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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1961
Page
3
In Pecos and Crockett counties four wildcats were reported. U.S. Smelting plans a 6,000 foot No. 1C well near Fort Stockton. Ellenburger tests near Pecos and Crockett include No. 1 Nutt and No. 1 Mary McKenzie Carter. Tidewater Oil and Blue Danube report gas and oil flows from multiple prospects while Fortuna, University Lands, and other tests show varied results across Strawn and Devonian intervals.
Fragmented OCR lists locations and parcel details with sections, blocks, and lot numbers. It mentions forks, roads, blocks, and financial figures alongside names like Yandel and Pap sos, providing a rough inventory of land parcels and completions in the area.
A dense field report lists numerous wells across Texas New Mexico and nearby basins. It records operators locations casing drilling progress cementing attempts and instrument readings including depths, muds gas shows and tool positions. The fragmentary item notes ongoing cementing delays and recovery efforts amid a broad survey of wells and formations.
Fragmentary OCR entry lists multiple names and coordinates related to Dry Holes GARZA and surrounding regions. Mentions Sam G. Duns, Labberk, Cole, Aycock, TW FWL, NORE analysis, Sweetwater, Boothe, Lake Trammell, Dawson Greathouse, Mindland, Lay FNL, and Cunningham. Includes distances like 6 mi and 4 mi, with several in NW and SW locations.
U S Smelting Co southeast Fisher County wildcat flowed new oil from the Ellenburger, bottomed at 6155 feet, perforated 5792 to 5820 feet, swabbed dry, then washed with mud acid. Kicked off and flowed 70 barrels of 46.3 gravity oil with 10 percent water, later flowed another 70 barrels through varying chokes. Location 330 feet from north and west lines of Section 41, HT&BAR survey, four miles SE of Sylvester. Concho wildcat slated at 3800 feet to test Pennsylvanian. No. 1 W F Houston Jr. to be drilled 1980 feet from north and east lines.
Activities across Lea County include Pan American Petroleum drilling the No 1 B Baish-PSA Abo wildcat in the Pearsall field, 4 miles south of Mallamar, and various shows of oil from Blinebry and Rough C prospects. Reports note several wells flowed oil, some with high water content, as operators pursue Bone Spring and Fusselman targets amid multiple offsets and test locations in central Lea and nearby Concho county.
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