The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 102, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 15, 1922 Page: 3 of 14
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THE HOUSTON POST: SATURDAY MORNING JULY 15 1922.
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TV0 OIL TESTS
( Crude Oil Prices !
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Houston Post Special.
CONROE Texas July 14. Wilbur-
ton No. 1 at Tamlna being drilled by
the Wllburton Oil company with Lloyd
.Smith as president set-xaslngr Tues-
day and Wednesday and 'shut down
Thursday to let the casing; set until
Monday. They expect to ball the well
that evening.
Mr. Smith ia drilling this well him-
self as well as the secretary Mr.
Sleight as assistant driller and the ut-
most care Is being taken in order that
they will bring in the well Monday.
This well is down 945 feet just five
feet difference in that of the pay sand
ot the Humble field some eight miles
distant to the southeast. Mr. Smith
'. says that they are in the sand about
JO feet and have a heavy gas pressure
- with some oil oozing out the casing.
Their well Is nine miles south ot Con-
roe. The 8terlln-Yocum well set casing
at (40 feet with a heavy gas pressure.
They had a gas blowout Saturday. Due
to this strong pressure of gas they
encountered some trouble In getting
back In the hole. Messrs Sterlln. and
Tocum think enough of the prospects
for this well that they have dug an
emergency tank wltlvmooo-barrel ca-
pacity. Mr. Casey'lsMhe driller and
they will ball and test for oil Tuesday
as they have encountered what they
consider paying sand.
The Conrosltes hardly can wait until
they test these wells. There have been
several wells drilled in this section
but there never have been two drilled
near the same location and both have
such splendid showings and bbthrex-
pect to bring in a field.
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No Abnormal Supply of
Gasoline Says Economist
Houston Post Special.
PONCA CITY Okla. July 14. There
Is no abnormal supply of gasoline In
storage in thin county writes C. O.
Qsbon economist fqr tlie Marland Oil
company lfe writes' In part:
"When viewed lnp terms- of existing
automobile registration and consump-
tion requirements there Is no abnormal
supply of motor fuel In storage; It Is
true stocks of gasoline were greater
on April 1 19::'. than on April 1 1921
but the same thing has been true of
stocks on April 1 every year since sta-
tistics have been kept. It is equally
true and far more significant that
neither stocks of gasoline nor crude oil
have kept pace with the ever-expanding
demand and that the refining in-
dustry has entered the present season
of large consumption with less reserve
stock in terms of dally consumption
demand than was available Jn the
spring of 1919 or 1920.
"The facts that show the full sig-
nificance of the situation are found In
the official reports of the department
of the Interior. During the last two
years according to these statistics the
consumption of gasoline has Increased
100 per cent while storage has In-
creased only 55 per cent In volume.
Average dally consumption and ex-
ports of gasoline In March 1919. were
7.216000 gallons per day. In March
1H22 the corresponding figure was U.-
721000 gallons or an Increase of al-
. most 100 per cent. Sines 1916 the
stocks of crude oil per car have de-
clined from 83 to 2 barre's. On April
1. 1919. there were 81 gallons of gaso-
line In storage per registered car.
There wascnnugh motor fuel In stor-
age In April 1H19 to last 76 days com-
pared to 62 days of the present year.
The consumption in the first quarter
of 1922 was the largest on record it
amounted to f26.049.660 gallons com-
pared with 87110.709 gallons during
the first quarter of 1921 and 742.620721
the corresponding quarter of 1920.
3 More Bring Stephens
Total for Week to Five
Houston Post Special.
PRECKENRIDGE Texas. July 14.-
Breckenrldge has three new wells
making a total of firs for the week.
Fred B. Foster has brought In three
good wells during the past week and
besides making several new locations
Foster Is making plans to start a re-
finery in the Hunger territory.
The sensation of the week in Young
county was made by Mr. Foster. It
came In for 2700 barrels and now Is
making 2200 barrels. He has made
seven mote locations in that district.
