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Well draws attention to industrial park

Wednesday, September 6, 2006 8:46 AM CDT

In a Texas town traditionally known for turkeys, a new, notable addition with an old Texas tradition stands tall against the skyline. Located in the DeWitt Industrial Park in Cuero, a drilling rig operated by Helmerich and Payne occupies a portion of a 16 acre site. The rig, which is drilling for natural gas, is striking attention in the industrial park.

DeWitt Industrial Park normally draws considerable attention from passing traffic because of its success rate but more lately because of a deep gas well drilling on location. The land is owned by GVEC and the well is being drilled by Helmerich and Payne. (Contributed Photo)

DeWitt Industrial Park is home to several businesses all offering different products and services such as TXDOT, DeWitt Technology Center, Weaver and Jacobs Construction and Tod Slone Saddles. Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative (GVEC) owns 153 acres of land with water, sewage and electricity connections to help support local economic development. With this large, sky-reaching rig, businesses, visitors, residents and spectators will not be able to pass by this property without notice.

"Having this drilling rig in the DeWitt Industrial Park is an eye-catching addition to the current businesses located there," Jim Springs, the Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative's Administrative Division Manager said. "We have 153 acres near a great community with infrastructure in place ready for development. Recently, Guadalupe Valley Development Corporation invested in a 5,000-square-foot speculative building that is for sale."

Cuero is located about 93 miles south east of San Antonio and about 28 miles north of Victoria. Cuero is unofficially known as the "turkey capital of the world" and grew in the mid 19th century as a gathering point on the Chisholm Trail cattle route to Kansas.

While based as a town rooted in history and heritage, recent growth from the oil and gas industry is bringing new business to Cuero and helping existing businesses expand. C&K Services, a local oil-field services company, has a new facility under construction and Multi-Chem, a production chemical supplier, was the one of the first businesses to open its doors in the industrial park.

Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative serves approximately 60,000 electric accounts in 13 counties including Gonzales, Guadalupe, DeWitt, Lavaca and Wilson counties with offices in Gonzales, La Vernia, Cuero, Seguin, and Schertz.

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