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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1968

Page

3

Re entries and drill plans across Texas oil fields announced

The Superior Oil Co planned a re entry wildcat No SLA University 48 miles SW of Andrews in Andrews County testing Fusselman inside an 8 586 foot water injection well. Other topics include Kent County No 2 Montgomery at Clairemont. Cochran County No 2 3 F Edwards near Plains testing Mississippian. Hockley County No 7 W A Coons near Sundown. Dawson County Welch field sites Nos 16 3 West Welch Unit 17 4 West Welch Unit and No 526 West Welch Unit for San Andres tests. Gaines County No 1 Coffey Gas Unit near Seminole Yates test. Scurry County No 1 Whitmore in Holiday pool near Snyder. and a completed oil well No 17 C Davis near Snyder with 40 oil gravity production.

Superior Oil. Co SLA University Andrews Andrews County Fusselman University Lands Sur Martin, West Kent Jack 8 Reaves Jack L. Kirby Midland Montgomery Clairemont Kent County South Cochran Pan American Petroleum Corp F. Edwards Plains Cochran County Hockley Sundown Hockley County Dawson Cities Service Oil Co Welch San Andres Dawson County West Welch IPSL Probe Gaines—Amerada Petroleum Corp Coffey Yates Seminole Gaines County WTRR

Devonian Discovery Near McCamey Deep Unit

In Upton County BTA Oil Producers completed No 1 McCamey Deep Unit a Devonian discovery 24 miles north of McCamey. Perforations from 6700 to 6770 feet yielded 48 gravity oil with 132 barrels of water in 224 hours. Gas oil ratio 2100 to 1. Flowing tubing pressure 60 psi. Section treated with 127 barrels of lease oil.

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Devonian Test Drilling Planned in Pecos and Crane Counties

A 200 foot test in the Oates Northeast Devonian field of Pecos County 15 miles southwest of Fort Stockton is scheduled. A 1000 foot Queen project near University Lands in Pecos County is planned. In Crane County a 1250 foot Tubb project in McPherson field 18 miles southwest of Crane is slated with perforations and acid stimulation described.

Humble Oates Pecos Courty Fort Stockton No. University Bakers Pecos County Tyra & Tyra Midland Teat Atkinigaty Asse Elites Af Midland Densis McPherson Field Crane County Crane Jershwret Northeset TC Sur

Bell Creek Oil Field Turns One Year Old In Montana

Sam Gary led a 1967 discovery at Bell Creek in Powder River County that proved Muddy Sands could yield oil in Montana. By May 1968 the field had 310 producing wells, over 200 million barrels of reserves, and $50 million invested in infrastructure with daily output around 50 000 barrels. Major companies expanded leases and a $2.5 million gas plant began construction as towns and facilities grew around the field.

Paul Husted Miles City Mont Bell Creek Denver Sam Gary Powder River County al McGregor Exeter Drilling Co Gary Montana Powder River Carter Prairie Custer Rosebud United States Rocky Mountain States North South Dakota Montana Dakota Utilities

Judge Studies El Paso Pipeline Case in Denver

U.S. District Judge Hatfield Chilson studied the El Paso Natural Gas Co. divestiture case in Denver after oral arguments from more than twenty firms seeking to buy the line. The $230 million pipeline from the San Juan Basin of New Mexico to Idaho, Washington and Oregon remains under advisement with no date set for a ruling following a Supreme Court order in 1967.

Denver Colo el ‘Paso Natural Gas Co U.S. District Court Hatfield Chilson Pacific Northwest Pipeline Co el Paso U.S. Supreme Court San Juan Basin New Mexico Idaho Washington Oregon High Court Northwest Pipeline Co

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