Review of vrevre Sea Oil Activities
The State No. 1 of Shell Petroleum Corp in Eunice district remains active as producers anticipate drilling deeper for major production. A gas sand at 3329-34 feet blew out for five hours, yielding 38,000,000 cubic feet. Wells such as A. H. Myers No. 2 and Myers No. 8 report oil flows, while Grimes No. 1 treatments produced 1,922 barrels in 24 hours and 8,126 barrels with 8,000,000 feet gas on open flow. Other tests include Devonian No. 1 plugged back, Everett No. 1 drilling results, and Woolworth No. 6 Halliburton test. New locations were staked for six wells in Lea county with several operators listed.
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Shell Petroleum Corp
Eunice
Myers
General Crade
Grimes No
Oil Well Drilling Co
Southern Petroleum Exploration Co
Grimes
Shell Petrolem Corp
Texas Company
Everett No. 1
Woolworth No. 6
Phillips Petroleum Co
Halliburton
Lea County
Mallamar Oil and Gas Corp
Well Known Editor On Election Results
Portales Valley News notes the election race between Cutting and Chavez remains undecided with Democratic state headquarters claiming Chavez victory while the state daily backs Cutting. The piece argues party patronage implications and the need for a senator to serve the common man rather than build personal power.
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Portales Valley News
Cutting
Chavez
Daily
Senate
New Mexico
Hatch
Congress
Congressmen Take Leg Oil Testimony in Los Angeles
The Congressional committee heard Harry F. Sinclair of Consolidated Oil Corp describe estimates of US oil supply lasting 100 to 500 years and oppose imports. The panel eyed an interstate compact for federal control, with Sinclair and others split on full government control versus limited production oversight.
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United States
Harry F. Sinclair
Consolidated Oil Corp
Los Angeles
Congressional Committee
Mid-Continent
Texas
W. P. Cole
Maryland
E. A. Kelley
Illinois
Sinclair
Mark Requa
Colorado Springs
J. R. Pemberton
Modern 44 mile high tension line completed for Red Bluff district
The 44 mile high tension line from Pecos to Red Bluff Dam site is praised as the most modern electrical equipment in the world. Local notes report residents, business visits, road sign drives, and a December 10 benefit football game in Hobbs with Hobbs Eagles vs high school alumni.
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Red Bluff
Pecos
Red Bluff Dam
Hobbs
Hobbs Eagles
Hobbs Oil Proration Panel to Meet in Santa Fe
Isaac J. Dexter announces Hobbs proration and monthly allocation committees will convene December 18 in Santa Fe with the state land commissioner to prorate Hobbs pool production for the first half of 1935 and assign output among New Mexico pools. Cold temps freeze a 6 inch Lea County water main, impacting drilling as the Lea County Water Co now provides 25 000 barrels of water daily for Eunice operations.
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Dee Howard
Portales
Hobbs
Isaac J. Dexter
Oil Proration Committee
Hobbs Oil Proration Committee
Santa Fe
Hobbs Pool
Lea County Water Company
Eunice
California oil debate shaded by reserve and control
The discussion centered on California oil reserves and the limits of supply as contrasted with broader national claims. Pemerton disagreed with Sinclair on remaining oil and outlined umpire duties while Robert M. Pease of the Independent Petroleum Association argued against regulation, warning it would foster monopoly and harm consumers. Other association members shared opinions on various oil industry aspects.
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Sinclair
California
Pemberton
Robert M. Pease
Independent Petroleum Association
Prices Stabilize for Strategic Lots in Hobbs Markets
Analysts note unexpected price stability in Hobbs and New Hobbs strategic lots and report rising transfers for valuable consideration, signaling steady demand and ongoing market activity amid cautious investment.
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Hobbs
Xmas Trees Signal Holidays In Hobbs Store Displays
Truckloads of Xmas trees arrive in Hobbs today signaling holidays near. Stores showcase the trees as the season’s festive touch amid abundant decorations.
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Hobbs
Court stenographer in Hobbs preliminary exams
Miss Gelia Daniels secretary to Geo L Reese Jr was in Hobbs from Carlsbad Thursday acting as court stenographer in preliminary examinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gelia Daniels
Geo. L. Reese, Jr
Hobbs
Carlsbad
Royalty Man Visits Hobbs Amid Business Upswing
Claude Taylor of Royalty Texas visited Hobbs this week, noting a greatly improved business climate that left him feeling slightly homesick for his hometown.
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Claude Taylor
Royalty
Texas
Hobbs
School Dismissal At Noon For County Teachers Meeting
Students will be dismissed at noon today due to Lea County teachers' meeting. The action affects all grades and school activities will adjourn accordingly.
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Lea County
Platform of O C Goodwin for State Senate Lea and Eddy Counties
O C Goodwin, a Hobbs merchant, outlines his North Lea and Eddy Counties senatorial district platform. He pledges to favor good roads, support cattlemen and farmers, seek price relief, back an old age pension, reform Workmen’s Compensation, endorse Organized Labor, and vote in a businesslike, public-interest manner.
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Lea
Eddy
New Mexico
Organized Labor
Hobbs
O. C. Goodwin
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the Texas Company
B. Ogg
Hobbs Travel Bureau
Big Drug Store
McClung Ranch
Humble City
Ford Car
Evelyn Clark
Johnson
aFira
Chas. L. Cohen
King’s Jewelry
Lubbock
W. Kerley
Witty Fae
Milensand
A. C. Chesher
Geo. E. Bates
Frank White
Lovington
John L. Stewart
Peter Bish
Clyde Woolworth
Mary B. Weir
Delphia Winslow
John Dashko
Hot Springs
Sam Samuels
New Hobbs
Dd. S. Snyder
New Mexico Electric Service
Dallas
Jackson-Horne Grocery Co
Ramon Stevens
Mr. Stevens
Terrill Drug
J. W. Owen
Carlsbad Caverns
Eastern New Mexico Junior College
New Mexico Normal University
Clovis
Normal University
Clark
Ramona
Hobbes
Silver Club
Leo Conner’s
Auto Parts
Spe
Lea and
Eddy Counties
Jobe-Rollins Chevrolet CO
McKinley Chevrolet Co
Hobbs High
Jackson-Horne Gro. CO
Bender
Ss General Auto
Call Slim
Walters
Bedrock
J. J. Clarke
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