Foster brought in two more wells
todey on leases he had In the Curry
pool snd each Is good for 600 bar-
rels after shot administered. One of
these is Foster No. 7 on lh Stoker
lease and the other la Gardner No. 2.
offsetting FoBtor No. 7. These two
came in at the same time. The other
well Is nesr the town or Kliasvillt.
It is the Slmms Oil company's No. 8
Johnson and is 15 miles northeast of
this rlty. In the cast end of the coun-
ty. It is 3570 feet deep and Is esti-
mated to be a 400-barreler. Fred B.
Foster-Gardner well No. 2 in the Curry
Jiool was shot and Is making 400 barrels..
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Sunday July 16
3 p. m.
The Public Invited
GULF COAST.
Splndla Top ....Il.lk
Goo Crag '
Orange LU
West Columbia l.tt
Hull grad "A" L8
Hull grads "B" JMI
Piarca Jnnotlnn mwmAm A" I &
Pierce Junction grade AB"
Humble '
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Mirkhan 1 la
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daracnga l.tt
Bataon l.tt S
Blue Rldga SO S
Cow Bayou LU J
Vinton. La. l.tt
Edgerlt La l.tt
Jennings La. Lis
NORTH TIX At.
Burkburnett . fl.tt
Raoger 1.15 i
Mexia. 1.&0 J
Currle 40 and above 1.75 J
Electra l.tt
NORTH LOUISIANA.
Caddo light II and sbova. .I3t.00
Caddo light 16 to 17.1 l.Ml
Caddo light 11 to !...... 1.86 I
Caddo heavy below It Lit 2
Da Soto ...1.00
.Bull Bayou U and abova.. 1.80
Bull Bayou 16 to 17.1 1.80 !
Bull Bayou II to S4. Lift S
Crlchton Lib J
Homar 16 and abova 1 00
Homer 16 to 16.1 1.80
Horn to 14.1 1.16 2
Homar below II 1 60 2
Hayneavllkv 14 and abova.. 1.16
HaynesvlUa below 14 L7I 2
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Orangefield Activities
Boosted at Good Time
Houston Post Special.
ORANGE Texas July 14. At a time
when price conditions are considered
most favorable as a result of the clos-
ing down of rigs In other localities
conditions in the Orange field show
up favorably for continued Improve-
ments! The Orange field had increas-
ed In its total dally production by 2000
barrels during the past week even be-
fore the 6000 barrel boost given In the
Qulf Production company's last two
wells. No. 3 Lee Hager fee at 4229
feet and No. 3 BKlshi-Lang at 3800
feet.
The Increase In the dally prod uot Ion
received Its greatest boost in the num-
ber of new rigs set up on we.ls that
had produced for months without the
assistance of a pump.
The Gulf Production company's ex-
treme deep test has progressed very
slowly owing to the fact that all
manner of precaution la tfeken to pre-
vent an error after such wonderful
success has been achieved In keeping
the well in good shape at the depth of
6418 feet.
The work ot drilling In and coring
is still In progress. With special drill
stem the crews drilled three faet
pulled out and re-entered with a core
barrel.
Heads of departments responsible
for the success of (his deep well are
receiving the ( heartiest congratula-
tions from oil men everywhere. D.
Hollyfleld. field superintendent as well
as his two drillers are declared to be
without peers in the operating end of
the oil business. Carl Clements man-
ager of the Texas division of the Gulf
has spent much of his time watohing
the progress of operations In the Or-
ange field where interest continues to
grow.
The GuJf Production company's No.
3 Lee Hager Jee 4229 feet came tn
Saturday af'ernoon wl'Jj an Initial flow
of 1600 barrels. It .flowed by heads
for a few hours and then slacked up.
Rebelling resulted in the well coming
back still stronger for a few hours.
