This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home, 322 Grafton Avenue, Dayton, Ohio, this 20th day of August, 1924, in accordance with request made by Mr. [1180].

Present: Edgar Cayce; Mrs. Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Mr. [1180].

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1. GC: Now, you have before you the reading given August 19th, 1924, at 10:30 A.M. on oil lands in Wichita County, Texas. You will give the specific location on block 35 for a shallow drilling. Tell us what depth and what production will be found. You will then please follow out and give other locations in this district for shallow production, giving specific locations, so that we may locate them on the map, which is present here in this room, giving the depths and production that we will find.
2. EC: The specific location in block 35, Emma Everett landowner, in this, as given, we will find will be in the Northwest portion, being in a 200 acre radius. This comes along the ridge as is formed in this portion of this acreage, by the stream as comes through this portion of the land, coming at the Northeast and Southwest directions on the South and East side of this ridge, as is shown, will be found the place for the location. In this we will a pool of oil, and the depth will be found to be 556 feet. There will be locations for at least 10 to 20 wells. Production will be found in these to vary from 60 to 90 and 100 barrels of oil per day. This can be located by this structure as passes through the Northwest portion of this section - 35.
3. As to others that will be found in district, other than that as has been given here, in this reading, in section 36 we will find in the lower edge in Eastern portion of block or section 37, Emma Everett, owner, there will be other pools found. These will be found to be 600 to 610 feet in depth, and production would be from 50 to 60 barrels per day. Still farther to the South and East, in the Northern portion of Survey A162 we find there has been some explorations for oil. This will be found when drilled 500 yards to the West of where this location was made, coming in the edge of the Evans, owner, land - W. J. In this we will find would come near to the formation as set by another stream. In this we will find the depth from 528 to 589. In this we will find almost a direct North and South line, tending toward Northeast and Southwest, nearly North and South, however. In this we will find a very good long lasting production, running from 40 to 50 barrels. Some will be greater, some will be less, depending on how handled.
4. These are the best in this district. Drill those.

BACKGROUND

1. See 1180-1 on 8/19/24.

REPORTS

1. 8/26/24 See 1180-3.

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