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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1963

Page

9

North Sea and West Texas Oil Rigs Highlight Drilling

Amerada reports a north Lea County wildcat in New Mexico with Shell and Marathon in Devonian and Gauged zone tests. Multiple completions and prospects in Andrews Odessa Seminole and Goldsmith areas show active drilling.

Three Wildcat Drilling Plans Reported in Crockett County

Midland based Texas American Oil Co and B W Wiseman Jr announce three wildcat wells in Crockett County near Ozona testing Strawn and Canyon formations. Wells include No. 1 A Millspaugh, No. 1 Henderson, and No. 1 Meadows with depths around 7 500 to 11 000 feet. Also notes Ellenburger flow in Pecos area and a Reeves wildcat blowout amid ongoing drilling activity.

Amerada Petroleum Corp Midland S. E. Anderson Lea County N. M Crossroads West Crossroads San Andres Seco Production Co Barnes Texas American Oil Corp Crockett County B. W. Wiseman Jr Millspaugh Henderson Ozona Delta Drilling Co L and Pauley Petroleum Corp TCRR Texas American Block ST Pecos County Effie Potts Sibley Ellenburger Northand TTRR Fort Stockton Rojo Caballos Reeves David Falken Mobil Young East Central Reeves Wildcat Bell Canyon Falken Pecos South Worsham Field North Basin Cochran Lone Star PSL Lubbock Texas Pacific Robertson L&sv Sur Terry Bik El&rr Sur Frankfort Glvan D-Ll C&mrr Coline Bik DD Gibson Sur Yoakum Humble McLaughlin LARIO Mahoney Central Basin Arfa Andrews Fasken G&mmb&a Sur Mobil No T&p Sur Borden—T. Brown H&tc Sur Riley G. Scsd&rgng Sur Vega Edmondson G. C&MRR_esur Martin—Kern Kingsfield Lee Ward Csl Sur Pbid Wolfcamp South Basin New Mexico Samedan Hunt State Eddy—Lowe Indian Basin Ume Lea—Skelly West Dal Skelly Texas Tyneh Roosevelt—Brown Ohio Federal American Trading Boys Ranch L Merchant

Wildcat Wells Seeded Across New Mexico and Texas Fields

Drilling projects in Lea New Mexico and Pecos Texas include Theiss Drilling Co and Paul DeClera with No 1 Bride water well 4 325 inches TD. PECOS site Chronister Edwards Midland No 1 University wildcat 1 579 inches TD. Majlared Petroleum Conrad No 1 and Link fid wells near Snyder Oklahoma county area with precise surface and land details.

LEA N.M Theiss Drilling Co Paul DeClera Midland Bridewater State Wildcat Malayamar Onty Seaman Wolfcamp Chronister & Edwards University UL Sur Bakersfield Cent Taylor- Link Fid Borden—Majlared Petroleum Corp.,Inc Conrad N. von Reeder Canyon H&tc Sur Snyder Cnty

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SHELL Amerada West Texas Andrews Means Humble O&r Co M. Means Humble O&r Sur WI J J. S PSL Sur T&p Goldsmith Lawson Taylor & Espy John T. Cross FWL Kermit Dev Jake L. Hamon J. E. Parker Fn&els T/Pay Esq Gor Ellenburzer Crane Abell Sir Montoya George T. Abell Paul M FSW H& TC Perts IPF Crockett — S of Crossett Pkr Wolfson 1 Co Ponder TPF Howard — F Istan Howard Fmer J. Boeseke, Jr Texas Land & Mortzaze Fne&els Shell Oil Co Mobil Yeso Mallamar Lea, N. M Marathon Oil Co Lea Unit Federal Marathon Bend Monument Sam Boren Robinson Wildiat Try Caprock Lane Wolfwater East Camp Crockett Winkler—Gulf Oil Corp Keystone Cattle Co Flying W Winkler County Wolfkcamp Andrew Carnegie The Pennsylvania Railroad Tom Scott Dunlap's 34Th Street Avenue H Fabrics—Family Park Maidenform Dallas Dolman Town & Country Family Park South Pacific Town Sandalfoot Lubbock, Texas Hanes M. O Hosiery Town & Country Family Park Post, Texas
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