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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1964
Page
2
Dr. Sam G. Dunn reports exploration two miles southeast of Lea in Eddy County. Drill sites detail gas byproducts, depths around 390 feet, daily gas production near 2,000,000 cubic feet, and acidizing with 500 gallons. Several wildcat and distillate findings are noted across sections near Penwell, Vel Rex, and Cherry Canyon with multiple companies involved.
Tom Green Oil firms Signal Oi and Gas Co and Louisiana and Exploration Co completed an Ellenburger discovery at No 1 S H Demere two miles southeast of Water Valley in northwest Tom Green County. An open hole from 7000 to 7100 feet yielded 66 barrels of oil with 489 gravity. 24 hour gas ratio 289 to 1. Drilled 80 feet north and 800 feet west of Hines at Section 9 Block 92 GCESE survey, 31 miles southwest of Kennemer.
Humble Oil & Refining Co flowed new oil at No 31 Ran Gell in Wasson field four miles northwest of Denver City in south Yoakum County. The operation used a 3/16 inch choke at 8 470 feet with 18 oars, tubing pressure 7 psi, and treatment with 4 000 gallons of acid. Location 1 880 feet from south and west lines of Section 23, Block D, J H Gibson survey.
About 3,000 county residents received Easter Seal letters announcing the annual campaign led by the Lubbock Cerebral Palsy Center. Dr. Esther E Snell notes the drive aims to help crippled children through treatment, with Lily Day on March 2 and door to door efforts starting March 22 through March 29. Contributions may be sent to Drawer 1121 Lubbock.
A Lubbock man Harold Long aged 49 of 2411 Ash Street was fined 650 dollars and given 10 days in jail after pleading guilty to two complaints of transportation of intox icants. Also named were Leroy Scott and Paul Meir Candless facing separate charges with varied bonds.
In Kampala a police dog bit a man after the man allegedly loitering near a store grappled with the dog and bit the officer. Police say the dog struck back in self defense and the man was arrested on a rogue and vagabond charge.
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