The Gulf's No. 6 Lee Hager fee blew
In as the most turbulent gasser In the
history of the field following the drill-
ing out of the cement plug. The cas-
ing had been cemented after the man-
ner of many other wells successfully
handled In the field. For 10 hour
the noise of this terrible gasser could
be heard In Beaumont 18 miles away
while in Orange six miles away the
people were kept awake most of the
night. The only damage done to the
well as a result of the blow was the
destruction of the derrick and the loss
of time. But a small quantity of sand
was brought up by thla well as com-
pared with other gassers in this terri-
tory. The well is making some oil
without n. screen.
The Sun company was halted In
what promised to ba one of the most
Important tests In the field on No. 1
Carrie Brown where one Joint ot 4 1-2
inch screen had beenfcet under ptnk
gumbo at 4200 feet. The screen was
sent down but( did not reaoh bottom.
The well was washed for hours in the
effort to get down with the screen and
during this period there was no salt
water showing up much to the grati-
fication of the operators. In the ef-
fort to come out of the hole with wash
pipe the l.ne was pulled In two the
resul be'ng what may be a long drawn
on . iiing Job. The Gulf Production
company Is drilling at 4500 feet In No.
1 Carrie Brown Just 95 feet further
north. The Sun and the Gulf Carrie
Brown wells are on the east side of
Cow bayou.
As a contract to the deep wells the
Republic Production company is said
to hare stvbck pay sand at a depth
around 1775 teet in No. 1 Garner on
the eaat side of Cow bayou and north
ot the public road. This well Is on a
direct east line from the Litis Six Oil
company well brought In at 1772 feet
two and a half years ago. There is an
abiding faith in the fact that the
shallow strata found In the original
Little Six well on the Chesson tract
will thicken as It Is found further east
and that the field will gradually be-
come a shallow producer. It will be
remembered that the Little Six well
came in flowing by heads of about
three houra apart and that at times
the oil was shot to the top of the
derrick. By many it is believed that
had the well been properly set it would
havs been a producer today.
The Gulf Production company's No.
3 Kishl-Lang came In with an Initial
flow of 3000 barrels from 3800- feet.
This well had been a producer several
months ago yielding at the rate of
;000 barrels bat because of a collapse
ot the casing fit became necessary to
sidetrack the well.
The Humble Oil and Refining com-
pany expects to bring in their first east
of the bayou well In No. 1 ParatTlne at
3250 feel. Thla well had been offset
by the Gulfs No. ( Lee Hager fee.
which created the greatest sensation
of the wek with the gasser.
The Hamilton Oil corporation has the
work of setting up two standard rigs
on wells Nos. 2 and 5- while No. 6 is
being cemented. No. 8 reamed down.
while No. I awaits the reorganization
of crews. These wells are all on the
Oscar Chesson lease.
The Carter-Jewett Oil corporation's
No. 1 Harry Williams came in at 3775
feet this week making around 500 bar-
rels of net oil and thousands o' barrels
of salt water. Just what disposition
will be made of the well is not known
at this time.
The greatest fire although not the
most costly one. In the history of the
Orange field occurred during the past
week when about 360 000 damage was
done to the oil field property 10 say
nothin gof tho loss of time Incurred In
the two and a half hours while the
flames raged.
The fire was started by two boys
carelessly striking matches near the
Brown canal.' south of the field where
5000 barrels of nude oil picked up as
waste caught fire. From this place
fh6 flames traveled over the marshes
laden with oil snd all manner of trash.
The Tames leaped from 76 to 100 feet
in the air and often skipped over 100
feet to catch another territory on fire.
The long line of fire worked Its way
along the marshes burning the Sun
company's loading rack on the Belile
lease. A portion of the 350000 worth
of materials on the loading racks was
saved as a result of the coolheadedness
of the crews who worked like light-
ning. Two 1200-barrel steel tanks and
the newly constructed derrick on the
Sun No. 3 Gunstream were Included in
the path of the flames. The rig that
hsd Just been placed under the der-
rick was damaged.
