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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1963

Page

4

Deep Oil Wells Draw Five Wildcat Explorations

Five wildcats in Eddy and Lea Counties, ranging depths from 650 to 12,800 feet, are planned by Pan American, Canero, Estelle Yates, Klesper, and Lambie units. Projects target Pennsylvanian formations near Carlsbad and Artesia with several deep tests and a Lea County reentry to 4,800 feet. Curtis R. Inman and Oscar Bourg Drilling Co. lead the exploration efforts.

Eddy County Pan American Petroleum Corp Lubbock Big Eddy Carlsbad Magruder Curtis R. Inman Midland

Two Wildcats to Be Dug In Fisher and Runnels Counties

Three oil prospect stories: Lake Oil & Gas and Griffin & Roach plan No. 1 Dix 4700 ft Canyon sand wildcat in northeast Fisher County near Hamlin. Texas Pacific Coal and Oil No. 1 U S Gypsum Co. test Ellenburg area near Newman. Bridwell Oil Co. No. 1 George Garrett in Runnels County 4650 ft for Gardner sand.

Fisher County Lake Oil & Gas Co Griffin & Roach, Midland Hamlin Tolar Cisco H&tc Sylvester Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Co U.S. Gypsum Co Newman Runnels Bridwell Oil Co Abilene George Garrett Gardner Dick Richardson Gardner Lime Hatchell Carter Anderson Sths Burton Fisher Rough Draw Noodle Creek Tom B. Medders Wichita Falls Wildcat Rotan Block H&tc

Wildcat Drilling Plans Across Texas and New Mexico Areas

Ward and Reagan Counties report 10 500 foot wildcats to test Ellenburger. No 1 Yarborough & Allen in Ward County lies near Mona hans and Monahans field. Reagan County No 1 Calvin Sugg well 18 miles south west of Garden City targets Wolfcamp pool. Ector County No 43 D J Johnson San Andres wildcat lies 72 miles northwest of Odessa.

Standard Oil Co. of Texas Midland Calvin Sugg Garden City Barbee Wichita-Albany T&p Survey Wolfcamp McKee CRANE Crane County Crane, Bell & Cansfiell Sand Hills ECTOR Cosden Sinclair Oil & Gas Co J. L. John‘son San Andres Ellenburger Wildcat Gaines Perry R. Bass Mobil Atlantic Gaines County Seminole

Descriptive Oil Wildcat Listings across Eddy Lea and Dawson Counties

A series of oil and gas well listings across Eddy and Lea counties in New Mexico and adjacent Dawson area. Entries name operators such as DeKaih Agricultural Assan Inc, David Fasken, Robert Hanagan, Hollido Oil & Gas Co, Carper Drilling, and Neville G Penrose. showing wildcat wells with depths, target sections, and proximity to towns like Carlsbad Artesia and Midland, with limited or no production noted.

New Mexico Chaves Olen F. Featherstone Roswell Federal Fn& Wli Artesia C-Yates Drug Co Eddy — Shugart L. T. Pateno Ad& Dress Monterey Mallamar Chincaid & Watsop Dris Co Square Lake Bod Dean Ltd Midland Mobil State LEA — Bilmebry Shell Oil Co Taylor-Glenn Eunlee - Atlantic Refining Co Southern Union Production Co Dallas Lovington-State C. Huron Drng Co Roosevelt — Milensand San Andres Robert A. Dean Martin — Ackerly Dean Sd Texaco Inc Albert Trust T&p Sur Ackerly Rm Midland Dora Roberts Dev Cities Service Prod. Co Dora Roberts Ranch FNL T&p Mitchell Satan E-Howard Anderson Box Westbrook Wir Well & Com Gatliff Winkler — Hendrick H. C. Hood Albritton & Meyer Wilkinson-Foster Fnl Elk. F. GA MMB Mid Geo. Sealy Sur Be-Winkler Malaga Enty Eddy N.M Robert G. Hanagan Bell-Mederal Wildcat Carlsbad Wills Hollido OU & Gas Co Anderson Federal Fs&els Cnet Lakewood Lea Carper Drilling Cruz (Dela Martin — Joseph I. O'Neill Lindsey Grayburg Cnty

Oil wildcats test Devonian and Pennsylvanian in Kent and Martin counties

Cox amends Martin attempt reentering No 1 Bilby Wallace to 7100 ft test Pennsylvanian in eastern Kent County near Jayton. John L Cox to drill No 3 McAlpine Grisham to 10500 ft Devonian wildcat near Stanton, Martin County. Borden County wildcat No 1 Clayton bottoms at 9810 ft with free oil and gas cut mud tests. West Texas operators report multiple drillstem tests and casing plans across Borden and Gaines counties as flow pressures and shut-in readings are noted.

William C. Banks Midland Bilby Wallace Kent County Jayton Hiawatha Oil Co East Clairemont H&tc Martin John L. Cox Martin County Stanton T&p Survey Borden— Abel & Bancroft, Midland Borden County Clayton Gail Fusselman T&p Good Borden — Mallard Petroleum, Corp

New Painless Ulcer Cure Promises Quick Relief

A non surgical treatment offers hope for stomach ulcers with an hour long doctor visit. The January Reader's Digest reports on a painless method that could spare millions from diets and drastic surgery, proposing a faster path to healing.

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