10 Aug 1955
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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1955
Page
1
Denver Drillers report 2,360 oil and gas wells finished across ten Western states in seven months with a 47 percent success rate. In July 468 wells were completed with 214 successes and 220 failures, Colorado leading with the most completions.
Petroleum Information’s weekly summary covers January to July figures showing total completions and success rates across states. Utah Gulf Oil recovered 19,000,000 cubic feet daily in a 234 hour test at Coalbed Canyon No. L. New Mexico Magnolia Ferraleum advances Granite formation test at 12,500 feet in Hio Atriba county wildcat. Montana Roosevelt county confirmations fail to produce oil. California tests yield mud and water. North Dakota Lion Oil to drill No. 1 Carl in new North Sonris Field. South Dakota L. A. elms swabs 35 barrels daily from Coffing No. 1. Shell Oil marks Tall River county site. Nebraska Harper Oil and Jim & Boreing report gas at 1.5 million cubic feet daily. Wyoming Mobil Producing gas 10,200,000 cubic feet and 21 barrels daily from Big Horn play No. F-11246. Denver Julesburg Basin and Paradox Basin see new wildcat activity amid expanding districts.
In Sedgwick county F Kirk J ohn son s No 4 Grigsby and J My Thomson s No 1 Peterson in Baca county. Heynolds Mining s No 1 Dove Creek in Monte zuma county and Husky Oil s No 2 Unit in the Sinbad area of Mesa county. B F Allison s No 1 Mas den in Morgan county flowed oil from perforations at 6218 51 foot the sand but no gauze was disclosed.
Colorado A and M College horticulturist Charles M. Drage urges fixing lawn health before chemicals. Weeds come where turf is weak or dead. choose suitable seed mixes like Bluemax bluegrass, prep deep seedbeds, and maintain with thorough watering, regular feeding, and proper mowing heights for lasting turf.
Secretary Thomas said a special board will review Eugenie Landy for a Navy reserve commission after initial boards rejected her. Landy, 21, from Bradley Beach, recently sailed as a deckhand on the S. S. Western Sun and is a Kings Point graduate. Her mother, Deborah Landy, acknowledged Communist Party membership.
In remarks about World War II era events, the speaker said she relinquished something at her son's insistence. No other cause or rationale linked to Lundy’s case by the Navy was identified.
Sheriff Tegiman reported Tuesday that about 30 boys in the Judson Keenesburg area were questioned after a weapon discharge near a train. Investigators said several youths possessed .22 caliber rifles and were linked to the Monday incident, with authorities pursuing further details and potential charges.
A bullet fired at a Burlington train near Keenesburg last Saturday night struck a caboose window but did not enter the car. The incident occurred as the freight was moving through Keenesburg at about 11 40 p m with speed estimated between 50 and 60 miles per hour. no follow up shooting was reported until the engineer stopped near an parked car along the track.
Sheriff Tegtman said a .22 caliber rifle likely fired the bullet that struck the caboose near Keecesburg. Indian-Keenan youths were questioned but produced no clues, leaving the case open with no immediate suspects.
C. A. Gray reports from Wolcott Connecticut on a woodpecker observed pecking aluminum during a television test on a house pest control dope.
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