Amoco dedicates completion of Slaughter CO2 project
Amoco Production officials dedicated the Slaughter CO2 injection project in Sundown High School Auditorium before 800 attendees. The $300 million venture spans Slaughter Central Mallet Wasson and Frazier fields with 270 miles of pipe and 390 wellheads plus 350 miles of injection tubing. CO2 delivery from Bravo Dome in New Mexico supports 135 to 250 mmcfd as 390 wells come online by mid 1985.
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Sundown High School
Amoco Production Company
Larry McVay
Slaughter
Tulsa Research Center
McVay
Amoco
West
Texas
Central Mallet
Slaughter Estate
Frazier
Slaughter Field
Wasson Cdc
Wasson Field
Congressmen Combest visits Brownfield during tour
Congressman Larry Combest met area residents in Brownfield on Thursday morning. Sworn in January 3 he becomes the district’s first Republican representative. He toured B E Implement, spoke with farmers and businessmen, and answered a News reporter’s questions on repealing IRS personal use rules, committee prospects including Agriculture and Interior, and the Geneva talks referenced on page 16.
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Congressman Combest
Larry Combest
Brownfield
Rep. Combest
B.E
Combest
Interior
Geneva
Terry farmers have six weeks to sign up by March first
Terry County farmers have six more weeks to enroll in the 1985 farm program at the ASCS Office. Director Danny Decker notes small changes from 1984, including earlier signup to speed advance payments and target price refunds, and the retained binding provision with a liquidated damages fee after March 1.
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Terry County
ASCS
Danny Decker
Decker
Commodity Credity Corporation
BISD election on April 6 to be discussed at Monday meeting
The BISD School Board election set for April 6 will be a major item at the 7:30 p.m. session in the administration building boardroom. The agenda also includes an executive session on personnel matters, a delinquent tax collection contract, and bids for a vocational department pickup. Brownfield opens Ah Wilderness tonight at 7:30 with additional shows Tuesday and Friday. tickets are $3 at the high school office or door.
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BISD
Janice Knox
Sam Chaffin
Duane Moss
Brownfield
Lou Lindsey
Brownfield approves water line project with Parkhill Smith and Cooper
Brownfield City Council approved a $201,000 package for a community development project on the southwest side. Parkhill Smith and Cooper presented the Texas project funded by $208,000 in grants to install 10,000 feet of four inch water line and 2,000 feet of six inch line plus two blocks of new sewer line. Estimated construction costs total $175,000 with $26,000 for engineering. The work should start this spring and finish by summer. An insurance audit by Wyatt Corporation highlighted overlapping or missing coverage. the report will be shared with the council as it seeks improved use of insurance funds.
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Brownfield
Lubbock
John Kelly
Parkhill Smith and Cooper
Texas
Wyatt Corporation of Dallas
Dick Fletcher
Governor White Suggests Military Help in Drug War
In a column critiquing federal budget and drug policies, Governor Mark White is praised for practical ideas and urged to deploy military hardware to curb drug trafficking. He proposes using Defense Department resources and air power to target smugglers, questioning federal efforts and seeking stronger action.
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Mark White
White
Feds
U.S. Defense Department
A-Wak
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East Webb
Nancy Tussy
Ropesville
Larry Chaney
Preston Reeves
Terry
Council
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