Fifteen new wells completed in Northwest Pool week
Special to Texas Oil Ledger reports fifteen new producing wells in the Northwest extension field of Wichita Walls Texas, yielding about 1400 barrels daily. Major producers include Bass Petroleum at No.6 Durfee Mineral and Peerless Oil at No.2 Taylor with about 200 barrels daily each. Five completions are on the Taylor lease. Several other firms reported varying outputs from Nos. 6 Schmissecur B, 13 Taylor, 16 Schmisseur, and State Lands wells, with output ranging from 35 to 125 barrels per day and six dry holes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Oil Ledger
Wichita Walls
Texas
Northwest Extension
Bass Petroleum Company
Durfee Mineral
Peerless Oil Company
Taylor
Kansas and Gulf Company
No. 6
Schmissecur B
Livingston Oil Corporation
No. 13
No. 16
Schmisseur
McMann Oil Company
No. 3 State
Southern Producers Company
Noble
Essen
C. I. Noble Company
Great Tait Petroleum Company
Moody Pegegum Company
Redthern Drilling Syndicate
State Lands
Sioux Oil & Gas Company
George
Texas United Oil Company of
Dallas
Patton Et al
Southwestern Oil & Gas Company
Five Thousand Oil Field Workers Leave Formas Holidays
Special to the Texas Oil Ledger Ranger Texas December 17. Many oil operators and workers have lived here one to two years and some since the field was discovered. This week about 5,000 people from Eastland and Stephens counties will visit their old homes in the north east and far west for Christmas. All outgoing trains are loaded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Oil Ledger
Ranger
Texas
Eastland
Stephens
Oil Scout Predicts December Production Rise in Ranger District
Ranger Texas December forecast from Glen Garrett head scout Gulf Production Company predicts January rise as wells drilled now will be completed early next year and old completions come on pump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ranger District
Texan Oi! Ledger
Ranger
Texas
Glenn Garrett
Gulf Production Company
Mexia Oil Boom Sparks Texas Town Wildcat Discovery
Special to the Texas Oil Ledger reports Mexia Texas erupts as Humphrey Mexia Roger's No 1 wildcat well triggers a regional oil boom. Oil men fill the streets studying maps and debating the discovery while the town of about 4000 reels from the new boom and transport links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Oil Ledger
Mexia
Texas
Wildcat
Teague
Limestone County
Fort Worth
Houston & Texas Central Railroad
Trinity & Brazos Valley
Interurban
Cleburne
Oklahoma Crude Oil Struck by Market Jolt
Mexia Texas Dec 17 Humphrey Mexia Company test flows with over 2000 barrels stored as Texas Pipe Line builds a one mile south pipeline to the well. A major drilling push is planned for early next year and six contracts are out. Tulsa Dec 17 Oklahoma and Kansas crude face a heavy curtailment order from Prairie Oil and Gas cutting runs 30 percent to curb congestion. Prairie stores 15,000 to 25,000 barrels daily and considers wider cuts to avoid a price collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Oil Ledger
Mexia
Texas
Humphrey-Mexia Company
Texas Pipe Line Company
Humphrey Company
Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Kansas
Prairie Oil & Gas Company
Prairie Pipe Line Company
Prairie
South Bend Well Delivers About 700 Barrels Daily
In Young County the Chapman-Clark No 1 well on the Graham lease produced roughly 700 barrels in 24 hours, the district’s most productive discovery this week. The find extends the producing area southeast by a quarter mile while Colcord Colcord’s north well sits on sand and Roxana Petroleum’s Braddock test also nears completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Wichita
Dee
South Bend
Young County
Graham
Panhandle
McCluskey
Colcord
Roxana Petroleum Company
Braddock
Oklahoma Operators Buy Texas Acreage
Mark Hodgson and W. N. Pribble of Hodgson & Pribble in Oklahoma City scouted Texas oil fields last week and have begun buying acreage in Stephens, Young, Hrath and Archer counties returning to Oklahoma City late in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Hodgson
W. N. Pribble
Hodgson & Pribble
Oklahoma City
Texas
Hodgson
Mid- Continent
Chicago
Stephens
Young, Hrath
Archer
Water Shortage Delays Oil Rig Near Loving County
Water shortages in eastern Loving County hinder drilling as Pecos Valley rains miss the area. Pinal Dome Oil Co plans to install a gasoline engine at a new rig on section 25, block C-26 after year start. The No. 2 well in Loving County resumes after a pause caused by rig handling issues and unfit boiler water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Texas
Loving County
Pinal Damag Oil Company
Salesmen Meet in Houston by Sinclair Oil Refining Co
In Houston Texas on December 17 a two day meeting of Sinclair Oil Refining Company salesmen concluded Tuesday. Twenty two salesmen from Texas and New Mexico attended. The Houston sales office covers Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Texas part of New Mexico and part of Florida. East territory men met last Monday and Tuesday in New Orleans. J P Loc ridge was sales manager in charge with F J Coates from Chicago attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoginl
Texas
Ledger
Houston
Sinclair Oil ‘Refining Company
Tuesaday
New Mexico
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
New Orleans
J. P. H Locridge
F. J. Coates
Chicago
Geologist plans Venezuela trip for Standard Oil
Austin on December 7 Special to the Texas Oil Ledger reports R A Tiddle consulting geologist of Standard Oil filed with the clerk of the federal district court for a passport to Venezuela. He leaves soon for the country in the interests of his company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venezuela
Texas Oil Ledger
Austin
Texas
Paxsport
Venezeula
Federal District. Court
R. A. Tiddle
Standard Oil Company
Breckenridge sees prolific week of oil well completions
Breckenridge Texas reports a busy week with multiple wells finishing. Galvez No 5 northeast of the depot comes in natural and nears 3,500 barrels daily. Desehler No 2 northwest of town yields about 1,600 barrels. J W Hillwell No 3 in Stephens County's north adds over 2,500 barrels daily, expanding production westward and marking a major local development.
