Oil finds and gas shows across Lea County fields
In northern Eddy County and Lea County New Mexico oil, distillate and gas shows are reported. Empire Abo well bottomed at 10 190 feet swabbing 46 barrels of oil and distillate from Atoka perforations. Yeso field test yields 180 psi and 1544 final pressure with mud and oil line readings. Pan American No 8 Greenwood drills below 9 998 feet after 2450 feet salt water. Randall Montgomery reopens Yates oil. Midwest Oil reports gas near Caprock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy County
N. M
Carper Smey Empire Joint Account
Artesia
McGruder
Empire Abo
Atoka
Four Chilean Provinces Hit by Early Morning Quakes
Four provinces Valdivia Osorno Llanquihue and Aisen in southern Chile were shaken by quakes at 6 36 and 6 42 a m EST. No casualties reported though minor damage noted in Osorno and surrounding villages per Ministry of Interior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Chile
Osorno
Ministry of Interior
Valdivia
Llanquihue
Aisen
Sunray to Drill 6100-Foot Wolfcamp Wildcat Northwest Scurry
Sunray DX Oil Co plans the No 1 Shannon Memorial Hospital well a 6100 foot wildcat test in northwest Scurry County to evaluate the Wolfcamp formation thirteen miles northwest of Snyder. The site lies west of Revilo field and near the 8,370 and 8,490 foot clusters with precise section coordinates. In Andrews County Pan American Petroleum Corp completed the No 4-H J E Parker well and reported 166 barrels of 29 gravity oil after acidizing, with 4700 feet hole depth and 100 psi tubing pressure. In Ector County Pan American also reported a two hour drillstem test at No 1 B Faksen yielding 1750 feet gas and 15 feet oil, with initial and final pressures around 102 psi and 640–1100 psi shut in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea
N. M
Midwest Oil Corp. Midland
Louisiana Land
Lea County
Wildcat
Caprock
Wolfcamp
Scurry County
Sunray DX Oil Co
Midland
Shannon Memorial Hospital
Snyder
Revilo
H&tc Survey
Andrews
Pan American Petroleum Corp
Parker
Graburg
Andrews County
Ector County
Odessa
G&emmb&a
Fasken
Ellenburger
South Basin
Blair & Price
Moss
T&p
Midiland
Texaco
Falken
E. T. Hopkins
Vecos—Mobil
Atheey
Bik
TTRR
Humble
Hinyard
T&stl Sur
Reagan—Street
Cope
T&p Sur
Reeves
Texaco No
Packer
Sterling— Rodeen
Reed
W&nw Sur
New Mexico
Lowe
Indian Basin
Carper Smey No
McGruder
Resler & Sheldon
Betty Sue
Tedrhywart
Trigg
Federal
Gulf
Reaves & Ritchie
Chambers & Kennedy
Conoco
Southern Union
Ser
Tidewater
Forest
Sunray
Concon
Hwankamer
Bondurant
Fedii
Arks Hunt
Pan American
North Mallamar
Buffalo
van American
Plains
Madera
Shell
Middleton
Harris
DA State
Drix
Royal
Emerald
Sinclair
Mahaffey
Skelly
West Jal
Dil
secony-Mobil
Tenneco
McCurdy
Roosevelt
Moreman
Wildcat Drilling Proposals Across Runnels Menard and Coke Areas
Several wildcat wells are planned across Runnels and nearby counties. Duncan Drilling Co will reenter the No. 1 A E C Lindeman in central Runnels at 4 450 feet. Caraway and Reicherd target No. 1 Mrs Dollie Coleman two miles north of Miles. Sunray DX Oil Co will drill the No. 2 Sadie Wilkinson in Menard 11 miles northwest of Menard at 3 500 feet. Allison Prestridge to drill No. 1 Guy C Barton in Coke seven miles southeast of Robert Lee. Sand dunes in the Gobi Desert are noted for rapid migration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Runnels County
Duncan Drilling Co
Big Spring
E. C. Lindeman
F. R. Jackson
A. H. Richardson
ETRA
Caraway and Reicherd
San Angelo
Dollie Coleman
T&no
Ellenburger Try
Menard
Sunray DX Oil Co
Midland
Sadie Wilkinson
Ellenburger
Robert Lee
Caldwell County School Land Survey
Weaver Ranch
Petroleum Well Listings Show Wildcat Drilling Across Texas
A series of Pan American Petroleum and related firms report numerous wildcat oil tests across West Texas and nearby areas. Listings include Nos 53 Montgomery & Davis near Levelland, ROOSEVELT New Hope Unit near Kenna, and Reagan University top wells with various depths and surface measurements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson
Pan American Petroleum Corp
Tabbock
R. C. Roger
Wildcat
T&p Sur
Lamesa
Sparenburg
Humble O&r Co
P&a
Roosevelt
N. M
Lubbock
South New Hope
Kenna Tn
New Hope
Penn
Reagan
Texas Gulf Production Co
Midland
DD University
Big Lake
Enty
Locations And Completions In Southeast New Mexico and West Texas
A read-through of detailed oil and gas location records shows multiple fields and operators across Lea and Eddy counties in southeast New Mexico, and Crane, Pecos, Garza and surrounding areas in West Texas. Entries list well names, service companies, surveying sections, depths, yardages, and initial production figures with water cut and gas or oil yields where specified.
