Thompson Springfield No 1 wells opens Pow ell field in Texas
In Corsicana Texas the Thompson Springfield No 1 well blew in last Saturday yielding an estimated 35 000 barrels of oil and 8 000 000 cubic feet of gas. It is the seventh producer in the new Powell field and appears the largest yet. Nearby offsets include Burke No 1 Kenner No 1 Springfield No 1 and Kenner No 2 forming a horse shoe pattern around the center.
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Corsicana
Tex
Thompson-Springfield
Powell Field
Burke Discovery
Springfield No
Luling Tract Brings Good Price At $15000 Lease Sale
San Antonio Texas T.8 Neal set a district record by selling a ten acre lease from the Clara Byrd and Nathan Harris tracts to the Rydal Oil Company for 15000 dollars. Cash paid 7600 with the balance due in installments. The tract lies between the Rios and the Merriwetter wells to the southwest and the Hardeman well to the northeast, midway between the producing wells.
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Luling
San Antonio
Tex
Neal
Clara Byrd
Nathan Harris
Rydal Ofl Company
Merriwetter
Hardeman
Acreage Skyrockets as Sky-High Prices Hit Navarro Field
Powell Texas reports Mrs. 7 B Christian tract near the J L Thompson well becoming a monster producer. Mitchell Jones Humble Company and J L Thompson Oil paid up to 10000 dollars per acre. A 1256th royalty under 50 acres sold for 6000 dollars. Five new locations on Christian land south of the well and seven on the Springfield tract raise derricks to 48 on the East Navarro side and 20 on the west.
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Powell
Tex
J. L.thompson
Mitchell & Jones
Humble Company
J. L. Thompson Oil Company
Springfield
Navarro
Chambers Creek
Eastland Field Well Produces 750 Bbls Oil Daily
Gordon Petroleum Company drilled Candle No 8 about two miles west of Eastland in Lake Territory. The well reached 3229 feet and yields about 750 barrels of oil daily and 6,900 feet of gas. It is described as the best well in the area in some time.
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Eastland
Gordon Petroleum
Lake Territory
Oil drilling buzz in Hamilton County near Hico Texas
Excitement grows over potential oil discoveries in Hamilton County. Howard Beckett of New York, representing Eastern financial interests, has signed several drilling contracts on about 9000 acres north and northeast of Hico. Six wells are planned within a 30 mile radius, with work to start June 11.
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Wildcat
Hamilton County
Hico
Tex
Howard Beckett
New York
Extension In Swastika Field At Archer City TX
Two extensions marked the Swastika field last week. The Sun Company's test in section 2438 T H and L Company survey drilled into an oil sand at 1388 feet. Reports say the fluid stood 700 feet in the hole. The Bun well extends the field a quarter mile northwest.
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Archer City
Tex
Sun Company
Oil well at Parker ranch sprays oil over wide area
San Angelo reports the Texan Oil and Land Company's Santa Rita well on the Ollie Parker ranch in Reagan County sprayed oil for about ten minutes around 3050 feet. Estimated 10 to 16 barrels spilled into the slush pit and smeared the area up to 250 yards north of the derrick amid a high south wind.
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San Angelo
Tex
Texan Oil ‘and Land Company
Santa Rita
Parker Ranch
Reagan County
Wichita Falls Firms Buy 40 Acre Archer County Tract
Featherstone Ray and Massie purchase a 40 acre land tract in Archer County offsetting the Sunshine Oil Refining Company. A derrick is being erected to accelerate development on the property with a $40,000 transaction completed.
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Wichita
Falls
Featherstone, ‘Ray
Massie
Sunshine’ ‘Oil Refining Company
Archer County
Ori
Devel
Breckenridge Pool Producers Backed by Curry Lease
Breckenridge Texas reports three productive wells on the G P Jones Curry pool lease located miles southwest of Breckenridge. The fields show good productivity with three notable producers cited.
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Breckenridge
Tex
G. ‘P.jones
Two appropriation bills pass Senate in Texas session
In Austin Texas the Senate passed two appropriation bills departmental emergency and miscellaneous claims with reductions including a $4,000 cut for repainting the state capitol dome and overall totals of 327000 for the departmental bill and 829700 for miscellaneous claims while governor vetoes all general appropriations totaling 39000000 and urges reconsideration to keep the state on a paying basis.
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Austin
Tex
Elecmary
Navy
Judiciary
Senate
State Capitol
Fairchild
State Affairs Committee
Baker
Carpenter
House Appropriations Committee
Neff
Sengler
Baldwin
House
Turner
Dallag
Cowen
Downs
Darwin
Williams
Henderson
Chitwood
Quaid
Cable
Murphy
Rice
Bledsoe
Patman
Y Patman
Bonham
Joint Program Committee
Smith
Bell
Wood Banking Department
Clark Reclamation
Finance Committee
Express
Moore University
Lackey Dill
Dodd-Strader
Bonham Price
Milam
Boll
Fur Sales Auction Totals In St Louis Rise Over October
The Fur Merchants Sales Company auction in St Louis closed Friday after opening Monday, with total sales around 2200. Kolinsky showed a 6 percent increase over last October. Siverlan gained about 60 percent, Yaccoon 10 percent, and welt 16 percent. Fitch prices fell about 25 percent and monkeys dropped 15 percent.
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St.Louis
Merchants Sales’ Company
Kolinsky
Siverlan
Fitch
To Cut Rice Acreage in Estherwood Louisiana
Rice planting in Estherwood Louisiana is expanding due to favorable conditions yielding good stands and potential higher yields. Farmers push acres higher as markets show promise and rainfall supports early development.
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Bonham Reclamation
Quinn
Holbrook
Banking Department
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St. Louis
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LaRice
Marion
Ohio
Harding
Freds
Flore
Palm Canyon
Chittie
United States
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Cal
Washington
Bureau of Standards
Hoover
Richmond
Marjorie Barker
Hopkinsville
Kentucky
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Elizabeth of
Belgium
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