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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1962

Page

4

Cabot and Cactus Drill New Devonian Wildcat Wells

Cabot Corp of Midland reports an 11 200 foot Devonian wildcat No 1 L State eight miles northeast of Cap Rock in Lea County New Mexico with A W Thompson Inc rigging up rotary tools. Cactus Drilling Co of Hobbs will drill wildcat No 1 Mobil State to 4200 feet northwest of Mallamar testing Queen formation with company tools.

Lea County N. M Caprock Cabot Corp., Midland New Mexico Dallas A. W. Thompson, Inc Cabot Cactus Drilling Co Hobbs Mobil Mallamar

Cities Service Names New Vice President

George P. Bunn Jr of New York has been named vice president of Cities Service Petroleum Co reporting to him the exploration production natural gas and property acquisition divisions. He will headquarter in Bartlesville and direct integration of Columbian Oil and Gas operations into the Cities Service system.

George P. Bunn, Jr New York Columbian Carbon Co Cities Service Petroleum Co Bartlesville Cities Service Petroleum Bunn Columbian Cities Service Columbian’s Cities Service System

Johnson & Son to distribute products in Japan

UPI reports S C Johnson & Son Inc announces an agreement with Japanese company Kentoku Ltd to manufacture and distribute Johnson products in Japan. Johnson has exported its products to Japan for 12 years.

Racine, Wis UPI S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc Kentoku, Ltd Johnson Japan

Oil firms donate to East Texas drilling investigation fund

AUSTIN UPI reports Mobile Oil Co. of Dallas gave 6000 dollars and Shell Oil Co. of Houston contributed 5000 dollars to a trust fund. The donations support the investigation into slanted-hole oil well drilling in East Texas led by Attorney General Will Wilson.

Austin UPI Mobile Oil Co Dallas Shell Oil Co Houston East Texas Atty Will Wilson

Basin Area Oil Well Logs and Drilling Reports

Regional oil field bulletin detailing multiple wells across North and Central Basin Areas with operators such as Cochrane Atlantic, Canoco, and Texaco. Reports include mud and saltwater recovery, DST tests, plug and abandon plans, downhole pressures, and perforation details across Andrews, Dawson, Hale, Chaves, and Eddy counties with references to shale, limestone, dolomite, and sand formations.

Cochran Atlantic Looney Lab Lee Knox Csl Ickens Chin King Bee Hagn Sur Drig Hme Shale Hockley Brown Keese McCulloch Csl Sur Lynn General Crede Saleh H. Elarr Lindstey Bik. E Elarr Sur Tig. Hamon Kangas Rik. M. C&mrr Sur

New Mexico Landmen To Hear Tax Talk

Roswell event features Roy E. Crocker of Bassett Johnston and Deason speaking on taxation of oil and gas income. Crocker, a former Internal Revenue Service employee, will address the New Mexico Landmen’s Assn at 6 30 pm at Roswell Country Club Thursday.

Roswell New’ Mexico

Locations And Completions West Texas Oil Field List

A compact inventory of wells and completions across West Texas and nearby areas detailing locations, sections, blocks, and survey data. Includes Andrews, Loving, Ector, Gaines, Ward, Reeves, Scurry, and other fields with operators such as Pan American, Gulf, Texaco, Mobil, and Texaco.

Aqua-Chem Wins $500,000 Contract for Italian Liners

Aqua-Chem Inc reports a five hundred thousand dollar contract to build salt water distillation plants for two new luxury liners under construction in Genoa and Trieste, Italy. The deal anchors the company’s foreign shipboard equipment business with the Italian yard projects.

Waukesha Wis UPI Aqua-Chem, Inc Genoa Trieste

California oil imports blamed for price dips and isolation

Jade Oil & Gas president Johnny Mitchell told the Long Beach Society of Petroleum Engineers that California's import dependence has surged since 1954. He urged a California market demand law and ratable-take purchasing to curb major producers favoritism and stabilize prices on the Pacific Coast.

Long Beach Calif California Johnny ‘Mitchell Jade Oil & Gas Co Long Beach Society of Petroleum Engineers American Institute of Mining Engineers Mitchell Four Corners Mid-Continent Pacific Coast

Geophysicists Name New 1962 Officers

John C. Hollister of the Colorado School of Mines was named president elect of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists. Other officers include Jackson S. Young first vice president Robert R. Thompson and John A. Lester. They assume office after the SEG meeting in Calgary.

