Gas in Devonian Zone Noted in Lubbock Paper
The December 12 1962 Lubbock Avalanche Journal notes gas issues in the Devonian zone with a Deep Irion Gordon Knox and Associates No 1 Sugar outpost location at 10 miles north of Barnhart and related survey references. It also mentions Rice F Tynn No 1 James Sanford wildcat drill site near Tankersey and Canada potentially changing traffic laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Irion
Gordon Knox and Associates
Barnhart
H&tc Sur
Tom Green
Rice F. Tynn
James A. Sanford
Tankersey
A. Leitenberg
Deep wildcat gas show and multiple oil tests in Lea and surrounding counties
In Lea County New Mexico the No 1 West Jal wildcat by Skelly shows a slight gas reading on a Devonian test at 15 400 ft with 314 hours open, while Pan American perforates the Morrow zone at 13 100 137 ft in the Buffalo unit near Lea County. Pan Am acidizes and swabs, with water recovery and earlier open hole tests indicating potential production in multiple formations. Other wildcats drill in Chaves Eddy Roosevelt and San Andres districts report varied depths, spacings, and preliminary findings as operators prepare further tests and completions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skelly Oil Co
Midland
No. 1
West Jal
Lea County
N.M
Wildcat
Delaware Basin
Skelly
Morrow
Lea, N.M
Pan American Petroleum Corp
Lubbock
Buffalo
West Lea County
Pan Am
Fusselman Zone
North Basin Area
Hale
Humble
Latrick
Elk
El&rr
Arfa Andrews
G&mmb&a Sur
Union Texas
Wolfcamp
Borden—Dob
Miller
Gibson Sur
Abel & Bancroft
Clayton
T&p Sur
Mallard
Conrad
H&tc
Dawson
Shofner
Kendrick
PSL
WTRR
Mobil
H. D&w
Ford
Texas
Chilton
Lab
Lige
Gray Csl
Thompson
Howard
Texaco
Alkman
Smith
Martin—Kern
Kingsfield
Lyc
Ward Csl Sur
Fuller
H&t C Sur
San Andres
Prospect
Texaco No
Fuisler
H&ic
South Basin
Falken
G&mmb&a
Glasscock—Hanley
Clark
T&p
New Mexico
Chaves
Amerada
Federal
Sumedan
Hunt State
Southeast Kent County oil drillers chart new wildcat zones
Kent and Dawson draw Wildcats in southeast Kent County as Hoggart and Fitzgerald target a 5,600 foot rotary wildcat near Rotan and 15 miles northwest of the Rough Draw field. In Dawson County, Lovelady to drill a 5,100 foot San Andres wildcat seven miles southwest of Welch, near Welchs San Andres field. Extension at Andrews Midland reports a North Bakke Pennsylvanian extension well with initial 457 barrels per day oil through a 16/64 choke after acidizing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent County
Hoggart and Fitzgerald
Robert F. Frost
Rotan
I. W. Lovelady
Odessa
San Andres
Dawson County
Welch
El&rr
Andrews — Ashman & Hilliard, Midland
J. L. Green Jr
Martin—Mabee
Texaco Inc
Mabee
Stanton
Sur
Andrews
Bakke
Wolfcamp
J. E. Parker
Penn
Cochran—Levelland
OWWO
United Co
Marty Wright
Mills Csl Sur
Crane—University Waddell
Dev
W. N. Waddell
PSL
Grayhburg
UL Sur
Dawson—Welch—Davison & Pembrook
E. von
Ector—Penwell
Gtor
Midhurst O Corp
Millard Fildson
Fn&els
Cummins
Fs&wis
T&p Sur
Border Wildcat Sites Spotted
E. P. Thomas of Abilene will drill No. 1 William Stevens Estate a 3050 foot wildcat six miles northwest of Winters in north Runnels County. It sits 660 feet from south and 660 feet from west lines of Section 81 CTRR survey. Wayne Petroleum Co. of Abilene plans No. 2 Olivia B McCutcheon a 1500 foot rotary wildcat in west Menard County six miles east of Fort McKavett. Drillsite lies 467 feet north and 150 feet west of Section 13 Blk A GH&SA survey seven miles southeast of Shaheen field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mallamar
Tonto Field
Buffalo Pool
Wildcats
Chaves
N.M
Roy Whittenburg
Amarillo
Chaves County
Eddy
John A. Yates
Artesia
Jane
Eddy County
M.M
Carlsbad
McMillan Field
Penn Project
Roosevelt
Roosevelt County
Milneland
Tom Brown Drilling Co., Inc
Midland
San Andres
Charles A. Lee
Dale Federal
Discovery
Pecos
Elkins
E. P. Thomas
Abilene
William Stevens
Winters
North Runnels
Paul Thomas
CTRR
Menard — Wayne Petroleum Co
Olivia B. McCutcheon
West Menard County
Fort McKavett
Blk. A
Gh&sa
Shaheen
Multiple oil wells and tests across basins and fields
A compilation of drillings and operations across the North and Central Basins detailing well numbers, operators, sections, surficial regimes, depths, and current actions including drilling, perforating, DSTs, and plugging. Notable entries involve Union Texas, Texaco, Shell, and Amoco activities with various formations such as lime and shale and several DSTs and open intervals.
