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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1963

Page

2

Permian Oil Discoveries Reported Across Eddy Lea Counties

In Chaves Eddy and Lea counties, wildcat drilling uncovers multiple Permian plays. Yates Petroleum gauges the No 1 Yates in Eddy County flowing oil, Shamrock drills No 1 Nix Cur tis State as a Permian discovery, and C W Trainer completes No 1 Simmons in Lea County with potential oil and water production.

Eddy N. M Eddy County N.M Yates Petroleum Corp Artesia Yates

Reeves Wildcat Sets Test Pipe in Reeves County

In east central Reeves County David Falken of Midland plugged back wildcat No 111 Mobil Young to 5 250 feet, set 52 inch casing at 5 200 feet and ran logs before testing the Delaware. A two hour test from 6 550 to 5 580 feet yielded 1 840 feet of gas and 150 feet of gas cut mud. Deepened to 6 618 feet with no total depth test. Earlier a two hour Delaware test from 5 115 to 37 feet produced 142 minutes of gas at 780 000 cubic feet per day. 120 feet of gas cut mud recovered with slight oil. Location 660 feet from north and west lines of Section 11, Block 50, T-7, T&P survey, 14 miles SE of Pecos, 3 miles W of South Worsham field.

Max Wilson Roswell Baverdorf Federal Lea County N.M Loving Trieste Draw Delaware Chaves Midwest Oil Corp Midland Mobil Federal Chaves County Caprock Mescalero Artesia San Andres Lakewood Eddy County Shamrock Drilling Co Nix & Curtis Millman Field Reeves County David Falken Mobil Young Borden DOB Oil Properties Inc F. W. Holbrook Ellenburger Frank Miller Section Block J. H. Gibson Gail Romac Dalton Penn)field Seminole Doss Andrews Texaco, Inc Lowe Dean, Ellenburger J. E. Mabee Dean Andrews County G&mmb&a Tom Green Fortune Drilling Corp Stansberry Tom Green County Christoval H&tc Survey Atrice Discovery Upton Humble Oil and Refining Co McElroy Ranch Co Wolfcamp Jack Herbert Upton County Crane Wiseman I&gn Ozona Pecos Mississippi River Fuel Corp J. C. Trees Estate Pecos County Wildcat H&gn Fort Stockton Waha Texas Pacific Coal & Oil Co Penn Ellenberger King Mountain Pool Strawn Ellenburger and Fusselman Mk&t McCamey

Space Answers for Curious Minds Condensed in Digest

A condensed Popular Science article reprinted in Readers Digest answers space questions. It covers gravity on satellites after launch and methods to return a astronaut from the Moon without complex Canaveral launch gear. Includes twelve additional space queries with concise explanations.

Moon Canaveral Popular Science

OCC Group Sets Meeting February 4

The Interstate Oil Compact Commission Executive Committee will meet in Oklahoma City on February 4 starting at 9:30 a.m. Chairman Governor Matthew E Welsh of Indiana will preside. Member states Albania Arkansas Colorado Illinois Indiana Kansas Louisiana Mississippi New Mexico Oklahoma and Texas. Committee appointments and routine financial matters will be discussed.

Interstate Oil Compact. Commission Olahoma City Matthew E. Welsh Indiana Albania Arkansas Colorado Illinois Kansas Lousiana Mississippi New Mexicio Oklahoma Texas

Muscular Dystrophy Drive Underway in Tulsa Jaycees Take Lead

The Jaycees in Tulsa chair a Muscular Dystrophy fundraising campaign running through January 17. Dwayne Simpkins and Bueal Lee Thompson lead the drive with a door to door solicitation planned for today.

Tulia Tulsa Jaycees Dwayne Simpkins Bueal Lee Thompson

TIPRO Assesses Kennedy Oil Import Order Limits

The Tipro analysis challenges the November 30 1962 Presidential Proclamation asserting limited impact on U S oil producers market growth. It notes some changes but says the order alone fails to guarantee reduced imports or stability, while suggesting independents may gain balance of payments advantages.

Tipro Kennedy U. S

Devonian wildcats drill offsets in Texas fields

Oil firms announce offsets and new wildcat wells in West Texas. Sinclair plans 12,200 foot No. 1 Vera Vann in Yoakum County south of Bronco. Gaines County hosts 13,500 foot No. 1 Mobil Atlantic west of Seminole. Lubbock area sees No. 2 J C Wheeler offset in Edmison Clear Fork field. Borden-Dob and Holbrook report Ellenburger tests at No. 1 Frank Miller north of Borden County with gas and oil flows.

Yoakum County Sinclair Oil & Gas Co John H. Gibson

Upton Strike Gauged Crockett and Tom Green Drilling Notes

In southern Crockett County and Tom Green County Texas, Cypress drilling activity tests Pennsylvanian formations with No 1A Henderson wildcat in Crockett and No 1 Stansberry Strawn wildcat in Tom Green. Upton Humble Oil reports Wolfcamp pay, gas volumes and tubing tests near Crane and Monahans while Ward County wells show 165 barrels daily. Midland firms progress toward deeper targets near Ozona and Fort Stockton.

Marble Surfaces Treated Like Valuable Furniture

Advice emphasizes protecting marble furnishings by using coasters under glasses and promptly cleaning spills to prevent damage and staining.

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