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Newspaper

Lovington Leader

Location

Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1952

Page

5

Service Pipe Line Expands West Texas Operations in Lea County

The West Texas division builds a new 26 mile Saunders Denton line in Lea County connecting to 285 wells on 166 leases. James C. Dotson to head Lovington office as district superintendent with Russell L. Reasoner replacing him as division gauger. About 16 more employees to move to Lovington. 30 by 30 foot office building and 40 by 120 foot quonset warehouse installed by Fines Homes, Inc. Completion expected by July 1.

Lea County Service Pipe Line Company Saunders Pool Denton Pool West Texas Fines Homes, Inc Lubbock Wilson Caprock Saunders Denton Wasson C. M. Scott, Jr Petroleum Administration For Defense Saunders West Saunders Pool Slaughter Station Baytower Gladiola Magnolia Pipe Line Crossroads Pool Caprock Slaughter Knowles Pool Texas Denton Eaves Monahans

New Producer in McKee Field Seeks Full Test

New producer 12 miles southeast of Hobbs in Lea County's Warren McKee field reports oil flow at 44 barrels per hour during a 500 gallon mud acidity test. The well, ONeill No. 1 Betty Dressen, targeted 9100 to 9210 feet, with a 3/4 inch tubing choke and later 1 inch choke, gas oil ratio 665 to 1, gravity 44.7 degrees, no formation water found. A 24 hour potential test planned.

Joseph I. O'Neill, Jr Mid-land Warren McKee East Lea County N. M O’neill Betty Dressen Hobbs Amerada Petroleum Co Raley Botom Wildcat Southland Royalty Co Midland and Fort Worth Crockett County Southland No. 13 J. S. Todd EL & RR Todd Ellenburger Humble Oil & Refining Co Reagan County

Stanolind Employees Cited For Safety Honor

Stanolind Oil and Gas Hobbs area awarded a Certificate of Honor by the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association for three years without a lost time accident. From Oct 26 1948 to Dec 31 1951 an average of 75 employees logged 500 217 man hours without a serious injury. The North Texas New Mexico division headquartered in Fort Worth also earned a Holmes citation for Feb 1 to Apr 27 1951 when 7 288 employees worked 3 506 182 man hours without a lost time accident.

Hobbs Stanolind Oil and Gas Company Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association Holmes Ass'n U. S. Bureau of Mines Stanolind North Texas New Mexico Fort Worth The

Oil Routed Through Southwest Pipelines To Midwest Refineries

Service Pipe Line Company outlines that 92 new fields and spools are largely in Texas and New Mexico as the bulk of southwest oil moves to refineries in the Kansas City St. Louis and Chicago regions.

Texas New Mexico Southwest Kansas City St. Louis Chicago Service Pipe Line Cleve Bullette

Devonian well completes in West Doll area with 259 bbls daily

The Stanolind Oil & Gas Co No 1 well in southeast Leg County near Section 3 39 opens a new Devonian offer. Located about 1889 feet from the gout and west lines, it was perforated at 7885 to 7905 feet and flows about 259 barrels daily at 40 gravity through 37/64 inch tubing with a 1000 pound pressure. The ratio was 776 to 1.

Ccsd&rgng Ellenburegr Blind Asylum Sohio Petroleum Co Amerada Petroleum Corp Gulf Oil Corp Harry Leonard Lea County Atlantic Refining Co Federal Jones Denton Saunders Stanolind Oil & Gas Co No West Doll Southeast Leg Couty

Chronic Complainers Blame Season Timing

A brief note notes chronic complainers who insist every season comes at the wrong time of year, discounting other factors and blaming external timing for issues.

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