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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1959
Page
2
Reports from Andrews, King, Nolan, and Stonewall counties detail exploratory oil tests with multiple operators. Wells target Devonian, Mississippian, and Pennsylvanian zones, testing deep formations near Guthrie and Andrews, with several wells conducting logs, perforations, and preliminary production indications amid varied depths and outcomes.
Atlantic Refining Co extends the Wichita Albany producing area in the Martin field southwest of Andrews County. The No 4A 11 Section 1 University well produced 290.98 barrels of 34.75 degree oil from a fractured interval after a workover. The well, located near Section 1 Block 11 University survey, sits about 485 feet from north and 678 feet from west lines.
An unofficial report cites a possible 11 300 foot wildcat at Hale County near Abernathy with a show of production but officials in Midland declined confirmation. The well No 1 Schultz bottomed at 9185 feet in an unidentified formation during weekend drillstem tests as Honolulu awaits official word. The site lies 1980 feet north and 660 feet west of Section 10 on a 220 acre lease eight miles east of the Anton Irish field.
British American Oil Produc ing Co Midland reports five and one half inch casing set prior to perforating and testing the Devonian at southeast Chaves County New Mexico wildcat No 4 Honolulu 19 miles east of Paton. Test shows gas flow at 192000 cubic feet per day from 10230 to 10250 feet with tool open. In Garza County Southern Mineral Corp Midland set five and a half inch easing at 7905 feet before testing the Strawn section of No 1 B Slaughter wildcat eight miles southwest of Dustierberg. Flow tested from 7796 to 7886 feet with gas surface in four minutes oil surfaced in 90 minutes and flowed 14 minutes at about 15 barrels per hour before dying. Water recovery 3900 feet and 3946 feet of formation. Exploration targets a Red Lattin Strawn extension northeast about three quarters of a mile away.
Two hundred pupils in Okayama were inoculated last week as part of an anti typhoid campaign. By weekend they fell ill officials said a medicated soap solution was mistakenly used by a school doctor. The error involved a Canyon discovery item No 1.4 and a depleted vaccine. All students were expected to recover quickly.
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