Twelve Deputy Supervisors Now In Texas Fields
The Railroad Commission of Texas has appointed four more deputy supervisors, bringing total to twelve as oil field development expands. Districts cover Corsicana Houston San Antonio Comanche Midland Wichita Falls Burkburnett and San Angelo with named deputies to oversee fields and districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Austin
Railroad Commission
S. J. Sadler
Oil and Gas Division
Ares Wred
fCiisley
Cisco
Ea HW
Witapatrick
Turks
Hugh Hamilton
Parks
W. J. Arnold
Fort Worth
Corsicana
Hoover
Hugh Co. Hamilton
Houston
Thaomilton
Ofl
West Columbia
Croose Creek
Hardin County
San Antonio
Col
W. 8. Wortham
Col. Wortham
Comanche
I. G. Graves
Magtland
Stephens County
Kelne D
Woods
Teovey
Astland
Wred 9
Kintsley
1D. C. Morris
Breckenridge
Wichita Walls
T. V4
Coplin
Mike McNamara
Wiehlta Falls
Howerd H
Witepatcick
Invincible Oil completes 6000-barrel gusher in Pine Island field
Invincible Oil Corporation completed on Wednesday a 6000-barrel gusher on a 280-acre lease in the Pine Island field, boosting its output. The news comes from the Texas Oil Ledgers in Shreveport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Oi Ledgers
Shreveport
Invincible Oil Corporation
Oil boom in Wood and Hopkins Counties sparks big expectations
Winnsboro Texas December 17 Wildcatters in Wood and Hopkins counties reach fourteen karat oil prospects with over fifteen wells and about thirty new locations. The vast 160 square mile area extends from north of Sulphur Springs through Winnsboro to the Caddo and Pine Island fields. Drilling targets the Woodbine sand around 2300 feet amid Hocene formations on the Sabine uplift. Prominent geologists and oil operators including Henry J. Pollard W M Barnard Judge W T Maxie and others predict Texas could host one of the nation’s greatest oil fields once developed. The Winnsboro Petroleum Company No 1 near the Attaway line shows strong gas pressure and promising pay sand indications at depth while a large coal seam is found near shallow depths drawing coal concerns alongside oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnsboro
Texas
Wood
Hopkins
Stephens County
Louvistina
Hocene
Sabine
Woodbine
Mexia
Winnsboro Petroleum
United States
Pennsylvania
West
Winnshore Petroleum Company
Denison Challenges Cox Gas Bill In Legal Battle
Denison asserts the North Texas Gas Company rate dispute is a jurisdictional issue, claiming the Railroad Commission lacks authority over municipal gas rates. The case, tied to a 67% gas rate plus a 25 cent readiness charge, tests whether cities retain exclusive utility control or if state law applies. The Commission considers advisement and may consult the attorney general, with a decision pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Oil Ledger
Austin
Texas
Cox Pas
Ralilroad Commission
North Texas Gas Company
Denison
Richroad Commission
Cies
DIL
Commission
Attorney General's Department
Dallas
North Texas Cinic Company
Railroad Commission Suse
Gas
Miosp
Coleman
Denidon
Kane
J. W. Hassell Appov
Big Extension to Cooper Field in McCulloch County
Mercury Texas December 17. Excitement over Harrison Hyde of Kinsea City bringing in a well three miles southwest of Cooper shallow field two miles west of this place. They drilled a ton inch hole and struck the Cooper sand at 400 feet. The wall was blown and a pump attached as material arrived proving Cooper field one of the largest shallow fields. Oil from Cooper field reached Mercury this week and further drilling campaigns are planned after holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lederer
Mercury
Texas
Dee
Harrison-Hyde
Kinsian City
Cooper
Harridon-Hyde
Cooper Field
Halidays
Salt Creek Field Pipe Line Capacity Now 75,000 Barrels
Salt Creek field pipe line capacity rises to 75,000 barrels daily as Midwest Refining Company expands output. Notices indicate impending dividends on Midwest Oil Company common and preferred stocks and expected dividend from Boston and Wyoming property by January 1, 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Creek
New York
Dev
Midwest
Comany
