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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1963
Page
2
Coyote Lake Exploration Co of Plainview will drill Bailey County's first wildcat well, No. 1 Dewey, as part of a Lower Permian test program reaching 6 000 feet. The project marks its initial foray in the region after an 18 month gap, aiming to confirm productive potential.
Texaco, Midland No. 1 well in Crane area yielded 41 barrels daily from 8,880 to 8,888 feet after acidizing, with dual completion as Bend oil in the Edwards 04 field. Wolfcamp zone produced 122 barrels daily from 7,892 to 7,920 feet. The well lies 15 miles north northwest of Crane, near Section 17, Block 43, T-4-S. Pan American Petroleum tests No. ey David Faksen in Circle Bar Ellenburger field with 174 barrels oil, 184 water and 48 water barrels after 3,000 gallons acidizing. later 45 barrels oil in four hours then swabbing 74 oil and 74 water barrels from another source. Location 16 miles north of Odessa, near Section 4, Block 42, T-3-N.
A dense, regionwide list of wells in North and Central Basin areas reports drilling, testing, swabbing, and production notes. Entries name operators such as Culp, Frankfort, Yoakum, Andrews, Gaines, and Texaco, with Secs, ranges, and depths. some progress includes testing, acidizing, cementing, and new wildcat locations in Yoakum, Andrews, Gaines, and Lubbock areas.
In Texas Midland area a well named No 1 Parramore near Hatchell reports 75.56 barrels of 42 gravity oil daily from 8 023 8 177 feet after 11 500 gallons of acid with 200 to 1 gas oil ratio and 600 psi tubing pressure. Nearby perforations yield 207 barrels from 7 763 7 988 feet with 3 000 gallons acid and no water. In New Mexico Lea County Shell Oil stakes South Outpost No 2 A Middleton No 2-A, contracted to 11 300 feet and 990 feet from south line, 660 feet from east line.
A list of dry holes in multiple basins includes Atlantic Refining Co. Midland No 1 John W Howland in Texas with 11.661ft to spud, Amerida Petroleum Corp Midland No 1 G Federal near Caprock with 15.564ft, and Gordon Street Inc Visher wildcat 4,500ft pad. Kunneds Kari Hoblitzelle No 4 Bob D Vaneil near Norton reports 4.733ft. An island in the Gulf of California bears Salsipuedes meaning Get Out If You Can.
Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Co. in Midland reports a second successful flow on a Pennsylvanian chert drill stem test near Upton County. The well produced oil and gas, with gas and mud flows measured, and initial shut in pressures listed, while drilling continues below 8,445 feet.
In Upton and Loving counties Texaco Gulf Oil and Strawn tests move forward. Standard Oil of Texas plans a 12 000 foot Devonian test near Rankin while Gulf Oil drills the No 6 F McElroy Ranch Strawn wildcat near Ellenburger and King Mountain pool. Texaco reenters the 4 585 foot Delaware test at Loving Fee No 1 2, Mentone area.
The well shows perforations at 1,055 to 1,065 feet with strike marks 660 feet from the section lines in GC&SFR survey area Abstract 115. Located nine miles southeast of Merizon and five miles southwest of Dove Creek, the borehole reached 1,240 feet.
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