the an
Sicipated big business have been made
by transportation companies. Oficials
: of the International-Grea Northern
Railway and the Texas g. Pacific Rail-
way have men on the ground arranging
for additional trackage. Several con-
Germs have shipped IN fleets of trucks to
handle the hauling in prospect In
two days 81 cars Of oil field machinery
arrived at Longview.