Explorations Drill and Reentries Span Northwest Texas Fields
In Cochran and surrounding counties exploration firms announce No. 10 F. C. Masten wildcat in San Andres tests sites 2% miles northwest of Bledsoe and 36 miles north of a field cluster. Andrews Texas University No. 19-M reentry targets lower Ellenburger zones. Dawson County spuds another Canyon discovery at Lester Brown near Ackerly, with initial flow 404 barrels and 1,000- foot acid treatment. Breedlove Devonian producer No. 21-B in Briscoe County completes in Breedlove field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cochran County
Bledsoe
Davis Brothers
Dallas
F. C
League
Garza Coun Ang
Morton
Ellenburger
Andrews
Phillips Petroleum Co
M_ Texas University
Fullerton
Phillips
Ackerly
Patricia
Martin County
Breedlove
Martin—Pan American
Breedlove League
Briscoe County School
Basin area oil and gas drilling notes listed by fields
The document lists multiple oil and gas prospects in the Palo Duro Basin and surrounding areas. Entries include field names such as CENTRAL BASIN AREA and GAINES ASHMAN HILLARD NO 2, with sections, block numbers, operators like Conoco Samuels and Penrose & Anderson, and references to shale and anhydrite. It reads as a survey of leases, drilling targets, and well designations with limited context on status or outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Duro
Castro Ashman & Millard
Withowski
Deaf Smith—Athmon & Mmllard
Mlawext
Hughes
General Crude
Firitin
Blk Ty Atold Ae Barrett
Posur
Metirath “& Smith Ead Soest
Shilpa
TSN
TAP Sur
Gaines-Ashman
Hillard
PYL Sur
Mapsey
Prichard
Jove
Lge
Briscoe Csl Sur
Mills Patton
Bik rePaur
An Brant
Scurry
Penrose & Anderson
Carwil Browning
Biewe
Ime
Shale
Oilmen Decry Interior Oil Import Boost
Texas oilmen voiced disappointment at the Interior Department move to boost crude imports for the first half of 1962. Leaders from IPAA TIPRO and state associations urged immediate action to tighten the program, calling for cuts and stronger limits to protect domestic production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins
James Russell
Abilene
Texas
Oil & Gas Association
Kennedy
Office of Emerimport
Tester Clark
Breckenridge
Son of America
Ipaa Import Com
TIPRO
Ment
Roland Rodman
Oklahoma City
IPAA
Ates
Avalanche Journal
Dallas
Interior Department
West
Executive Department
M. D. Bryant
San Angelo
Marvin McCullough
Wichita Falls
J. W. Collins
Amarillo
Wildcat Drilling Tests Dean Formation in Reagan County
A set of oil and gas wells test new formations across Reagan Pecos and Ward counties. Texola Drilling Co. will drill No L-71-TP to 7 200 feet near Big Lake to probe the Dean formation while Rocker B Ranches reenters No 1-107-TP to 6 800 feet testing the Dean. Queen Wildcat for Sage Brush Oil drills No 1-B E. J Marston near Monahans. Abell Bancroft seeks field designation for two Glorieta gas wells in Cameron County with high potential open flow, while Pecos firms report Devonian tests and a Gulf Oil wildcat workover yielding oil and large gas output near Fort Stockton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District 8 Railroad Commission
Midland
Texola Drilling Co., Inc
Dallas
Dean
Reagan County
Stiles
Ellenburger
Fusselman
T&p Survey
Big Lake
Rocker 'B
San Andres
Sage Brush Oil
Odessa
E. J Marston
Ward County
Monahans
PECOS
Abell & Brancroft
Cameron
Glorieta
H&tc
Imperial
Pecos County
Southland Royalty
Abell and Bancroft
H&tc Survey
Lea Pool Extended Wildcat Yields Oil Gas in Lea County
In southeast Lea County New Mexico a 9 000 foot wildcat from Midland No 1 C E Federal recovered strong oil and gas shows in the Vivian formation of the Lower Clear Fork. Drill stem test from 6 468 510 feet yielded 465 feet of heavy oil and gas mud 3 180 feet of gas in drill pipe and a gallon of free oil at the botto m Flow pressures 160 to 220 pounds shut in 2 160 pounds initial and 1 340 final. Bottomed at 6 576 feet and to take another DST. Location 1 % miles east of Penrose Skelly field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea County
N.M
Roosevelt County
Pangie
Jal
Blair
Dept Price
Midland
C&e-Federal
Vivian
Lower
Clear Fork
Penrose- Skelly
Sea Pool
Lea
N. M
Trice Production Co
T. Hutcherson
Jenkins (Wolfcamp
Lea ‘County
Crossroads
Retiring Tkard Visits President Kennedy
Rep Frank Tkard of Texas retired from Congress and plans to become executive director of the American Petroleum Institute. He said his White House call was a courtesy visit aimed at bidding farewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Frank Tkard
D-Tex
Congress
Kennedy
Tkard
House
American Petroleum Institute
White House
Pope John XXIII Hosts Blind Audience at St Lucia Feast
In Vatican City Pope John XXIII received blind persons in his weekly audience. He said he would pray for the blind worldwide during this feast of St Lucia patron of the blind. The event marked a saintly observance as the pope greeted attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
John XXIII
St. Lucy
Santa Lucia
Pope John
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Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Breedlove Field
Jim West
The
Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association
U. S
Decker
Saraien
Caprock Center
White's
Zale
52Nd Street
Ker Socony No
Ellenbureer
Elizabeth Armstrong
Dawson —Ackerty"Dean
Midwest Oil Geraunn
Restarein
Ek AE Ju
SMN
Atkerrys MI Wes
Andrew North
Cowden
W. Laer
Mu TA Culat University
Ft. Fel
BND
Tung
Acti Bapa
Diet Wie
Anvirews
Penaasivantan
Sovony Sol
Sia
Pete
Mio
Ray
Bon
Andrew Ach
Wats
Asin
Wes
Ooms
Reagan
Wildcats
Fort Stockton
TXL Oil Corp
T&p
Gulf Oil Corps
I. F. Reynolds
J. W. Danile Survey
Thurs
FBI
Footjoy
Stetson
Packard
Stacy Adams
Churchill
Dunlap’s
Pope
Family
Kentucky
Bond Kentucky
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