Oil and gas tests mark activity in Lea County New Mexico
Drilling near Caprock in Lea County reports gas show at 11,100 feet with a flow rate of 2,004,000 cubic feet per day and heavy gas cut mud. Sin clair’s No 1 Seaman Unit finds 9 feet of oil and 2,000 feet water blanket in a Pennsylvanian interval during a three hour drillstem test. Humble No 1 South Saunders shows 20 feet drilling mud and 665 pounds flowing pressures. Amerada No 1 North Knowles Unit eyes a fourth DST after packer failures while Sunray Mid-Continent advances at Lane-Wolf field and Cisco swabs latest work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia Pet. Coe
Lea County
N. M
S. P. Johnson
Caprock
Mallamar
Humble Oil and Refining
South Saunders
Amerada No. 1
North Knowles
Sunray
Lane-Wolf Camp
New Olson
Packer
Cisco
Phillips finds Strawn pay, completes Fusselman field wells
Phillips Pet. Co. reports success in Howard County Big Spring area with No. 2B Johnie well testing Strawn gas and oil, initial flow 411 MCF oil 132 MCF, 22 970 feet oil and 270 feet oil and gas mud recovered, no water. Nearby No. 1 A Othello Fusselman well yields 265 BPD from 9 648 to 9 660 feet, tubing 150 psi, GOR 881 1, gravity 46 2. Johnie No. 1-B flows back oil with 650 BPD gauge 21/64 inch choke, 382 barrels to go, plugged back to 6 506 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips Pet, Co
Big Spring-Fusselman
Howard County
Phillips
Fusselman
Big Spring
T&p
Johnie
Andrews Explorer Drilling Fails To Find Pay In Central Andrews
Two drillstem tests at Humble Oil and Refining Co. No 1 Elizabeth Armstrong in central Andrews County fail to uncover pay shows. First test from 2,105 to 2,335 feet yielded 1,000 feet of water blanket. shut in at 1,670 pounds. Second test from 12,270 to 12,336 feet produced 1,500 feet of water blanket and 2,630 feet of salty sulfur water. shut in at 4,940 pounds after one hour. Drilling continues below 12,531 feet near Section 11, Block A-45, five miles northeast of Andrews. Magnesia No 1-EE Falken reports 10,717 feet in lime and chert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humble Oil and Retaining Co
Elizabeth Armstrong
Andrews County
Shutin
Andrews
Rubber tree cultivation spans vast Indian lands
More than 215 700 acres in India are devoted to the cultivation of rubber trees, reflecting extensive agricultural use and crop importance across regions.
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India
Vaccine Shortage Easing As June Vaccine Release Surges
Washington report notes the acute polio vaccine shortage may be ending in many areas as production runs at current rates. Public Health Service released 7,172,396 shots in June, nearly double any prior month, with hopes of continued easing if supply holds.
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Washington
Marion B. Folsom
Folsom
Public Health Service
Free oil found in Gaines Tester No. 9 Proctor well shale test
An unidentified formation yielded free oil and gas at Cities Service Oil Co. No. 9 Proctor in Gaines County west Seminole area. Test interval 8,722 to 8,786 feet showed 120 feet of tree oil and 480 feet of oil and gas mud. flowing pressure 170 to 475 psi. 30 minute shut in 545 psi. Well location details and other drilling notes follow with multiple nearby wells and prospects in the region.
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Cities Service Oil Co
Proctor
West Seminole
Gaines County
Leonard
Wildcat
Ccsd&rgng
Seminole
McRae
Henry Gaston
Magnolia
Palmer County
Yoakum
Honolulu
Clanahan
Lower Clear Fork
Prentice-Glorieta
Upper Clear Fork
J. H. Gibson Gurvey
Plains
Prolific Dual Strike Completed In Hockley's North Smyer Area
Honolulu Oil Corp reports completion of No. 20-A Ellwood Estates in North Smyer area Hockley County with two pay zones in Strawn lime and Canyon dolomite, flow testing at 1 015 barrels per day from 9 968 to 9 888 feet and 1 067 barrels per day potential from 9 610 to 9 638 feet, both wells flowing after treatment.
