Dawson and Humble plan 12 000 ft wildcats in Texas fields
Dawson and Mitchell counties in southwestern Texas will drill the No 1 E. E. Teaff Ellenburger wildcat 12 000 feet deep, 3 miles northeast of Patricia, near the Fusselman and duster zones. Humble Oil & Refining Co. will drill the No 1 Victoria Enderly Wichita Albany wildcat 4 800 feet deep in Mitchell County, 3 miles northeast of Westbrook, near cluster and Clear Fork fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson County
Jake L. Hannon
Dallas
Highland Oil Co
Midland
E. E. Teaff
Patricia
T&p
Wichita-Albany
Clear Fork
T&p Survey
Pirating Oil: Seven Wells Slanted to Theft, Wilson Says
Atty Gen Will Wilson announced directional surveys on seven East Texas wells show they were drilled to pirate oil from adjacent leases. Another well was junked before survey. Authorities deploy 301 Rangers and 20 troopers to guard tests as probes expand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Payne
Texas Rangers
Austin
Railroad Commission
The
Texas Department of Public Safety
State Attorney General’s Office
Federal Petroleum Board
East Texas
Commission
Will Wilson
William J. Murray Jr
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Humble
Oil firms gauge new wildcat tests in Crockett and Concho counties
crl sectors report multiple tests in Crockett Concho and Crane counties. No. 2 M H Halff in Crockett six miles southeast of Iraan targets 5 000 foot depth while Parker reenters a Sun Oil Co. unit near Paint Rock. Gulf to reenter No 796 W N Waddell in Crane County for a lower Holt discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamo Fuel and Transport Co
Abilene
Crockett County
Iraan
Concho County
George Parker
San Antonio
M. B. Wardlaw
Old Sun Oil Co
Parker
Paint Rock
Lower Holt
Crane
Gulf Oil Corp
W. N. Waddell
Sand Hills
Crane County
Gulf
Midwestern Regents Appointments Announced by Daniel
Gov. Daniel announced five appointments to the Midwestern University board of regents. Named are Jack Hightower Vernon C L Bell Quanah Ralph O Harvey Jr Wichita Falls Tom Craddock Seymour and Dr E N Jones Dallas.
Locations And Completions Southeast New Mexico and West Texas
Oil and gas locations and completions listed across Eddy and Andrews counties with drillers, field names, sections, and performance metrics. Entries include Gulf, Humble, Texaco, Pan American, Cities Service, and others detailing depths, rights, beeline data, and production indicators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Eddy
Bakke
Elienburger
Ard Drilling Company
Loins Estate
South
PSL Sur
Andrews
Penn & Wolfe
J. E. Parker
North
Anderson
Culberson
Geraldine Ford
Fred Pool Ding Co
A Russell
Orla
Cowden
Forrest Oil Corp
T&f Sur
Goldsmith
Texaco
Isso
T&p Sur
Ise
Clifford T. Somers
Sarah E. Wilson
Elk A. R. M. Thompson Sur
Smyer
Strawn
Pan American
A. R. M. Thompson Sur
FNL
FWL
R. MC
Falken
T&ap Sur
Midland
Howard
West
Westbrook
Sharon Ridge
R-Y Ol Co., Inc
L. Burney
H&tc Sur
Terry-—-E
Corrigan
Starnes
TCRR
Sur
Winkler—Keystone
Colby
Gulf
Keystone Cattle Co
Fs&els
PSL
Kermit
Yoakum
North Cowden
CWDD
Texas Pacific
O. B. Halt
Op Hole
Garza—Justiceburg
Giorieta
T. F. Hodge
H&gn
Justiceburg
Glorieta
A Roy
Ibik
H&gn Sur
Glasscock
Howard Glasscock
Sun Oil
Hart Philips
Blk
Martin—Spraberry Trend Area
Ringwener
Mitchell
W. C. Russell
E. J. Strain
Reigner
Midwest
B. Dickenson
H&tc
Gor
Winkler—Hendrick
Felmont
Hendrick
Fb&el
South Halley
Queens4
Panther City Investment Co
Hill
Basin area oil wells and drill results listed across districts
