British American Drills New Cat Site In Cattle County Texas
In northwestern Cattle County Texas British American Producing Co drills the No 1 C M Guitar Estate wildcat about eight miles southwest of Big Spring near Wylie Pennsylvanian. Initial tests show oil shows, with 38 barrels of fluid recovered in seven hours and oil traces. Operators report bottomhole pressures and casing details as drilling continues 12 miles from a known dryhole area.
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Cattle County
Paducah
British American Producing Co
Elton Carroll
Miles
Howard
Howard County
Texaco Inc
Big Spring
Texaco
Block A
Bauer & Cock
Tell
Warel Field
Oil wildcat drilling plans in West Texas and adjacent counties
Multiple oil firms announce reentry and new wildcat drilling in east Stonewall, Bond area near Ft. Me and Goen in West Eden, plus Runnels offset near Florence Smith. Projects target depths from 3 500 to 4 800 feet with planned washes, fracs and sand loads to evaluate gas and oil potential.
Is Cancer Infectious A Reader's Digest teaser
Dramatic new evidence suggests cancer could be infectious and linked to a virus. The piece explores how insects, tree growths, and house location might signal risk and how vaccines could conquer it. September issue on sale.
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Reader's Digest
Wildcat and drilling notices span Midland and Lea counties
Readable fragments describe multiple oil and gas prospecting entries in Texas and New Mexico, including No 6 Matador Land & Cattle Co. and DAWSON-Ghefl Oi Co. near Dickene and O'Donnell County, with references to wildcat wells, legal sections, and mileages.
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Dickens—Bambie Oi & Refining Co
Midland
Matador Land & Cattle Co
Wildcat
Fr&els
Schock & Arnold Sur
Dickene
Enty
Dawson—Ghefl Oi! Co
P. Wright
FWL
Seal
J. Postevent
Basin Area Oil Wells Mark Drilling Progress
Reading a detailed oilfield ledger the report lists multiple wells across the CENTRAL and SOUTH BASIN AREAS with operators such as King Ranch Texas Crude Texaco and Gulf. Drilling lines show casing depths DST tests pumping and cementing steps across Andrews Gaines Howard Martin and LeA New Mexico regions with figures on footage and formations including lime chert and shale.
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North Basin Area Cochhruan—Shell
Looney
Lab
Lac
Knox Csl
Uime
Phillipa
Burnett
G. W. Lampson Sur
Terry—Cities Service
Lindstey
DIK
El&rr Sur
Ime
Shale Hammon
Kangas
M. C&mar Sur
Central Basin
Andrews
Parmer
Lee
Parmer Csl Sur
BBM Brig. Co
PSL
Sur
Gaines—Kaksen
Jaones
Rik
Ccsdrgng Sur
Fasken
Jones
Bik
Ccosdergng
Borden Csl Sur
Mobil
Denham
Sec
T&p Sur
South Basin
Tevaco No
King Ranch
Rec
H&tc
Pan American
Faksen
Mmb&a Sur
Lime
Midland
Texaco
Tap Sur
Lume
Ahale
Upton
Odessa
Shirk
Mk&t Sur
Val Verde
Gulf
Mueller
Jaki Bik
Gc&sf
u_ srng
Stme
Shell & Qui No
Cauthorne
E. Gc&sf Sur
Ward—Norsworthy
Edwards
PSL Sur
New Mexico
Lea—Cabot
L State
Chambers & Kennedy
Forest
Lea
Concho State
Humble
BR State
BQ State
Hunt
Moreman
Midwest
Louisiana Land
Shell
McKinley
Erig
Royal Unit
Locations And Completions West Texas Oil Fields
Long list of oil well locations in West Texas including Andrews Midland Farms, Crane Lea Fag, Sand Hijls, McElroy Gulf, Wildcat George T Abell, Bayview, Meridian and Pecos Fort Stockton. Entries note operator, section and township ranges, elevations, and production terms. Also brief news: Antoine Gizenga reportedly did not carry out a hunger strike and remains in good health in a Congo prison.