Locations And Completions Update From Texas Oil Wells
Readable sections list numerous oil and gas wells across Texas counties including Andrews, Crane, Ector, Hockley, Howard, Martin, and others. Entries cover operator names, location descriptors, legal blocks, elevations, depths, production metrics, casing, and gas oil ratios. Leopoldville note mentions Congo Kasai Province factory production uptick from unofficial sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopoldville
Congo
Kasai Province
Shell Stakes Wildcats In Pecos Area
Shell Oil Co. of Midland plans two 900 foot wildcats in northeast Pecos County eight miles northwest of Iraan to test the Cretaceous Toborg formation at Amacker locations. Ector County tests No 2 Moss Devonian with a triple strike on No 1 Moss after long swabbing. flow reported. Pecos Socony Mobil completes No 3 Wayne Moore as a Waha gas extension with potential 9.468 million cu ft per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shell Oil Co
Midland
Pecos County
Iraan
Toborg
Moss
Ector County
Elienburger
Strawn and Connelli
Harper Field
T&p
Pecos
Socony Mobil Oil Co. Inc
Wayne Moore
Waha
Bell Canyon
Fort Stockton
Public
Gregg County grand jury hands down 209 oil indictments
Gregg County Texas indictments total 209 against 44 people in the slanted oil well scheme. Notables include State District Judge David C Moore and former Gregg County Judge Earl Sharp. Charges include theft conspiracy bribery with named defendants from Longview Kilgore Tyler and other East Texas towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longview
Tex
UPI
Gregg County
East Texas
David C. Moore
Moore
Earl Sharp
Sharp
L. D. Muraphy
Nelson Decker
Railroad Commission
Texas
Texas Legislative Committee
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Attorney General
Gregg County Grand Jury
Ewing Adams
Reed Allgood
LD. L. Baker
Henderson
Joe Blalack
M. C G. Brock
Houston
Robert Cargill
Charles Christopher
Max Clark
Tom Cook Jr
W. O. Davis Jr
Gladewater
Kilgore
Daryl Gaumer
C. C. Green
Adwater
J. B. Hallmark
Tyler
Harry Harrington Jr
Ed Hearne Jr
Raymond Hedge
M. X. Hobbs
Willam Hobbs
Harry C. Jones
J. D. Laird
Ho B E. Long
Charles W. Lutes
K. Maxwell
L. D. Murphy
A. FE
Jack) McCubbin
J. Rex Stesall
G. W. Teer
Corpus Christi
Also Mentioned on This Page
Canada
Lea
Malayamar
Wolf Camp
Schwinn Bicycles
Schwinn
Dan Norman
Cloud Nine
Kent
Milnesand
Corr
Sunray DX Oil Co
M. Federal
West Texas
Humble O&r
John L. Dribell
PSL Sur
Gulf Oil Corp
Crane
Rt. Univ.Waddell
Texas Gulf Prod. Co
Y University
Rt. Ector
Goldsmith
D. W. St. Clair
Hockley—Yellowhouse (Sa
Pan ‘American Pet, Corp
Tom Cobb
Haskell Csl
Levelland
Howard Glasscock
W&nw
Shell
Thomas
UPTON—S/Crossett
Atlantic
Cordova
Shell Stakes
East
Gregg Grand Jury
Owen H. Thomas
Also J. W. Tyner
Arthur Vaughn
Santa
Daddy
Merry Christmas
Louise Bil
Broadway
Roy McEachern
Bubbock Country Club
Lubbock, Texas
United States Post Office
Highland Soptiet Church
Safeway
Roswell
Sends
Er and
Nienner
Town & Country
Westinghouse
Nunn Electric Co
Fredricks Company State Heating and
Airco Heating and
Shipman Plumbing Company
Lamesa, Texas
Taylor Metal Products
Morton, Texas
Foster Plumbing Company
Amarito
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