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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1961

Page

5

Roosevelt Tries Yield Oil In New Mexico Wells

In Lea and Roosevelt counties New Mexico oil tests ongoing at several wildcat sites. Continental Oil reports core shows lime and dolomite with oil shows while drilling No 7 and No 19-B4 Meyer Federal. Test data include pressures from 116 to 130 psi and a shallow bottom at about 9,840 feet with prospects 12 miles from Lusk field and 7 miles southwest of Monument.

Pan American Petroleum Corp County N. M Great Western Drilling Corp Midland Chamber Greenwood East Eddy Lovington Coring North County Lea Monument Field Mallamar Lea County Meyer-Federal Milneland Monu Brunson Ellenburger Prairie Wood Lusk Field Roosevelt Olen F Featherstone Roosevelt County Wildcat Lea, N. M Leajworth

Wildcats Stake Deep Oil Well in Yoakum County Drilling

Deep oil flow reported from a No. 1 Thrasher well in northwest Yoakum County through a 12/64 in choke. Flowed 36 barrels per day with minor formation water, bottomed at 11,940 feet, then perforated and plugged back. Location details place the unit 12 miles NW of Plains. Palo Duro basin wildcat activity expands with several new wells in Castro and Donley counties including No. 16 L. Wills Jr. and No. 1 Witkowski. Projects in Garza and Donley counties outline future 3,000 to 5,000 foot tests offsets near existing fields.

Yoakum County Ing Co Midland Thrasher Wildcats Palo Duro Castro Donley County Castro County Ashmans and Hilliard Arney L. Wills Jr Block 6 Witkowski Wildfeat Clarendon Texas Gulf Producing Co Sunray Mid-Continent Oil Co W. J. Lewis Block, Ie D&p Survey Garza-General Crude

Basin area oil field names and well listings across region

A fragmented OCR list catalogs numerous oil and gas wells, basins, and company references across the Palo Duro Basin and Southeast New Mexico, including Pan American, Federal, and local operators. It mentions Ashmun, Hocking, Spudded Dee, Rig locations, Sec notes, and unreported or unclear entries amid scattered place names and terms like shale, perforations, and units.

Palo Duro Castro Ashmun Huilard Witkowski Hilland Dee Ivdwest Hughes Swisher Barden Rurra Jannine Wes Vourum Pan American Reardon New Gibson Sur Ele Dele Roy Central Basinares Dawson Ned McDougal Wemenied Lpepe Maman Armett Toden Reed Pace Nano Ae Mexico ARES Chaves Vniltex Lhr Laguna Arin Gandia Emperor Willarms

Dry Holes Moon Reference Lost In Scrambled Text

Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered letters and partial words. No coherent event or names emerge to identify people, places, or actions. The item appears unreadable, offering minimal factual content for a proper summary.

Nolan Wik Yields Oil On Strawn

Nolan Wik yields oil in Nolan County at Strawn. Thomas & Saxton No 1 Boyd wildcat bottomed at 26 feet and prepares for drillstem test over an unreported interval after recovering shows on earlier tests. Initial 5 350.90 feet produced 60 feet gas cut mud and 360 feet free oil with 1 420 feet salt water. Flow pressures 700 to 1150 psi.

Nolan County Thomas & Saxton Boyd

Ellenburger oil discovery near Schleicher County

Ellenburger yield reported seven miles north of Eldor as operators continue swab tests on a north Schleicher wildcat well No 1T C Men. Fractures and perforations at depths around 6 4008 to 6436 feet show new oil with swab fluids described as 29 percent oil and 70 percent water. Location given as Section 59 Block II in Schleicher County near Hulldile with production potential noted for Pennsylvanian formations.

Schleicher Eldoris Hulldile Pennsylvanian

Tragic Dunkirk Dinner Incident Shocks City

A confusing local notice reports a fatal event tied to Dunkirk with names Leones Leprincee and Luce, detailing a police response and a somber, ongoing investigation into the incident. The fragment mentions a dinner scene and a possible asphyxiation, with authorities continuing to gather facts.

Dunkirk Wwe Leones Leprincee Luce Police

Free Oil Encounter Reported in Northwest Martin County Wildcat

Hooun Martin County oil tests by Pan American Petroleum in northwest Martin County near Patricia report free oil with 15 feet recovered and 250 feet gas cut mud from Woodford and upper Devonian zones at depths around 12 000 to 12 236 feet. Devoted test used a nitrogen blanket, with flows 1010 to 1100 psi and 30 minute shut in around 5010 psi, location 22 miles southwest of Breedlove field. Cisco-Humble Oil & Refining reports Cisco sand test below 5707 feet yielding 270 feet oil and gas cut mud, gas surfaced in 48 minutes with small volume.

Martin County Pan American Petroleum Corp Midland Breedlove Wildcat Patricia Woodford Labor Briscoe County Cisco Humble Oil & Refining Co H&tc Snyder Northeastry County Camp Spring

City Service Granted Natural Price Increase

Washington AP report says Cities Service Gas Co of Oklahoma City won a $4.511 million annual wholesale natural gas rate hike from the Power Commission affecting 68 utility customers across Kansas Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma and Texas. The settlement delays further increases for 15 months and requires refunds of about $181,000 from recently credited industrial-rate hikes while industrial customers were charged the higher rates from July 22.

Washington Cities Service Gas Co Oklahoma City The Power Commission Kansas Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma Texas Citervice

Texaco Names New Director George Parker Raised In Oil Family

Texaco Inc announces the election of George Parker as a new board member. Parker hails from San Antonio with ties to Geass Parker and is a partner in Lewis Oil Co, Parker Oil, Gil Co, and other oil and gas ventures.

Ronft Rde Texaco Inc George Parker Parker Geass Parker Sanneis San Antonio Lewis Oil Co Parker Oil and Gil Co Ranchin

Cuba Schools Reopen After Fidel Celebration

KEY WEST Florida APH reports Cuba reopened schools after a nationwide fete for Fidel Castro marking the revolution's third anniversary. Schools had closed as students and teachers traveled across the country to teach peasants to read and write.

Key West

Six Japanese Killed As Bridge Collapses

Six construction workers die and five are seriously injured when a 21 foot steel bridge under construction collapsed and fell 25 feet into a ravine 18 miles from a southern Japanese city. Cause under investigation.

Nara Japan Kyodo

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