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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1965
Page
2
San Andres wildcat drilled five miles southwest of Wellman in Hockley County reached 12 200 feet after a 12 500 foot target. Gas oil ratios and pressures recorded but no gauge of total volume. Degressive tests and results reported for multiple prospects across Howard and Gaines counties in west Texas.
A catalog of oil and gas locations, completions, and lease details across Midland, Dawson, Gaines, Reeves, and surrounding counties. Entries include field names, survey numbers, operator names such as Pan American Petroleum and Cabot Corp, and metrics like tracts, sections, and production rates including bopd figures.
The State Technical Services office in Austin announced readiness to help Texas businessmen access technological information to improve operations. Joe W. Tyson Jr. of Austin, a former high school science teacher, was named director. The program links federally financed research with business needs and will use federal matching funds for colleges and universities supplying specialized knowledge to businessmen. The effort is supervised locally by the coordinating board for higher education and nationally by the Commerce Department.
Texas placements totaled 2 799 000 chicks for the week ending December 11 per USDA, up 7 percent from the previous year. Hatchings reached 2 789 000, near last year. Texas also received 117 000 shipped chicks from Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma, with 71 000 moving from Texas to Arkansas and Louisiana. Wisconsin’s Menomonie Indians were first released from reservation status.
Tucker Drilling Co Inc of San Angelo completed a gas discovery at No 1 Robert Milligan Estate five miles northeast of Eldorado Schleicher County. Perforations from 5718 to 8017 feet show open flow potential 6.2 mmcf per day plus 14 barrels of distillate per mmcf and 4000 gallons of acid. Location given as 1980 feet from south and west lines of Section 71 Block II TCRR survey. Elsenburger test Upton Bates Gas Oil Co of Midland to drill No 1 Shirk Estate 8500 foot Ellenburger wildcat three miles northeast of McCamey in Upton County. Exploration amid shallow production in McCamey field positioned 660 feet from south and east lines of Section 5 Block 3 MK&T survey. The Star Spangled Banner was written September 13 1814.
The Texas Railroad Commission raised January oil production limits to 3,116,652 barrels daily, the fourth consecutive rise, with officials predicting further increases in 1966. The move follows a 31.4 percent December factor and comes as refineries run near capacity amid a Viet Nam war backdrop.
Pan American Petroleum Corp reports a San Andres oil discovery at No 107 State re entry project in Lea County with perforations from 4 825 to 4 862 feet producing 40 barrels of 26 gravity oil plus 22 barrels of water per day and a gas oil ratio of 850 1. The drillsite lies 1980 feet from south and 660 feet from west lines of Section 27 9s 35e, 143 miles southeast of a recent San Andres discovery. The article also notes a Swiss Exposition tourist submarine operating on Lake Geneva carrying up to 40 passengers and 25 000 total riders.
The South American condor boasts a wingspan of about ten feet, ranking second only to the albatross in the avian world. The measurement highlights the condor’s expansive wings and soaring flight capabilities.
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