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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1961

Page

3

Good Gas Flow In Pecos Test Reported

A Pecos County drillstem test in the Ellen burger well No. 2 Wimberly by Hunt Oil Co and Oil Oil Corp showed gas surfacing in 20 minutes and flowing 10,870,000 cubic feet per day over 50 minutes. Water distillate recovery was 120 feet, with shutdown pressures between 2,164 and 4,496 pounds. The project lies 23 miles southeast of Fort Stockton.

Pecos County Hunt Oil Co. and Oil Oil Corp Wimberly Ellenburger Fort Stockton

Kirkpatrick Field Moves to New Garza County Site

Shell Oil Co announces a new Kirkpatrick field location in Garza County. The No. 2 Kirkpatrick project sits 1,900 feet from the west line and 2,400 feet from the north line of Section 3, Block 2 GH and H surveyed area, about four miles southeast of Post. The well is planned to reach 8,700 feet depth, 1,663 feet northwest of the discovery well.

Garza County Kirkpatrick Penn Field Shell Oil Co. I Kirkpatrick Gh&h Fot

El Paso Natural Gas Stakes Lea County Wildcat

El Paso Natural Gas Co staked the No. 3 Lusk Deep Unit in Lea County New Mexico 13 miles south of Mallamar. The well near the Lusk Field will drill to 12 700 feet to test the Mississippi formation. Sinclair No 1 Stone in the county tested Devonian and flowed gas and oil during operations with measured outputs.

el Paso Natural Gas Stakes Lea County Wildcat Lea County N. M The el Paso Natural Gas Co Mississippi Sinclair No. 1 Stone

Wildcat Oil Well Declared In Runnels County

The American Trading and Production Co announces a new wildcat oil project in Run nels County. The No 2 Walter Adams well is planned at 467 feet south and 725 feet west in subdivision No 7, Juan Tose Ximinez Survey No 365, six miles southwest of Winters, 1100 feet east of the depleted one well Misti Strawn Field.

Runnels County American Trading and Production Co Walter Adams Winters

Martin County Prospector Drills New Well in Tarzan Area

Sunray Midcontinent Oil Co. struck a wildcat location in Martin County on Tuesday. The No. 1 F. W. Henson well sits 1,980 feet from the south line and 660 feet from the west line of Section 13 in Block 37-T-2.N TRP Survey, about 1.4 miles northwest of Tarzan and four miles east of the West Lenora Pennsylvanian Field, aiming for a 1,000 foot test.

Sunray - Midcontinent Oil Co Marin County F. W. Henson Tarzan Lenora

Five States Represent Petersburg Founders Loyal Descendants Meet

About 125 descendants of Ed M White and Ellie Law gathered in Petersburg to honor the founders of the community. Attendees from Texas New Mexico Colorado Oregon and California recalled family history tied to the South Plains and early settlement. Ed White, Civil War veteran and first postmaster, helped establish the town and its first church and gallery. His daughter Blanche and husband A S J Martin later named Petersburg and maintained family legacy.

Ed M Petersburg MacKenzie State Lubbock Pers Texas New Mexico Colorado Oregon California South Plains Ellie Sam Bass Big Foot Almeda Ellafair Law Wallace James Brothers Ender Hale County Palmetto Hill Brownsville Robert E. White AmaiLee Appomattox Tille Blanche A. S. J. Martin White Martin Daugher Gra Ceries Alta Black Eva Mickey Mary Mickey Henry Edj Church of Christ comiWhite Jr

Area Soldiers In Korea Take Part In Maneuvers

Several area service members joined the First Division's Fifth Cavalry and Seventh Division units in Korea training exercises and fleet drills. Pfc Thomas KR Brown Jr Sgt Roy F Sharp Sgt Wallace Rodriguez Pfc S G Willis and Pte William Kitchens are named with hometowns and service details. Navy recruit Raymond Douglas Roberson also enlisted in Albuquerque and trained in San Diego. A safety alert notes children and the elderly as the most frequent home accident victims.

Thomas KR. Brown Jr 3St St Roy F. Sharp Jean Sharp 1St St Luther Sharp Rt. 1 Perry Ark Wallace Rodriguez Joe Rodriguez Lorenzo Tillie! Rodriguez Waco Parti Fifth Cavalry Korea Pfc Brown Cavalry Army Ft. Ord Cali Sharp Rud Iriguez Ft Lewis Wash Raymond Douglas Roberson W. R. Roberson Earth Navy Albuquerque Lubbock Navy ‘Training Center San Diego S. G. Willis Leo G. Willis Brownfield William L. Kitchens LD. Kitchens 25Th St Seventh Division 17Th Infantry Willis Kitchens 1 7Th Infantry Ft. Riley Kan New York UPI National “Safety “Council

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