Lea County wildcat drilling and oil discoveries update
Leaseholders push multiple wildcat drills across Lea County and nearby Eddy County. Rowan Drilling targets No. 1 Simmons Federal in northeast Lea. Humble and Amerada plan faults in central and southwest Lea. Wells report initial flows in San Andres and Wolfcamp zones with various depths, casing, and production figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea County
Eddy County
Rowan Drilling Company
Simmons Federal
J. D. Wrather
Hobby
Cochran County
Humble Simmons
Humble Oil & Refining Company No
AC State
Lovington
Oil and Gas Notes From Lea County Wells
Magnolia No 1 B in New Mexico shows seven feet of dolomite with oil aroma and fluorescence. DST flowed oil from 9 485 to 9 510 feet. Southern Production No 1 Cloudcroft in Otero County cores deeper after a lime test with zero shows. anticipated to reach 7000 feet. Gulf Blakely No 1 Penrose in Lea County abandoned two shallow failures. Grayburg top at 4001 feet. Economic line hints at rising taxes pressuring living standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Oil Corporation
State Gulf
Lower Pennsylvania
Lea County
Upper
Pennsylvanian
Gulf Oil Corporation
Humble No. 2
Federal Elliott
Wildcat
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Lovington
Abo
Shell Oil Company No. 1
Townsend
Wolfcamp
Texas Pacific Coal & Oil Company
Bagley
New Mexico
West Dollarhide
Queens
Texaco No
J. B. McGhee
Queensland
Gulf
DA Leonard
Continental Oil Company
W. D. Burger
Hobbs
Warren (McKee
McKee
Conoco
Ellenburger
Magnolia
Mescalero
Cloudcroft
Otero County
Penrose
Blakely
Neville G. Penrose
Gulf Blakely
Grayburg
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Skelly State
Wilson No. 1
Amerada State
San Andres Failure
U. S. Smelting
Kelly United States Smelting, Mining & Refining Company
Kelly Federal
Lawton
Humble
Cities Service Oil Company No
AF State
Tide Water Associated Oil Company
Montieth
Strawn
G Lea
Lea State
Denton
Gulf 21
A Leonard
Harry Leonard
Amerada
Amerada Petroleum Corporation
Shell
TA State
Wolfcamp) Feld
Pure Oil Company No. 1
Grav
Texas Pacific
State
Skelly
Mexico
Skelly Oil Company No
Elliott
Federal
L. E. Elliott
North Warren
Cone
Cone, Markham & Simmons
Sec
Pope
T.D. Pope
Amerada 2
Raley
Amerada No
Mary J. Raley
Warren
Tpc&o
Texaco
McGhee
Texas Company No
Gulf Oil Corporation No
Devonian
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Southern
Bowers
Seven Rivers and
San Andres
Well Paper — Paints
Jones Bros. Co
Ene
W. Central
Moyers General Tire Service
Anne OF the
HE Indies
Wynken
Blyken
Nod
the Devil Makes
D. K. Andrews
Silver Creek
Nelsons
Audie Murphy
Ozzie Nelson
Winslow Cafe
Jim Winslow
Broadway
Hobbs, New Mexico
Sir W. Marland
N. Turner
Hobbs, N. M
East Main St
Clarence Martin
J. Don Hudgens
W. Taylor
Agency
Bob
R. L
Bob) Williamson
South Grimes
L. E. Lester Tank Truck Service
S. Burke
Hobbs, MN. M
Prater Oil Co., Inc
Calvin Stark
Mgr
Lovington Yarp
Liamo 1
Lorry
Sohpia
Bob Beamer
Carlisle Mattress CO
Club Morrice
Abba, New Mexico
Claude Fuel
Watson Truck & Supply
Lovington Abstract CO
Stanfield and Edwards
W. Broadway
New Mexico Construction Co
Hobobs, N
S. A. Walton
Owner
John Craft Foreman
J. W. Walton Trucking CO
P. O. Box
W. Mariand
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