Lynn County Well Tests Progress On High Gravity Oil Strike
Operators preparing to complete a significant Lynn County lime reef discovery report two final wells near Sunray. Drillstem tests on Dan Auld No 1 J A Ti y show surface gas in 15 minutes, oil flow for over two hours, with open surface pressure around 200 pounds and no water detected. Steps remain to log electric data and set casing atop the pay before final completion two miles south of Lakeview and 22 miles southwest of Lubbock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn County
Sunray Oil Corp
Sunray-Sohio-Ernst
San Andres
Cla&rr
Lakeview
Evolution of Oil Storage Tanks Through the Ages
The article traces oil storage evolution from wooden barrels to upright cylindrical tanks, then to spherical metal tanks for butane and propane. It highlights airtight designs that prevent evaporation, pressure containment, and the shift to storing light refinery fractions under controlled conditions.
Completions Rise In Area With 20 Field Wells Logged
Completions across the South Plains show a continued slight uptick for the fourth straight period. Andrews County leads with six field wells completed, while Gaines and Yoakum tie for second with three each and several other counties report two or one completions. Oil yields include multiple operations with daily barrels ranging from about 18 to argued 2212 and acidizing work noted on several wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Plains
Cochran County
Gaines
Yoakum
Dawson
Howard
Scurry
Andrews
Terry
Cochran
Dawson, Garza
Hockley
Kent
Martin, Terry
Western Company announces management and sales appointments
C E Smith named sales representative for Western Company's Lubbock area with duties across Lubbock Levelland Seagraves Brownfield and surrounding territory. Charles Simmons promoted to camping services manager for Panhandle Western Kansas District directing pumping services from Berger Guymon Okla and Ulysses Kan based at Borger district offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Smith
Western Company
Lubbock
Charles Simmons
Western
Kansas
Smith
Lub- Bock
Levelland
Seagraves
Brownfield
Caprock Hotel
Simmons
Berger, Guymon
Okla
Ulysses
Kan
West Western
Permian Basin
Borger
Three Wildcats and Field Wells Planned on South Plains
South Plains oil activity shows little change week to week with three wild cats and 18 field wells staked in proven areas. Previous period had five prospectors and 17 sites. Report notes small horizontal cylinders with round ends proved effective, illustrating research by oil industry scientists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Plains
New Mexico Adds 18 New Producers in Lea County Fields
Seventeen new wells and one more in Lea County New Mexico completed this week bring 18 new producers to the region. Highlights include Texaco No 1-BT State and No 1-BS NCT-1 in West and Central Lea County with flows from Wolfcamp Devonian and Abo fields. Other producers include Magnolia No 1-C Saunders field and Gulf No 18-A Leonard Devonian. Multiple fields report acid treatments, perforations at depths between 8 000 and 13 000 feet, and varying gas oil ratios and casing pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobbs
N. M
Lea County
New Mexico
Texas Company No
Moore
Shell
ECA State
Shell Oil Company No
East Caprock
Warren
McKee
Cities Service Oil Company No. 2
Byers
DeKalb 2
Stovall
DeKalb Agricultural Association, Inc
Tide Water Associated Oil Company
Denton
Ihultipay
McAlester Fuel Company No
Pat H. McClure
Wolfcamp
West Dollarhide
Eliott
Elliott L. E. Elliott
Elliott Federal
Queensland
Queens
Stanolind Oil & Gas Company No
Y State
Gulf 18
Leonard
Gulf Oil Corporation
Sinclair Oil & Gas Company
Markham, Cone & Redfern
Wantz
Abo
Sinclair
Barton
Markham
Eubanks Markham, Cone & Redford No
Seenane
No. Oil
Texaco
Texas Company
Tulk
Central- West Sea County
BT State
Texaco No. 1
Magnolia
Magnolia Petroleum Company No
Saunders
Roswell
Chaves Councubie
Ellenburger
Texas Oil Boom Tops Billion Barrels for 1952
Texas produced 1.168 billion barrels of petroleum in 1952 and set a production record. The Texas Mid-Continent group estimates 1.028 billion barrels of crude and 140 million barrels of distillate, with 139,629 producing wells and 3,241 fields. Employment reached about 570,163, and royalty payments hovered around 450 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Texas Mid- Continent Oil & Gas Association
United States Bureau of Mines
U.S
Middle East
Hessian
Texas Oil and Gas
Local Corporations Move Offices to Midland
Western Drilling Co and affiliate Great Western Producers Inc relocate to Midland, occupying Fidelity Union Life Insurance Co building at Loraine and W Michigan. Drilling division operates as a contract rotary drilling concern. producing division details follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews County
Western Drilling Co. Inc
Tobe Foster
J. T. Lindley
Andrews
General Heareat Western Drilling Co
Great Western Producers, Inc
Eee
Midland
Fidelity Union Life Insurance Co
Atne Loraine
W. Michigan
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George T. Prigmore
Drake
Shell Oil Company
Sheridan Gas Plant
Shell Oil Co
Wildcat
Shell O11 Co
al University
Flock
PSL
Devemnian—Superior Oil Co
C University
University Lands Survey
Slaughter
Western Drilling Co
Continental Dean
Martin Csl
Lipscomb Csl
Slaughter—Western Drilling Co
League
Martin Csl Penn
Levelland—Warren Petroleum Corp
Starnes
Harrison & Brown Survey
Levelland—Blackwood & Nichols Co
C Co. R. Starnes
Brown Survey
Leverland Starnes & Fetty
Harrison & Stown Survey
Dawson County
Mungerville-Pennsylvanian
Texas Crude Co
Block M. El&rr Survey
Spraberry Deep—Seaboard Oil Co
Delaware
Ogden
Y-5
N. Té&P Survey
Gaines County
Magnolia Petroleum Co
H&j
Ccsd&rong Sur
Lower M. & Doss
Ccsd&rgng
Broward County
Scurry County
Damon M Canyon
Humble 08 & Refining Co
Herman Gartner
Terry County
Serrice
Block T. D&w
Yoakum County
Brahaney
E. P. Coats
E. D. Webb
C. E. Smith A
Conoco
Anderson Continental Oil Company
Anderson Ranch
Pennsylvanian
Hall
Ellis A. Hall and
Carpenter Drilling Company, Inc
Bone Springs
Carpenter Drilling Company No
American Republics
Federal
Eddy County
Section Drilling & Exploration Company, Inc
State-Lea
Wichita-Albany
Schlumberger Survey
Wichita- Albany
Levelland—Weastern Drilling Co. Inc
Starnes & Reed
Lehman
Rotary
Levelland—Western Drilling Co. Inc
Sundown
Warren Petroleum Corp
T. B. Duggan
Oldham Csl
Whiteface
Warren Raine
Werner Romrey
Siamgater Te Despes
Dawson County Wildeat
Cyprus Mines Corp
Union Oil Co
California
J. O. Goodson
SRB Oral
Easorsay Torrey
Lillian Scanlan
Blark Survey
Welch
Ickens County Wildcat
Skelly Oil Co
Pacific Western
George F. Smyth
H&gn
Girard
Russell
Rayen
Sun-Jones
Cosdergng
E. H. Jones
Seminole
Garza County Garsa—Alamo Corp
Kuykendall
Ab&m
Post
Sree
Nere Wildont
Kromseh Endene Denk
Redan
Curtis Survey
Stanton
Scurry Courty
Yorum Prenton Snc
Milwest
We Hick E. Psl
Carvergeof
Piains
Rinehart
Oscar L. Slaton
Lebback
Matt
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