Spanish Coal Strike Enters Its 13th Day
A strike by about 16,000 Spanish coal miners stretched into its 13th day in Asturias Province as efforts to secure a five day work week continued. The walkout involves roughly a third of the province's 50,000 miners and showed signs it might end soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oviedo
Spain
Asturias
Utility Rules Hit At Natural Gas Meeting
The Independent Natural Gas Association of America reaffirmed opposition to utility type controls on wellhead gas prices. A resolution urged uniform federal controls on wholesale gas sold to interstate pipelines and equal treatment of interstate pipeline gas and other producers by the FPC. The group also opposed coal interests’ intervention in rate cases and urged abandoning a decade-old cost allocation formula. Orville S. Carpenter was elected president. New Orleans to host the 1963 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Independent Natural Gas Association of America
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Gas Association
W. M. Elmer
Owensboro
Orville S. Carpenter
Texas Eastern Transmission Co
Houston
New Orleans
Basin Area Oil Drill Records Show Drilling and Tests
A long, clipped survey lists numerous wells in the North and Central Basins with operators including Co noco Texaco Pan American and Shell. Entries note spudding drilling testing DST core results and plugging and abandoning as wells progress through red beds lime shale and Brues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Basin Area
Shell
Looney
Lab
Knox Csl Sur
Lubbock
Conoco
Brown
Bs&f Sur
Motley
Thumbie
Matador
Matador Land & Cattle Co. Sur
Terry
Chles Service
Lindsey
Elarr Sur
Liz. Sand
Shale
Hamon
Kangana
Mc&mrr Sur
Drig
Yoarum—Larlo
Mahoney
Gibson Aur
Cactus & Fasken
Doty
PSL Sur
Dawson—Laro
El&rr Sur
O'Brien
Lee
Kent Csl
Howland
D&w
Texas Crude
Thompson
Texas Pacific
McMurtis
G. Wtrr
Fasken
Jones
Bik
G. Cush
Rgng Sur
Bik G
CCSD
Rgbg Sur
Schumacher
Lye
Reagan
T&p Sur
Texaco
Giultar
A. Raver & Cockrell Sur
Den
Burris
He Co Sur
Martin—Frankfort
Peters
Mobil
Denham
T&p
Crude Flow Up Still Runs Down
The AP reports weekly oil data showing daily crude and condensate production rose by 29,300 barrels to 7,313,010 for the week ending Friday, with four week averages 7,274,010. Refiners processed 8.346 million barrels per day, heavy fuel oil output 5.71 million, light fuel oil 13.14 million, gasoline 30.179 million, stockpiles: gasoline 178.907 million, distillate 154.657 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Petroleum Institute
Oklahoma
Inc
Texas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Actress Patrice Wymore Recovers From Kidney Surgery
Actress Patrice Wymore is recovering from kidney surgery at St John’s Hospital in Santa Monica. Attendants report her condition is excellent after the operation on Wednesday. She had been treated for pneumonia earlier this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Calif
Patrice Wymore
St. John's Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Eddy Atoka
LEA N. M
Socony Mobil Oil Co
San Andres
Mallamar
Randall F. Montgomery
Yates
Salt Lake
Continental Oil Co
Brooks
Calas Nn Restaurant
North College
FOX
Shopper Sfecial
Terey Center
Glorieta
Menard and Coke
Permian Basin
Central Asia
Gobi Desert
Pecos—Adobert Co
Owens
Gc&sf
Bakersfield
Priest & Beavers
W. T. Waggoner
Vernon
Swenson Ranch
Clatice Tannerill
Concho
Turner & West No
Davis
Eden
J. H. Johnson Sur
Ann Sheen Enamel
DUCO
Tenneco Corp
Pearl
Queen
C. W. Trainer
Roswell
Western Federal
West Texas
McElroy
A. B. Connell
H&gn Sur
Ne-Justiceburg
Martin Ackerly
Dean
F. D. Cave
FNL
N. T&p, 8 mi E-Ackerly
Mitchell
Marathon Ou Co
Nail of Trust
Bec
H&tc Sur
Se-Loraine
Pecos—Abell
Cith
George T. Abell
Patterson
West
R. H. Fulton
Buckner
Fs&wl
J. H Cbse
Sur
Sw-Plains
Dune — Gulf No
Crossett
Waddell
D&a. Dawson
Wetch — Tidewater
Ward
Estes — Gulf
Lario
Matthews
Ho Gibson
Wal Sterves
Sun OW
J. He Gibson
Gor
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