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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1963
Page
3
Northeastern Chaves County reports a 7 200 foot Devonian wildcat by Sinclair Oil near Elkins with promising open flow potential. In Chaves and Lea counties Marathon Oil advances Lea field project with Devonian oil pay and gas from Bend gas zone.
In Pecos and Crockett counties the latest drilling updates include wildcat No. 1 Henderson testing dual zones in Crockett and Canyon sands with gas flow after perforations and acidizing. Pecos operations report 8.9 million dfph gas at Effie Potts Sibe y No. 1-B Ellenberger and a 347 000 cfpd Shell wildcat at Hershenson as swabbing continues.
A wide range of oil and gas activity spreads through the Texas basins with multiple operators reporting drilling, drilling depths, logs, and mud recovery. Wells in the North Central, Central, East, South and Southeast basins show ongoing testing, swabbing, and preparations for acidizing and production, including new finds near Ozona and Imperial with depths reaching beyond 18,000 feet in the deep tests.
Readable OCR item catalogs oil and gas well locations and completions in Southeast New Mexico and West Texas. Entries cover Lea Roosevelt Eddy and surrounding counties with operator names, field names, sections, sizes and production hints, noting multiple wells with specific legal descriptions and technical data.
Oil and Gas Journal reports a nationwide decline of 84 050 barrels per day last week bringing total to 7 272 750. Oklahoma down 62 000 to 518 500, Louisiana 8 125 to 1 362 575, Colorado 2 300 to 111 300. Texas up 9 900 to 2 506 450. Arkansas 75 000 and New Mexico 301 000.
CRALGHON'S BUSINESS COLLEGE at 1414 Texas Ave announces new shorthand classes starting February 4. The program promises rapid skill growth with day and night sessions over six weeks and aims to lift students above untrained workers. For details, call PO5-5344.
Frankfort Oil Co of Midland reports a second 11 500 foot Strawn wildcat in northwest Terry County 12 miles NW of Brownfield. The No 1 W A Coons is a southeast offset to Frankfort’s No 1 B E Givan with bottomed at 10 305 feet in lime shale and dolomite. No significant shows. A further No 1 Coons location sits near Leeper Glorieta field and Slaughter San Andres region, with Mississippian project 800 feet deep and an outpost to the West Lamesa Spraberry field.
William C. Cowan a Pan American Petroleum engineer in the Lubbock District Office earned a ten year service pin presented by Neil S. Whitmore. Cowan a Texas A&M mechanical engineering graduate, has served in multiple Pan American roles at facilities including South Fullerton Gasoline Plant Andrews Area Sweetwater Abilene and Lubbock offices.
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