Gulf's well on Necessity road features week
Breckenridge Texas oil ledger reports a week of renewed activity in townsite areas and a notable 2 500 barrel Gulf Co producer on the Necessity road eight miles southeast. The well averages about 2 000 barrels as pay is struck at standard depth. Other big producers include Rock Island with about 5 000 barrels and block 34 with roughly 10 000 barrels storage underway.
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Texas Oil Ledger
Breckenridge
Texas
North End
Ivan
Willasville
South Bend
Moore Survey
Gulf Company
Necessity Road
Rock Island
Cosden Company
Akers
Warning issued to Texhoma field operators by railroad panel
Wichita Falls Texas December 8 Special to Texas Oil Ledger deputy supervisor Mike McNamara of the oil and gas division warned Texhoma field operators to follow commission rules 12 and 13. Anchorage and head casing controls must be in place before a gas well is drilled and preparations for conserving gas must be made in proven or defined gas fields. The rule forbidding bringing in a gas well before a market exists will be enforced. McNamara cited the O Dell Oil and Gas Company well as compliant with rules and free of water trouble, illustrating proper conservation and shutoff when the well comes in.
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Wichita Falls
Texas
Mike McNamara
Oil and Gag Division
State Railroad Commission
Texhoma
Commission
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MacNamara
Texhhoma
McNamar
O'Dell Oil& Gas Company
Gasoline Plant Nears Operation in Ranger
The Texas Casinghead Gasoline Company reports its plant will start operations soon. All machinery has arrived in Ranger and, within a few days, they expect to begin utilizing gas contracts.
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Texas Casinghead Gasoline Company
Ranger
Eastland Fields Quiet Week With Incoming Wells Near Leap
Eastland Texas December reports show little activity overall but several wells have reached depths promising excitement soon. Plateau Oil Company Thorp No 4 near Leeray is a key offset to Texas Company Tomlingen and may boost nearby production after a shot. Caddo lime shows in Okeh Ranger No 2 but the well caves and awaits 400 quart shot, with potential to expand producing territory toward Eastland.
New High Oil Production Record for Okmulgee Co
Special to the Texan Oil Ledger reports Okmulgee Oklahoma set a new daily oil production record in October 1920 with 66 286 barrels from 18 pipe line companies and over 4 500 producing wells The state shows an average of 56 236 barrels daily for October up from October 1919 The American Petroleum Institute notes continued gains into November with northern Okmulgee County fields averaging 40 000 barrels daily for the week ending November 20 rising 2 000 barrels from November 18 and 5 000 from October 30
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Texan Oil Ledger
Okmulgee
Okla
American Petroleum Institute
Okmulgee County
Aldine Oil No.1 C Birk hits 1800 feet near Clara district
The Aldine Oil Corporation reports its No.1 C Birk well in Clara district struck oil at 1800 feet last Thursday and is rigging up to pump, yielding about 100 barrels per day. Nearby Arkansas Texana No.1 Birk previously produced about 40 barrels daily. No.2 shut down at 800 feet but to be completed soon as tests nearby indicate paying quantities.
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Texas Oil Ledger
Wichita Talla
Texas
Aldine Oil Corporation
Clara
Arkansas Texas Company
Birk
Arkansas Texaa Company
Mexia Oil Boom Transforms Small Texas Town
A vivid view of Mexia, 100 miles south of Fort Worth, as oil exploration brings a bustling boom. The scene shows Main Street thriving and hotels being remodeled to accommodate oil workers flocking to the town.
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Mexia
Fort Worth
Oil Well Supply Firms in Ranger See Steady Business
Ranger Texas December reports show oil well supply houses maintaining steady, near record activity despite dull sectors. Stores note August as a banner period, with one Ranger outlet delivering up to half a million dollars monthly, while backlogs ease as factories catch up and orders arrive for spring drilling resumption.
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Texas Oil Ledger
Ranger
Texas
United States
Depot Syndicate Plans Breckenridge Well Contract
Breckenridge Texas contracts for a new oil well in block 89 Breckenridge township with $90,000 capital. Drilling to start on or before December 12 on the west bank of Gonzales creek about 2,000 feet from the Gonzales 4,000 barrel well. J W Sorrells and associates manage the syndicate.
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Breckenridge
Texas
Depot Syndicate
Breckenridge Township
J. W. Sorrells
Gonzalés Creek
Gonzales
Sorrella
Trading Resumes Daily Calls At Slehold Hotel
D W Yokhe manager of the Ol Exchange and Board of Trade announces trading will resume Monday December 6 in new quarters on the ground floor of Sle hold hotel building. Three calls at 10:30 am 3 pm and 7 pm. Brokers expect stock business to demand regular daily calls and better class stocks to be in great demand by January 1.
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Ol Exchange
Board of Trade
Slehold
Alasa
Well drilling estimates range from 1000 to 10000 barrels
Reports note no definite conclusion until the well is drilled and tested. Experts present varied production run estimates from 1,000 to 10,000 barrels, with outcomes dependent on thorough testing and analysis.
