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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1961

Page

5

Wolfcamp Discovery in Oklahoma County Well Progress

Ras oil flows over 80 minutes yielding 2 barrels of new oil at 44.70 gravity and gas output peaks at 1 016 000 cubic feet per day. An operation adds 151 barrels from the drill pipe in two hours. McAlester Fuel Co No 1 JG State sets oil string at 10 050 feet to test Wolfcamp formation in Section 35 15s 32e, half a mile east of Union Oil No 1 33 State.

Opera ‘Tor McAlester ‘Fuel Co Wolfcamp

Oil swabbing pages report continued progress across several Texas counties

Feakum project swabbing in Continental No 1 near Wichita Albany shows 11 hours yielding 62 barrels of new oil with no water from perforations at 7 960 64 and 7974 88 feet. Humble No 295 Means in Andrews County yields 41 barrels from Devonian perforations 12 001 to 12 004 feet in 34 hours. Sinclair No 1 Kent County School Land Survey driling below 11 545 feet in lime and shale. Gillespie well in Hockley County abandoned at 10 235 feet. Rog ers wildcat in Swisher County at 6 395 feet in time and shale.

L. H. Hooker Wichita Albany Upper Clear Fork Pool Yoakum County Wichita-Albany Andrews County Dawson County Sinclair Kent County School Land Survey Hockley County Cities Service Pvt. Co Gillespie Swisher County Chambers & Kennedy Midland Rogers

New Wolfcamp Discovery Reported in Garza County

A Wolfcamp discovery was reported in Garza County 12 miles west of Justiceburg. General American Oil Co. of Texas No. 3-743 Koonsman pumped 152 barrels of 28.2 gravity oil per day from 6,043 to 6,049 feet and was acidized with 1,000 gallons. The well location is 440 feet north and 2,100 feet east of the section corner, with total depth 8,338 feet.

Red Soflin Feild Garza County Justiceburg General American Oil Co. of Texas Koonsman He&tc Survey

Stonewall Offshore Cisco Wildcat Discovery in Texas

The Cities Service Pet. Co. No. 166 Swenson in Stonewall County completed a Cisco sand wildcat discovery. It flowed 410 barrels of 39.9 gravity oil with no water on a 10/64 inch choke during a 24 hour test, gas oil ratio 120 to 1. Production from perforations opposite the Cisco sand at 3, B22 feet. The discovery lies 10 miles northeast of Hamlin and 4% miles north of South Flat Top Field, with exact location 1,980 feet from the north line and 660 feet from the east lines of Section 156 BBB&C Survey.

Cisco Stonewall Cities Service Pet. Co Swenson Hamlin South Flat Top Bbb&c Survey

Freezer College Held In Lubbock

The first annual Lubbock Freezer College was conducted Tuesday by Lubbock Municipal Power and Light at the Municipal Garden and Arts Center. Mrs. Alice Close presided as over 400 women learned methods of preparing wrapping and freezing foods for home freezers. The event, free to the public, featured door prizes including a grand prize freezer full of food donated by local grocers. Close offered assistance with electrical home appliances.

Lubbock Lubbock Municipal Power and Light College Ave Alice Close

Two Officials Named For 61 Panhandle Fair

Griffin Lynn County agreshure agent and Les E Bell of Lubbock named as general agriculture superintendents for the 1961 Panhandle South Plains Faire. Homer Hunt announces the appointments Wednesday morning. Samson is listed as a teen advisor.

Griffin Lynn County Agreshure General Livestock Les FE Bell Lubbock Panhandle Homer Hunt General Agriculture Superin Teen George Scotty) Samson

New Squadron To Hold First Training Meet

The 9408 Air Force Recovery Squadron will hold its first training meet July 22 and 23 at the Air Reserve Center. Commanded by Lt Col Gerald Collinsworth the unit aims to serve as a recovery organization for aircraft and crews and to emphasize Civil Defense training. Over 40 pay slots remain in fields such as information, medical, security, operations, aircraft maintenance, and more. former airmen with suitable qualifications are urged to contact Lt Hugh Lackey or Capt D R King at the Reserve Center or call SHT-1669.

Air Force Air Reserve Center Gerald. Collinsworth United States Collinsworth Hugh Lackey D. R. King

Antarctic explorers must keep dogs tied under new rules

Canberra officials report that Antarctic Treaty Consultative Conference approved rules requiring dog teams to be tied when not working to protect wildlife. The regulation aims to preserve penguins and other wildlife in the Antarctic and includes restrictions on low flying helicopters over colonies.

Canberra Australia Antarctic

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