The Prultt Mexia Orange interest
lost a 1200-barrel fuel tank together
with its contents also their tool house
August Records Are Here!
New Solo Releases by
Theo Karle
Richard Bonelli
Virginia Rea
Mixed Quartet with
Marie Tiffany
Elizabeth Lennox
Theo Karle
Richard Bonelli
Dance Hits of the Minute
Carl Fenton's
Rudy Wiedoeft's
Bennie Krueger's
and Oriole Ter-
race Orchestras
Margaret Young with Orchestra
'New Brunswick Violinist Fredric Fradkin
The world's clearest
phonograph records
BRUNSWICK. RECORDS PLAY ON ANY PHONOGRAPH
ARTIST
POPULAR DANCE HITS
(.SELECTION
Oriole Terrace Orchestra....
Bennie Krueger's Orcheitra..
Caxl Fenton'i Orchestra
Rudy Wiedoeft't Californians
SoothingFox Trot
Lovable Eyes Fox Trot From
"Make It Snappy"
Swanee Bluebird Fox Trot.
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Parade of the Wooden Soldiers Fox
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Where the Volga Flows Fox Trot . .
Suez Fox Trot
No. Size Price
S- 2280 10 $.75
2281 10 .75
2282 10 ' .75
V 2283 10
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ARTIST SONGS CONCERT AND BALLAD SELECTION
f Within the Garden of My Heart (Rob
erts-Scott) Tenor
Non e ver (Tw Not Trut) (Mattei)-
Tenor Good Night Quartet-From "Martha"
(Flotow) TT.
Madrigal-From "The Mikado" (Sul-
livan) Mixed Quartet .'.
(Gypsy Love Song From "The For-
tune Teller" (Victor Herbert) Bari-
tone Bedouin Love Song (Pinsuti) Baritone
serenade (Sing Smut ilunwer) (Gou-
nod) Soprano Flute Obbligato
The Swallowa (Bingham-Cowen) So-
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INSTRUMENTAL
Theo Karle
The Music Art Singers
Tiffany-Lennox-Karle
Bonelli
Richard Bonelli.
Virginia Rea.
13050 10 1.25
13051 10 1.25
5141 10 1.00
5142 10 1.00
ARTIST
SELECTION
George Green
Joseph Green.
Fredric Fradkin.
A Bunch of Roses (El Punao it Rosas)
(Chapi) Spanish March Xylophone
with ririitF4
Intermezzo (Introduction to Act ill)
rom "jewels ot the Madonna"
(Wolf-Ferrari) Xylophone with
Orchestra
Kiss Me Again From "Mile. Modiste".
(Victor Herbert) Violin Solo
Roses of Picardy (Weatherly-Wood)
vionn aoio
ARTIST POPULAR SONGS 8ELECTI0N
Stumbling Comedienne.
Nobody Loves Me Now Comedienne
Just a Little Love Song Baritone
Only a Smile Baritone
Indiana Lullaby Tenor and Baritone
I Certainly Must Be In Love Tenor
W srvaret Younsr 'with
Bennie Krueger's Orchestral
Ernest Hare
Charles Hart and Elliott Shaw I
i Billy Jones
2278 10 .75
2279 10 .75
2284 10 .75
2285 .10 .75
2269 10 .75
THE BRUNSWICK-BALKE-COLLENDER CO.
Established 184 5
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and the major portion of their tools.
A line of fire fighters taken from
the vaiious rigs and other works in
the field fought the flames In an ear-
nest and fearless manner with every
manner of equipment from a shovel
up to the Orange fire -department's
big motor pumper sent out from this
city a distance of six and one-half
miles. The oil companies credited the
big fire apparatus with saving the
day. The Sun company lost about
100 yards of plank driveway along with
other damages.
The Blllle' Parker Oil company
bended by Blllle Parker of Kansas
City and managed locally by R. M.