A catalog of oil field activity in the North Basin and Central Basin areas detailing multiple wells by operators such as Crosby Dugger & Herring, Spacek, Slaughter, PSL, and Humble. Entries note well names, sections, rigs, drill depths, and substances like dolomite, lime, shale, and anhydrite shale, with mentions of testing, acidizing, and casing operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Basin
Crosby
Dugger & Herring
Spacek
Lge
Morris Csl
Huber
Gambrell
Stephens Csl
Garza—Teas
Slaughter
T&no Sur
Lubbock—Sunray
PSL
Union Texaco
University
UL Sur
Humble
Means
PSL Sur
Dawson
Lee
Kent Csl
Seminole Deere
WTRR
H&j
D&w
Lowe
Russell
Martin — Barnes
Bauer & Cockrell Sur
Mobil
Dunham
T&p
Mitchell—Shell
Scott
SPAR
South Basin Area
Chamber & Kennedy
King Ranch
Rec
ECTOR
F Cross
Barnes
Williams
Barrow
Ans T&p Sur
Pecos—Shell
Hershenson
T&p Sur
Corss
Weatherby
T-P Sur
Priest
Gc&sf
Reeves
Terrell State
Upton—Sinclair No, & Windham
Elk, D
Ccsd&rgng Sur
Oil's Not Well In Cuba, Magazine Says
UPI reports new issue of Oil Facts magazine states Castro era nationalization left Cuba with only 15 oil wells none of which produced commercially. It cites thousands of out of service vehicles due to spare parts lubricants and erratic gasoline quality supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Oil Facts !Magazine
Castro
Cuba
Oil wildcats and drill results across Midland to Sterling area
Report lists multiple wildcat wells and drill data including Andrews Mallard Petroleum and Robert Holt in Midland County near Mabee field. Glasscock Sinclair No 1 Fannie Boyd near Stanton. Sterling area drills by Tucker Drilling and Sugg in Sterling City. Ward University outpost near Pyote. Crockett Texas Circle of Co well near Hig Lake. Kent Headwaters Ott Co near Girard with depths from 1 880 to 8 305 feet and section details across several counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
Mallard Petroleum Inc
Robert B. Holt
Midland
Midland Farms
Wildcat
T&p Sur
Enty
Mabee
San Andres
Glasscock
Sinclair QU & Gas Co
Fannie Boyd
Stanton
Bw’ Pt
Sterling—Tucker Drilling Co. Inc
Jones & Lyons
E.R. Foster
Sterling City
NFL
Sterling—Tucker Drilling Co., Inc. and Associates
C. H. Sugg
Ward
D. Crumly Jr
University
Outpost
Pyote
Sec
UL Sur
Crockett—Texas
Kent
Yeso tests yield free oil in Lea County wildcat No 95
Yeso tests on State Bridges No 95 in Lea County show oil in drill stem tests with oil shows from 6,215 to 6,452 feet and 6,170 to 6,245 feet while drilling below 6,452 feet. No pressures reported. Location is 15 miles southwest of Lovington in East Vacuum field. two Eddy County wildcats and one Colfax County, N.M. prospect are planned with Buffalo Drilling contracted and field tests pending. Martinique state investments rise to 14 million dollars in 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellenburger
Gc&sf
Ozona
Gulf Oil Corp
Crane County
Public School Land Survey
Crane
Waddell Oiler
Socony Mobil Oil Co
Lea County Wildcat
Simpson Explorer
Colfax County
N. M
Neil H. Wills
Carlsbad
P. Yates
Eddy County
N.M
Russell Field
R. S. Gleason
W. R. Donnell
Midland
Malaga
Pennsylvania Gas
Buffalo Drilling
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dawson and
Crockett
Concho
Crockett—Delta Drilling Co
Pauley Petroleum Co
Kincaid
Ellenburger and
Canyon
Block MN
Gc&sg Survey
Midwestern
Daniel
New Mexico Eddy
Indian Basin
Lea—Tri-Service
Johnson
Skelly
Westdal
Kewanee
Miller Deep
Cabot
Sinclair
Mahaffey
Lea
Colfax
W. J.gourley
Fort Worth
Vermejo
Springer
Lea—Paul de Clera
Tidewater
Theiss Drilling, Co
West Seatry
Mallamar
Robinson
Ifield
Martinique
Crystal Clear
Adv
Bassett
Versailles
Grand Rapids
Pittsburgh
TNA
White
Caprock Center
China
Vanity
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