The Henry well of the Humphreys-Mexia Oil Company, located three miles southwest of Mexia, Limestone county, Texas, heretofore a small producer at around 3,000 feet, was deepened, and on May 7th, increased its daily production to 2,600 barrels from a deeper pay in the Woodbine sand, reported to have been found at approximately 3,100 feet. Previous to this time the district has failed to excite much enthusiasm among oil producers, but the new well undoubtedly entitles it to serious consideration as an important new source of light-gravity oil in East Texas.
The first deep oil was found at Mexia in...
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