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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1954
Page
9
Multiple drillstem tests in central Andrews County report oil flows and gas shows. The Wood Jey Petroleum Co. No 10 and Parker wildcat tests yielded oil with no water, while other wells show varied results in the Pennsylvanian and Ellenburger formations. Several sites, depths, and perforation intervals are listed with ongoing testing and completions.
Phillips Petroleum Co. No. 1 Quartz drillstem test in Borden County yields gas surface blow, 900 feet of oil and gas cut mud, no free oil, and ongoing shale test from 7,295 to 7,395 feet in Section 15 near Gail.
The modern jury system traces to William the Conqueror who summoned 12 lawful men from each district to determine taxes owed by landowners.
Superior Oil Co. No. 123 G. T. McAlpin 12 400 foot wildcat yielded no oil after a drillstem test from 10 103 to 10 124 feet with 30 feet mud 35 feet muddy water and no oil indications. Nearby Wilshire Oil Co. No. 12 30 Federal 11 000 foot prospect in east central Lea County reported no oil gas or water. test from 9 480 to 9 512 feet open 45 minutes with 70 feet drilling mud recovered. drilling at 9 544 feet but no oil gas or water shows.
Operators conducted electric logging after no oil or gas shows in the Devonian at the John M. Kelley No. 1 McMillan wildcat in Eddy County New Mexico. The test from 11 384 to 11 565 feet was left open two hours with a 1 830 foot water blanket 200 feet of drilling mud and 8 950 feet of sulfur water recovered. The well was drilled 1 980 feet from the south and east lines of Section 36 20s 26e.
Jackson Mississippi July 13 UP a 25 member legal advisory committee drafted a constitutional amendment to abolish the state public schools if needed to preserve segregation. It backs a separate but equal school construction program and would require two thirds approval in the legislature and a referendum.
Palestine's Dead Sea bears no aquatic life due to extreme salinity. Its chemical contents are valued at over 1.2 trillion dollars.
Drilling at Claude Hurlbut No. 1 in the Hoblitzelle Lower Canyon field, east-central Hockley County, found no oil gas or water in a stem test run from 7 459 to 7 485 feet. Only 30 feet of drilling mud recovered after one hour. Location about 330 feet from north and west lines of Labor 2 League 16 Howard CSL Survey seven miles east of Levelland.
A nonprofit foundation to perpetuate the Taft ideals was formed with Herbert Hoover as chairman and Eisenhower as honorary chairman. Based in Washington, the Robert A Taft Memorial Foundation will fund religious charitable scientific literary and educational causes and aid schools libraries and publications.
Belgrade dispatches report Yugoslav press says negotiations to resolve the Trieste dispute stalled over local autonomy for Trieste within Italy. The government influenced accounts note no prior reports of such a issue in London talks among Anglo American diplomats seeking a fair settlement of the seven year feud.
San Andres well in southwestern Cochran County 14 miles north of Stanolind No. 1-D Reed Starnes discovery completed last week. Abbey No. 2 Reed Starnes produced 149 barrels of oil and 12 percent water in 24 hours with a 250 to 1 gas oil ratio. The well drilled to 5032 feet with 54 inch casing set at 4984 feet and 4999 foot pay. acid treated 6000 gallons. Elevation 3834 feet.
The Commerce Department reports May personal income at an annual rate of 285 billion dollars, up 800 million from April. May still trails year ago and 1953 totals by about a billion, with factory payrolls rising slightly and farm income climbing on higher prices and increased crop marketings.
In Howard County Texas Woodson Production Co plans a shallow San Andres wildcat No 1 C W Creighton road 3 300 feet to test production two test sites two miles west of Big Spring Rotary drill equipment to begin immediately Shatto I Guitar also plans a shallow San Andres test in near central Howard County depth about 3 400 feet location six miles northwest of Big Spring two hundred and ten to two thousand three hundred ten feet from section lines
Government economist W Edwards Beach testified that 13 firms and individuals held striking control of the Chicago egg market in December 1952. The group is accused of coercing prices to artificial highs, with government estimates placing profits at about 162000 dollars. Beach said the Iowa Texas and Chicago group must have had at least three quarters of the supply toward the end of December 1952.
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