This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at his office, 322 Grafton Avenue, Dayton, Ohio, this 12th day of August, 1925, in accordance with request made by Mr. M. B. Wyrick.

Present: Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Miss Agnes H. Jensen, Mrs. Warwick and her mother, Mr. W. L. Jones and Mr. M. B. Wyrick.

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1. GC: You will have before you the well being drilled on the lands of Madison Byron Wyrick, in Bosque County, Texas. d You will give the present depth. Is the drill running at this hour? What is formation we are now in? Does lime or shale predominate? Is the formation of the creative substance or that in which oil is retained or stored? If present formation is not storage, or holding substance, at what depth will we enter the formation in which free oil is contained in quantities sufficient to flow to the surface? Will there be gas pressure sufficient to flow to the surface? Will this holding formation be composed of sand, lime, shale, or some other substance? How may we know when we are entering the producing substance? Is there any way to prevent cavings? Is it likely the caving conditions will stop operations before production is had? Is equipment in condition to finish production without further repairs? If not, what is necessary? Is there any more information we should have to insure successful termination?
2. EC: Yes, we have the operations here. We have had these before, you see. Now we find this much in the condition as we have had and given here before. The cavings as cause delay from time to time, as at present time, now, will we find soon decrease to the extent wherein no more trouble will be caused from same. This, as we see, comes from the formation in the second stratum above where now drilling. The action of the formation at present is more of the shale, changing soon to the more lime. The character of formation is that of creative and of a storage formation, for we find a continual increase in the amount of oil and gas that permeates the formations. These, we find, will within the next few feet change into that of the harder, with a very black lime. In this, then, we will find the live oil, which will rise to the top of the hole; with the increase into the sands in this lime we will encounter the gas that would raise the oil above the derrick, far above too. In the character then of oil, as we will find, of very long life and of high gravity, see? Only needs that persistence and care in the drilling be carried on. The drill, as we find, in very good condition. The chest, or steam chest on engine, will need some attention. The rest of equipment where new parts have been placed are very good. These should carry out the part of the operations to the successful termination of same. The care in drilling, then, is as given. Tight line, with a short stroke, so that there may be no cavings that will cause the tightening of tools, see? Be careful in the joining of tools, especially in the nipple at the present time, or thimble, see? These, as we find, will soon bring the production as is necessary to make this a successful operation.
3. (Q) Is the drill running at this hour?
   (A) This, as given. As we see at the present moment, or the last few hours, been attending to those conditions regarding the cavings, see?
4. (Q) Are they baling?
   (A) Baling.
5. (Q) You will give the present depth?
   (A) Fifty-eight seventy-six (5876).
6. (Q) How soon will they be ready to begin drilling?
   (A) In the morning.
7. (Q) About how many days before they will reach the production?
   (A) In a very short while. Days - one to two. This will be successful here, we see. Only needs the persistence, see, as has been given. Though we have had the conditions that were disheartening, we will find with the success these will be surprising also.

BACKGROUND

1. See 4905-37.
2. 8/12/25 Mr. Wyrick was present and submitted the questions in the suggestion for the Reading.

REPORTS

1. 8/17/25 Mr. Wyrick's letter to EC:
   Chicago, Illinois
   Mr. Edgar Cayce 322 Grafton Ave., Dayton, O.
   My dear Mr. Cayce:-
   This is the beginning of another week and the well has not started yet. I arrived home O.K. Had a very nice trip last week.
   Martin reports that on Wednesday afternoon at 2 P.M. which was just before you gave the reading, they ran out of fuel with the tools in the hole, had started to come out but did not make it. They were delayed then until Saturday before fuel arrived. They ran yesterday, Sunday, but had not quite reached bottom. Spent the day bailing cavings. They had reached the point near 5900' when they ran out of fuel and formation had changed to a very black lime, part of it very soft. In general, it checked very close to information given in reading. Hope that our next report will show the oil coming in, as he says the saturation is increasing.
2. 8/22/25 EC's letter to M. B. Wyrick:
   322 Grafton Avenue, Dayton, Ohio
   Dear Mr. Wyrick:-
   Just returned from Virginia Beach and Norfolk last evening and find yours of the 17th on my arrival here. Of course I didn't have the opportunity to make a reading for Mr. [4375] on the 19th but have wired him that we will make it for him Wednesday; afternoon, this week. I certainly hope that we can be of some help and assistance to him. I have been anxiously expecting some favorable report from Texas and was in hopes that you would be ready for me to go with you to Texas by the time I got back here, but I feel very sure we'll have something real soon on this and should you feel like that we could help out in any way, please don't hesitate to call on us. While we are trying to get everything up in shape, as near as possible, with the prospects of moving to Virginia Beach, still you know we'll never be too busy to take care of anything that might come up, if you felt like it was possible for us to help out in any way.
   Blumenthal went with me to look over the situation. I think I can feel when I am in the place why it has always given this as a place to work from. While true enough it is solely, at the present time, a summer resort, there are I understand about three thousand residents of Virginia Beach, and if we are able to get the location as we have in prospect at present, we will be very nicely situated, at least for another year, and I am in hopes by or long before that time that we can have at least the first unit of the institution going. Of course, while our household goods are in transit, I think we will all try to take a little vacation, but I will surely keep in touch with you and let you know my whereabouts all the time, so that if you should need me for ANYTHING or anyone, you know I shall be more than glad to try and do whatever I can.
   Hoping you'll let me her from you every opportunity, and with kindest personal regards from all of us here,
   Sincerely, Edgar Cayce EC:GD
3. 8/25/25 Mr. Wyrick's wire to EC:
   1925 AUG 25 PM 1240 CA171 30 CHICAGO ILL 25 1233P
   EDGAR CAYCE 322 GRAFTON AVE DAYTON OHIO
   RIG BURNED LAST NIGHT ADVISE IF SHOULD BE REBUILT OR GIVE UP PROJECT WOULD SHOT BE SUCCESSFUL AND WHERE WHAT CAUSED FIRE AND WHO IS RESPONSIBLE WIRE ME RESIDENCE TONIGHT
   M B WYRICK
4. 8/25/25 See 4905-39.

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