Bruner and Hamp Tucker made its
advent- in the Orange field by spud-
ding in on No. 1 Heard Brothers &
Taylor while a brass band nuyed
"Dixie". The program which was
witnessed by hundreds of people from
various sections was concluded by
the band playing "There'll Be a Hot
Time in This Old Town 'Tonight."
. A monster flag bedecked the der-
rick which may be seen at night for
a distance of 20 miles as a result of
the powerful light displayed by means
of a big reflector displayed from the
top R. M. Bruner and associates gave
a big free dance at the K. of P. hall
in the city following the spudding In
program.
The Gulf Pipe Line company started
the work this week of connecting the
Orange Texas and the Vinton La.
fields with a six-Inch pipe line.
The work started on this Una at
the Orange field. On its line east-
ward to the Louisiana fields the line
will touch the vicinity where the
Sandy Creek OH company's No. !
Stanton was drilled to 3350' feet. It
will also pass within a convenient
distance to the .Parker well on the
Heard Brothers '& Taylor farm and
will go straight through Jack's Is-
land where the Jack's Island Oil com-
pany is wejl under way In putting
down th first well.
This line will have connection with
the Gulfs two-inch line running
westward from the Orange field and
connecting with the main line in Jef-
ferson county onto the Port Arthur re-
l fineries.
.The Parker Oil company haa planned
to set jO-inoh casing by the latter
part of the week In No.' 1 Heard
Brothers & Taylor.
Jack's Island Oil company has bat-
tled with a shortage of mud after
reaching a depth of 800 feet In No. 1
Stark four and a half miles north-
east ot this city.
Inquiries coming from other sec-
tions of the United States have poured
into Orange for the past two weeks
more thsn ever before since the large
amount of publicity given the field
through the Manufacturers Record.
This well known publication carried IS
pages devoted to the oil industry at
O-angei
R. B. Goree and Dayton S. Pony
who are pioneers In the Orange field
have leased 600 acres in the H. B.
Langley J. M. Spauldlng and..Theron
Strong surveys situated three and
four miles from the city preparatory
to beginning development in that ter-
ritory. The Coastal Petroleum company or-
ganization waa perfected here this
week with a capital stock of $100;.
fully paid with the following officers:
Cullen C. Harrell Port Arthur presi-
dent; James W. Sutton Vinton first
vice president; George W. Hooks
Beaumont second vice president and
general manager; D. Button Port Ar-
thur secretary treasti.er; Charles G.
Moots Beaumont .chairman of the
board of directors; H. H. Booker'
Orange general agent.
Tr company has three rigs In oper-
ation and ona producing well with a
total production of 75 barrels In the
Kdgerly La. field IS miles east ot
Orange.
TAMPICO MexlcoJuiy J. -.-st
ruction is to begin soon on a new
$100000 warehouse at the Pierce Oil
corporation refinery In Arbol Grande
to replace the part of the plant which
was destroyed by fire soma time ago.
While details of the plana for tha
building have not been announced
work has begun on the wrecking of a
large steel building which has been
used in constructing the new building.
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Others $15.95
Tropical Worsteds
Gaberdines
$24.75 h
Not odds and ends but a big collection of choice
high grade patterns from our regular stock; in
plaids checks stripes grays browns and blues;
all sizes and all styles.
Others $21. 75-$28.75
Mohairs
$14.50
That light weight and cool silky suit that looks
so dressy and costs less for upkeep ; an unusual
selection. "
Others' $ 1 7.50 to $24.50
Seersuckers $10.00
The best tailored Seersuckers with wide or tt A AA
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Boy' Coveralls 98c yj
Boys' Coverall Play Suits one-piece to 4 QQ
. years... t70C
Boyi' Blouses 95c
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" Boy' Blouses 69c "
With collars attached ; neat striped percales ; dou- iJAl
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Boys' Knickers $1.95
Boys' Palm Beach Knickers 6 to 17 Q
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Boys' Flapper Suits $1.95
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