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West Texas
Andrews
Midland Farms
Grayburg
Fan American
A Midland Farms
T-I-N
G&sembe&a Sur
Lea
Gulf Oil Corp
P. J. Lea
Pat Sur
Mt NW
McKnight
Gulf
Waddell
Et al
Bik Bel
PSL Sur
McElroy
Midland
F. M. Rogers
H&tc Sur
Mit Imperial
Bayview
Gjortetay
A. R. Eppenaver
SL Sciad Sur
S ‘Crane
Garza—Teas
Penn
Mentone
el Mar
Delaware
Texaco
Bill
T&p Sur
Martin—Acketty
D. Carmichael
Fn&el
Ackerly
Mitchell
Pecos
Fort Stockton
Yates
J. R. Bennett
Orla
Winkle i Ockerealt
D. W. Westbrook
MonAhans
McCatchenn
Sur
Kermit
Leopoldville, the Congo
Antoine Gizenga
Congo Interior Ministry
Congo River
Strike offset in Lea County wildcat tests Premier area
DOE Oil Properties Midland to drill No 2 Pure State as 4450 foot venture to test through the Premier in western Lea County seven miles northeast of Malamar. Gulf Oil Roswell amends fee names on south central Eddy County wildcat 18 miles south south west of Carlsbad locating 12 000 feet from lines in Section 14 20s 33e.
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Wildcat
Concho
Concho County
Sunray DX Oil Co
Midland
R. Canning
Eden
West Eden
H&tc Survey
Menard — Bloyd Patton
Fort Worth
Sinclair Oil& Gas Co
DOB
Reis
Mahaffey
Eddy
N. M
Gulf Oil Corp
Roswell
Eddy County
Carlsbad
Lea, N. M
DOE Oil Properties
Lea County
N.M
Mallamar
Reeves Waha Confirmation Is Potentiated
American Trading and Production Co. of Midland completed the No. 4 J. D. Bodkins well in the West Waha field, flowing 142.57 barrels of 36 gravity oil and six barrels of water through an 18/64 inch choke. Gas oil ratio 1,801, total depth 6,994 feet. The well location is 25 miles southeast of Pecos. The report also notes exploration at No. 1 Boys Ranch Pecos County, where a three hour test yielded 800 feet of clean oil with 580 psi flow and 1,275 psi final shut‑in. Earlier tests produced sulphur water and oil cut muds. The venture is six miles north of Girvin, near the New Frontiers field.
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Martin
Texaco Inc
Midland
Emmons
Martin County
Ackerly
Dean
T&p
John L. Cox
Stanton
Bond Oil Corp
Big Spring
Rogers
Menard County
Ft. Me
Swenson
Stonewall County
Old Glory
Jocelyn-Varn Oil Co
Wichita, Kans
Florence Smith
North Sanford
Fryland
Runnels County
Wingate
Wildcat
Bone Spring
IL. A. Parks
Crawford
Penn
Adestill
American Trading and Production Co
J. D. Bodkins
Northeast
Reeves County
West Waha
Cherry Canyon
Pecos
Haynes and
W. T. Drilling Company
Odessa
Boys Ranch
Pecos County
Clear Fork
Girvin
New Frontiers
H&gn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
F. P. Knott Survey
Concho Wildcat
Bond Files
East Stonewall
Bond
Bbb&c
Curtie Hankamer
Houston
Wostal
Ck Cnty
Deal Field
Tidewater of Co
Mm- Fund
Richardson & Basa
Lwildeat Td Sort
Gay
Fn&els
Anderson
Lubbock
Monterey Center
Midland Farme
G&mnb&a
D&a. Gaines—Robertsos
M. Doss
Hockley
N/Smyer
Canyon
Sec l
Bik A. RM
Grav
PECO
Santa_ Rosa
Williamson Petroleum No
Santa Rosa
T Paar
BALDY
Perts Tan
IPP
C. Ro
McElry—Gulf
Crier Smeelmy
Biko FL Ccsd
Rgng Sur
Elev
Wolfcamp
Teasfield
Atoka Gas Production
Dover
Dover Marine
du Pont
North College
CL Thea
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