Garza County Oil Test to Start Soon in West Texas
A planned test well to explore north of Texas will be drilled by J J Mundy of Amarillo between now and June first in Gaines county between McKenzie and Cedar Lakes at a depth of about 3250 feet. Humble Oil and Refining may drill another well in northeast Martin county or southeast Dawson county to 3000 to 4000 feet. Mike Nichols is drilling in Dickens county reaching roughly 450 feet. Armada Oil Co gains depth on Connell No 1 in Garza county near Phelps Oil. Amarillo field average production last week ran about 2600 barrels daily as activity shifts across West Texas.
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Lubbock
Texas
Iny
J. J. Mundy
Amarillo
Gaines County
McKenzie
Cedar Lakes
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Houston
Humble
Martin County
Dawson County
Mike Nichols
Dickens County
Larbbock
Garza County
Armada Oil Company
Giles Connell
Post City
Phelps Oil Company
West Texas
Panhandle
Tom Green
Runnells Counties
Oil Field Briefs From Panhandle and Pecos Valley Areas
Reports indicate Olson Brothers lease in Carson county nearing completion with rotary drilling. L C Smith of Marland Oil oversees Panhandle operations from Amarillo. Cadagan serves Midwest group from Amarillo Gas building. Weather pipeline to end at Lela, with Shamrock terminal initially planned. J O Whittington to begin derrick work on Porter No 1 in Wheeler county. Bobb well near Artesia shows oil at 565 feet with fire 20 quarts. Ledrick well near Roberts county shows lime at 1700 feet and gas traces as drilling continues. A despondent cable tool driller jokes about Rotary dinner. Tex Thornton to shoot wells in Pecos Valley next week.
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Rydal Oil Company of
San Antonio
Olson Brothers
Carson County
Whittington
Wheeler County
Rock Island Railway
Lela
Shamrock
Section
Township
Range
North
Eddy County
Pecos Valley
Artesia
Tex” Thornton
Panhandle
U. S. Glycerin Company
The Essential Service of Electricity and Its Delivery
The piece argues electricity differs from store goods because it cannot be stored. It must be ready when needed, requiring ahead of time investment five times annual collections and equipment. Cooperation and workmanship are needed for high quality service.
Oil Belt Nearing Amarillo as Wells Show Gas and Oil
Oil showings in the Amarillo Oil company No 1 Warwick well in Potter Moore Hutchinson and Carson counties suggest the Panhandle oil field may extend closer to Amarillo. The east side of section 16 block Y-2 Carson county nears the big pay level after a second showing at 2900 feet, with logs indicating pay within 150 feet more drilling. Amarillo Oil company No B-2 Bio Ins ranch in west Hutchinson countyfour miles SW of the Whittington producer has logged gas at 9725 feet after casing off sixty million feet of gas, while Whit tington oil at 3070 feet shows production potential. Masterson A-1 in Moore county shows gas at 2200 feet as drilling continues.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Amarillo Oil Company
Warwick
Potter, Moore
Hutchinson
Carson Counties
Section 16
Block Y-2
Carson County
Amarillo Oil Company No. B-2
Bio- Ins’ Ranch
Block 46
Hutchinson County
Whittington
Giant El Capitan oil trend stuns Lea County circles
Geologist John W. McGee reports a vast, fault traced trap along El Capitan terrace linking Devils Race Track fault to Sulphur draw and Liane uplift, spanning north Lea to central Texas. Major oil firms including Sinclair, Roxana, Midwest, and Texas interests assemble 3000 foot tests from April. McGee moves HQ to Roswell as prospects loom for a West Texas field.
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el Capitan Terrace
Devils Race Track
North Lea County
New Mexico
Amarillo
John W. McGee
Denver
Wichita Falls
Cochran
Yoakum Counties
Texas
Sinclair Interests
Roxana, Gupsie
Midwest
Standard of California
McGee
el Capitan Mountain
Roswell
Devil's Race Track
West Texas
Pitcher Well in New Mexico Proves Big Shot Arrival
The Pitcher well in the Artesia area of the Pecos Valley, Eddy county New Mexico, was shot with sixty guar nitro and expected to yield 800 to 400 barrels daily when completed. It first flowed 15 barrels daily from a pay sand at 2000 feet and is now connected to the Flynn Welch Yates pipeline to Artesia for testing. Tex Thornton of Amarillo placed the shot while recovering a lost handbag en route to the field.
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Pitcher Ol and Gas Company
Artesia
Pecos Valley
Eddy County
New Mexico
Tex Thornton
Flynn, Welch Yates
Tex” Thornton
Amarillo
Hereford
Garment Care Hint Sparks Confusion in Short Note
A brief instruction notes that a garment should be sponged on the right side while being pressed on the left. The odd guidance raises questions about proper handling in a quick-care tip, leaving readers seeking clarification on which side gets damp and which gets pressed.