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Honolulu Oil Corp
Midland
Ellwood Estates
North Smyer
Hockley County
Gaines County
Ellwood
R. M. Thompson
Smyer
Honolulu
Great Western Drig. Co
Ralph Fair
T. F. Jones
Levelland
Cochran—Union of
Calif
Hamnon
Texas Pacific
Stell Thompson
Lynn—Hancock
Suniland
San Andres
Pair Of Duals Finaled In Lea County Oil Field
Sinclair Oil and Gas Co reports the dual completion in Lea County New Mexico with two wells in the Dean Multipays field. No. 3 396 State Lea produced 972 barrels oil daily from Devonian at 13 690 13 720 feet with a 79 1 gas oil ratio and 52.1 API gravity. No. 2 396 State Sea yielded 738 barrels oil daily at 13 654 13 702 feet with 80 1 gas oil ratio and 53.5 API gravity. Strawn perforations produced 288 barrels oil daily at 11 446 11 578 feet in the same section. Both wells were acidized, cased, and completed with multizone intervals and varying chokes.
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Sinclair Oil and Gas Co
Lea County
N. M
State Lea
Increase in Farm Land Value Reported by Agriculture Agency
The Agriculture Department said the value of U S farm land rose in all regions in the year ended last March with the national average value increasing, signaling a broad rise in farmland values across the country.
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Agriculture Agency
Washington
U.S
Agriculture Department
Regional Price Increases Hit Southeast Most Hard
The report notes 4 percent overall rise with the largest gains of 5 to 11 percent and higher observed in the Southeast, indicating regional inflation pressures.
Oswego discovery reported in Hansford County Texas
The Texas Company announced an Oswego discovery in the Twin Morrow field in northeastern Hansford County. A drillstem test recorded 360 barrels of oil in four hours with 1,260 feet free oil recovery and a flowing pressure up to 1,350 pounds. The well lies about 13 miles northeast of Spearman, near Spearman townsite, with perforations at 6,165 to 6,210 feet and 6,185 to 6,210 feet. Rip Underwood and Parker Petroleum Co. also located a 9,500-foot rotary wildcat named No 1 Johnson in Ochiltree County, near Harbaugh Field and Perryton.
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Texas Company
Arts
Oswego
Twin Morrow
Hansford County
Texas Panhandle
Spearman
H&tc Survey
Ochiltree County
Rip Underwood and Parker Pet. Co
Venture
T&no
Harbaugh Field
Perryton
Several Field Maneuvers To Test New Army Concepts
The Army plans seven major field maneuvers in the coming year to test new tactics. About 84,000 soldiers will participate, 24,000 fewer than last year, with 26,000 taking part in the April exercise in the Ft. Polk area stressing command control over long distances.
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Washington
Ft. Polk
Four oil wildcat prospects listed in West Texas and New Mexico
Four exploratory oil ventures span Kent and Borden counties in Texas and Chaves Roosevelt counties in New Mexico. Empire Oil Co of Texas targets 7 100 feet in Kent County while Anderson Prichard Oil Corp plans 7 200 feet in Borden County. Magnolia Pet Co begins 9 000 foot well in Chaves County and Wallie Whitehead pursues 8 500 feet in Roosevelt County.
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West Texas
New Mexico
Kent County
Empire Oil Co. of
Texas
Dallas
iNo
W. A. Mays
W&nw
Venture
Clairmont
Anderson Prichard Oil Corp
BR. Clark
Borden County
Gall
T&p
Chaves County
N.M
Wildcat
Magnolia Pet. Co. No. 1M. C. Brown
Magnolia
Roosevelt County
Wallie Whitehead
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