John C. Hollister Colorado School of Mines Golden Colorado Society of Exploration Geophysicists Tulsa SEG Lawrence Y. Faust

Dry Holes SCURRY-R. 8. Anderson and Neville G Penrose

Midland area oil well notes describe Dry Holes SCURRY-R No. 1 C State with a wildcat drill stem in 3 538 feet. 990 feet from the surface. 330 acres in county block 97 H&TC survey five miles southwest of Ira on 73 Ac. Isc in southwest part of county, three miles southwest of Sharon Ridge field. Dawson-Continental Office, Denver City, reports No. 1 F. Ro Barkowsky wildcat abandoned location at 1 980 feet from surface. 660 feet from water, Section 48, Block 35 T4N, T&P survey six miles west of Ackerly on 160-acre unit. Also Isc in southwest part of two and one half miles west of Ackerly Dean field. enty.

Chase Petroleum Co Midland Harris Schieicher County Christoval Butler (Canyon Harkey Gas GH & SA Coastal State Gas Production Co Currie and Wiley Coke County Blackwell F. de la Garza Ft. Chadbourne Odom Reeves — Texaco, Inc Pecos Reeves County Aylesworth Delaware T&p Wolfcamp Discovery Upton — Standard Oil Co Texas Upton County Rosa Barnett Rankin South Jand Ccsd&rgng Jack Herbert Halzel Tom Green GM Oil Co J. W. Johnson Devils Courthouse Cisco Tom Green County San Angelo Johnson Washington County Railroad Survey Andrews Lab Parmer Csl BRM Drig Co PSL Sur Humble Parker Dawson Lac Kent Csl Hamon Shell Wright Postevent Sur Gaines Texas Cartle Thompson PSL Howard Texaco A. Bauer & Cockrell Sur Shale Martin DeKalb Borden Csl Sur Canoco No Davenport N. T&p Sur Fuller H&tc Sur Honda Harrell R&gn Nolan—Skelly Cutkes Service Webb New Mexico Chaves V.ea—Sinclair Mahaffey Federal Bron. M Gulf State Drig Moreman Trice Flying M State Wedrie Chambers & Kennedy Field State DA State Emerald Royal Ariz McKinley Driz Midwest Louisiana Scurry Anderson Neville G. Penrose C State Wildcat Td Ira Isc Cnty Sharon Ridge Dawson—Continental Denver City Ro Barkowsky Wildcat T&p Sur Ackerly Ackerly (Dean) Field Enty

Greek seaman's plea ignored by federal judge in Houston

Panagiotis Papaspyratos, 44, jailed after pleading for freedom citing support for his blind mother and intent to return to Greece to build a church. Judge Allen B Hannay sentenced him to eighteen months after he was convicted of marrying a U S citizen to gain entry and misrepresenting his relationship to immigration authorities. In Chicago, Northern Illinois Gas Co directors approve a plan to acquire Allied Gas Co of Paxton Ill by stock exchange. One share of new 4.80 percent $100 par value convertible preferred stock for Allied's 177166 outstanding shares, subject to stockholder and regulatory approval.

Houston UPI Allen B. Hannay Panagiotis Papaspyratos Greece United States Hannay Ima Gene Pitts Immigration Service Chicago Northern Illinois Gas Co Allied Gas Co Paxton, Ill Northern Illinois Gas Allied

Fast Awakening Causes Problems Air Force Study Finds

Five volunteers aged 18 to 23 at Brooks Air Force Base were awakened repeatedly after night shifts to test performance on a control panel. Results showed gradual improvement but never reached night or morning efficiency, suggesting sleepers on alert duties may face reduced performance after awakening.

SAN. Antonio Upi U.S. Air Force Brooks Air Force Base Langdon

Troy Donahue Eyes Future with Warner Bros

Warner Bros pushes Troy Donahue from Surfside 6 to Eve in a strategy to steady profits. At 26 the TV and film star receives a 7000 daily fan mail beat and says he aims to grow as an actor while keeping his sex symbol image. He plans long term film work and notes no time for marriage.

Vernon Scott Hollywood UPI Troy Donahue Warner Bros Donahue Warner Clint Walker Jim Garner Troy Merle Johnson the Monster Viet Nam Brass Brothers Warner Rudolph Valentin New York Francis X. Bushman Hawaii

Judge Gives Ear To Childrens' Appeal In Custody Matter

Four Woolaver children aged 12 to 15 appeared before Dist. Judge Harold Craik in Fort Worth asking not to be moved from their father to live with their mother. Constable Jim Owens reported the oldest son threatened to run away, prompting Craik to reopen the custody portion and order a probation office investigation.

Kenneth Ray Owens Craik

Pipe and fittings price list with lavatories and toilets

A wholesale listing shows Ya Inch pipe in 20x40 20x48 20x52 sizes priced per foot and 4 inch pipe per foot, along with Ya Inch fittings 34 inch fittings and lavatories and commodes priced for purchase.

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