Humble Rearing Hole Size Investigation Report
Fragmented report suggests Humble enlarges a drilled hole to test depth of the field. Text is garbled with numerous typos and unreadable phrases, limiting clear extraction of persons or organizations.
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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1933
Page
1
Fragmented report suggests Humble enlarges a drilled hole to test depth of the field. Text is garbled with numerous typos and unreadable phrases, limiting clear extraction of persons or organizations.
Danciger Oil Company reports its well is currently drilling below 4200 feet with activity continuing today. The site includes Plymouth and Humbie as nearby references in the producing region and wider area.
Fragmentary note reports Lake Well plans to resume drilling next week after a period of interruption. It mentions depths around 1400 feet, casing, gas in a test area, and ongoing hot water flow, with indications tied to a prior well event and assessments by an unnamed source.
Sunday evening services in the high school auditorium will feature a baccalaureate sermon by Joe Ann Dupree and one guest. The program includes a vocal duet with Jon Joseph Pinch Walsh's orchestra providing music. Tickets are 25 cents and Wednesday night events follow.
The Lissie vicinity shows lively land leasing with Sun Company and others paying 1.00 to 2.00 dollars per acre and some offers rising to 2.00. Rumors claim geophysical surveys hint at a dome and possible development, though results remain unconfirmed. Logs mention two shallow wells near Lissie and warning to watch the sector for test-well activity.
Arthur J. Goyie lauds the Headlight as reliable oil news source. He notes the paper’s strong service to Cot pays and surrounding ports, claiming the Headlight provides timely local information and urges readers to subscribe for ongoing regional updates.
Machinery for spudding an oil test well moves toward a 243 acre Kansteiner tract near Kessler's Lake six miles north of Alleyton. Leases through Hornbeck and Scheig. McCuiver Olt Co of Houston to operate drilling from Oklahoma sourced gear. Weimar location planned at Brandt farm five miles northeast of Weimar by Weimar Development Corp. About 27 000 acres leased by three firms. Former Governor Ross Sterling reportedly involved.
Severe drought since planting drags potato output to about half the average and drags prices down. Growers report yields 25 to 50 bushels per acre as shipments from this section total 208 cars, with a few cars still moving and final deal expected later in the week.
The Headlight prints four proposed amendments and urges readers to study them before the polls. The amendments will be printed over the next four weeks and readers are advised to cut out the papers for reference.
A drill stem test near Garwood shows 500 pounds gas pressure through a 38 inch choke at 6143 to 6150 feet with 400 feet of oil and mud in the stem. Casing and connections loom. expected to take 24 hours and cost about 10000 dollars for casing.
Eagle Lake Rotary Club and Eagle Lake Chamber of Commerce unite to push a hard surface road from Eagle Lake to Garwood. County Commissioner H L Reading will reallocate crews to gravel the route to the Colorado River bridge at Garwood, with heavy rock foundations and drainage work planned. The goal is a gravel road now with future paving, aiming for a hard surfaced link from Eagle Lake to the Garwood bridge.
Contracts between Plymouth Of Company and Humble Oil promise three offset wells if Plymouth proves an oil well. If Plymouth hits, Humble will immediately begin the three new wells, potentially expanding the coastal belt project.
The text outlines a complex set of oil rights and acreage deals involving Humble, Plymouth, Coyle Concord, and related companies. It notes undivided interests, 4000 acres tied to an initial test, and plans to proceed with an oil well if the Plymouth test succeeds. The scene centers on anticipated drilling activity and cross-ownership along the Texas coast with several firms holding scattered parcels.
Rumors say Mustang Oil Company abandoned a Tate ranch test near Altair two miles north, with a derrick and drilling gear left on site. A deeper test may begin at a new location in the Black area, depending on outcomes of Plymouth and Humble wells.
A mixed shower for the bride-to-be Lena Murphy and Russel Sallad at a local home featured a wagon gift crafted by two children. Games on the lawn and refreshments followed. A Saturday dance at Austin's Hall promises a live orchestra and cooling amenities for attendees with admission around 40 cents.
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