Mexia Oil Boom Hits Limestone County Texas
Mexia Texas in Limestone County becomes an oil boom town after the Humphrey Mexia oil test near Rogers farm yields excitement. Population rises from about four thousand as fortune seekers and operators pour in while a potential $600000 hotel is planned for winter construction. Test costs around $100000 amid early mechanical delays and casing issues.
Young and Archer Next Gusher Field
Special to Texas Oil Ledger notes Young and Archer counties sit between Wichita and Stephens pools. Development concentrates from Breckenridge toward Burkburnett, with McClusky wells proving the area for big production. optimism persists amid financial stringency as field work progresses toward a possible Mother pool linking two major North Texas fields.
North Breckenridge Sees 30 Million Foot Gas Discoveries
Special to Texas Olt Ledmer reports a 30,000,000 foot gas discovery on the Black Brothers ranch eleven miles northeast of Breckenridge. The find boosts confidence for drillers in the northern end extension of the Breckenridge field and promises ample fuel for winter. The Texas Company says gas supply for wells homes and industries will be on tap with adequate pressure throughout the cold season.
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Breckenridge
Treratofore
Breckgenridge
The
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FH Company
Big Increase in Production Seen In Ranger Field
Special to the Texas Old Ledger Ranger Texas Dec 3 production in the Ranger district rises this week on three Prairie Oil Gas completions. J M Ware No 1 near Ranger yields around 1300 bpd after initial 600 bpd. A B Veale in southern Stephens County yields 300 bpd from 3100 to 3208 feet. A Q Tee in Stephens County new production from 3220 to 9240 feet at 100 bpd. White Oak Corp Thorp No 8 offsets Tomlinson. Tomlinson gushed then declined to 600 bpd and salt water. ReW Taydon well and Lydon No 4 raise outputs. A D Hobertz No 19 shallow field well at 200 bpd. Texas Pacific Co plans more spuds north of Caddo with three wells soon.
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Ranger
Texas
Ranger District
Prairie Oil Gas Company
J. M. Ware
Hustland
Stephens County
Une
Stephene County
Prairie Company
Thorp Wolds
White Ol Corporation
Texas Company
Tomlinson
Leeray
Texas Paeific Cont & OW Company
Strawn Ly
Texas Pacific Cont & Oil Company Ie
Jenses
Caddo
Oil Belt Power Plant Hosts Eastland Citizens Event
Eastland Tex December 3 The Oil Belt Power Company invites Bastland and Stephens County residents to inspect its new 6 million dollar power plant three miles east of Eastland on December 7 from noon to 1 pm A luncheon will follow in the Texas Construction dining hall seating 300 About 250 oil field workers from Mustland Ranger Corman Da Leon and Brackenridgea will attend with leaders of local oil companies The plant began commercial service last week and now delivers some electricity to nearby towns for drilling and domestic use
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Taxaos
Knastland
Texas
Oil Belt Power Company
Eastland
Bastland
Stephena County
J. J. Lewin
United States
Texas Construction Company
Mustland
Ranger
Corman
da Leon
Brackenridgea
Baastland
Stephens
Tewis
Oil Belt
Alnce
700 Barrel Well Completed in Young County
Special to the Texas Oil Ledger Wichita Falls Texas The Oklahoma Gas and Petroleum No 1 Graham in Young County was drilled about a foot deeper into the Hand Innt week and production increased about 200 barrels per day The well has been making 600 barrels from the 2100 foot and in making 700 barrels since being drilled deeper Several more wells in this district are nearing the sand and are watched with great interest by all men in this section most of whom believe a good field will be one and up in this part of Young County
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Texas Oi! Ledger
Wichita Walla
Texas
Oklahoma Gas & Petroleum Company
Graham
Yorn County
Young County
Cosae Oi Ledger
Mouston
Dee
Mwoo
Adloa Ridge
West Columbia
Hull
Saratoga
Bradley Brothers
OW & Fuel Company
Gut
Humble Oil Refining Company
Coundry
Severn Walls
Gulf and Texans
Morris-Phillips
Gulf
Scarborough
Republic Production Company
Coastal oil fields show little production change this week
Coastal fields and statewide output show no major shifts in the latest weekly report. Texas totals are estimated near 45,000 barrels per day, with seven principal fields around 110,620 barrels, pending more completions at Adloa Ridge and other districts.
Michigan Capitalist Visits Louisiana Stephens Oil Holdings
Dr. Toula Rominger of Ann Arbor accompanied by Clayford Chizum visits Fort Worth to inspect Louisiana Stephens Oil Corporation properties. The firm drills three wells, with one producing and two more contracted, aiming for completion within weeks. Oil production expected to reach around 2000 barrels as wells near the sand.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Ija
Fort Worth
Clayford TL
Texna
Breckenridge
Owen No. 1
Owen No. 2
Louisiana
Stephons
Wichita District Produces About 81 000 Barrels Daily
Special to Texas Oil Ledger reports weekly oil output in the Wichita Falls district averaging 81 000 barrels per day. Burkburnett 68 000, Texhoma 6 000, Electra 11 000, Town Park and Kemp Munger Allen 5 000, Holliday 200, Tetrolia 400, Young County about 1 500 barrels.
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Wichita Falls
Texas
Thia
Burkburnett
Town Park
Amd Kemp-Munger-Allen
Holliday
Young County
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