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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1966

Page

2

Oil drilling plans span New Mexico and Texas fields

Exploratory op erations mapped across Roosevelt and Lea counties New Mexico with Cactus Drilling set to drill No 1 Skelly State to 4450 feet near Richland and a Roger C Hanks No 1 U S Government venture 3000 feet in Lea County Other sites include Pan American Petroleum two stepouts near Kenna in Chaves County Sterling Marcum drills No 4 E F McEntire in Sterling County and A H Richardson Jr completes No 2 Ralph Russell in Runnels County yielding 87 barrels daily and 72 barrels at Pearl Fortune in Reeves County additional activity at Pecos County Girvin and Big Eddy areas with oil and gas production updates and acid treatments reported

Roosevelt Lea New Mexico Cactus Drilling Corp Texas San Angelo Skelly State Richland Chaves Pan American Petroleum Corp Cato San Andres Chaves County N. M Kenna Sterling — Marcum Drilling Co Midland E. F. McEntire el Kay Upper Glorieta Sterling County T&p Sterling City Willet & Craig A. H. Richardson Jr Longview Ralph Russell Palo Pinto Chago Runnels B. W. Taylor Survey H&tc Survey Ellenburger Waha, West Worsham- Bayer Reeves County Eddy Ralph Lowe Carlsbad Eddy County Roosevelt County J. B. Brown Jr Chaveroo Milnesand

Big Spring re entry explorers spotted in Howard and Andrews counties

Explorers plan No 1 Vera Wade Choate reentry and 8000 foot test for Wolfcamp in Howard County. In Andrews, James G Brown & Associates target No 14 UTL six miles northeast of Andrews with University Lands section 40. Other wells report gas shows and completions in Ward Reeves Eddy Roosevelt Reagan and Runnels counties with multiple tests and oil gas production data.

Howard Andrews Gordon Knox Oil & Exploration Co Aikman Brothers Midland Vera Wade Choate Fusselman Shaheen & Son Big Spring James G. Brown & Associates of UTL Means San Andres University Lands

Locations And Completions In Midland And Surrounding Areas

A compilation of oil and gas activity lists numerous well locations across Andrews Crane Ector Glasscock Howard Midland Pecos Ward Hockley Slaughter and others. It notes drill sites with unit numbers and sections, plus several completions with operators Forest Oil Wood McShane Thoms Cities Service and others, detailing depths yields and formations such as San Andres Grayburg and Pennsylvanian. The report records wells in fields near Andrews Midland Sundown Mentone Big Spring Garden City Clairemont and more with precise legal descriptions and producing figures.

Andrews Wildcat San Andres James G. Brown & Associates Midland UTL Ne-Andrews Bayview Glorieta Union Oll Co California Harris Southwest H&tc Ector—Txl Continental Oil Co Fng&el T&p Glasscock—Mcdowell Vaughn Petroleum Inc Dallas McDowell Garden City Howard Wolfcamp Garden Knox Oi! & Exploration Co Aikman Bros Vera Wade Choate Fn&el Big Spring Mason Ward South Hancock & Berry & Wolfson Oi Co Fnel&fnwl HETC Ward South— Hancock & Berry & Wolfson Oi] Co C. D. Mason Ha&tc South— Hancock, Berry & Wolfson Oil Co South—Hancock, Berry & Wolfsen Ol Co C. 1 Hockley Pan American Pet. Corp Brownfield Slauchter Lab Kaufman FN & EL Lge Maverick Csl Slaughter— Owdd Pan American Pet Corp FS & WL Nw-Sundown West Rem Lee Slaughter Maverick Wallace Ne-Clairemont Goldsmith East Grayburg Forest Oil Corp Sur McShane & Thoms, 66 Ltd Salisbury W. D. Thorn Wm. G. Wright Ward—Miller Maxwell Oil Co. & Cities Service Jane Dean Miller Paul DeClara & Dellwood Oil Co Weiss Fse&swl Sur H&bc Orig Miller

Negro Arrest Sparks San Jose Clash in Little Egypt

Police swarmed the East San Jose district known as Little Egypt after a rock attack and a scuffle during a failed arrest. Charles Smith, 23, was jailed on resisting arrest and reckless driving charges after reportedly striking officer Phil Norton and driving a stalled vehicle.

San Jose Calif Little Egypt Charles Smith Smith Phil Norton

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Oil and gas completions report across Ward and Runnels counties

Oil and gas output details include No. 5-D Sugg in Ward County with 37 barrels daily of 42 gravity oil and a 446-1 gas ratio from 7 345 to 7 787 feet. A new Pennsylvanian gas discovery near Royalty yields 3 million cubic feet daily with a 19 000 to 1 gas to liquid ratio. Plug back planned for Roy Tyree in Busher pool. Also notes Berle Snyder named secretary and public information director at The College of Artesia.

Ward Shell Oil Co No. 1 Lockridge Ellenburger Pyote Ward County Milneland San Andres Calport Oil Corp. of Dallas Tenneco Federal J. B. Cotten Survey Reagan Calvin Reagan County Jake L. Hamon Sugg Dean Stiles T&p Survey Union Texas Petroleum Allied Chemical Corp R. C. Trimble Survey Ward — Paul DeClera Dellwood Oil Co Wichita Falls Weiss New Pool H&tc South Railroad Commission Runnels Humble Oil & Refining Co Roy Tyree Tyree Pool Hatchel Runnels County Burgis G. Hall Jesse T. George Texas Snyder David Texas Technological College Lubbock Toreador West Texas Press Assny Denver City Cal Snyder Iowa Texas Press Assn Denver City Press Fort

Texas Deaths In Viet Nam Now Total 303

The Texas Adjutant General reports 303 Texans have died in Viet Nam per DoD stats. Of these, 231 died in action and 72 from non-hostile causes, based on next of kin records with Texas addresses.

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