Madison Journal - 1928 BIG GASSER COMES IN NEAR TALLULAH
Date submitted: January 12, 2014

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					BIG GASSER COMES IN NEAR TALLULAH
					From May 12, 1928 Madison Journal

Much excitement was created in Tallulah during the week by the discovery of gas northwest of Tallulah 
last Saturday and a large number have made trips to the new discovery.

The well of the Texas Oil Company, on Boone, Live Oak Plantation, is now down to 2,480 feet and progress 
is reported as very slow, due to rock formation in which they have been drilling for the last 60 feet.

Information withheld

Neither the operators nor the management are willing to give out information, and the progress of the 
well is shrouded in mystery. It is known, however, that several cores have been taken of late and rumor 
persists that traces of oil were found. Nothing definite could be found however, in regard to the 
findings due to the secrecy with which the operations are carried on.

Palmer's O'Brien No. 1, which came in on Saturday with a record flow of 51,119,000 cubic feet of gas, 
is credited as rating with the largest in the State of Louisiana, and the Conservation Commission's 
agent, who gave the estimated flow, stated that the well might easily have reached 70,000,000 feet but 
for the flow of salt water which came in at the rate of about 1,500 barrels daily. This salt water will 
not be present in the future offset well planned.

This big gas well is only about 17 miles from Tallulah and is located near land owned by the Ashly Company, 
for which Mr. G. P. Blair, of Tallulah, is agent.

Preparations are now being made for the drilling of new wells by companies holding acreage, who have not 
hitherto conducted drilling operations in this field. In all, 11 wells are to be put down in the 
immediate future.

These wells, as far as announced, are: one at Transylvania, on the Mark H. Brown Lumber Co. site, by the 
Woodley Petroleum Co., of Shreveport; one well on the plantation of Senator Joseph E. Ransdell, on Joe's 
Bayou, by the Palmer Corporation; one well on the plantation of Judge X. Ransdell, on Joe's Bayou, by the 
Palmer Corporation and two more wells to be put down by the Palmer Corporation, two miles south of the 
Joe's Bayou operations.

Independent oil corporations have representatives looking for small blocks of leases but no sales have 
been made to date. Five companies are competing for leases on 10,000 acres on Nyanza, Millikin and Ashton 
plantations, adjoining the Arkansas line, approximately 15 miles from Lake Providence. Interest apparently 
eases at the Arkansas line. This territory embraces the richest gas field in all Louisiana.