Sal Creek
Shitementa Nagde
Midwest OW Company
Salt Creek Producers Association
Mid- West
Boston
Wyoming
Midwest OU Company
Webb County Still Holding Interest in Two Wells
Special to Texan Ol Ledger reports Webb County interest remains high with two wells ready to be completed. The Cactus well, drilled past 1,400 feet, shows large gas. The Rio Grande Oil & Gas Campany well near the west is also prepared for completion as soon as plans permit. Local leaseholders and speculators watch the Webb County situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb County
Texan Ol Ledger
San Antonio
Texas
Caprock
Rilo Grande
Campany
Keen & Woolf Refinery Opens on Ship Channel South of Houston
The Keen and Woolf Oil Company's refinery near Canton, below Houston on the ship channel, is completed and in operation. The plant represents a $750,000 investment with a daily capacity of 650 barrels of crude oil. It will produce lubricating oils, flux, gas, and fuel oils from coastal crude drawn from Coone Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keen & Woolf
Ship Channel
Houston
Pecal
Texas Ol
Texas
Keen & Woolf Ol
Canton
Coone Creek
Taft Tours Ranger Oil Field in Texas Visit
Former president William Howard Taft visited Ranger Texas for the first time to speak on Our Place Among the Nations. He took a drive into nearby fields before the address and expressed surprise at rapid development in two and a half years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Oil Ledger
Ranger
Texas
Wulin Howard Taft
United States Law On
Real North
Felda
Eastland Field Produces Several Notable Wells
Eastland Texas December reports steady development with several good wells. A North Texas Company lease well near Theerny touted at 12 000 barrels daily but scouts say it flowed about 70 barrels before halting. Other wells show potential after nitro shots, including Humble Ol & Refining and Higeinbotham lines, with flows around 300 barrels from the Caddo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ol Ledner
Eastland
Texas
North Texas Company
Frank Good
Theerny
Biz
Ol & Refinine Company
Higeinbotham Brothers
Aigelbothan
Virgil
Southwestern Ob & Development Company
Onethind
Virginia O Company
Du Priest Resigns Oil Tax Division in Texas
John HH Du Priest, who headed the oil tax division of the Comptroller's Department, resigns to become chief deputy in Travis County sheriff's office. He has supervised audits of about 3,000 oil companies in the state. A. Sinkth is slated to become state comptroller January 16, with no immediate replacement named for the oil tax division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
A. Sinkth
Logan County test start for delicing project
Special to Texas OW Leager reports that the Oklahoma Deicing Company of Edmond under President Judea J. Dickerson has begun work. Tools are on the ground southwest of Logan County location with operations planned to start December 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Oklahoma City
Okla
Dee
Oklahoma Deiicing Company
Edmond
Judea
J. J. Dickerson
Logan County
New York Curb Oil Market Moves Indoors
The New York curb oil market will relocate to a three story brick and limestone building on Teialty DPhavee with a direct Trinity Place entrance to the board room. Greenwich Street offices and a 92 by 64 foot trading floor will be added, eliminating the open air trading near Brow Street next summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Oil Ledger
New York
Dee
eChround
Teialty Dphavee
Crreenwich Street
Trinity Dace
Elving
Jaro Board Room
Greenwich Street
Ota Board
Courh
Brow Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Northwest Pool
Taylor Lease
Formas
Teaxs CO
North Texas
Pinal Dome Company
Trans-Pecos
Grant
T. M. White
Toyah Bell Oil Company
Sinclair Oil& Refinery Company
Hill Gusher
Wichita Falls, Ranger & Fort Worth
Desehler
J. W. Hillwell No
Mid-Kansas
Allen
Invingible Oil Corporation
Ivan
Invincible Oil Corp
W. Kleine
McCulloch County
Taft
Ranger Oil Field
Eastland Field
Leeray
Virginia Company
Watson
N. Y
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