Refinery Site Planned in Pecos Valley New Mexico
Location set for a refinery at Dayton on the Santa Fe railway, fifty miles south of Roswell in the Pecos Valley Oil field. A showing of 3,000,000 cubic feet of gas exists in Gray district block 3. The well lies six miles southeast of Pampa.
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Dayton
Roswell
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Tgother Worley
Gray Oiiraty
Pampa
Dixon Creek Oil Producer Open Visit Planned Sunday
Officers of the Dixon Creek Oil company and City Commissioner H E Smith invite all interested in petroleum production to visit the Dixon well Sunday afternoon when it will be in operation. Amarillo visitors should travel via the Southwest trail to Panhandle and north on the Panhandle Plemons highway through Burnett pasture, returning via Pantex near the Pine Line pump station serving Amarillo Refining. The trip covers about 150 miles and takes six hours with stops.
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Dixon Creek Oil Company
H. E. Smith
Dixon Creek
Hutchinson County
Dixon Well
Amarillo
Fort Elliott
Panhandle
Panhandle-Plemons
Burnett
Pantex
Pine Line
Amarillo Refining Company
Twin Six Well Keeps Up Flow At 200 Barrels
Twin Six Oil Company's No 1 Kingsland in Brock Hutchinson county continues to flow natural at over 200 barrels per day with the bit three feet in the pay at 2962 feet. Present depth matches Dixon Creek, two miles southwest, and completion with pipeline connections is expected to cause a stir. The Twin Six is the northeastmost well in the Panhandle field and has opened new territory to development.
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Twin-Six Oil Company
Kingsland
Brock Y. Hutchinson County
Dixon Creek
Panhandle
California Refugees Drive Nitro-Glycerin Car Eastbound
Tex Thornton reported last week that 107 automobiles with California plates traveled east between Roswell and Amarillo. The group, described as California refugees, allegedly dominated the road, with the nitro-glycerin car ahead according to a companion aboard the trip.
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California
Tex Thornton
Roswell
Amarillo
Whittington Moves Tools to New Porter Ranch Site
Whittington transfers tools to a new location in south Wheeler county section 14 block 27 Porter ranch.
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Whittington
Wheeler County
Section 14
Block 27
Porter Ranch
Lease demand rises near Phil Engel test at Ledewick ranch
Roberts County sees increasing lease bids near the Phil Engel test on the Ledewick ranch, located 25 miles north of Pampa. A well at NE 1-4 of section 7 in the EL&aR survey is being drilled below 2000 feet using cable tool methods.
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Phil Engel
Ledrick
sSection 7
El&r Survey
Roberts County
Pampa
Ledewick
El&ar
Texas Company establishes No 6 site in Carson county
Texas Company marks a No 6 location in the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of Section 114, block 5 in Carson county between the Magnolia location and Texas No 1 producer.
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Texas Company
Burnett
Carson County
Magnolia
Texas
Dixon Creek West May Become Field's Biggest Producer
Dixon Creek Oil Company in Dixon Creek West near south Watchin son county reports a swab test at 1190 barrels daily from 2947 feet with oil standing at 1100 feet. The Amarillo field producer, four miles north of Gulf well in Carson county, plans storage tanks and pipeline connections to expand output. The company holds about 1200 acres in proven oil leases and aims to extend production in the Amarillo field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon Creek
Amarillo
Gulf
Carson County
Panhandle City
Pantex Pipe Line Company
Dixon Creek Oil Company
Crude Production Set to Jump in Carson-Hutchinson Field
Crude output in the Carson-Hutchinson oil field, placed at 3000 barrels daily, is expected to rise to about 6000 barrels within weeks as new wells are completed and connected to Plains and Pantex gathering lines. Plains runs a four inch line to Panhandle City while Vantex ends at Amarillo. Spain’s cost of living is falling. A snowstorm at St Moritz saw men on skis towed by an airplane at forty miles per hour.
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Carson-Hutchinson
Plaiia
Pantex
Plains
Panhandle City
Vantex
Amarillo
Spain
St. Moritz
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L. C. Smith
Marland Oil Company
Smith
Marland Company
S. R. Cadagan
Amarillo Gas Building
Midwest Exploration Company
Land and Geological Department
Midwest Refining Company
J. O. Whittington
North Fork
Red River
Bill
Lea County
Adjustable Washer Company
R. F. Morris, Pres
Clarendon, Tex
Andy
A Taylor
A. J. Lindemann
Deandi Fruit Store
Greenwood
Corporation of Fit. Worth
Ee Eannett
Block 4
Carson
J. R. Wrather
Frederick Vore
Fort Worth
Bhamrock
Dixon Creek West
FIELD
Block Y
Watchinson County
H. EB. Smith Ranch
Lane
Pierce Phn One Ice Cream Co
Him
Adams & Parr
Eagle
Walter
Adams
Parr
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