Lea County oil men plan multiple deep wildcats and tests
In Lea County New Mexico three deep wildcats are set for depths under 14 000 feet while operators including Neville Penrose Ohio 1 B State and McAlester Fuel announce 12 500 to 14 000 foot tests. Several locations are described with precise drill sites and lines of section as operations begin at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobbs
N. M
Lea County
Neville G. Penrose, Inc
Ohio
Ohio Oil Company
Texas Pacific Coal & Oil Company
Steve Taylor
Livermore
Lea
George P. Livermore
Lea State
No. 1 Ward
Tide Water 1
Monthieth
Tide Water Associated Oil Company No
H. T. Monthieth
East Lovington
Strawn
Sinclair Oil & Gas Company
Northwest Lea
Hopes Dim For Curbs Of Imports
Congress faces difficulty curbing oil imports as the House Ways and Means Committee unlikely to endorse. Even with committee approval, Senate action this session seems doubtful. Rep Simpson split a bill, placing oil import limits in a separate measure to gain support, while the administration favors voluntary agreements among importers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Russell Brown
Independent Petroleum Association of America
House Committee
Rep
Simpson
Rpa
Steed
D-Okla
Tech Geology Professors Publish Two Papers on Pecos Valley and Spraberry
Texas Tech geology experts G Frederick Warn and Raymond Sidwell publish two papers in 1953. One in the Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists covers the Upper Pecos Valley of New Mexico. The other in Journal of Sedimentary Petrology analyzes the Spraberry Sands of West Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Frederick Warn
Raymond G. Sidwell
Department of Geology
Texas Tech
Bulletin
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
A.A.P.G
Spraberry Sands
West Texas
Spraberry
West
Texas
Draymond G. Sidwell
The
American Association of Petroleum Geologist
Upper
Tech
Journal of Sedimentary Petrology
Problems Arise From State TL Ownership
State officials face boundary and lease questions after Congress recognized submerged lands within state historic boundaries. Long range offshore oil and gas plans hinge on resolving state federal lines and preexisting leases, with Texas resuming control of tideland operations by July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max B. Skelton
Houston
Congress
Eisenhower
Texago
Louisiana
Ey A
National Petroleum Councily Committee
Bascom Giles
Texas Gulf Coast
Texas
Tidelands
Sabine River
Shallow Wildcat Staked In Crosby County
In Crosby County Carl J. Westlund of Midland has staked a shallow wildcat. The No. 1 E. M. Wahlen maier is projected to 3,000 feet. Cable tools will start soon at location 440 feet from west and 2,200 feet from south lines of A-1218 Block 44 E J Moore Pre-Emotion Surv 216 miles southwest of Crosby fon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf
Ramsey
Dollarhide
Drinkard
Lea County
W. A. Ramsey
No. 16
Elliott
Elliott L. E. Elliott
Federal
Queensland
Powhaten Gulf
Moore
J. Mask
Little Federal
Eddy County
Sinclair
Sinclair Oil & Gas Company No
Wildcat
Lea ‘County
Union 1
Jones Union Producing Company
Jones
Curry County
Clovis
DeKalb 1
Shugart
DeKalb Agricultural Association
Crosby County
Carl J. Westlund
Midland
E. M. Wahlenmaier
E. J. Moore
Crosby Fon
Ellenburger Test Spotted In Borden County
Blanco Oil Co plans an Ellenburger wildcat in Borden County Texas. The No 1 W L Miller will drill to 8500 feet with rotary tools starting immediately. Location 4 1/2 miles NW of Pennsylvanian Goodfield area and 15 miles SW of Gail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borden County
Blanco Oil Co
San Antonio
W. L. Miller
Goodfield
TAN
T&p Survey
Gail
Evergreens Used Against Ghosts in Ancient Belief
In ancient times evergreen branches hung over doorways were thought to ward off ghosts witches and evil spirits. The text notes a medieval belief linking plant decorations to protection and contrasts it with modern economic uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
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N.M
McAlester Fuel Company
Mann
W. T. Mann
Denton
Wolfcamp
Lake Texas Pacific Coal & Oil Company
Bend
North Turk
Magnolia
State
Magnolia Petroleum Company
East Caprock
Gulf 3
Gladiola
Northeast Lea
Gulf Oil Corporation
Fea Tigsea
Pope
Central
East Sea
Amerada
Amerada Petroleum Copres
Eidson
McClure
J. H. McClure Federal
Amerada 11
Turner Amerada No
Fred Turner Jr
Warren
McKee
Turner
Honolulu
Bronco
Yoakum County
Honolulu Oil Corporation No
Tillie Reaves
Forest 1
Federal Forest Oil Corporation
Federal General American Oil Company
Chaves
Charles Haslet
Tech Geology
Shaw Federal
Caves County
Southern
Cloudcroft Southern Production Company
Cloudcroft
Otero County
Sherwin-Williams
Crosby
Borden
Tara Hs
Hooper
Eaasy Payments
Tire Store
Lubbock
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