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Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1925

Page

8

Panhandle oil field expands through Texas six counties

New figures show Panhandle development in six Amarillo area counties producing over 17 million dollars yearly. Carson county leads gas output with over one billion cubic feet daily, oil in the area totals about five thousand barrels daily across four counties, with 33 wells active and more than 40 nearing completion. Pipe lines advance to connect new wells to Amarillo Refining, Big Four refinery, and Panhandle City loading racks, boosting daily capacity to about 24 thousand barrels. Tank storage surpasses 275 thousand barrels and remains fully utilized.

Panhandle Amarillo Carson County Hutchin Gon Potter Wheeler Gray Moore Counties Pantex Pipe Line Company South Hutchinson North Carson County Amarillo Refining Company Big Four Panhandle City Wheeler County Lela Switch Rock Island Railway

Dixon Creek Well to Resume Drilling near Dripping Springs

Dixon Creek Well producing at 500 to 1000 barrels, moth and associates of Kentucky plan to resume drilling west of here on the Dripping Springs well ten miles away. The Pennsylvanian beds were reached at 2800 feet, with favorable showings, current depth 3018 feet. Wise men ready to meet future events with bold moves.

Dixon Creek Roswell-Buffalo Here

Marland Company reninspect field visit in Panhandle region

Geo Marland of Texas and Chas C Brown of Marland Oil Company toured Reagan County and Burnett ranch properties yesterday hosted by Lawrence R Hagg local official. They praised the Panhandle field promising large future drilling and announced plans for an offset well on the Burnett lease while Reagan County units evaluate 10000 barrels daily in nearby production. Marland returned to Texon after the trip.

Geo. Marland Texan Texas Reagan County Crude Oil Purchasing Company Chas. C. Brown Ponca City Marland Oil Company of Texas Lawrence R. Hagg Man Marland Company Burnett Ranch Mr. Brown Mr. Marland Panhandle Mr Brown Reagan County Brown New York Burnett Pasture Block 5 Carson County Sanford Ranch South Hutchinson Marland Texon

Pets Rise: Six Sponges Born at University of Washington

Endorsed as pets. Two sponges raised from infancy by Trevor Kincaid, zoology professor at the University of Washington, have produced all young sponges. The sextet are replicas of the parent sponges and, though not useful for swabbing mud from the family car, are described as remarkably docile.

Treas Trevor Kincaid University of Washington Kincaid Asenciatedt & Sea

Amarillo Refining Company among city’s largest concerns

Amarillo Refining Company shows a capital of 400000 and a monthly payroll of 8000. The plant in Amarillo has 10000 barrels storage in service, a 65000 barrel crude storage tank under construction, and two more tanks planned. Daily capacity aims for 10000 barrels with grades from 58 to 68 gravity. Twenty five men work at Amarillo, with 10 at Panhandle City plant. 6000 barrels gasoline held in reserve. Contracts project 30000 barrels fuel oil to Santa Fe railway in sixty days and 16000 barrels to Panhandle City. Ft Worth and Denver Railway is a major fuel oil buyer. Refined products reach northern and foreign markets by rail, boosting tonnage and railway employment. A 55,000 barrel tank will be ready May 16 to ease storage.

Amarillo Amarillo Refining Camp Big Four Panhandle Amarile Wheeler County Amarillo Refining Company Navy Panhandle City Santa Fe Way Ft. Worth Denver

Oil Field Briefs Span Texas and Oklahoma Wells

Local oil men plan visits to Shamrock to inspect the Whittington well in south Wheeler county, 100 miles from Amarillo, as drilling is expected today. Other notes cover Coble-Davidson No. 1 Whittenburg in Hutchinson county, Otto Samples supervising Panhandle wells, and Marland Oil’s Carson field well flowing 800 barrels daily. A large gas line project near Mangum and oil leases near Guymon are also announced.

Shamrock Whittington Wheeler County Amarillo Coble-Davidson Petroleum Company Whittenburg Block Y Hutchinson County Smith South

Former Sheriff Seeks Timing for Slob Test Run

Former Sheriff Less Whitaker asks when the slob will be run in a Hutchinson County well to determine oil production. The inquiry targets scheduling and potential yield implications for the field.

Less Whitaker Hutchinson County

Dixon Creek No 8 Smith in the SW Showing at Fair Theater

The item notes Dixon Creek No 8 in the Smith family event at Fair Theater, with a three day showing announced.

Dixon Creek No. 8 Smith The Fair Theater

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New Oid Pecos Valley New Mexico Gray Dixon Creek U! Company Section 14 W. W. and &. D. McIlroy Geo. W. Pennington M. C. and H. A. Nobles REN the Fair Theatre Dancing Siren Doris Kenyon Ronald Colman Aileen Pringle Claude Gillingwater Alec Frances Zowie Tucumcari N. M Marland Oil Company Bell Ranch Quay County Tex” Thornton Mesker Colorado Midwest Thornton Otto Samples Wichi Kanem Thief Panhandle Refining Company Canadian River Mr. Samples Douglas Oil Company Hutchinson Douglass North Carson Sec. 11 Dixon Dixon No. 1 Western Enterprise Oil No Block Y Hutchinson C. M. Spurlock J. R. Phillips Tulsa Section 6 Kingsland Ranch Mangum Okla Sayre Guymon H. B. G. Putman Paradis Roswell Westinghouse Licht & Waterico West Texas Southwestern Bell Telephone CO Amarillo, Texas
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